What is the devil's favorite sin? An exorcist responds [CNA]

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http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/images/size340/Gargolas_FlickrToddPageCC_BY_NC_20_240815.jpgMadrid, Spain, Aug 25, 2015 / 03:17 am (CNA).- Is an exorcist afraid? What is the devil’s favorite sin? These and other questions were tackled in a recent interview with the Dominican priest, Father Juan José Gallego, an exorcist from the Archdiocese of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain.
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It has been nine years since Fr. Gallego was appointed as exorcist. In an interview conducted by the Spanish daily El Mundo, the priest said that in his experience, pride is the sin the devil likes the most.

“Have you ever been afraid?” the interviewer asked.

“In the beginning I had a lot of fear,” Fr. Gallego replied. “All I had to do was look over my shoulder and I saw demons… the other day I was doing an exorcism, ‘I command you! I order you!’…and the Evil One, with a loud voice fires back at me: ‘Galleeeego, you’re over-doooing it.’ That shook me.”

Nevertheless, he knows that the devil is not more powerful than God. The exorcist recalled that “when they appointed me, a relative told me, ‘Whoa, Juan José, I’m really afraid, because in the movie ‘The Exorcist,’ one person died and the other threw himself through a window. I said to her ‘Don’t forget that the devil is (just a) creature of God.’”

When people are possessed, he added, “they lose consciousness, they speak strange languages, they have inordinate strength, they feel really bad, you see very well-mannered people vomiting and blaspheming.”

“There was a boy whom the demon would set his shirt on fire at night and things like that. He told me what the demons were proposing him to do: If you make a pact with us, you’ll never have to go through any more of what you’re going through now.”

Father Gallego also warned that “New Age” practices like reiki and some yoga can be points of entry for the demons. He also said that addictions are “a type of possession.”

“When people are going through a crisis they suffer more. They can feel hopeless, People feel like they’ve got the devil inside,” he said.
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“There was a boy whom the demon would set his shirt on fire at night and things like that. He told me what the demons were proposing him to do: If you make a pact with us, you’ll never have to go through any more of what you’re going through now.”
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Father Gallego also warned that “New Age” practices like reiki and some yoga can be points of entry for the demons. He also said that addictions are “a type of possession.”
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“When people are going through a crisis they suffer more. They can feel hopeless, People feel like they’ve got the devil inside,” he said.
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Scary!
 
JurisPrudens said:
Beware of yoga
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I’ve tried to warn my immediate family about this because my dad joined a gym and began taking yoga classes. I asked why simple stretching was not enough, essentially why is the ritualized stretching of yoga and what that entails necessary?

People will claim practicing yoga makes them look better, younger… vanity?
 
During my last semester in the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in August 27,2013, all students (me included ) received an email announcing that they will offer a yoga course in one of the campuses. It was an 18 hours course with a cost of $99. I replied to ALL (including the Administration) “Do not send me things contrary to the Catholic Spirituality.”.

The following day, August 28, 2013 all students received an e-mail announcing the cancellation of the yoga course. I literally went like this: :extrahappy: .

On September 16, 2013, all students receive an email annoncing the offer of the Yoga course free of charge. And added to bring a mat, towel, comfortable clothes, and **good vibes. ** :eek:
 
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           Madrid, Spain, Aug 25, 2015 / 03:17 am ([CNA](http://www.catholicnewsagency.com)).- Is  an exorcist afraid?  What is the devil’s favorite sin? These and other  questions were tackled in a recent interview with the Dominican priest,  Father Juan José Gallego, an exorcist from the Archdiocese of Barcelona  in Catalonia, Spain.
It has been nine years since Fr. Gallego was appointed as exorcist. In an interview conducted by the Spanish daily El Mundo, the priest said that in his experience, pride is the sin the devil likes the most.

“Have you ever been afraid?” the interviewer asked.

“In the beginning I had a lot of fear,” Fr. Gallego replied. “All I had to do was look over my shoulder and I saw demons… the other day I was doing an exorcism, ‘I command you! I order you!’…and the Evil One, with a loud voice fires back at me: ‘Galleeeego, you’re over-doooing it.’ That shook me.”

Nevertheless, he knows that the devil is not more powerful than God. The exorcist recalled that “when they appointed me, a relative told me, ‘Whoa, Juan José, I’m really afraid, because in the movie ‘The Exorcist,’ one person died and the other threw himself through a window. I said to her ‘Don’t forget that the devil is (just a) creature of God.’”

When people are possessed, he added, “they lose consciousness, they speak strange languages, they have inordinate strength, they feel really bad, you see very well-mannered people vomiting and blaspheming.”

“There was a boy whom the demon would set his shirt on fire at night and things like that. He told me what the demons were proposing him to do: If you make a pact with us, you’ll never have to go through any more of what you’re going through now.”

Father Gallego also warned that “New Age” practices like reiki and some yoga can be points of entry for the demons. He also said that addictions are “a type of possession.”

“When people are going through a crisis they suffer more. They can feel hopeless, People feel like they’ve got the devil inside,” he said.
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AAANNNDD, of course yoga is what folks latch onto.

Yoga without the meditation and spiritual side is exercise- pure and simple.
 
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http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/images/size340/Gargolas_FlickrToddPageCC_BY_NC_20_240815.jpgMadrid, Spain, Aug 25, 2015 / 03:17 am (CNA).- Is an exorcist afraid? What is the devil’s favorite sin? These and other questions were tackled in a recent interview with the Dominican priest, Father Juan José Gallego, an exorcist from the Archdiocese of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain.
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It has been nine years since Fr. Gallego was appointed as exorcist. In an interview conducted by the Spanish daily El Mundo, the priest said that in his experience, **pride is the sin the devil likes the most**.
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Makes sense. It was pride that caused Satan’s downfall.
 
Kenny_Kamel said:
I’ve tried to warn my immediate family about this because my dad joined a gym and began taking yoga classes. I asked why simple stretching was not enough, essentially why is the ritualized stretching of yoga and what that entails necessary?

People will claim practicing yoga makes them look better, younger… vanity?
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I took a yoga class…at my Catholic University…all I felt was sore and tired the next day. Literally it is just stretching there really is no reason to put any religious things into it if you do not want to do so. I took it and I am fine today. I walked out of that class feeling kind of peaceful and calm.
 
I take exception. The most consistent and easiest strategy to gain control over most individuals either through possession or oppression is through 1. occult, 2. sexual sin, 3. illicit drug use, 4 greed. For different societies, cultures and ethnic groups in general, it’s a totally different strategy.
 
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