Bishop is to carry out exorcism on ‘evil’ Colombian city by pouring holy water from a helicopter
- Ruben Dario Jaramillo Montoya wants to exercise Buenaventura in Colombia
- Bishop wants airborne holy water to defeat ‘demons’ spreading violence
- The national army is reportedly backing his plan and will offer a helicopter
- Between January and May this year, 51 homicides were reported in the city
A Colombian Bishop is recruiting the army to pour holy water from a helicopter in an exorcism of evil at his violence ravaged city.
Bishop of Buenaventura Ruben Dario Jaramillo Montoya reportedly wants the exorcism to rid the streets of ‘demons’ amid a wave of murders.
Montoya told local radio station Blu Radio: ‘We want to go around the whole of Buenaventura, from the air, and pour holy water onto it to see if we exorcise and get out all those demons that are destroying our port, so that God’s blessing comes and gets rid of all the wickedness that is in our streets.’
The National Army are reportedly backing the cleric’s decision and have pledged a helicopter to fly the holy water over the city in western Colombia.
Ruben Dario Jaramillo Montoya wants to carry out a helicopter exorcism in a Colombia city
The city of Buenaventura in western Colombia has seen a wave of violence with 51 homicides reported between January and May, up from 20 in the same period last year
Commanders are understood to be in discussions with the priest over where best to deploy the airborne blessing.
The bishop said: ‘Buenaventura should have the Devil taken away so that we can see if we can get back the tranquillity the city has lost with all this crime, wickedness and the drug trafficking that is hitting our port.’
It is said that the exorcism will take place between 13th and 14th July, during a local festival.
According to local media, between January and May this year, 51 homicides were reported in the city, 20 more than in the same period last year.
The latest murder in the city shocked the country when Diana Tatiana Rodriguez, 10, was found with clear signs of having been tortured and sexually abuses.
A street in the city of Buenaventura – in the latest homicide to rock the nation, Diana Tatiana Rodriguez, 10, was found with clear signs of having been tortured and sexually abuses
Her uncle, Jhon Edwar Quintero Urquiza was arrested and reportedly confessed to the crime.
Buenaventura is one of the municipalities which was worst hit by the armed conflict in Colombia.
It is said that the municipality turned into a strategic spot for the drug route to the United States. In 2010, a car bomb attack left nine people died and more than 20 injured.
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