Father Carlos Martins recounts chilling exorcism, claims woman moved objects without touching them
Media Father Carlos Martins recounts chilling exorcism, claims woman moved objects without touching them
The priest says a woman lifted and hurled a large man with fluidity
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Video Father Carlos Martins recounts chilling details of witnessing an exorcism
Father Carlos Martins recounts a chilling event where a woman allegedly threw a large man over 10 feet in the air on ‘Hang Out with Sean Hannity.’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!Father Carlos Martins shared a harrowing account of performing an exorcism, describing the chilling moments a woman exhibited unexplained strength and defied gravitational norms.
"She hit my skull with such force I needed two surgeries to repair the damage," he said during a new episode of "Hang Out with Sean Hannity."
Martins recalled how the woman lifted and threw a large man across the room like a rag doll, sending him 15 feet with "remarkable" fluidity.
"He did a complete turn in the air and landed on his rear end," the Catholic priest said.
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Martins said the 1973 horror film "The Exorcist" accurately portrays many aspects of a real-life exorcism, including people displaying extraordinary strength. (LMPC/Getty Images)
Martins described how the possessed woman caused a screw to unscrew itself without touching anything, then watched as it flew into her hand.
"And then she pointed at the light switch on the wall. You know, a typical light switch has two screws. The cover plate has two screws holding it in the wall," he said. "The top one unscrewed itself."
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"It came through the air into her hand, into her open hand, and then she drove it into her left arm," he continued.
The Catholic priest, who said he has encountered "multiple dozens" of possessed individuals, described how another man exhibited animalistic behavior and a 14-year-old whose reflection disappeared in the mirror.
Martins told "Hang Out with Sean Hannity" that every diocese is required to have at least one exorcist and to become one you have to be asked. (Fox News)
"I have seen, for example, somebody jump out of a chair and start hissing like a cat and his canine teeth seemed to be over an inch long," he told Fox News host Sean Hannity.
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"There was a young lady, a girl, 14 years old or so. Her reflection wouldn't show up in the mirror. So, you could be there in a group in front of the mirror, everybody will show up. She doesn't. In a photograph, the whole group will show up. She doesn't."
Martins attributed those phenomena to the devil’s ability to "bend light."
He said the 1973 horror film "The Exorcist" accurately portrays many aspects of a real-life exorcism, including people displaying extraordinary strength, saying "everything" in the movie could happen — with the exception of the famous moment when the girl's head made a 360-degree turn.
VideoMartins said every diocese is required to have at least one exorcist and to become one you have to be asked. Not every priest can perform exorcisms, he said, because "you can get yourself hurt really easily."
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
