The job of the exorcist is not to cast out the devil.

The job of the exorcist is to find out why is the devil there?

Oh. Welcome to this special edition of Loopcast, where we cover all things faith, culture, and politics from a Catholic perspective.

My guest today is Father Carlos Martens.

He's a priest with the companions of the cross, a religious

community with the Charism and Mission of Evangelization. He is a convert from atheism, and

he discovered Jesus Christ and the Christian faith while an undergraduate. He currently serves

as the regional coordinator of evangelization with the Archdiocese of Detroit, and he travels

internationally as an itinerate preacher. This is interesting. He hosts what is currently the most

successful podcast in religion and spirituality, The Exorcist Files. And you can find him at

exorcistfiles.tv. I will put that link in the show notes.

If you're interested, Father Carlos Martin's welcome.

Thank you very much. Pleasure to be here.

Thanks so much. Well, we wanted to talk to you because demonic activity and Satanism is actually

hitting the headlines these days. We have Satan Khan, Boston, 2023 coming up at the end of April, and it's a sold-out event.

And we wanted to talk to someone who has a background and deep understanding of this phenomenon in the church.

So before we dig into the headlines, can you just tell us a little bit about yourself and your

background and your particular ministry?

Sure, yeah.

So I have been an exorcist for the better part of 20 years.

I have dealt with Satanism.

I've dealt with cases of people who have become possessed

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