“Another type of extraordinary action of the Evil One in which objects, places or animals can be used, in addition to humiliation, is infestation, which, although similar to humiliation, differs from it because in the infestation there is a permanent presence of the Evil One. , while in vexation, it is only the use that the Devil makes of some object for some occasion,” continues the Mexican exorcist.
“In the case of an infestation, the presence of the exorcist priest who will perform a simple major exorcism is required; discerning whether a place is infested is the exclusive responsibility of the exorcist. In the case of ‘vexation’, the prayer for liberation that any priest can make is enough,” highlights Father Medel.
After specifying that in his interview Lloyd Webber does not provide enough elements to know what really happened with the priest’s action, the priest points out that the text seems to indicate that “Mr. Andrew perceives the presence of an ‘elf’ and calls a priest so that he can drive it away with a blessing. It does not seem to be an act that we can frame within the scope of faith, rather it seems like a superstitious action that is ‘resolved’ with the superstitious use of the blessing.”