Priests, Prelate Respond to ‘Visionary’ Who Encouraged Using Eucharist in Rituals

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After the excerpt of that video podcast circulated on social media, Father Luis Gaspar warned that ‘they’re promoting sacrilege, inducing people to go to Mass, take the consecrated host in their hands [to take it home to do the ritual].’

Two Peruvian priests and the president of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference responded to “visionary” Erica Serrano, who encouraged people to use a consecrated host to perform purification rituals and to ward off toxic people during the broadcast of the video podcast “Mujeres de la PM” (“Women of the PM”), hosted by actresses Rebeca Escribens, Katia Condos, Gianella Neyra, and Almendra Gomelsky.

“You have to immerse it, and put a host, holy water, the same cup, just like that. You submerge the photo of the person, you pray to that person, you go to church: It’s your sacrifice, and you ask him for the host; if he doesn't give it to you in your hand, well, you remove it [from your mouth],” Serrano said in the Dec. 27 broadcast.

“But I’m going to tell you, try to do it not on Sunday but go on Saturday because on Sunday one has to receive what it should be,” added Serrano, who presents herself as a “visionary” on social media.

Serrano’s advice sparked outrage in a country where, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics of Peru, “76.0% of the population aged 12 and over profess the Catholic religion.”

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