The first four books of the New Testament give several examples of Jesus’s ability to drive demons out of those whom they infest. In our time, many professionals have developed alternative ways to cure people, most lately with psycho-therapy, drugs, hypnosis, and counseling.
Those involved in modern therapies generally mock and malign those who believe that some mental illnesses, aberrations, and destructive behavior are caused by demons. When we consider how larger viruses affect our own computers, it’s hard to be sure that we should discard the notion of demons.
Catholic Fundamentalists see God as The Programmer, and understand that there is a virus that organizes attacks on The Programmer and all His programs, of which each of us is one. When we consider how poorly our computers work when infected with a virus, we can also consider that the mistakes we make in our minds are the result of a spiritual virus, or a whole host of them, that corrupt our thinking.
The people who make computer viruses spread them around the internet with blinding speed, infecting every computer not adequately protected. In the same way, spiritual viruses try to corrupt our own thoughts, all of them united in trying to keep us away from God and goodness. The Sacraments are defenses against the spiritual viruses that try to corrupt our individual operating system every hour of every day. From the first Sacrament, Baptism, to the Last Rites, every Sacrament works to help us keep our individual operating systems working in accord with The Programmer so that we may spend eternity with Him.
We are continually being tempted to download viruses into our own processing systems. One of the best defenses is to realize that there are living viruses that want to destroy us and that we must be vigilant against them. More importantly, we should understand that the same power Jesus had to expel demons still exists, and is provided to us by The Roman Catholic Church. Her Sacraments still keep spiritual viruses away, which is why She continues to be hated by the virus and those who obey him.
