Catholic priest and exorcist César Truqui explained to the Catholic News Agency (CNA) that a particular demon takes the destruction of the family as its special assignment.  One suspects that, if there is only one, then it must have many helpers.

This part of Truqui’s description has application beyond simply drawing a hierarchy of evil:

“They think ‘if I don’t like my husband anymore, I would be better off divorcing’ but they forget about the consequences to the children and society,” he said. “This mentality that works against the family pleases the devil – he knows that a man who is alone without any points of reference is manipulable and unstable.”

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Undermining families isolates people and leaves us vulnerable to evil.  That goes for our extended families, communities, and any other institution that draws us together.  Division serves the devil, and there must be demons of all variety working toward that end, especially in politics.

Not to repeat this refrain too often, but we should keep in mind that the devil is content to switch sides in our relatively superficial disagreements, so no one party or group owns the blame in the long run.  That said, the fact that a pendulum swings doesn’t mean it isn’t leaning in one direct at any given time, and I’d peg identity politics as a pernicious source of division in our times.