Thanks for snapping the photo!
No, I didn't know that about Jindal at all or that he was Catholic. Eerie there with the syncretism, voodoo and so much else, debauchery, not that it isn't most everywhere now. Some exorcisms take so long and exhausting for all. Jesus got them out fast, but he did say some required fasting. Maybe the one of which you speak wasn't so involved. Well, if a cross was blessed by the pope, that would be ok. I am too much of a strict legalist, but I firmly believe when people do their best and have the right intention in their heart, God may not be so strict about some of it. Playing fast and loose with the mass and it was like they deliberately went out of their way to flaunt the rules, it bothered me so much, I wondered if they were illicit, made me so uncomfortable some of the things they did once I caught on which I didn't notice some of it at first. A little mistake doesn't bother me or something the priest or servers do they can't help. One priest read the consecration part twice, lost his place. LOL, I just figured it would be twice as blessed for me, hoped anyway. 3 times I've received two hosts. Probably humidity.
No man but a priest will lay hands on me and pray ever again though, and I did that when I didn't know any better, sure don't now unless I'm rubbing some holy water on someone, haven't done that for awhile.
That's all history now; I don't go any more. Personal. I didn't totally lose my faith, but it's been hard to hang on. I had more faith B4 I became a Catholic believe it or not, even though I learned and still believe a lot of what I learned during my Catholic sojourn.
As to a battle of wills between Jindal and the president, I don't like to say my opinion any more because I think you can guess. It does appear to be a partisan thing, and Jindal was right. Petty when so much is at stake. Sick of it. Was better off when I didn't care about politics.
Praying to Mary is now an issue for me, said hundreds of rosaries B4. Made tons of cord rosaries for missions and some beautiful beaded ones including a Mexican ladder rosary with silver links. Other things started bothering me. Don't like to talk about it. So I get around it by asking God through Jesus Christ that if there are any saints in heaven that would be willing to pray for me, would he please ask them to and I'd be honored? The more the better. Believe there are thousands there we know nothing about because they aren't in any hagiography, just obscure and unknown to us. God knows each and every one.
I wonder what the Eastern & Russian Orthodox do about exorcism, don't remember reading anything about that and have made many comparisons between east and west, differences to be sure, but far more in common.
I had a dream about Obama some nights back; he was more humble, and I didn't feel any hostility toward him in the dream, wanted his autograph but didn't actually get one, nothing religious in it. Then a few nights later, I was talking in my sleep and witnessing to President Clinton. Just something very simple and basic about the faith from the bible, believe in your heart and confress that Jesus is Lord was about it. Weird. Hope that stops lol.