How can one man, Fra Armando, practice Catholicism, voodoo, Islam, and Judaism?

“There were few people of the Lord in that region, so Fra Armando was forced to work as a voodoo magician as well, two days a week. On another day he served as an imam for a small but active Muslim community, and on another as the officiant in a Hebrew temple, and he dedicated the other three days entirely to the Savior crucified on the cross of wood.”

(Cartarescu, p. 193)

I would think that the common practice was to elect the wisest person of the group to take charge. Usually the oldest has the most experience and is considered the wisest. It is very unusual to choose the same man to officiate in FOUR different beliefs.

This is what the Bible says:

“Then Jesus said to him, ‘Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.”’”

Matthew 4:10

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