Blog #10

Daniel Cuevas-

 "But why didn't they call you sooner?" I asked.
"The church would not allow your grandfather to let me use my powers. The church was afraid that-" She did not finish, but I knew what she would have said. The priest at El Puerto did not want the people to place much faith in the powers of la curandera. He wanted the mercy and faith of the church to be the villagers' only guiding light.
Would the magic of Ultima be stronger than all the powers of the saints and the Holy Mother Church? I wondered.

This passage talks about topics like religion, the church and magic. Antonio questions whether Ultimas magic is stronger than the powers of the saints. In addition, I wonder if later on he will question the powers of the saints and their legitimacy. Moreover, I believe that religions were created to control the people. For instance, "..the priest at El Puerto did not want the people to place much faith in the powers of la curandera. He wanted the mercy and faith of the church to be the villagers' only guiding light." Anaya included this quote to show to the reader that Priests choose to manage its people and their decisions, taking away their freedom of liberty. Furthermore, the bible states that if you sin god will punish you for them. I believe that this was created to scare people into obeying the bible, because if they sin, they will be "punished by god." I am not going to lie, this is a pretty smart way into making people good citizens. However, I dont like the fact that it is all deception and lies. I predict that later on in Bless me Ultima, there will be another Eureka moment in which Antonio learns of the truth about the church and priests.