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Ancestral Curses in the Family Tree

Question:

What does the Catholic Church teach about ancestral curses? Should we pray about breaking these curses?

Answer:

There’s no Church teaching or early Church writings on this belief that evil spirits hold people bound through their ancestral lines and that prayer can break those ties.

Check this article on this topic by Father Peter Joseph.

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