Of Love and Other Demons “Benedictus qui venit in nominee veritatis.” Blessed is he who comes in the name of truth Abrenuncio de Sa Pereira Cao declared. Truth is the common thread that ties this story of trial together. The truth that is being sought after is the truth of the Church and the truth of God. To some, these two truths are not one and the same, and to others there can be no …showed first 75 words of 1593 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1593 total…reader to think about the concept of truth. Màrquez does not answer this question of what is truth and what it is not specifically, but allows the reader to judge the verdict. Màrquez uses the love story of a priest and a “demon” to demonstrate the greatest truth of all. Love. And in the words of Delaura “it is the most terrible demon of all”, or rather love is the most horrifying truth.