The theme of “Satan” or the “Evil One” seems to be recurring
in Pope Francis’ teaching. I think that is a very good sign because there’s
nothing more difficult than trying to defeat a real and present enemy whose
existence is doubted or outright rejected.
Nowhere do we see the potent hatred of human beings by the
Evil One more than in the scourge of abortion. My prayer is that Pope Francis will take on this fight and do what is required to defeat this evil.
Priests and Bishops with strong beliefs in the devil do
things like this.
Real up-to-date surveys on our society’s beliefs in
Satan are hard to find.
If you’re looking for deeper stuff on the subject
Archbishop Chaput has a piece entitled Politics
and the Devil.
An even more detailed study from Catholic Culture library
entitled The
Hidden Enemy.
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