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The Lord protects us from being deceived by the devil....
Pope Francis gave this comforting observation during his Wednesday morning General Audience in St. Peter's Square, while, at the same time, urging the faithful to "never dialogue with the devil."
As he continued his catechesis series on the Holy Spirit, he turned this week to the Gospel account of Jesus’ temptations in the desert.
"He can bark, he can urge," the Pope said, "but he cannot bite, except he who wants to [be bitten]."
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Pope Francis gave this comforting observation during his Wednesday morning General Audience in St. Peter's Square, while, at the same time, urging the faithful to "never dialogue with the devil."
As he continued his catechesis series on the Holy Spirit, he turned this week to the Gospel account of Jesus’ temptations in the desert.
Never converse with the devil
The Pope recalled a Church Father's observation that once Christ, on the Cross, "defeated forever the power of the ‘prince of this world’, the devil was "bound, like a dog on a chain; he cannot bite anyone, except he who, braving the danger, goes near him...""He can bark, he can urge," the Pope said, "but he cannot bite, except he who wants to [be bitten]."
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Pope at Audience: Against the devil's deception, Jesus protects us - Vatican News
During his weekly General Audience Wednesday morning, Pope Francis continues his catechesis series on the Holy Spirit and reminds that despite Satan's ...