The Pope and the Devil

[The Pope and the Devil] "Pope Francis' fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped "liberate" a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican's insistence that no such papal exorcism took place. The pope has mentioned the devil on a handful of occasions. On one occasion, he spoke of the need for dialogue - except with Satan. He warned, "With the prince of this world you can't have dialogue: Let this be clear!" In his very first homily as pope, he warned the cardinals who were gathered in the Sistine Chapel that "he who doesn't pray to the Lord prays to the devil." Read more.

[Mike Gendron's Comment] The pope created a serious contradiction by proclaiming, "he who doesn't pray to the Lord prays to the devil" because on his second day in office, he prayed to Mary for the protection of Rome. Either he was praying to Mary as his Lord or, by his own words, he was praying to the devil. Regarding the pope's reported exorcism, he should consider the words of Jesus: "Many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not...cast out demons in your name'...and I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness'" (Mat 7:22-23)."

Response to comment [from a Catholic]: "Genuinely interested and honest readers may wish to carefully consider the reliability and integrity (or lack thereof) of serpent's pet anti-Catholic source."

Ad hominem Eph 4:14

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Response to comment [from a "Catholic"]: "...[J]ust because Mike Gendron is a known liar, it doesn't necessarily hold that everything he says is a lie."

Poisoning the well Eph 4:14

As a reminder, VinnyNotaBrother is number 8 on Satan Inc (TOL Heretics List ) in the Religious Zealots (saved by works crowd) category.

"No, dummy..."

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The Pope and the Devil