October 29, 2014

Pope Francis and the Devil

Elizabeth Tenety, America Magazine

Why does so much of Pope Francis' speech seem to be haunted by the Devil?

"For Francis, the Devil is not a myth, but a real person," explains Father Thomas Rosica, C.S.B., of Salt and Light TV, in a new video that is part of The Living Word collaboration between America and the American Bible Society.

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