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Pope's Morning Homily: Don't Dialogue With Devil

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Reflecting on Temptation at Casa Points Out We Must Turn to Prayer When Tempted

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By Deborah Castellano Lubov (ZENIT)
Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
2/10/2017 (7 years ago)

Published in Living Faith

Keywords: Pope Francis, Adam and Eve, Satan, Jesus, Pope, temptation, Devil

Don't dialogue with the devil when there's temptation. Just pray...

According to Vatican Radio, Pope Francis warned against this during his homily at his morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta today, as he recalled how the devil tempted, in today's first reading, both Adam and Eve, and in the Gospel, Jesus in the desert.

However, Francis noted that while Adam and Eve were deceived after dialoguing, Jesus knew better and didn't fall for Satan's games.

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