Pope Francis on Thursday warned the Vatican to remain vigilant against evil spirits lurking in the Vatican.
The remarks were made as part of his Christmas address to cardinals in the Vatican, a tradition Pope Francis has turned into something of an annual broadcast of his grievances to Vatican-based prelates. .
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Pope Francis exchanges Christmas greetings with the Holy See at the Clementina Hall in Vatican City on December 21, 2018.
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Pope Francis attends that people living in the Vatican tend to believe they are more enlightened or spiritually protected than others because of their status and position in the Church I warned the cardinals.
“We could easily fall into the temptation to think that we are safe, superior to others and no longer need to convert,” the pope told the cardinals.
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However, His Holiness strongly cautioned and rebuked this line of thinking, stating: his hand. “
Crowds gather as Pope Francis recites the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on September 11, 2022.
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“It is not enough to condemn evil, including the evil that lurks quietly among us,” Pope Francis instructed. “We must respond by choosing to convert.”
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He continued, “Mere blame can give the illusion that we’ve solved the problem, but what really matters is the change that keeps us from being trapped in the often evil ways of thinking in this world.” is to add . .”
The Pope quoted Luke’s Gospel as warning that when an unclean spirit is cast out of a person, “seven spirits worse than itself” will return.
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Pope Francis attends the annual Christmas Greetings with the Pope at the Clementina Hall in Vatican City on December 21, 2019.
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“Our first conversion follows a certain pattern. The evil that we perceive and seek to rid of our lives actually leaves us, but we think it will be gone for a long time. It’s simple… in short order, it’s back under the new. Before it looked rough and violent, it’s become elegant and sophisticated.”
He concluded that only the will to examine one’s conscience daily and fight the evil influence on one’s psyche can stop the cycle of corruption.
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The Holy See is the main governing body of the Catholic Church, made up of cardinals from countries around the world.
Pope Francis speaks at the Mass celebrated for the newly created Cardinals at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on August 30, 2022.
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Since taking the throne in 2013, Pope Francis has been an outspoken critic of Vatican misconduct and moral corruption.
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In 2015, he shocked churches around the world with a list of 15 ailments that are tearing the Roman Papacy apart, including corruption, the idolization of power, and clerical careerism.
