"Trick of the devil"
Pope condemns pornography, magicians, occultists
At his general audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis warned against online pornography. Modern technology offers "countless opportunities to fall for the devil".
"Let us think of online pornography, behind which there is a flourishing market: a widespread phenomenon that Christians must beware of and firmly reject," said the Pope.
It is teeming with "magicians, occultists, spiritualists"
"The devil's greatest trick is to make people believe that he does not exist. And yet our technologized and secularized world is teeming with magicians, occultists, spiritualists, astrologers, sellers of spells and amulets and, unfortunately, real satanic sects," the Pope emphasized.
Francis had canceled his appointments on Monday due to a slight flu. On Wednesday, he appeared at the general audience in good health. He called on the faithful present to pray for his upcoming trip to Belgium and Luxembourg.
Pope on longest apostolic journey
The Pope is traveling to Luxembourg and Belgium from Thursday to Sunday (September 26 to 29). In the first half of September, 87-year-old Francis undertook his longest apostolic journey to date. The twelve-day trip took him to Asia and the Pacific region. The head of the Catholic Church visited Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore.
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