The Pope has spoke quite often about Satan and I've posted five times about him commenting on the devil – like here early in his Papacy. Excellent – America Mag links to a short video: "The Devil in Pope Francis' Teaching"
This is from a couple of days ago, as the Pope went to confession and then heard several confessions.
Pope tells priests to call in exorcists when needed
A good confessor has to be very discerning, particularly when he has to deal with "real spiritual disorders," the 80-year-old pontiff told priests at a Vatican training seminar on the art of hearing believers recount their sins.
Disorders could have their roots in all manner of circumstances, including supernatural ones, he suggested.
In such circumstances the confessor "must not hesitate to refer to exorcists… chosen with great care and prudence."
It is not the first time the pope has talked about exorcising demons from a believer's person, and he generally refers more frequently than his predecessors to the devil, characterising him as a physical presence in this world.
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