10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
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Here is a recent post of mine, of a story from The Thinking Housewife about Pope Benedct. The post discusses the pope's discomfort with being around people who could outshine him, relating that narcissistic trait back to his lowly upbringing in Brazil, which was magnified "in the class-conscious society that is Argentina’s legacy from its oligarchic past."
But in view of my more recent posts on the Satan's ploy to use sex (in all its guises) as a tool to capture the minds and souls of humans, here is an especially interesting point on this pope, from Marcantonio Colonna's The Dictator Pope: The Inside Story of the Francis Papacy (quoted at The Thinking Housewife) about his self-consciousness on his "lower class" origins:
He dealt with this self-consciousness] by affecting an exaggerated vulgarity (thus leading to the complaints about coarse language mentioned in the Kolvenbach Report)Satan chooses his advocates carefully.
The sexual vulgarity-laden language of this highest official of Christ is indication that Satan is in charge here with his human ecclesiastical mouthpiece, who has shown exemplary aptitude to be his advocate.
The other component of Satan's "sexual freedom" ploy is homosexuality. If God-fearing Christians can be convinced to accept homosexuals (and of course with that comes acceptance of homosexuality) as God's creatures to whom we should bestoy love, understanding, forgiveness and ACCEPTANCE, then we have really began to live in the Devil's world.
Well, we are already doing so. Try to denounce homosexuality in public forums and see what happens to you!