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To: Jonty30
It would seem a strange thing that God would pass the responsibility off to somebody lesser than Satan was.

That's exactly what God does, the more profoundly to humiliate Satan. He's not setting out to appeal to Satan's pride, which is already well out of control. He uses the lowly to humble the great; cf Lk 1:46-55.

The following prayer was said at the end of every Catholic Mass from about 1880 until 1963:

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin and destruction of souls.

60 posted on 05/24/2011 6:23:22 PM PDT by Campion ("Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies when they become fashions." -- GKC)
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To: Campion

We will agree to disagree then. :)


61 posted on 05/24/2011 6:25:30 PM PDT by Jonty30
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