VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis asked Saturday for daily prayers to protect the Catholic Church from what he says are “attacks by the devil,” in his latest response to the clerical sex abuse and coverup scandal roiling his papacy. It’s true, we’re all sinners, all of us bishops.”Francis added that the Great Accuser “looks to reveal the sins, so that they are seen, to scandalize the people” and said the strength of the bishop against the Great Accuser is prayer. Vigano, for his part, has assumed that Francis’ repeated references to the devil and “Great Accuser” are directed at him. Vigano’s new document was dated Friday, Sept. 29, the feast of St. Michael, Archangel. St. Michael is considered the protector of the church, the leader of all angels who battled evil and drove it from the church.

Source: National Post September 29, 2018 10:41 UTC