There is a popular saying that goes, "There is no arguing with an idiot." Well, according to Pope Francis, the same principle applies to the Devil.
Pope Francis said during a television interview with TV2000 that Satan is not a mere metaphor or a concept, but a real person equipped with dark powers. "He is evil, he's not like mist. He's not a diffuse thing, he is a person. I'm convinced that one must never converse with Satan - if you do that, you'll be lost," he said.
Even the most intelligent person cannot win against Satan, said the Pope, so the best thing they can do is to just turn their backs on him. "He's more intelligent than us, and he'll turn you upside down, he'll make your head spin," said Pope Francis. "He always pretends to be polite - he does it with priests, with bishops. That's how he enters your mind. But it ends badly if you don't realise what is happening in time. (We should tell him) go away!"
Pope Francis has repeatedly warned people against the Devil, according to the Catholic News Agency. Some people might be fooled into thinking that Satan is gone, and there is no way he is still destroying lives in this day and age. Others don't think he even exists. But the Pope said people of faith must always be ready against his attacks.
"The Prince of this world, Satan, doesn't want our holiness, he doesn't want us to follow Christ. Maybe some of you might say: 'But Father, how old fashioned you are to speak about the devil in the 21st century!' But look out because the devil is present! The devil is here... even in the 21st century! And we mustn't be naïve, right? We must learn from the Gospel how to fight against Satan," he said.
