The path to holiness does not involve wrestling with some abstract boogeyman, but involves a "constant struggle against the devil, the prince of evil," Pope Francis said.
Be ready with the spiritual weapon of faith because the biggest battle facing the Swiss Guard today is fighting the devil and worldly vices, Pope Francis told the guard's members.
Temptation is the enticement to do something that is wrong, immoral, or harmful. To give into temptation is to commit a sin. Sin offends against God, neighbor, and self, and it leads to injury, guilt, shame, alienation, unhappiness, and spiritual ruin.
