"The devil makes many disciples by preaching against……" — Thomas Merton
"The devil makes many disciples by preaching against sin. He convinces them that the great evil of sin, induces a crisis of guilt by which “God is satisfied," and after that he lets them spend the rest of their lives meditating on the intense sinfulness and evident reprobation of other men."
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Thomas Merton
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