The growing recognition of the divine authority of Christ forms one part of this Sunday's gospel reading but also does the reality of evil as a person, and Christ's dominion over the devils.
Once again there are lessons for us about evil and, by extension, about authority in the Church and how Christ wished authority to be exercised for the good of all. This is a topical subject, given the state of the Church at the moment.
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