CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
SECOND EDITION
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In this petition, evil is not an abstraction, but refers to a person, Satan, the Evil One, the angel who opposes God. The devil (
dia-bolos
) is the one who "throws himself across" God's plan and his work of salvation accomplished in Christ.
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