5. At the bottom of this claim is the determination to weaponize Christianity and use it to beat down those perceived as a threat to established power — the "demons."

6. In Catholic culture, this all gets tied up with reassertion and power of the clergy, who feel under siege in a rapidly changing world. The more these folks blather about demons and their unique power to vanquish demons, the more empty their claims to dominance become.

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