The Pontiff listened, grasping the arms of his chair, his body bent forward, his head bowed.
"Holy Father," Benedetto said, "the Church is diseased.

Four evil spirits have entered into her body, to wage war against the Holy Spirit.

One is the spirit of falsehood.

And the spirit of falsehood has transformed itself into an angel of light, and many shepherds, many teachers in the Church, many pious and virtuous ones among the faithful, listen devoutly to this spirit of falsehood, believing they are listening to an angel.

Christ said: 'I am the Truth.' But many in the Church, even good and pious souls, separate truth in their hearts, have no reverence for that truth which they do not call 'religious,' fear that truth will destroy truth; they oppose God to God, prefer darkness to light, and thus also do they train men.