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The "power" of the Catholic Church consists entirely in the holiness of its individual people and the conforming themselves to the love of God. Thus the power of the Church grows in the presence of its saints, especially when it is under persecution. Look at the Church in Ireland when it was illegal to be a Catholic, or in Poland. The power of the Church grows under oppression, when people have to fight for their beliefs. Satan usually wins out when people grow comfortable and conform themselves to the culture around them. In modern times, we see the saints of the Church in Padre Pio, John Paul II, John XXIII, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, etc.

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