 ምንም እንኳን ሰይጣን ለዓለም እና ለኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ መንግሥታት ጥላቻን በዓለም ውስጥ ቢፈጽም, ምንም እንኳን ድርጊቱ ከባድ ጉዳቶችን ሊያስከትል ቢችልም - መንፈሳዊ እና ተፈጥሮአዊ ተፈጥሮአዊ ተፈጥሮ - ለእያንዳንዱ ሰው እና ለህብረተሰብ, መለኮታዊ መስተጋብር ይፈቀዳል, ጥንካሬ እና ጨዋነት ሰዎችን እና የአጽናፈ ታሪክን ይመራል.
"Although Satan may act in the world out of hatred for God and his kingdom in Christ Jesus, and although his action may cause grave injuries - of a spiritual nature and, indirectly, even of a physical nature - to each man and to society, the action is permitted by divine providence which with strength and gentleness guides human and cosmic history," says the Catechism of the Catholic Church.