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Devil's advocate

The advocatus diaboli (Latin for Devil's advocate) is a former official position within the Catholic Church, the Promoter of the Faith: one who "argued against the canonization (sainthood) of a candidate to uncover any character flaws or misrepresentation of the evidence favoring canonization".

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Devil's advocate

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related to history · 28
Devil's advocate → Catholic Church, Cause, Causes, Christopher Hitchens, Church, Congregation, Dei, Devil's, During, Faith, God's, In, It, Justice, Latin, Mother Teresa, One, Pope John Paul II, Pope Leo, Pope Sixtus
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Devil's advocate → Devil's, Psychologist Charlan Jeanne Nemeth, She

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devil's advocate canonization candidate advocatus catholic one view also diaboli promoter faith position playing origin latin 'promoter promotor known pope

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