Recently, Pope Francis used his Christmas speech to warn of an 'elegant demon' lurking in the shadows of the Church, one that 'does not make a loud entrance' but instead arrives with 'flowers in his hand'. Taken figuratively he is speaking of Roman Curia and the need of officials to be cautious of temptation. Taken literally there are plenty of actual demons which may fit the criteria of ‘elegant’, such as Asmodeus, Lucifer, and Volac. For as 2 Corinthians warns, for "Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light." Thus, devil in all his forms appears as a savior and helper but also as a false prophet and anti-christ. This should make us all wonder about the things we keep close to us, the things we bring into our homes, and our definitions of monsters, or good and evil. Apparently, nothing is safe anymore from demonic influence. Santa Clause has been turned into a villain and online stories even talk about the seemingly harmless Elf on the Shelf being possessed by a spirit. We can’t seem to escape this evil. It comes to us in holiday decorations, movies, tv, video games, comics, and children’s toys. Even in sports, Aaron Rodgers, quarterback of the Green Bay Packers. says he is still haunted in 2022 by the Hat Man who appears to him holding dead rabbits. Interestingly, the rabbit seeks only pleasure and avoids conflict, the very essence of the 2022 word of the year, goblin mode. The new year 2023 is also the year of the rabbit.

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