March Matron

Devil's Advocate is an actual position created in 1587 by the Catholic Church. Church authorities hold a debate over anyone being considered for sainthood and God's Advocate (also an actual position) presents reasons for canonization. The Devil's Advocate presents reasons why the nominee should not be canonized. 

Between 1588 to 1978, 330 Saints were canonized. However, under John Paul II, from 1978 to 2005, 483 Saints were canonized. To accommodate the increase, the process was changed and advocacy is presented only when required.

In 1971, a Pittsburgh inmate, Gerald Mayo filed a lawsuit against Satan and His staff.

"Satan has on numerous occasions caused plaintiff misery and unwarranted threats, against the will of plaintiff, that Satan has placed deliberate obstacles in his path and has caused plaintiff's downfall" and had therefore "deprived him of his constitutional rights."

Mayo further asserted that having no source of income, his cost for serving the Devil with legal notice should be waved.

U.S. District Court Judge Gerald J. Weber determined that Satan was a foreign prince, who would be able to claim sovereign immunity. He also suggested a class action suit may be appropriate if Mayo could prove he properly represented the interests of all others with a similar claim.

Ultimately the suit was dismissed when the Court was unable to serve notice to the defendants having no valid address or known deliverable location.

If inmate Mayo would have filed his Satanic liability law suit in 2007 . . . 

there would have been a deliverable address.