Do you realize that Santorum was speaking to a Catholic University, not some town hall?
I was aware of the venue for Santorum’s Satan speech, just as I was aware of the venue for Rev. Wright’s anti-American rantings, but Santorum was definitely making prepared political remarks at Ave Maria Univ. Declarations of war are inherently political, and presumably Santorum would not have been invited or accepted the invite but for his political background.