Will address the other objections shortly. It's not a case that God "needs" evil; it's that meriting High Eternal Rewards sometimes requires suffering.
Jesus Christ Himself chose that Path, on the Cross, as did Mother Mary at the Foot of the Cross, as did the Apostles, the First Martyrs, and many others. Now they are all Saints shining in Eternal Glory in Heaven forever and ever. Jesus and Mary as the King and Queen of the Saints, the Apostles as normal Saints.
Jesus Christ Himself chose that Path, on the Cross, as did Mother Mary at the Foot of the Cross, as did the Apostles, the First Martyrs, and many others. Now they are all Saints shining in Eternal Glory in Heaven forever and ever. Jesus and Mary as the King and Queen of the Saints, the Apostles as normal Saints.