The topic is BERGOGLIO'S A CREEP-PROOF
It is a general topic to which others will possibly provide their own proof that BERGOGLIO'S A CREEP?
I also want to add that the arms being crossed have a particular memory from our Novus Ordo days
in which the one who did not wish to receive the Holy Eucharist at Mass for diverse reasons would
none the less go up in line to the priest or extraordinary minister with our arms crossed instead of
remaining kneeling while not going up at all.
I do not know if there is any significance or not to this, but in life all things have meaning including the
pictures of the crossed arms in the above posts as are here pertaining to Fɾҽҽmαsσɳɾყ.
Also, I want to add that on the image of the person on the pectoral cross, it occurs to me that there is a phallic symbol on the person in the middle of the garment and also fingers on a hand.I cannot say with moral certitude that you are wrong about this particular item, but it seems to me, that making this connection is just a bit far-fetched. It is the kind of thing one (not you) would almost have to be trying to find.
The implications of this are obvious as the design of the cross was purposely manufactured as such.
I cannot say with moral certitude that you are wrong about this particular item, but it seems to me, that making this connection is just a bit far-fetched. It is the kind of thing one (not you) would almost have to be trying to find.I should have been reluctant to state this observation at first because it obviously puts me out there for ridicule; but I also showed it to someone else who confirmed that it was there. I could absolutely be wrong, but I do not think so at this time.
The "King of Glory" cross out in Oklahoma a few years ago was far more offensive, but they claim it was just abdominal muscles, not, ahem, that other thing.
I should have been reluctant to state this observation at first because it obviously puts me out there for ridicule; but I also showed it to someone else who confirmed that it was there. I could absolutely be wrong, but I do not think so at this time.I was not ridiculing you. You might be right. But for myself, I just don't see it, or rather, I wouldn't see it, unless it had been brought up to me. Even then, I think it's a bit of a stretch, but maybe that's just me. Again, you may be right.
Also, I should have been prepared and should have expected it to be explained away by others here, there, or anywhere; however, it was not that way.
I am not familiar with the "King of Glory" cross in any way.
I was not ridiculing you.I was not referring to you that you were ridiculing me because you definitely were not.
The "King of Glory" cross was a one-dimensional crucifix in Oklahoma, and some people thought the abdomen looked like the male members in their fullest state. Again, it's the kind of thing that, once someone calls it to your attention, you can't "unsee" it. Once the furor reached a certain point, the crucifix was replaced with a rendition that could not possibly be interpreted that way. I shall not provide a link, much less a picture, but interested readers can search for it online.
cօռspιʀαcʏ theories like these that cast a shadow on tradition can go in the garbage
Look up the legend surrounding the humble pretzel. It is said that an Italian monk was making bread with only flour and water on account of the Lenten fast. He shaped the bread so it resembled arms crossed in prayer, which was a common posture among early Christians. The word pretzel itself refers to "little arms." I won't speak to the pectoral cross but crossing arms in prayer isn't ipso facto masonic.
Look up the legend surrounding the humble pretzel. It is said that an Italian monk was making bread with only flour and water on account of the Lenten fast. He shaped the bread so it resembled arms crossed in prayer, which was a common posture among early Christians. The word pretzel itself refers to "little arms." I won't speak to the pectoral cross but crossing arms in prayer isn't ipso facto masonic.Yes the masons have hijacked a few Catholic symbols such as Christ’s age of 33 and the Rainbow.
If the Popes could at times teach heresy, how would we know when they are teaching truth or error? We would have to be the superior of the Pope to decide when he is teaching the truth and when he is teaching falsehood…that is a complete prideful delusion!
cօռspιʀαcʏ theories like these that cast a shadow on tradition can go in the garbageYet it is strange for Francis to wear a pectoral cross so closely modelled on one Bernardin wore. It is disturbing.
Yet it is strange for Francis to wear a pectoral cross so closely modelled on one Bernardin wore. It is disturbing.
| Teachings of Francis I Scripture or Past Church Teaching Atheism On Heaven and Earth2, pp. 12-13: “I do not approach the relationship in order to proselytize, or convert the atheist; I respect him… nor would I say that his life is condemned, because I am convinced that I do not have the right to make a judgment about the honesty of that person… every man is the image of God, whether he is a believer or not." "If any one deny the one true God, Creator and Lord of all things visible and invisible, let him be anathema" (Conc. Vatican., Sess. III, "De fide", can. i). "If anyone shall have said that the one true God, our Creator and our Lord, cannot be known with certitude by those things which have been made, by the natural light of human reason: let him be anathema" (First Vatican Council, Sess III, can. 2/1: Denz. 1806; cf. D. 1785). “And to you who are troubled, rest with us when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven, with the angels of his power, in a flame of fire, giving vengeance to them who know not God, and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, who shall suffer eternal punishment in destruction, from the face of the Lord, and from the glory of his power.” II Thessalonians I: 7-9 Francis I response to open letter3 published Sep 2013: “First of all, you ask if the God of the Christians forgives those who do not believe and do not seek faith. Given that - and this is fundamental - God's mercy has no limits if he who asks for mercy does so in contrition and with a sincere heart, the issue for those who do not believe in God is in obeying their own conscience. In fact, listening and obeying it, means deciding about what is perceived to be good or to be evil. The goodness or the wickedness of our behavior depends on this decision.” "...faith is the beginning of human salvation, the foundation, and the root of all Justification; without which it is impossible to please God..." Council of Trent, Chapter VIII Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Blessed Trinity Interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica1, September 24, 2013: “I believe in God, not in a Catholic God, there is no Catholic God, there is God and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation. Jesus is my teacher and my pastor, but God, the Father, Abba, is the light and the Creator. This is my Being.” Comment: Our Catholic God is the Trinity, which is different from the Gods professed by non-Christians: "the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, and yet there are not three Gods but one God." Athanasian Creed “Q. 1400. Name some of the more essential religious truths we must know and believe. 2.(2) That in God there are three Divine Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and these Divine Persons are called the Blessed Trinity.” Baltimore Catechism Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Capital Punishment (The Death Penalty) Letter to the President of the International Commission against the death penalty9, March 20, 2015: "Today capital punishment is unacceptable, however serious the condemned’s crime may have been. It is an offence to the inviolability of life and to the dignity of the human person which contradicts God’s plan for man and for society and his merciful justice, and it fails to conform to any just purpose of punishment."..... “All Christians and men of good will are thus called today to fight not only for the abolition of the death penalty, whether legal or illegal, and in all its forms, but also in order to improve prison conditions, with respect for the human dignity of the people deprived of their freedom” To participants in the meeting promoted by the pontifical Council for promoting the new evangelization24, Oct 11, 2017: “It must be clearly stated that the death penalty is an inhumane measure that, regardless of how it is carried out, abases human dignity. It is per se contrary to the Gospel…" L’Osservatore Romano, October 13, 2017, pp. 7,11 “The same divine authority that forbids the killing of a human being establishes certain exceptions, as when God authorizes killing by a general law or when He gives an explicit commission to an individual for a limited time. The agent who executes the killing does not commit homicide; he is an instrument as is the sword with which he cuts. Therefore, it is in no way contrary to the commandment, 'Thou shalt not kill' to wage war at God's bidding, or for the representatives of public authority to put criminals to death, according to the law, that is, the will of the most just reason” St. Augustine, The City of God, Book 1, chapter 21 “Therefore if a man be dangerous and infectious to the community, on account of some sin, it is praiseworthy and healthful that he be killed in order to safeguard the common good, since "a little leaven corrupteth the whole lump” (1 Cor. 5:6)” St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Whether It Is Lawful to Kill Sinners? “Even in the case of the death penalty the State does not dispose of the individual’s right to life. Rather public authority limits itself to depriving the offender of the good of life in expiation for his guilt, after he, through his crime, deprived himself of his own right to life” Pius XII, Address to the First International Congress of Histopathology of the Nervous System, 14 Sep 1952, XIV, 328 "The infliction of capital punishment is not contrary to the teaching of the Catholic Church, and the power of the State to visit upon culprits the penalty of death derives much authority from revelation and from the writings of theologians” Catholic Encyclopedia, Capital Punishment Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Cohabitation / Concubinage Address to the Diocese of Rome’s Pastoral Congress, Q&A Session14, Jun 16, 2016: “They prefer to cohabitate, and this is a challenge, a task. Not to ask ‘why don’t you marry?’ No, to accompany, to wait, and to help them to mature, help fidelity to mature.”........ “I’ve seen a lot of fidelity in these cohabitations, and I am sure that this is a real marriage, they have the grace of a real marriage because of their fidelity.” “It is a grievous sin for unmarried men to have concubines ...Wherefore, the holy Synod, that it may by suitable remedies provide against this exceeding evil, ordains that these concubinaries, whether unmarried or married, of whatsoever state, dignity, and condition they may be, if, after having been three times admonished on this subject by the Ordinary, even ex officio, they shall not have put away their concubines, and have separated themselves from all connexion with them, they shall be smitten with excommunication; from which they shall not be absolved until they have really obeyed the admonition given them.” Council of Trent, Ch. VIII, Concubinage is severely punished “13. But in all these affairs, one of your aims should be to instill in the faithful a greater aversion for sins which scandalize others; your priests should share this aim. You are aware of the increase in the number of those who sin in a scandalous manner: those who blaspheme the heavenly saints and the holy name of God as well; those who live in concubinage.....So, make the faithful consider the seriousness of sins of this kind and the heavy penalties for them, both for the guilt of the sin itself and for the spiritual danger in which they place their brothers by the infection of their bad example. For it is written: "Woe to the world because of scandals . . . Woe to that man by whom the scandal comes!" Pope Pius IX, On the Church in the Pontifical States, December 8, 1849 "The scandal of concubinage is removed by marriage, which should be made known to those who were scandalized, either by the pastor or by the parties themselves." Canon Law 1043 "Hence if both parties intended and expressed the intention in some way or other to enter upon a mere Concubinage, there would be no marriage." Canon Law 1082 "If a marriage is found invalid, as, for instance, among the Gallas, where slaves contract a contubernium or legalized concubinage, the parties must be separated until they are lawfully married" Canon Law 1084 "Therefore concubinage must be given up because incompatible with Christian morals" Canon Law 1124 Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) ƈσmmυɳιsm Conversations with Jorge Bergoglio4, p. 39: “It’s true that I was, like the rest of my family, a practicing Catholic. But my mind was not made solely for religious questions… I read Our Word and Proposals, a publication by the Communist Party, and I loved every article ever written by Leonidas Barletta, one of their best-known members…” "See to it, Venerable Brethren, that the Faithful do not allow themselves to be deceived! ƈσmmυɳιsm is intrinsically wrong, and no one who would save Christian civilization may collaborate with it in any undertaking whatsoever. Those who permit themselves to be deceived into lending their aid towards the triumph of ƈσmmυɳιsm in their own country, will be the first to fall victims of their error. And the greater the antiquity and grandeur of the Christian civilization in the regions where ƈσmmυɳιsm successfully penetrates, so much more devastating will be the hatred displayed by the godless" Encyclical On Atheistic ƈσmmυɳιsm by Pope Pius XI, 1937 "To this goal also tends the unspeakable doctrine of ƈσmmυɳιsm, as it is called, a doctrine most opposed to the very natural law. For if this doctrine were accepted, the complete destruction of everyone's laws, government, property, and even of human society itself would follow." Encyclical On Faith and Religion by Pope Pius IX, 1846 Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Contraception In-flight interview from Mexico15, Feb 17, 2016: “The great Paul VI, in a difficult situation in Africa, permitted nuns to use a form of artificial contraceptives in cases of rape.....On the other hand, avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute evil. In certain cases, as in this one (the Zika virus outbreak), or in the one I mentioned of Blessed Paul VI, it was clear.” "But no reason, however grave, may be put forward by which anything intrinsically against nature may become conformable to nature and morally good. Since, therefore, the conjugal act is destined primarily by nature for the begetting of children, those who in exercising it deliberately frustrate its natural power and purpose sin against nature and commit a deed which is shameful and intrinsically vicious." "...any use whatsoever of matrimony exercised in such a way that the act is deliberately frustrated in its natural power to generate life is an offense against the law of God and of nature, and those who indulge in such are branded with the guilt of a grave sin." "...No difficulty can arise that justifies the putting aside of the law of God which forbids all acts intrinsically evil." Pope Pius XI, Encyclical On Christian Marriage, Dec 31, 1930 "A negative precept of natural law which prohibits a thing intrinsically evil can never be lawfully transgressed not even under the influence of the fear of death, (Lib. I, tr. ii, c. iv, dub. 2, n. 1) So that it is not lawful to do a thing which is wrong in itself, even to escape death" Catholic Encyclopedia, Hermann Busembaum Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Conversion/Proselytizing Church of the Assumption, Tbilisi, Georgia16, Oct 1, 2016: “Never fight! Let the theologians study the abstract realities of theology. But what should I do with a friend, neighbour, an Orthodox person? Be open, be a friend. ‘But should I make efforts to convert him or her?’ There is a very grave sin against ecuмenism: proselytism. We should never proselytize the Orthodox!” L’ Osservatore Romano, October 7, 2016, p. 11 Comment: If proselytizing is a grave sin, why did all of the Catholic missionaries throughout the history of the Church dedicate their lives to it? "… St. Francis De Sales had volunteered to re-evangelize the Chablais, a region in France south of Geneva consisting of some 72,000 souls, almost all of whom were now Calvinists, since their ancestors had succuмbed to Protestantism 60 years before… St. Francis' first few months saw mostly failure, as he spent a very cold winter tramping over the countryside, receiving a frigid welcome and sometimes sleeping in hay lofts at night. So he resorted to writing pamphlets - which he posted on walls and slipped under doors. By this method he was able to reach the souls he was after, such that at the end of 4 years, almost the entire population of 72,000 had returned to the ancient Catholic Faith." The Catholic Controversy, St. Francis De Sales Discourse to Priests, Men and Women Religious, Seminarians21 Sep 9, 2017: “On one of my trips, World Youth Day in Poland [Krakow 2016], during a lunch with 15 young people and the Archbishop, one of them asked me: ‘What can I tell my young friend who is an atheist, who does not believe, what reasoning can I use?’. And it struck me how to reply: ‘Look, the last thing you must do is say anything’. He just stared at me.” L’Osservatore Romano, Sep 22, 2017, p. 10 "Having protected their persons (the Jҽωs), St. Vincent now proceeded to the salvation of their souls. He preached to them, held controversial meetings with the most learned of them, and converted them by the thousand. In 1391, he converted 7,000 Jҽωs in Valencia alone, and 10,000 more throughout the kingdom." The Angel of the Judgment - A Life of St. Vincent Ferrer (imprimatur 1953) Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Ecuмenism & Religious Freedom Address in St. Peter's Square5, May 18, 2013: “… promote religious freedom for everyone, everyone! Every man and every woman must be free in his or her profession of religion, whatever it may be.” L’ Osservatore Romano, May 22, 2013, p. 11. General Audience with representatives of the world’s various religions11, Oct 28, 2015: "the Church regards with esteem the believers of all religions, appreciating their spiritual and moral commitment…Now, to conclude this Audience, I invite everyone, each one on his or her own, to pray in silence. May each one do so according to his or her own religious tradition.” L’ Osservatore Romano, October 30, 2015, pp. 3-4 "The Catholic Church is alone in keeping the true worship. This is the fount of truth, this the house of Faith, this the temple of God: if any man enter not here, or if any man go forth from it, he is a stranger to the hope of life and salvation.” Encyclical "Mortalium Animos" (On Religious Unity), by Pope Pius XI in 1928 "Certainly such attempts can nowise be approved by Catholics, founded as they are on that false opinion which considers all religions to be more or less good and praiseworthy, since they all in different ways manifest and signify that sense which is inborn in us all, and by which we are led to God and to the obedient acknowledgment of His rule. Not only are those who hold this opinion in error and deceived, but also in distorting the idea of true religion they reject it, and little by little turn aside to naturalism and atheism, as it is called; from which it clearly follows that one who supports those who hold these theories and attempt to realize them, is altogether abandoning the divinely revealed religion." Encyclical "Mortalium Animos" (On Religious Unity), by Pope Pius XI in 1928 Evangelii Gaudium6, November, 2013: “Non-Christians, by God’s gracious initiative, when they are faithful to their own consciences, can live ‘justified by the grace of God’, and thus be ‘associated to the paschal mystery of Jesus Christ” Address to members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See22, Jan 8, 2018: “Among the human rights that I would also like to mention today is the right to freedom of thought, conscience and of religion, including the freedom to change religion..." L’ Osservatore Romano, January 12, 2018, p. 9 Address to the representatives of the Yazidi community23, Jan 24, 2018: “Every person has the right to profess his or her own religious creed freely and without constraint…” L’ Osservatore Romano, January 26, 2018, p. 1 "Now We consider another abundant source of the evils with which the Church is afflicted at present: indifferentism. This perverse opinion is spread on all sides by the fɾαυd of the wicked who claim that it is possible to obtain the eternal salvation of the soul by the profession of any kind of religion, as long as morality is maintained. Surely, in so clear a matter, you will drive this dєαdlу error far from the people committed to your care. With the admonition of the apostle that "there is one God, one faith, one baptism"." Encyclical On Liberalism and Religious Indifferentism, Pope Gregory XVI, 1832 “Condemned: Every man is free to embrace and profess that religion which, guided by the light of reason, he shall consider true.” The Syllabus of Errors 1864 - Pope Pius IX “Condemned: Man may, in the observance of any religion whatever, find the way of eternal salvation, and arrive at eternal salvation.” The Syllabus of Errors 1864 - Pope Pius IX Vatican radio message8, May 24, 2015: “I feel like saying something that may sound controversial, or even heretical, perhaps. But there is someone who “knows” that, despite our differences, we are one. It is he who is persecuting us. It is he who is persecuting Christians today, he who is anointing us with (the blood of) martyrdom. He knows that Christians are disciples of Christ: that they are one, that they are brothers! He doesn’t care if they are Evangelicals, or Orthodox, Lutherans, Catholics or Apostolic…he doesn’t care! They are Christians.” “…because the preceding errors and many others are contained in the books or writings of Martin Luther, we likewise condemn, reprobate, and reject completely the books and all the writings and sermons of the said Martin, whether in Latin or any other language, containing the said errors or any one of them; and we wish them to be regarded as utterly condemned, reprobated, and rejected. We forbid each and every one of the faithful of either sex, in virtue of holy obedience and under the above penalties to be incurred automatically, to read, assert, preach, praise, print, publish, or defend them. They will incur these penalties if they presume to uphold them in any way, personally or through another or others, directly or indirectly, tacitly or explicitly, publicly or occultly, either in their own homes or in other public or private places.” Condemning the Errors of Martin Luther (Exsurge Domine), Pope Leo X, June 15, 1520 Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Evolution of Doctrine To participants in the meeting promoted by the pontifical Council for promoting the new evangelization24, Oct 11, 2017: “Doctrine cannot be preserved without allowing it to develop, nor can it be tied to an interpretation that is rigid and immutable without demeaning the working of the Holy Spirit.” L’ Osservatore Romano, October 13, 2017, pp. 7,11 “I sincerely hold that the doctrine of faith was handed down to us from the apostles through the orthodox Fathers in exactly the same meaning and always in the same purport. Therefore, I entirely reject the heretical misrepresentation that dogmas evolve and change from one meaning to another different from the one which the Church held previously.” Pope St. Pius X, Oath against Modernism "Nor do We merely desire that Catholics should shrink from the errors of Modernism, but also from the tendencies or what is called the spirit of Modernism. Those who are infected by that spirit develop a keen dislike for all that savours of antiquity and become eager searchers after novelties in everything: in the way in which they carry out religious functions, in the ruling of Catholic institutions, and even in private exercises of piety. Therefore it is Our will that the law of our forefathers should still be held sacred: "Let there be no innovation; keep to what has been handed down." Pope Benedict XV, Ad Beatissimi Apostolorum (Appealing for Peace), Nov 1, 1914 Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) False Gods In 2012, Cardinal Bergoglio held an interreligious prayer meeting in the Cathedral of Buenos Aires with the leaders of false religions including Judaism and Protestant sects. In this prayer meeting he allowed the members of these false religions to pray aloud to their false gods in the Cathedral. Bergoglio has been known to organize other similar meetings (similar to his two predecessors) that are well docuмented and photographed in the news. "First Commandment of God: I am the Lord thy God, thou shall not have strange gods before Me" “Q: What else does the First Commandment forbid? A: The First Commandment also forbids all dealings with the devil, and all association with anti-Christian sects.“ The Catechism of Saint Pius X, The First Commandment “When it is said: Thou shalt not have strange gods before me, it is equivalent to saying: Thou shalt worship me the true God; thou shalt not worship strange gods.” The Catechism of Trent, The First Commandment “As the true God can tolerate no strange gods, the true Church of Christ can tolerate no strange Churches beside herself, or, what amounts to the same, she can recognize none as theoretically justified.” Catholic Encyclopedia, Religious Toleration Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Hell Interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica25, Mar 28, 2018: When asked where bad souls are punished, Francis replied: “They are not punished, those who repent obtain the forgiveness of God and enter the rank of souls who contemplate him, but those who do not repent and cannot therefore be forgiven disappear. There is no hell, there is the disappearance of sinful souls.” "Moreover, we declare that according to the common arrangement of God, the souls of those who depart in actual mortal sin immєdιαtely after their death descend to hell where they are tortured by infernal punishments..." Pope Benedict XII, Benedictus Deus, 1336 Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Islam Evangelii Gaudium6, November, 2013: “We must never forget that they [the Moslems] ‘profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, who will judge humanity on the last day’.” Address to the President of Religious Affairs in Turkey and Muslim and Christian political and religious leaders12, Nov 28, 2014: "We, Muslims and Christians, are the bearers of spiritual treasures of inestimable worth. Among these we recognize some shared elements, though lived according to the traditions of each, such as the adoration of the All-Merciful God, reference to the Patriarch Abraham, prayer, almsgiving, fasting… elements which, when lived sincerely, can transform life and provide a sure foundation for dignity and fraternity." Comment: Catholics and Muslims do not adore the same God (Catholics adore the Blessed Trinity): "But he that shall deny me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven." Matthew 10:33 “For he that shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him the Son of man shall be ashamed, when he shall come in his majesty, and that of his Father, and of the holy angels.” Luke 9:26 "Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father." 1 John 2:23 “Q. 1400. Name some of the more essential religious truths we must know and believe. 2.(2) That in God there are three Divine Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and these Divine Persons are called the Blessed Trinity.” Baltimore Catechism "The doctrines of Islam concerning God — His unity and Divine attributes — are essentially those of the Bible; but to the doctrines of the Trinity and of the Divine Sonship of Christ, Mohammed had the strongest antipathy" Catholic Encyclopedia, Mohammed and Mohammedanism Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Judaism On Heaven and Earth2, page 188: “The Jєωιѕн People can no longer be accused of having killed God, as they were for a long time. When one reads the account of the Passion, it is clear.” “Therefore let all the house of Israel know most certainly, that God hath made both Lord and Christ, this same Jesus, whom you have crucified.” Acts of the Apostles (2:36) “And Pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing, but that rather a tumult was made; taking water washed his hands before the people (the Jҽωs), saying: I am innocent of the blood of this just man; look you to it. And the whole people answering, said: His blood be upon us and our children.” Matt 27:24-25 Francis I response to open letter3 published Sep 2013: “What I can say, with the Apostle Paul, is that God has never stopped believing in the alliance made with Israel and that, through the terrible trials of these past centuries, the Jҽωs have kept their faith in God.” “Go ye into the whole world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be condemned.” Matthew 16:15 “Jesus saith to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me.” John 14:6 Evangelii Gaudium6 n. 247: “We hold the Jєωιѕн people in special regard because their covenant with God has never been revoked”. “By these salutary instructions it desires to provide measures whereby Jҽωs and other infidels may be converted to the orthodox faith and converts may remain steadfastly in it.” Council of Basil 1431-1435 Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Omnipotence of God Address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences10, Oct 27, 2014: “When we read about Creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything. But that is not so.” “And Jesus beholding, said to them: With men this is impossible: but with God all things are possible” Matt 19:26 “Behold I am the Lord the God of all flesh: shall any thing be hard for me?” Jer 32:27 “Q: How can Jesus Christ be present in all the consecrated hosts in the world? A: Jesus Christ is present in all the consecrated hosts in the world by the Omnipotence of God, to whom nothing is impossible” Catechism of Saint Pius X - The Blessed Eucharist Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Prayer in Common Conversations with Jorge Bergoglio4, p. 208: “Not long ago I was in a ѕуηαgσgυє taking part in a ceremony. I prayed a lot and, while praying, I heard a phrase from one of the books of wisdom that had slipped my mind: ‘Lord, may I bear mockery in silence.’ It gave me much peace and joy.” "If any ecclesiastic or layman shall go into the ѕуηαgσgυє of the Jҽωs or to the meeting-houses of the heretics to join in prayer with them, let them be deposed and deprived of communion. If any Bishops or Priest or Deacon shall join in prayer with heretics, let him be suspended from Communion" Third Council of Constantinople "It is not permitted at all for the faithful to assist in any active manner at or to have any part in the worship of non-Catholics." 1917 Code of Canon Law, Canon 1258 “The Code declares the following persons as suspect of heresy: 1. The propagators of heresy and those who participate with non-Catholics in divinis (Can. 2316)” Commentary on Canon Law (Augustine, 1918) "Speaking generally, the faithful are forbidden to take part in any religious rites, considered as such, of pagans, Mohammedans, or Jҽωs, and all the more to practice them through a kind of survival of their primitive superstitions. If this prohibition is inspired not so much by a fear of the danger of perversion as by the law forbidding the faithful to communicate in sacris with non-Catholics, aversion to false religions and especially from idol worship justifies the rigor of the law" Catholic Encyclopedia, Infidels Common Declaration with Archbishop of Canterbury17, Oct 5, 2016: “Nor should our (Catholic and Anglican) differences come in the way of our common prayer: not only can we pray together, we must pray together, giving voice to our shared faith and joy in the Gospel of Christ, the ancient Creeds, and the power of God’s love, made present in the Holy Spirit…” L’ Osservatore Romano, Oct 14, 2016, pp. 7-8 “Canon 33: No one shall join in prayers with heretics or schismatics” Council of Laodicea (372) "None must neither pray or sing psalms with heretics, and whosoever shall communicate with those who are cut off from the communion of the Church, whether clergyman or layman, let him be excommunicated" Council of Carthage (398) Common Ecuмenical Prayer at the Lutheran Cathedral of Lund18, Oct 31, 2016: "As Lutherans and Catholics, we pray together in this Cathedral, conscious that without God we can do nothing. We ask his help, so that we can be living members, abiding in him, ever in need of his grace, so that together we may bring his word to the world…” L’ Osservatore Romano, Nov 4, 2016, pp. 3,6 “So, Venerable Brethren, it is clear why this Apostolic See has never allowed its subjects to take part in the assemblies of non-Catholics: for the union of Christians can only be promoted by promoting the return to the one true Church of Christ of those who are separated from it” Pope Pius XI, Mortalium Animos (1928) Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Protestant Reformation “Joint Statement on the occasion of the Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation18” Oct 31, 2016: “With this Joint Statement, we express joyful gratitude to God for this moment of common prayer in the Cathedral of Lund, as we begin the year commemorating the five hundredth anniversary of the Reformation… While we are profoundly thankful for the spiritual and theological gifts received through the Reformation...” L’ Osservatore Romano, Nov 4, 2016, pp. 3,7 “CONDEMNED: Protestantism is nothing more than another form of the same true Christian religion, in which form it is given to please God equally as in the Catholic Church” Syllabus of Errors, Pope Pius IX, 1864 “These reasons suffice to show superabundantly by how many roads Modernism leads to atheism and to the annihilation of all religion. The error of Protestantism made the first step on this path; that of Modernism makes the second; atheism makes the next.” On the Doctrine of the Modernists, Pope St. Pius X, 1907 Address to participants in the pilgrimage of Lutherans (commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation)19” Oct 13, 2016: “I am very happy to meet you on the occasion of your ecuмenical pilgrimage which began in the land of Luther, Germany, and ended here at the See of the Bishop of Rome… The Apostle Paul tells us that, by virtue of our baptism, we all form the one Body of Christ. The different members, in fact, form one body. This is why we belong to each other and when one suffers, everyone suffers, when one rejoices, all rejoice (cf. 1 Cor 12:12, 26). Let us continue with confidence on our ecuмenical journey… At the end of this month, God willing, I will go to Lund, Sweden, and together with the Lutheran World Federation, we will commemorate, after five centuries, the beginning of Luther’s reformation…” L’ Osservatore Romano, Oct 21, 2016, p. 11 Comment: How can Catholics commemorate one of the greatest disasters ever to befall the Church? "The Reformation destroyed the unity of faith and ecclesiastical organization of the Christian peoples of Europe, cut many millions off from the true Catholic Church, and robbed them of the greatest portion of the salutary means for the cultivation and maintenance of the supernatural life. Incalculable harm was thereby wrought from the religious standpoint. The false fundamental doctrine of justification by faith alone, taught by the Reformers, produced a lamentable shallowness in religious life. Zeal for good works disappeared, the asceticism which the Church had practised from her foundation was despised, charitable and ecclesiastical objects were no longer properly cultivated, supernatural interests fell into the background, and naturalistic aspirations aiming at the purely mundane, became widespread. The denial of the Divinely instituted authority of the Church, both as regards doctrine and ecclesiastical government, opened wide the door to every eccentricity, gave rise to the endless division into sects and the never-ending disputes characteristic of Protestantism, and could not but lead to the complete unbelief which necessarily arises from the Protestant principles..." Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913, Results and Consequences of the Reformation Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Sacrament of Confession Vatican radio7 June 15, 2013: “True reconciliation means that God in Christ took on our sins and He became the sinner for us. When we go to Confession, for example, it isn’t that we say our sin and God forgives us. No, not that! We look for Jesus Christ and say: ‘This is your sin, and I will sin again‘. And Jesus likes that, because it was his mission: to become the sinner for us, to liberate us.“ “In the Sacrament of Penance the repentant Christian confesses his sins to a duly authorized priest, who, standing in the place of God, pronounces the absolution by means of which they are forgiven.” The Catechism Explained (Spirago-Clarke, 1899), Sacrament of Penance “Q: How many conditions are necessary to make a good confession? A: To make a good confession five things are necessary: (1) Examination of conscience; (2) Sorrow for having offended God; (3) A resolution of sinning no more; (4) Confession of our sins; (5) Satisfaction or penance” Catechism of Saint Pius X, The Sacrament of Penance Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Sacrament of Marriage Address to the Diocese of Rome’s Pastoral Congress, Q&A Session14, Jun 16, 2016: "....the great majority of our sacramental marriages are null. Because they say ‘yes, for the rest of my life!’ but they don’t know what they are saying. Because they have a different culture. They say it, they have good will, but they don’t know.” “Marriage enjoys the favor of the law; therefore, in case of doubt, its validity ought to be maintained until the contrary be proved…” Canon Law 1917, Canon 1014 Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Same-sex marriage / ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖity Press conference on flight from Brazil, July 28, 201313: “If someone is gαy and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” "Know you not that the unjust shall not possess the kingdom of God? Do not err: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor liers with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor extortioners, shall possess the kingdom of God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 “Neither fornicators nor adulterers, nor the effeminate nor sơdơmites shall possess the kingdom of God.” Catechism of the Council of Trent, The Sixth commandment, Other Sins Against Chastity Are Forbidden On Heaven and Earth2, p. 114: Concerning same-sex marriage: “Religion has the right to give an opinion as long as it is in service to the people.” “The religious minister does not have the right to force anything on anyone’s private life. If God, in creation, ran the risk of making us free, who am I to get involved? We condemn spiritual harassment that takes place when a minister imposes directives, conduct, and demands in such a way that it takes away the freedom of the other person. God left the freedom to sin in our hands.” He later adds: “I insist that our opinion about the marriage between two people of the same sex is not based on religion, but rather on anthropology.” "Q: Which are the sins that are said to cry to God for vengeance? A: The sins that are said to cry to God for vengeance are these four: (1) Willful murder; (2) The sin of sơdơmy; (3) Oppression of the poor; (4) Defɾαυding laborers of their wages." The Catechism of Saint Pius X, The Vices and Other Very Grievous Sins "As sơdơm and Gomorrha, and the neighboring cities, in like manner, having given themselves to fornication, and going after other flesh, were made an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire" Jude 1:7 In-flight press conference from Azerbaijan to Rome20, Oct 2, 2016: "Last year I received a letter from a Spanish man who told me his story from the time when he was a child. He was born a female, a girl, and he suffered greatly because he felt that he was a boy but physically was a girl....He had the operation....He changed his civil identity, he got married and he wrote me a letter saying that it would bring comfort to him to come see me with his bride: he, who had been she, but is he. I received them. They were pleased.” L’ Osservatore Romano, Oct 7, 2016, pp. 8-9 Comment: It's possible the Church has not taught specifically on something so perverse. Requires more research Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) Sex Education Conversations with Jorge Bergoglio4, p. 111: “The Church is not opposed to sex education. Personally, I believe that it ought to be available throughout children’s upbringing, adapted to different age groups. In truth, the Church always provided sex education, although I acknowledge that it hasn’t always been adequate.” “Another very grave danger is that naturalism which nowadays invades the field of education in that most delicate matter of purity of morals. Far too common is the error of those who with dangerous assurance and under an ugly term propagate a so-called sex-education, falsely imagining they can forearm youths against the dangers of sensuality by means purely natural, such as a foolhardy initiation and precautionary instruction for all indiscriminately, even in public; and, worse still, by exposing them at an early age to the occasions, in order to accustom them, so it is argued, and as it were to harden them against such dangers.” Pope Pius XI, Dec. 31, 1931 Back to top (http://www.francisquotes.com/#Top) ѕυιcιdє
http://www.francisquotes.com/ (http://www.francisquotes.com/) Note: Footnotes for each quote contain direct links to the Vatican websites at the end of this docuмent at the link above, so there are no doubts as to their authenticity. [/font]
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Good grief.So the writings that is posted by 54rosary are nothing but straws. I pity you!
The sedes here are grasping at straws, as usual. I don't see anything satanic about the cross.
So the writings that is posted by 54rosary are nothing but straws. I pity you!
For your information, the term sedevacantist is a CATHOLIC TERM, approved by the Papacy who in the past even put out a stamp with those words, SEDEVACANTIST.
Terms that are used (within the faith today) that are novelty are NOVUS Order, R&R along with other initials, which seem to be growing in numbers, as now I see Bennvacantism or whatever, I am not objecting to SSPX in general just making a point about newness.
ANTICHRIST surely must be here, who else would down thumb this post above about Our Lady, her rosary!GOD HAS USED THE VOICE OF HIS and our MOTHERTO SPEAK TO US, TO EXHORT USTO PICK UP OUR WEAPON, THE ROSARY,FOR HER TRIUMPH.We have been given the HOPE and the PROMISEthat theCONSECRATION OF RUSSIA will be donein complete obedience to the commands of heaven.THE IMMACULATE HEART WILL TRIUMPH.A HOLY POPE, A RESTORED CATHOLIC CHURCHA WORLD THAT IS GOD-LOVING AND GOD-FEARINGandWe will be given a period of peace in the world.WE MUST PRAY THE HOLY ROSARY DAILYFOR THISIS THE CONTINUOUS MESSAGE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AT FATIMA AND THROUGHOUT HER MANY WARNINGS and APPARITIONSTO US, HER CATHOLIC CHILDREN.WE MUST FIGHT - FIGHT - FIGHTWITH OUR DAILY ROSARYPRAISE , HONOR , GLORY, and THANKS BE TO GOD and our MOTHER MARY.
Myrna, It may be the size of the print, wide spacing and block letters which were downthumbed. There was a very recent thread on this.GOD HAS USED THE VOICE OF HIS and our MOTHERTO SPEAK TO US, TO EXHORT USTO PICK UP OUR WEAPON, THE ROSARY,FOR HER TRIUMPH.We have been given the HOPE and the PROMISEthat theCONSECRATION OF RUSSIA will be donein complete obedience to the commands of heaven.THE IMMACULATE HEART WILL TRIUMPH.A HOLY POPE, A RESTORED CATHOLIC CHURCHA WORLD THAT IS GOD-LOVING AND GOD-FEARINGandWe will be given a period of peace in the world.WE MUST PRAY THE HOLY ROSARY DAILYFOR THISIS THE CONTINUOUS MESSAGE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AT FATIMA AND THROUGHOUT HER MANY WARNINGS and APPARITIONSTO US, HER CATHOLIC CHILDREN.WE MUST FIGHT - FIGHT - FIGHTWITH OUR DAILY ROSARYPRAISE , HONOR , GLORY, and THANKS BE TO GOD and our MOTHER MARY.
The Prophecy of Saint Francis of Assisi
"There will be an uncanonically elected pope who will cause a great Schism, there will be diverse thoughts preached which will cause many, even those in the different orders to doubt, yea, even agree with those heretics which will cause my Order to divide, then will there be such universal dissension and persecutions that if those days were not shortened even the elect would be lost." (source: The Reign of Antichrist by Rev. R. Gerald Culleton)
"The time is fast approaching in which there will be great trials and afflictions; perplexities and dissensions, both spiritual and temporal, will abound; the charity of many will grow cold, and the malice of the wicked will increase. The devils will have unusual power, the immaculate purity of our Order, and of others, will be so much obscured that there will be very few Christians who will obey the true Sovereign Pontiff and the Roman Church with loyal hearts and perfect charity. At the time of this tribulation a man, not canonically elected, will be raised to the Pontificate, who, by his cunning, will endeavour to draw many into error and death. Then scandals will be multiplied, our Order will be divided, and many others will be entirely destroyed, because they will consent to error instead of opposing it. There will be such diversity of opinions and schisms among the people, the religious and the clergy, that, except those days were shortened, according to the words of the Gospel, even the elect would be led into error, were they not specially guided, amid such great confusion, by the immense mercy of God. Then our Rule and manner of life will be violently opposed by some, and terrible trials will come upon us. Those who are found faithful will receive the crown of life; but woe to those who, trusting solely in their Order, shall fall into tepidity, for they will not be able to support the temptations permitted for the proving of the elect. Those who preserve in their fervour and adhere to virtue with love and zeal for the truth, will suffer injuries and, persecutions as rebels and schismatics; for their persecutors, urged on by the evil spirits, will say they are rendering a great service to God by destroying such pestilent men from the face of the earth. but the Lord will be the refuge of the afflicted, and will save all who trust in Him. And in order to be like their Head, [Christ] these, the elect, will act with confidence, and by their death will purchase for themselves eternal life; choosing to obey God rather than man, they will fear nothing, and they will prefer to perish rather than consent to falsehood and perfidy. Some preachers will keep silence about the truth, and others will trample it under foot and deny it. Sanctity of life will be held in derision even by those who outwardly profess it, for in those days Jesus Christ will send them not a true pastor, but a destroyer."
(source: Works of the Seraphic Father St. Francis Of Assisi, Washbourne, 1882)
How sad the world is, not only do we have a FALSE person, believing to be a Pope, we in the U.S.A. have a false President believing he is a President.
Fifth Lateran Council in 1516, under Pope Leo XOnly God knows for sure
We command all those who exercise the function of preaching, or will do so in the future, not to presume, either in their sermons or in their affirmations, to fix a date for future evils, whether for the coming of Antichrist or for the Day of Judgment, seeing that the Truth has said: ‘It is not for you to know the times or the moments, which the Father put in His own power .’ Those, therefore, who have had the audacity to make such statements in the past have lied, and it is well known that, on their account, the authority of those who preach wisely has greatly suffered.
“Surely, there is at this day a confederacy of evil, marshalling its hosts from all parts of the world, organizing itself, taking its measures, enclosing the Church of Christ as in a net, and preparing the way for a general Apostasy from it. Whether this very Apostasy is to give birth to Antichrist, or whether he is still to be delayed, as he has already been delayed so long, we cannot know; but at any rate this Apostasy, and all its tokens and instruments, are of the Evil One, and savour of death.” Blessed John Newman (1801 – 1890)And Manning again:
“We have (2 Thessalonians 2:3-11) a prophecy of a (spiritual) revolt, which shall precede the Second Coming of Our Lord. The authority from which the revolt is to take place is that of the kingdom of God on earth, prophesied by Daniel (cf. Daniel 2) as the kingdom which the God would set up – in other words, the One and Universal Church, founded by our Divine Lord, and spread by His Apostles throughout the world. In this one only kingdom was deposited the true and supernatural pure theism, or knowledge of God, and the true and only faith of God Incarnate, with the doctrines and laws of grace. This, then, is the authority from which the revolt is to be made, be that revolt what it may.” Cardinal Manning in “The Perpetual Conflict of the Vicar of Christ”, pp. 81-173.
“The apostasy of the city of Rome from the vicar of Christ and its destruction by Antichrist may be thoughts so new to many Catholics, that I think it well to recite the text of theologians of greatest repute. First Malvenda, who writes expressly on the subject, states as the opinion of Ribera, Gaspar Melus, Biegas, Suarrez, Bellarmine and Bosius that Rome shall apostatise from the faith, drive away the Vicar of Christ and return to its ancient paganism. …Then the Church shall be scattered, driven into the wilderness, and shall be for a time, as it was in the beginning, invisible hidden in catacombs, in dens, in mountains, in lurking places; for a time it shall be swept, as it were from the face of the earth. Such is the universal testimony of the Fathers of the early Church.”-The Present Crisis of the Holy See, 1861And closer to our own times:-
“These most crafty enemies have filled and inebriated with gall and bitterness the Church, the spouse of the immaculate Lamb, and have laid impious hands on her most sacred possessions. In the Holy Place itself, where has been set up the See of the Most Holy Peter and the Chair of Truth for the light of the world, they have raised the throne of their abominable impiety, with the iniquitous design that when the Pastor has been struck, the sheep may be scattered.” Pope Leo XIII’s Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel (The Raccolta, 1910, p. 125)
Pope John Paul II, went further than Newman, saying in 1979: “We are now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation humanity has gone through. I do not think the wide circle of American society or the wide circles of the Christian community realize this fully. We are now facing the final confrontation between the Church and the Anti-Church, of the Gospel versus the Anti-Gospel. This confrontation lies within the plans of Divine Providence …”.
“Before Christ’s second coming the Church must pass through a final trial that will shake the faith of many believers. The persecution that accompanies her pilgrimage on earth will unveil the ‘mystery of iniquity’ in the form of a religious deception offering men an apparent solution to their problems at the price of apostasy from the truth.”It seems then that at least three former Popes and several current Cardinals consider contemporary events to be proximate indicators of the Reign of Antichrist. How do these publicly-expressed statement compare with those of the Fathers and Doctors of the Church?
“Now I am going to reveal the third fragment of the secret: This part is the apostasy in the Church! Our Lady showed us the individual who I describe as the ‘Holy Father’ in front of a multitude that was cheering him. But there was a difference from a true holy Father, his devilish gaze, this one had the gaze of evil. Then, after some moments we saw the same Pope entering a Church, but this Church was the Church of hell; there is no way to describe the ugliness of that place. It looked like a gray cement fortress with broken angles and windows similar to eyes; it had a beak in the roof of the building. Next, we raised our eyes to Our Lady who said to us: You saw the apostasy in the Church.”No-one who has been inside the new basilica in the Fatima shrine, as I have, located directly opposite the orginal, can doubt its ugliness or the accuracy of the description of it given in the above text.
Now I am going to reveal the third fragment of the secret: This part is the apostasy in the Church! Our Lady showed us the individual who I describe as the ‘Holy Father’ in front of a multitude that was cheering him. But there was a difference from a true holy Father, his devilish gaze, this one had the gaze of evil.
Something like this? https://www.traditioninaction.org/ʀɛʋօʟutιօnPhotos/A363rcDevilEyesi.htmlShould read Il Papa Gregory XVII..... :cowboy:
(https://i.ibb.co/h7trYVM/363-Devil-Eyes.png)
That's Benedict XVI. Do you really believe that this Counterfeit Church described by Emmerick only began during the reign of Bergoglio?
No, the true Pope in the visions was none other than Pope Gregory VII (Giuseppe Siri).
As one of the major protagonists of the Francis papacy — and arguably of the Catholic Church since Vatican II — German Cardinal Walter Kasper argues, “there is no real substantial difference between Pope Benedict and Pope Francis.”
“They are different personalities of course, different backgrounds,” said Kasper. “One is European, the other comes from Latin America. [But] if you read exactly what they write, it’s the same line and substance.”
I get the stuff about Bergoglio. If he's not a heretic, then there's no such thing as a heretic and never has been.You are so right, and you made me laugh with your word ''hereticaler''.
But Benedict somehow being the "savior"? He's just slightly less hereticaler than Bergoglio.
Kasper the Friendly Ecuмenist recently admitted that Bergoglio's theology is no different from that of Ratzinger.
https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2018/10/kasper-sees-no-substantial-difference-between-benedict-and-francis/
I [Mrs. 54rosary] am not so sure that Nadir is correct. The fact is that we [Mr. and Mrs. 54rosary] have been noticing a seemingly increase in the number of writings and responses on CathInfo that could be identified as prideful, arrogant, and not of good will. This makes me think that, along with the rest of the world, there is possible infiltration as the cause.I wrote that thread. Although I did not downthumb you, I will tell you I will not read such eyesores from any poster regardless of the topic...especially the long ones. There is no reason why you can't re-size things before posting. Regarding length, I also wonder why posters can't give a synopsis and just post a link.
There was a great deal of the prideful, arrogant, and ill will associated with a down thumbing toward RomanCatholic1953 that was totally uncalled for.
It is one thing to down thumb and another to do it in the wrong situation such as here regarding the one in this post pursuant to the Blessed Virgin's plan for us and also against RomanCatholic as was the case. It all matters for sure.
We prayed for the poor souls who down thumbed here and will pray again. Generally, we pray for all those on CathInfo and their families as well.
It would have been a good idea that the person would reply that the problem was the block letters and wide spacing. In any case such as that down thumbed reply in this post being discussed , I wish that I could always spread certain beautiful messages in BIG LETTERS.
For the record, a good deal of the time I write my postings/responses on word, and when I copy and paste them on CathInfo, the words enlarge, the spacing is different, and other various anomalies happen that are not the same as the original writing that I did.
In addition, we are not aware of the recent thread about this topic of sizes of letters, etc. because we do not follow every thread because of the time that this would take.
Also, I enjoy writing in various styles, colors, and sizes. If there is something wrong with this in the ideas and minds of some, I am very surprised.
I wrote that thread. Although I did not downthumb you, I will tell you I will not read such eyesores from any poster regardless of the topic. There is no reason why you can't re-size things before posting.Dear 2Vermont,
Dear 2Vermont,Actually my thread was a request not a dictate (and others agreed with me). You do not wish to honor that request. Rather than pontificate about humility perhaps it is you who needs to heed that advice.
There are plenty of reasons why I can't resize. Sometimes I am unable to do so when I do want to resize whether you believe it or not. I am not a liar.
In addition, honest people can have honest points of view which is why I love reading the viewpoints of people on CathInfo for the most part.
You have exceeded your honesty by trying now to dictate your preferences in an attempt to place yourself above others in importance.
You can easily skip over any posts or every post if you choose. Humble yourself this way, or not as you want.
Either way, I am very certain that I do not care to argue with you further about this subject.
As a sidenote, I rarely downthumb because I prefer to not do so for various reasons. So, if you receive a downthumb, you can be reasonably assured that it is not me. I always expect a downthumb when I write here, but that is not so big of a deal that it stops me anyhow.
Reverend Elwood Sylvester Berry
Reverend Elwood Sylvester Berry was professor at Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in Maryland. He wrote a number of commentaries on the Bible, including the Book of Revelation.
"The followers of Antichrist will be marked with a character in imitation of the sign that St. John saw upon the foreheads of the servants of God. This indicates that Antichrist and his prophet will introduce ceremonies to imitate the Sacraments of the Church. In fact there will be a complete organization a church of Satan set up in opposition to the Church of Christ. Satan will assume the part of God the Father; Antichrist will be honored as Saviour, and his prophet will usurp the role of Pope. Their ceremonies will counterfeit the Sacraments and their works of magic be heralded as miracles. A similar project was attempted in the fourth century when Julian the Apostate counterfeited Catholic worship with pagan ceremonies in honor of Mithras and Cybele. He established a priesthood and instituted ceremonies in imitation of Baptism and Confirmation."
His book can be accessed here:
(The Apocalypse of St. John (https://archive.org/details/apocalypseofstjo00berr) [Columbus, OH : John W. Winterich, 1921])
"The prophecies of the Apocalypse show that Satan will imitate the Church of Christ to deceive mankind; he will set up a church of Satan in opposition to the Church of Christ. Antichrist will assume the role of Messias; his prophet will act the part of Pope; and there will be imitations of the Sacraments of the Church. There will also be lying wonders in imitation of the miracles wrought in the Church."
(The Church of Christ: An Apologetic and Dogmatic Treatise [Baltimore, MD: Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, 1955])