http://kennethcopelandministries.org/2013/03/historic-change/"BVOV: Why should we, as believers, be excited?
PALMER: I believe there exists enough evidence to cause every open-minded and open-eyed Christian to rejoice in the fact that a good man has been chosen to be pope—the spokesperson for western Christianity. He is a man after Jesus’ heart and a man full of the Spirit of God—open and humble enough to forgive and embrace brothers and sisters from all Christian denominations, allowing and assisting wounds of division to be healed. The time of “spiritual apartheid” is coming to an end, and I believe Pope Francis will be one of the proponents of its demise. We have a worldwide charismatic movement of the renewal of the Holy Spirit within the Catholic Church, officially and publicly supported by the last three popes, as well as the current pope. We now live in a post-Protestant era with a pope who openly embraces his brothers and sisters of all Christian denominations to the point of publicly kneeling for the laying on of hands and prayer by evangelical leaders. God is continuing what He began when Pope John XXIII prayed for a “new Pentecost” back in 1962. He has heard the prayers and tasted the tears of the faithful who, over the years, have joined our Master and Captain in His High Priestly prayer in John 17:21: “Father make them one so that the world will believe that You sent Me.” Diversity is divine, but division is diabolic. It’s time to celebrate diversity in the bond of unity. We are one Bride, one Body in one Baptism."
And a sampling from the peanut gallery......
"The salvation doctrine of the Catholic church is not Biblical, but a "works" salvation; in addition they teach that there is a purgatory (temporary hell) out of which one may be prayed if relatives pay for priestly prayers. They trust in infant sprinkling baptism, communion, Mary, confession to the priest, etc, etc for entry into heaven, not trusting ONLY in the blood of Jesus and His completed work on the cross. Read Galatians. Study Roman Catholic salvation doctrine. Pray for the deceived in that church who think they are OK because the Pope says so, but are headed to hell. How can a major ministry like Kenneth Copeland Ministries be so deceived on this? Where is discernment of spirits?"
Bergolio is Charasmatic......that's enough to make me a SV....for I can no longer think without a doubt this Pope is Catholic. Because if he is, then the Catholic faith as I know it and my family of generations lived a life of piety were wrong and I cannot accept that.....Betrayal is not a strong enough word.
Nor should I be shocked either,because the forces against Christ will become brazen and openly denounce him as Bergolio and others join hands in doing so.