Firstly, apologies on the font/formatting comment. I did not know it was caused by a physical malady.
Of course. No worries. I'm sorry my formatting is such an eye-sore!
Secondly, yes, Russia is clearly the Katechon (or do you think it is Francis?). and that term refers not to protecting us from Antichrist, but to holding back his advent.
Are my only choices Russia or Francis?
A heretical sect or a heretical anti-pope?
That's a false dichotomy.
Are you implying there is no longer a Catholic Church?
What makes you think that Russia is CLEARLY the Katechon?
Catholics are not allowed to worship freely
and only one percent of the country attend Russian Orthodox services.
Putin believes that Christianity and Communism are the same thing
that Freemason ideals come from the Bible
and Lenin's body is just like Christian relics,
but Patriarch Kirill has made him the country's "chief exorcist".
Patriarch Kirill is a billionaire from cigarette imports
who said that human rights are a new heresy!
And both Kirill and Putin are KGB agents.
(I'll post evidence for these statements in a following post.)
English Wikipedia has an article on:katechon
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κατέχον (katékhon, “that which withholds”) or Ancient Greek κατέχων (katékhōn, “the one who withholds”).
(theology) Someone or something (of disputed identity) whose removal is necessary before the Antichrist can be fully manifested, according to 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7 in the Bible.
Russia is the Katechon?
A heretical sect has to be removed before the Antichrist can be fully manifested?
Or if you prefer, a heretical sect is delaying his advent?
Isn't that a blasphemous and heretical thing to say?
Wouldn't that have to be the Catholic Church instead?
Is the Catholic Church not the one true Church?
Are you or Vigano saying it isn't?
Thirdly, you said, "In her Fatima message, Our Lady said that Russia would convert to the Catholic Church. Archbishop Viganò seems to think the opposite, that the West and the Catholic Church herself will convert to the Third Rome, in other words, to schism and heresy." My comment to this was that:
A) The two things you contrast are not opposites, and
B) Pretending Msgr. Vigano opposed Fatima (a ridiculous claim), it would be neither blasphemy, heresy, or apostasy to reject a private revelation.
Yes, the statements about the Fatima message are part of the excerpt from the article in prelude to Vigano's quote. Those are the author's views.
My question about blasphemy, heresy and apostasy was referring to Vigano's statements that
1. Moscow is the Third Rome
2. Is the Katechon to the Antichrist.
I tried to make that clarification in my response to you.
Do you have an answer to my questions?
1. Does the Catholic Church recognize Moscow as the Third Rome?2. Can a Catholic prelate recognize Moscow as the Third Rome?
3. Isn't it heresy, blasphemy, or apostasy to say such a thing?4. And saying a heretical sect is the Katechon...isn't that heresy, blasphemy or apostasy?