Fr Shannon Collins has a new homily on sensus fidellium. As always he is faithfully Catholic to the bone. He does not mince words about what the Church is going through but he is very clear on the question of PF. The clearest statement on the validity of his election I have heard. And he cites history in showing what a Pope in real heresy sounds like--going back to Pope Celestine III who made amorous laetitia sound like a Sundsy school lesson. I will try to find the title. It is worth listening to. These are such confusing times. We are being battered by the high winds of evil from every side.
Mark, Pope Francis could be an anti-pope but we do not have the authority to claim that he is such. We also do not have the authority to claim that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is still the pope either, ie #1042. Doing either of these things is very dangerous and I urge anyone here who continues to do so should seize doing so immediately. I also agree with HH and Fatima that Pope Francis not the False Prophet or the Anti-Christ. I don't believe that it makes sense that he is either of these because that would mean that we are very, very close to the end. I believe in the period of peace that Our Lady of Fatima spoke of and I also believe that there will be a great monarch and a holy pope which many seers have spoken of, so many things need to occur before the very, very end. The period of peace promised by Our Lady of Fatima is not the new heaven and new earth. Why would she refer to it as a period of peace when the new heaven and new earth will be for all eternity, for starters. Padraig, I think that this act of paganism could be fulfilling scripture. I keep reading Revelation 11 over and over again and I know that many people believe that the holy city spoken of is Jerusalem but could it not be the Vatican City? In addition, the book of Revelation, speaks of the New Jerusalem in several other chapters/verses. Also, I don't believe that the Church has provided any confirmation to the interpretation of this scripture, please correct me if I am wrong. I still have to watch Taylor Marshall's video that you posted awhile ago which explains this scripture but the scripture refers to this holy city as "the great city, which is called spiritually, Sodom and Egypt" and I can't help but think of all of the sexual scandals in the Church in regard to Sodom including at the Vatican itself and the recent Pachama idol worship reminds me of Egypt. I am not at all certain about this but I believe that it is a possibility since we also have numerous prophecies which speak of a partial destruction of Rome and this scripture also states this will to occur to the holy city referenced. I did watch Taylor Marshall's video which discusses Revelation 12 and imho he brushes over the fact that 1260 days (which relates directly to Rev 11) appears to come before the very, very end in Rev 12 but TM states that it is out of order. I simply don't agree with that at all. Revelation 11:8, "And their bodies [the two witnesses] shall lie in the streets of the great city, which is called spiritually, Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord also was crucified.", also refers to the great city were Our Lord was crucified but is He not being crucified in another sense currently by the hierarchy in Rome themselves? Well anyway, I don't expect many people here to agree with me on my interpretation of Rev 11 and Rev 12 but my interpretation does explain why the pagan idol worship occurred in Rome and in the Vatican itself. I am not truly caught up on all of the bad popes from the past but from my limited understanding they were evil guys personally which is horrible. Were these bad popes of the past leading others to hell with unorthodox teachings or by their example alone? I mean do you believe that there is a distinct difference between what Pope Francis is doing in comparison to the bad popes of the past? Your post here simply reminded me of this question that has been lingering with me since yesterday. Thank you as always for your insight. Ann, This is a very good video and the good priest does speak of bad popes from the past but I must watch it again because I didn't come away with the same thing that you have stated about AL. I still have a lot of reading to do about the bad popes of the past but were they putting forth unorthodox teachings the way that Pope Francis is, I am referring to those that were not deemed to be an anti-popes at a later date? Thank you for you insight on this also.
Carol I think it is valid to think of Jerusalem as the Church and the Church in Rome specifically. The introduction of idols on the heels of sodomic scandals seems to reinforce this. Notice how quickly another desecration followed in the Cathedral in Vienna. Meanwhile a mob defiled the Blessed Sacrament in a church in Chile. Not to mention the recent horror in Houston. Something is afoot. Perhaps we should all reread revelation 11 and 12.
Ann, If you or anyone else reading this rereads Revelation 11 and 12, read it with what I have stated in mind and also consider the likelihood that the Holy Spirit would probably not have wanted to directly point the finger at the Vatican City. I believe that this would have created much upset and probably even more persecution against all Catholics. Iow, if the holy city referenced in Revelation 11 is, in fact, the Vatican City I believe that scripture would have to been written in a way that is not that easy to decipher, as it appears to have been. I also think, as you appear to be stating here, that the meaning of these scriptures will only be fully understood as they are coming to fruition. I did listen to Taylor Marshall's video on Revelation 11, it was ok. I am also listening to Father Dave Nix's video which member Immaculata posted on this thread. The video is a bit shocking imo, it is worse than I thought. If anyone here has not listened to it yet I suggest that you do especially in light of what I have stated here about Revelation 11. Here it is again - PS - At times I think about the fact that I posted the following on October 7th before this pagan idol scandal fully broke #14077 , definitely before these idols were thrown in the Tiber. It almost scares me a little bit.
I think what I was trying to say is the Roman Catholic Church is the new Jerusalem. This how it has been perceived by the Church fathers.(I'm willing to be corrected but I am pretty sure pre-Vatican II that was the understanding) our Lady at LaSalette and in Quito Ecuador made reference and warning as to the corruption in Rome so what we are seeing now is right in line with her warnings. There have been terrible scandals in the past --pretty ghastly actually--and the Arian heresy infected all the bishops but 4. I believe Pope Liberius was sympathetic to the heresy. Those who opposed it were very roughly treated. There really is nothing new under the sun. Revelation is many things at once. A kind of revolving type of what has happened and what will happen. We are in a time of terrible turmoil and it may well be the "time of times." It has to play out. None of us truly knows how God will proceed but I think we know we are in the midst of chastisement. Just my thoughts.
I think Pope Francis is in a place quit apart from any other Pope. Other popes have been truly evil it is true. But no Pope in history has gone down the path Pope Francis has. We have turned a new page.
It’s sad...the world is turning dark. We should not be scared or worried. There’s a reason God has chosen us for this time and place. The unborn are crying for justice in heaven. And perfect justice means something has to happen. I watch all the music award shows and halftime shows for major events...and they have all turned dark. If you really analyze it...it is quite sad how far darkness has come. It’s almost to the point they are not hiding it. But evil cannot hide forever. And if you protect evil...you are evil. The Bishops in the west have either sold their souls or have no belief in the spiritual. It is a disturbing reality. It’s time for the church to go back to saving souls. Everything else is nonsense. Brother al
Let's be clear in what the prophets of our time have revealed. Pope Francis is key to the confusion and ambiguity that must come before the Church erodes from within bringing about the Man of Sin and the False Prophet. With the clarity of the previous two popes, we could not have entered into the diabolical disorientation our Lady of Fatima spoke to. Pope Francis was/is necessary in order for the purification and cleaning to begin in the House of God. The hidden and protected secrets of the Freemasons within the walls of the Vatican could/would not have been unmasked with Benedict at the helm. With Francis, the the spirit of Masonry was unmasked. Father James Martin is just one example of this. We are now seeing Masonry in full view, what was hidden for at least 100 years or when Pope Leo was given the vision of Satan bragging to God he could destroy his church with enough time, enough power. The book of Revelations is being opened and exposed in real time, our time, for full view. With no disrespect meant, the devil needed his useful idiots to advance his plan. Today we see this in full display. The prophets are speaking as the evil is having its day. Few within the church have a clue what is transpiring. Most have stopped going to church and the feel good theology is having its day. Once Catholic countries are falling like domino's to the evil being sowed. Happy clappy Catholics are making the church into a social justice hall and have all but thrown out the 'rigid' teachings of the past. None of this could have taken place without Pope Francis at the helm. Its all providential. Heresy and apostasy of faith could not take place without confusion, or as our Lady of Fatima coined it, "diabolical disorientation". Don't think for a minute that the Man of Sin is not embedded and working within Freemasonry as we speak. Its all unfolding in real time, our time. It's only just begun, but we know who wins in the end.
I might send him a Christmas Card as a thank you then. Oh sorry Xmas Card, I don't want to offend the poor man. with the retro Christ stuff. I am only a poor old fogey and keeping up with the Revolutionary Paradigm shift is quite a struggle.
AED, The idea of the Church as the New Jerusalem is still deeply embedded in the Sacred Liturgy of the Hours. One cannot escape it; it's found in every one of the four weekly cycles. For instance this is the first week in Advent and one prays on this Saturday eve the following antiphon addressed to the Church: New city of Zion, let your heart sing for joy; see how humbly your King comes to save you! Of course, in the Scriptures it is none other than St. Peter who addressed the Church similarly in no uncertain terms. Notice how he describes his Gentile believers in v.1-2, Chapter 1: 1Peter:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers dispersed through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect, 2 According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, unto the sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you and peace be multiplied. Also in Chapter 2, he again describes them using Jewish terminology. Obviously, our first Pope thought of the Church as a New Jerusalem: 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were no people but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy. Of course this was written years after the realization sadly dawned on the Apostles that the Jews were not going to convert in mass. Perhaps Peter sensed this when he declared to the Sanhedrin in the Church's infancy: Acts 4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, "Rulers of the people and elders, 9 if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a cripple, by what means this man has been healed, 10 be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him this man is standing before you well. 11 This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, but which has become the head of the corner. 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
