Or it could be to fulfill the prophecy of Fatima, as the "bishop in white" "In the portion of the Third Secret revealed by the Vatican in the year 2000, there is a vision of the Holy Father passing “through a big city half in ruins”, who is then “killed by a group of soldiers who fired bullets and arrows at him, and in the same way there died one after another the other Bishops, Priests, men and women Religious, and various lay people of different ranks and positions”. Earlier in the same vision, Sister Lucy also reports seeing one she identified as “a Bishop dressed in white”. Interestingly, she did not refer to the Bishop in white as the Holy Father, but only said “we had the impression that he was the Holy Father”. It is interesting to note that Pope St. Pius X had two visions that were similar to the Fatima Vision of Sister Lucy. In 1909, during an audience with members of the Franciscan Order, St. Pius X had a vision of a future pope fleeing Rome. He said: "What I have seen is terrifying! Will I be the one, or will it be a successor? What is certain is that the Pope will leave Rome and, in leaving the Vatican, he will have to pass over the dead bodies of his priests!" Just before he died Pope St. Pius X had another similar vision, in which he saw a future pope of the same name fleeing over the bodies of his brethren, before being killed himself. "I have seen one of my successors, of the same name who was fleeing over the bodies of his brethren. He will take refuge in some hiding place; but after a brief respite, he will die a cruel death”.
Interestingly, she did not refer to the Bishop in white as the Holy Father, but only said “we had the impression that he was the Holy Father”. Is this somewhat the same feeling as the faithful have today.....when perhaps this message is being fulfilled? Was it a prescient description of how perhaps people will be seeing this man at the top, at the time when the secret is to be fulfilled, who seems to even think of himself as still just a bishop rather than a pope in authority over the bishops?.....as, well, many today have, at the minimum, the "impression that he is the Holy Father" rather than any longer a firm belief, or at least having a few doubts about that and asking questions.
it is not so simple. there may be a defect in the resign, but this alone does not contaminate the conclave. the conclave in itself is valid.
...Erdogan says U.S. funding of Syrian YPG militia to impact Turkey's decisions ...Erdogan: “It is very clear that those who say ‘we will respond aggressively if you hit us’ have never experienced an Ottoman slap,”... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...o-impact-turkeys-decisions-idUSKBN1FX0XP?il=0 EU warns Turkey over 'threat' to Cyprus... https://euobserver.com/foreign/140954
'It was like an explosion': Western France shaken by 4.8 magnitude earthquake Residents in western France were given a fairly rude awakening at 4am on Monday morning when they were shaken from their sleep by an earthquake measuring 4.8 magnitude. The epicentre of the tremor, which didn't cause any injuries or fatalities, was reported to have been close to the town of Saint-Hilaire-de-Voust in the Vendée department of western France, which stands close to the department of Deux-Sèvres. ...............Western France is regularly hit by earthquakes, particularly Brittany but most are not powerful enough t be detected. Seismologist Eric Beucler, who is based in western France told France Info: "We have a earthquake every four days but no one feels it.The biggest took place in Oléron in September 1972, it was 4.9 to 5. "We have a big one every two years. This was so powerful that we couldn't miss it." Rémy Bossu, the head of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), says it's all because of the African plate. “In short, Brittany is one of the seismically active regions in metropolitan France,” Bossu told The Local. “All the seismicity in metropolitan France is linked to the push northward of the African plate. This push reactivates old faults in Brittany and in other parts of France (the Alps, the Pyrénees, the Massif Central, and the Rhenan rift).” He pointed out that over the last 50 years Brittany has been particularly hit by quakes compared to the rest of France (see map below). Bossu says that while there has been no history of very large quakes in Brittany, that doesn't mean it couldn't happen. “One cannot exclude the possibility of a huge earthquake in Brittany, but the thing is that nobody knows when it would strike - you just can't predict when they strike,” he said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180212/western-france-shaken-by-48-magnitude-earthquake-in-middle-of-night The earth is shaking more, the fault lines existing in the depths of the earth are shaken in sequence and My Children will suffer from earthquakes increasing in their intensity.
Earthquake news: Series of tremors shake Pacific plate as Ring of Fire activity returns STRONG tremors have struck near Guam, Japan and Alaska within the Pacific plate as fears of Ring of Fire activity return. The US island territory of Guam was struck by four earthquakes in the early hours of Tuesday as magnitude 5.7, 5.6, 5.4 and 4.9 quakes shook the region. Alaska was hit by more but weaker tremors, measuring at magnitudes of 4.2, 4.0, 3.9, 3.6, 3.5 and 3.3 while a 4.5 magnitude quake shook Japan. The earthquake activity returns after a magnitude six quakes struck 10km deep off the Northern Mariana Islands. No immediate tsunami warning was triggered. The Northern Mariana Islands have a population of 55,023 while Guam had 162,742 people living on the island in 2016. Territories on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates meet, see frequent seismic and volcanic activity. MORE: https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...g-of-fire-erupt-shake-quake-guam-alaska-japan
But then.....we still have around another 300,000 years to go!! Yellowstone ERUPTION: Supervolcano under 'STRAIN’ - experts find magma chamber pressure YELLOWSTONE is “under strain” according to a group of seismologists who are monitoring the potentially catastrophic volcano, prompting fears an eruption is imminent. A process known as deformation, where subsurface rocks subtly change shapes, is occurring beneath the surface of Yellowstone which alerts experts. Researchers state deformation occurs when there is a change in the amount of pressure in the magma chamber and experts are keeping an eye on the development. Seismologists from UNAVCO, a nonprofit university-governed consortium, are using “Global Positioning System, borehole tiltmeters, and borehole strainmeters” to measure minute changes in deformation at Yellowstone. In an article for the Billings Gazette, David Mencin and Glen Mattioli, geodesists with UNAVCO, say “the strain signal is larger than would be expected if the crust under Yellowstone were completely solid”. This would suggest lava is flowing, allowing pressure to build in the chamber. The duo said: “These independent observations agree with other instruments at Yellowstone, like seismometers, that indicate a zone of semi-molten rock starting about three miles beneath the surface. “We say semi-molten because the entire zone contains only between five and 15 percent liquid rock that occupies small pockets of space between solid rock.” However, they add “these findings are no cause for alarm”, and these measurements are consistent for a volcano which has been building up for close to a million years. The Yellowstone Caldera supervolcano last erupted 700,000 years ago but experts say it should blow every one million years or so. If the Wyoming volcano were to erupt an estimated 87,000 people would be killed immediately and two-thirds of the USA would immediately be made uninhabitable. The large spew of ash into the atmosphere would block out sunlight and directly affect life beneath it creating a “nuclear winter”. ...... If the volcano explodes, a climate shift would ensue as the volcano would spew massive amounts of sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere, which can form a sulphur aerosol that reflects and absorbs sunlight. https://www.express.co.uk/news/scie...no-Supervolcano-STRAIN-magma-chamber-pressure
Things heating up? A US jet destroyed a Russian T-72 battle tank in 'self defense' in Syria A US jet operating in Syria destroyed a Russian-made T-72 battle tank near Al Tabiyeh, Syria, on Saturday. The tank was destroyed one week after Russian forces reportedly fired on a position with US troops and their Syrian allies, the Syrian Democratic Forces. No US or SDF forces have been killed in any of the attacks, the Pentagon told Business Insider. http://www.businessinsider.com/a-us...ank-in-self-defense-in-syria-2018-2?r=UK&IR=T =========================================================================== U.S. Strikes Killed Scores of Russia Fighters in Syria, Sources Say U.S. forces killed scores of Russian mercenaries in Syria last week in what may be the deadliest clash between citizens of the former foes since the Cold War, according to one U.S. official and three Russians familiar with the matter. More than 200 contract soldiers, mostly Russians fighting on behalf of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, died in a failed attack on a base held by U.S. and mainly Kurdish forces in the oil-rich Deir Ezzor region, two of the Russians said. The U.S. official put the death toll at about 100, with 200 to 300 injured. ............“This is a big scandal and a reason for an acute international crisis,” said Vladimir Frolov, a former Russian diplomat and lawmaker who’s now an independent political analyst. “But Russia will pretend nothing happened.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...d-to-kill-scores-of-russian-fighters-in-syria ============================================================================== Damascus warns Israel of "more surprises" in Syria DAMASCUS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Syrian government said on Tuesday that Israel would face "more surprises" in future attacks on Syria's territory, after Syrian air defences shot down an Israeli F-16 jet. Syrian anti-aircraft fire downed the F-16 as it returned from a bombing raid on Iran-backed positions in Syria early on Saturday. Both Iran and Russia are supporting President Bashar al-Assad in Syria's near seven-year civil war. "Have full confidence the aggressor will be greatly surprised because it thought this war - this war of attrition Syria has been exposed to for years - had made it incapable of confronting attacks," assistant foreign minister Ayman Sussan said. "God willing they will see more surprises whenever they try to attack Syria," Sussan said during a Damascus news conference. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israeli forces would press ahead with Syria operations despite their loss of the advanced warplane, the first it has lost to enemy fire in 36 years. http://news.trust.org/item/20180213110906-1z9jp ================================================================================ (what Obama enabled) Iran Unveils New Homemade Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missiles Amid Massive War Celebrations As Tehran cracks down of protesters, military rolls out nuclear technology An Iranian medium range missile Zelzal passes by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during the annual military parade / Getty Images Iran unveiled a series of new homemade nuclear-capable ballistic missiles during military parades held over the weekend, a move that experts view as a bid to bolster the hardline ruling regime as dissidents continue efforts to stir protest. On the heels of an encounter between an Iranian drone and Israeli forces, Iranian leaders showcased their ballistic missile capabilities, which includes a nuclear-capable medium-range missile that appears to share similarities with North Korean technology, according to experts. The nuclear-capable missile can strike Israel even when fired from Iranian territory, raising concerns about an impending conflict between Tehran and the Jewish state that could further inflame the region. ........... As Iranian dissidents continue to protest over the country's ailing economy, the ruling regime continues to invest millions of dollars it received as part of the landmark nuclear deal with the United States on its military technology, specifically ballistic missiles, which are subject to a ban under international statutes. However, Iran has not only continued this work but also invested heavily in it since receiving the cash windfalls from the nuclear deal. Conservative estimates from open sources indicate the Iranian regime has spent at least $16 billion in recent years on its military buildup and rogue operations in Syria, as well as other countries. http://freebeacon.com/national-secu...istic-missiles-amid-massive-war-celebrations/
Israel Police Recommend Charging Prime Minister Netanyahu With Bribery in Two Cases 'Case 1000' alleges Netanyahu received lavish gifts from wealthy businessmen in return for political favors; 'Case 2000' alleges a tit-for-tat with publisher of Israeli daily 2/13/2018 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news...ions-in-netanyahu-corruption-probes-1.5812016 Netanyahu replies to police bribery recommendations: I will continue to lead, all my life I've worked for Israel New evidence reveals: Favorable coverage for the Netanyahus, huge benefits for media tycoon Adelson refuses to back Netanyahu as PM faces possible police call for indictment With a knowing smile, Israel's police chief promises a surprise in the Netanyahu probes >> The one obsession that brought about Netanyahu's downfall >> Bibi bombshell explained: Your guide to the Netanyahu cases << >> Scoundrel or statesman? Netanyahu's Two-front War Against Iran and Israeli Police | Analysis
This link is a good overview. http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2013/04/gods-warning-for-humanity-has-been.html I find this rather noteworthy and striking: It is from the same link. Anonymous said... Purportedly, if Medugorje is true, Maria Esperanza said to Michael Brown that the secrets of Medugorje will play out before 2020. I know we must be careful about dates but Maria Esperanza's track record is extraordinary. But even she could be wrong. But on spiritdaily.com there has been a lot of buzz about 2017 for the past few years. Pope Benedict said on the way to Fatima in 2010 that we would be mistaken to think that the prophecies of Fatima are totally fulfilled. Plus he was praying for the triumph of the immaculate heart to occur by 2017. And the Medugorje visionaries say the dates for the secrets have not changed. APRIL 18, 2013 AT 11:58 AM
Things are already 'hot' for these poor people... Over 50 Palestinians died in 2017 awaiting Israeli medical permits: WHO 13 Feb 2018 AFP / MAHMUD HAMSPalestinian children suffering from cancer receive treatment at a hospital in Gaza City on February 13, 2018 More than 50 Palestinians died waiting for Israeli visas to travel for medical treatment last year, with only around half of all applications granted, new figures showed Tuesday. A total of 54 Palestinians died awaiting permits in 2017, the World Health Organization said, in what rights activists called an overly bureaucratic system which deprives Palestinians of their right to healthcare. The WHO said it did not have a directly comparable figure for 2016, but Al Mezan Center for Human Rights said it had recorded only a couple per annum in previous years. Israel argues rigorous checks are necessary for security reasons for those coming from the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian enclave ruled by its Islamist enemy Hamas. Gazans require Israeli permits to leave the enclave and travel to Jerusalem or the West Bank for treatment which the Palestinian Authority, the internationally recognised Palestinian government, pays for. AFP / MAHMUD HAMSA Palestinian woman suffering from cancer receives treatment at a hospital in Gaza City on February 13, 2018 High-quality medical care for conditions such as cancer is not possible in Gaza, largely due to a shortage of facilities and Israel's restrictions on imports of key medical technology it argues could be seized by Hamas for military purposes. Of more than 25,000 applications to travel for treatment in 2017, only 54 percent were granted in time for their appointments. This was down from 62 percent the year before and 92 percent as recently as 2012, the WHO said. "There is a worrying decline in the approval rate for patients to exit Gaza, with 2017 the lowest rate since WHO began monitoring this in 2008," said Gerald Rockenschaub, head of WHO offices in the Palestinian territories. In a joint statement Tuesday, Al Mezan, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Medical Aid for Palestinians and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel called on Israel to ease restrictions. Omar Shakir, Israel-Palestine head for HRW, said they had seen "wider and wider" use of security justification to reject or delay permits for Palestinians. "It is not based on security but based on a political strategy to isolate Hamas that uses the people of Gaza as collateral in that calculus," he told AFP. - No answer - Five-year-old Aya Abu Mutlaq, from Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, was born with severe brain deficiencies. Her parents say she died after three appointments in an east Jerusalem hospital were missed. "We repeated the same process three times, but her condition deteriorated and she died 10 days after the date of the (final) appointment," her father Ghaleb told AFP. Israel has fought three wars with Hamas since 2008. Last year a cancer patient was caught smuggling explosives for Hamas through the Erez crossing, allegedly after being duped into taking a container. "Hamas operates every day to take advantage of the civilian measures that the state of Israel promotes," said a statement from COGAT, the Israeli defence ministry body responsible for coordination of such permits. But rights groups argue the knock-on effect is collective punishment of two million people effectively trapped in Gaza. The border with Egypt has also largely been sealed in recent years. Faten Ahmed, a 25-year-old mother of two, died of brain cancer in August 2017. She had once been given a permit to travel to east Jerusalem for treatment but then returned to Gaza as agreed. She applied for a new permit to continue treatment but did not hear back in time for her appointment and eventually died, her mother-in-law Nima told AFP. "We submitted three new requests to cross ... and return to hospital and complete her series of treatments, but we didn't get any response."
jackzokay, The situation is very bad there. I thought that I had posted an article related to this a few days ago but I realize now that I am mistaken. These people are being used by both sides and they are currently running out of power, so their hospitals will be shutting down if this continues. It is not only difficult to get out to get help but the little help they get where they are will be gone soon if something is not done about this. I am not sure that I agree with the title of the following article but it is still a good read imho, it consists of two short letters to the editor about another article and it gives a glimpse of this problem that we know has gone on for quite some time now with no apparent end in sight. I also included a link to the original article following this first one. The last article that I am posting here is similar to the one that I thought I had posted a few days ago. It touches on the protests that are occurring in relation to this situation, The Palestinians bear sole responsibility for the suffering in Gaza 2/13/2018 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-ol-le-gaza-suffering-palestinians-20180214-story.html A view of Gaza City on Feb. 13 is shown. (Mohammed Abed / AFP/Getty Images) To the editor: That conditions in the Gaza Strip have devolved into a critical state over the last 10 years is hardly surprising. ("Life in the Gaza Strip — a cauldron of deficit, despair and desperation," Feb. 8) Israel unilaterally withdrew from Gaza in 2005, leaving behind a thriving greenhouse industry that exported flowers and bulbs all over the world. The Gazans looted and destroyed the facilities. After persistent rocket attacks and the election of Hamas, Israel closed its border with Gaza in 2007. How ironic that Hamas, in its desire to destroy the Jewish State, has in fact managed to destroy the quality of life of its own people. They fired rockets from schools and hospitals, endangering civilian lives. The Palestinian Authority, in its power struggle with Hamas, compounded the humanitarian crisis by cutting the funds that supply the Gaza Strip with power. Only Israel has the good grace to still allow supply trucks with food and other necessities to cross the border. One can only wonder how different Gaza would have looked had all the foreign aid and expertise at its disposal been channeled into infrastructure, education and industry. Pauline Regev, Santa Monica .. To the editor: The suffering of the people of Gaza is possible because of the successful campaign to utterly dehumanize Palestinians. The siege has accomplished nothing other than to collectively punish nearly 2 million people for crimes they did not commit. The subhuman living conditions are especially tragic given that the Gazans are highly resourceful and capable of meeting their own needs, having accomplished a high level of education and professionalism in the past. Many members of my father's family still reside there, relying on their deep faith in God to help see them through to the next day. But that may not be enough as social norms crumble without any glimpse of a reprieve. Israel holds all of the cards; the rift between the so-called governing bodies of Palestine is a mere smoke-screen. With the political will to end the siege and restore a functional economy, the future could be bright. But no one has the courage to take that step or to hold those responsible to account. Laila Al-Marayati, Shadow Hills -------- Life in the Gaza Strip — a cauldron of deficit, despair and desperation 2/8/2018 Ann M. Simmons Feb 08, 2018 | 3:20 PM http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-global-gaza-humanitarian-situation-20180206-story.html ------------- Scholars rally for Gaza hospitals amid power crisis 2/11/2018 http://www.worldbulletin.net/schola...rs-rally-for-gaza-hospitals-amid-power-crisis The Israel-blockaded Gaza Strip has struggled with severe electricity shortages since 2006 World Bulletin / News Desk Dozens of Palestinian Muslim scholars staged a rally in the Gaza Strip on Sunday to protest an acute power crisis taking a heavy toll on hospitals in the Palestinian territory. Protesters, who gathered outside a hospital in eastern Gaza City, called for rallying efforts to prevent the collapse of Gaza’s health sector. “The closure of hospitals requires the world to stand by the Palestinian people,” Nasim Yasin, deputy leader of the Palestinian Scholars League, which organized the rally, said. He called on the Palestinian government “to shoulder its responsibility and reopen hospitals and provide them with electricity and medical supplies”. Yasin went on to appeal to the World Health Organization (WHO) and human rights groups to “stand by the Gaza Strip”. Home to nearly two million people, the Israel-blockaded Gaza Strip has struggled with severe electricity shortages since 2006. The crisis has already forced several hospitals and medical centers to suspend services to patients in recent days. Last week, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that an acute energy crisis in the Gaza Strip is pushing the blocked Palestinian territory to the verge of disaster. Although the Gaza Strip requires an estimated 600 megawatts of electricity, it currently receives only 120 megawatts from Israel and another 32 megawatts from Egypt. Gaza's sole functioning power plant, meanwhile, is only able to generate 60 megawatts of electricity, according to the Palestinian Energy Authority.
Christian parents lose custody of daughter after refusing to support her ‘transition’ to male COLUMBUS, Ohio, February 14, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – Ohio government authorities forced parents to give up legal custody of their daughter after the mother and father said they opposed the girl’s decision to identify as a ‘boy’ and transition to being 'male.' The Hamilton County Job and Family Services took legal custody of the teenage girl, 17, who, according to court records, suffers from gender dysphoria. The teen is currently living with her maternal grandparents. The girl’s name and the names of her parents are under court seal. The minor was diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and gender dysphoria after being hospitalized in 2016. Doctors decided that because she wants to identify as a male, she should be given testosterone and sex “change” drugs. But the girl’s parents objected, arguing that they did not think that such "treatment" was in their daughter’s best interest. A juvenile court judge will determine if parental rights for the minor should be entirely stripped. At stake are parental rights and who will make medical decisions as the legal guardian for the youngster. A decision is expected by Friday. Pro-transgender doctors pressured the court in closing arguments, saying a ruling must come quickly, claiming that the girl needed opposite-sex hormones or else she may kill herself. Medical witnesses said that the parents’ rejection of their daughter’s decision to identify as a male has made her suicidal. They termed the girl’s circumstances a life-or-death situation. The court heard arguments that the girl’s pro-transgender grandparents should take over custody. “We think the grandparents are the ones who have an open mind” regarding sex change hormones, while “the parents have clearly indicated that they’re not open to it,” the court-appointed guardian for the girl argued. The parents testified that they only desire what is best for their daughter. Their attorney Karen Brinkman summarized their view of the case: “If the maternal grandparents were to be given custody, it would simply be a way for the child to circumvent the necessity of parents’ consent,” Brinkman told the court. Brinkman reasoned that the girl’s medically-affirmed depression, anxiety, and dysphoria indicate that she is in no position to make decisions which would result in permanent physiological changes. “It does not appear that this child is even close to being able to make such a life-altering decision at this time,” Brinkman observed. The girl’s and the grandparents’ lawyers both listed additional complaints about alleged parental mistreatment. The former claimed the parents’ sending their daughter to Catholic school where the dress code requires female clothing “caused additional trauma and anxiety” increasing her “suicidal ideation.” The later said answering to her real (female) name or even hearing it, or just seeing it on documents “has become a very big trigger” which “caused trauma.” Like the pro-transgender doctors, the grandparents urged immediate action to avoid the girl committing suicide. “What we want to do ... is plan for a high school graduation,” their lawyer told the court. “We don’t want to be planning for a funeral.” Pro-transgender Hamilton County Prosecutor Donald Clancy argued that the parents are religiously motivated. He said the father commented that “any kind of transition at all would go against his core beliefs.” The complaint alleges that the father told his daughter to kill herself because she was “going to hell anyway” for rejecting her female biology. It also accuses the parents of removing their daughter from transgender therapy and seeking “Christian” counseling for her. The complaint claims the counseling simply consisted of the girl sitting for six hours listening to the Bible. The parents' attorney denied the prosecution’s allegations. Brinkman affirmed that the parents “have done their due diligence contacting medical professionals, collecting thousands of hours of research and relying on … their observation of their own child … that led them to the conclusion that (a sex change hormone injection) is not in their child’s best interest.” The parents believe opposite-sex hormones “would do more harm than good,” Brinkman said.
I know very little of the Venerable Fulton Sheen. Here is are some of his thoughts on the anti-Christ: Mgr. Fulton J. Sheen Communism and the Conscience of the West (1948) “[Satan] will set up a counterchurch which will be the ape of the [Catholic] Church. . . . It will have all the notes and characteristics of the Church, but in reverse and emptied of its divine content.” The Antichrist will not be so called; otherwise he would have no followers. He will not wear red tights, nor vomit sulphur, nor carry a trident nor wave an arrowed tail as Mephistopheles in Faust. This masquerade has helped the Devil convince men that he does not exist. When no man recognizes, the more power he exercises. God has defined Himself as “I am Who am,” and the Devil as “I am who am not.” Nowhere in Sacred Scripture do we find warrant for the popular myth of the Devil as a buffoon who is dressed like the first “red.” Rather is he described as an angel fallen from heaven, as “the Prince of this world,” whose business it is to tell us that there is no other world. His logic is simple: if there is no heaven there is no hell; if there is no hell, then there is no sin; if there is no sin, then there is no judge, and if there is no judgment then evil is good and good is evil. But above all these descriptions, Our Lord tells us that he will be so much like Himself that he would deceive even the elect — and certainly no devil ever seen in picture books could deceive even the elect. How will he come in this new age to win followers to his religion? The pre-Communist Russian belief is that he will come disguised as the Great Humanitarian; he will talk peace, prosperity and plenty not as means to lead us to God, but as ends in themselves. . . . . . . The third temptation in which Satan asked Christ to adore him and all the kingdoms of the world would be His, will become the temptation to have a new religion without a Cross, a liturgy without a world to come, a religion to destroy a religion, or a politics which is a religion — one that renders unto Caesar even the things that are God’s. In the midst of all his seeming love for humanity and his glib talk of freedom and equality, he will have one great secret which he will tell to no one: he will not believe in God. Because his religion will be brotherhood without the fatherhood of God, he will deceive even the elect. He will set up a counterchurch which will be the ape of the Church, because he, the Devil, is the ape of God. It will have all the notes and characteristics of the Church, but in reverse and emptied of its divine content. It will be a mystical body of the Antichrist that will in all externals resemble the mystical body of Christ. . . . . . . But the twentieth century will join the counterchurch because it claims to be infallible when its visible head speaks ex cathedra from Moscow on the subject of economics and politics, and as chief shepherd of world communism. Source: Fulton J. Sheen, Communism and the Conscience of the West (Bobbs-Merril Company, Indianapolis, 1948), pp. 22-25.
Florida high school suspect Nikolas Cruz claimed to hear voices in his head, report says ......Nikolas Cruz, who confessed to being the gunman in Wednesday's deadly Florida school shooting, according to his arrest affidavit, claimed to authorities that voices in his head told him how to carry out the ambush that left at least 17 people dead, ABC Newsreported. Law enforcement sources referred to the alleged voices as "demons," according to the outlet, and said Cruz, 19, claimed that they told him what he needed to do to launch the deadly assault. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/1...d-to-hear-voices-in-his-head-report-says.html
They're trying to do to "Bibi" what they continue to try with Trump.....as Mark Taylor has also prophesied. Apparently not working either: Support For Netanyahu On the Rise After Police Allegations, Polls Show TEL AVIV – In an ironic twist, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s popularity is actually on the rise since the police recommended he be indicted Tuesday, with polls showing that his Likud party would gain an additional seat if elections were to be held now. In addition, about half of all Israelis want the prime minister to leave his position, down 10% from December when 60% of those polled said he should step down if police recommend charges. http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/...the-rise-after-police-allegations-polls-show/
I am continuing to pray for the lives we lost as the result of the shooting on Tuesday and for their families. It is so sad. The victims of the Douglas High mass shooting 2/15/18 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article200220844.html
This "Kid" was very troubled and it was NO Secret. Political Correctness helped kill those 17 children and the Left Liberal "Bleeding Heart" Policies that have hobbled/hampered Police, Schools and States from protecting their citizens/charges. It's also been reported that the Perp was on/off all kinds of drugs. He was also adopted and one can't help but wonder if his father/mother were drug addicts. I hate to believe that there is something to the term Demon Seed but .......... "Deputies called to suspected shooter’s home 39 times over seven years" https://nypost.com/2018/02/16/deputies-called-to-suspected-shooters-home-39-times-over-seven-years/ .... and the very same Usual Suspects will NOT discuss their disastrous policies that have been foisted upon us but are screaming Gun-Control! As Tucker Carlson points out below, It's really People Control! Does anyone here NOT doubt that "That Day" is near when Traditional Pro-Life/Family Christians will be deemed Mentally Deranged? As has been VP Pence just this last week! History is replete with examples of Evil People doing their Evil Business unhampered by a disarmed Citizenry. The USA Founders knew "That Day" would come and thus the Bill of Rights in order for US to, at least, have a fighting chance. http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/02/15/tucker-carlson-call-gun-control-not-people-control/ GOD SAVE ALL HERE ..... especially our Children!!
Magnitude-7.2 earthquake slams south, central Mexico MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful magnitude-7.2 earthquake shook south and central Mexico Friday, causing people to flee swaying buildings and office towers in the country's capital, where residents were still jittery after a deadly quake five months ago. Crowds of people gathered on Mexico City's central Reforma Avenue as well as on streets in Oaxaca state's capital, nearer the quake's epicenter, which was in a rural area close to Mexico's Pacific coast and the border with Guerrero state. ....... The U.S. Geological Survey originally put the magnitude of Friday's quake at 7.5 but later lowered it to 7.2. It said the epicenter was 33 miles (53 kilometers) northeast of Pinotepa in southern Oaxaca state. It had a depth of 15 miles (24 kilometers). ...... About an hour after the quake, a magnitude 5.8 aftershock also centered in Oaxaca caused tall buildings in Mexico City to briefly sway again. https://www.yahoo.com/news/magnitude-7-5-earthquake-slams-south-central-mexico-235802537.html
Did Venerable Fulton Sheen get everything right except the country? Here's a video uploaded to YouTube last year by the Jesuit magazine "America". Almost all of it shows the Patriotic Catholic Church which was set up by the Communist government in China, a detail I didn't notice until I read some of the comments beneath the video.
