This blog site is devoted to the defence of the Holy Roman Catholic Church, by exposing the false and invalid Second Vatican Council as a non-Catholic heretical Council. We have zeroed in on the one piece of arsenal which most of us have overlooked and failed to employ over these past 40 years since the Vatican II sect was installed in Rome. The one weapon that strikes more terror into the enemies of the Church is the Bulla of Pope Pius II, Execrabilis, which he issued on February 15th, 1460.
A few days ago, Antipope Francis sent a message to the Chief Rabbi of Rome for the Feast of Passover.
This message constituted heresy and apostasy, because in it Antipope Francis endorsed the false religion of Judaism, and he encouraged the Jews to observe their rites.
The Church dogmatically teaches that observance of the Old Law is forbidden under pain of mortal sin and the loss of salvation, and that Judaism is a false religion from which people must be converted to be saved.
Antipope Francis' message denies those truths and the necessity of Christ, Himself.
While many, who called themselves "conservative," would have a problem with Francis' message, some of them would argue that his message is merely "scandalous," not heretical.
They're quite wrong!
Antipope Francis
Antipope Francis' message is a denial of Christ and the Catholic faith. It's interesting to consider just one aspect of why Antipope Francis' message is a denial of the Christian faith.
He wrote to the Chief Rabbi of Rome, "I take great pleasure in extending my warmest best wishes to you and Rome's entire Jewish community on the occasion of the Great Feast of Pesach. May the Almighty, who freed His people from slavery in Egypt to guide them to the Promised Land, continue to deliver you from all evil and to accompany you with His blessing."
Antipope Francis prays that God "continues to deliver the Jews from evil."
That means that they have already been delivered from evil. He is just praying that this continues to be the case. His statement is not merely scandalous, it is heresy, for he says this to, and concerning people who reject Jesus Christ.
In fact, it's a precise denial of the dogmatically defined truth of Colossians 1:12-15.
In Colossians 1:12-15, we read that it is in Jesus Christ that we are "delivered from the power of darkness."
Antipope Francis with novus ordo giant palm!
Notice how Antipope Francis uses similar language when he states that the Jews are delivered from evil, in other words, "from the power of darkness," but with precisely the opposite meaning. He says that the Jews have been delivered from evil or darkness, while the Christian religion teaches that it is only in Christ that people are delivered from evil and the power of darkness.
And this truth is not just contained in Colossians 1:12-15, this truth, that only in Christ are people delivered from evil and darkness, which the notorious heretic Antipope Francis rejects, was also dogmatically defined in the Council of Trent and in Vatican I.
Council of Trent defined in Session 6, Chapter 3, that unless they were born again in Christ, they never would be justified, and that, for this benefit, being born again in Christ, the Apostle exhorts us always to "give thanks to the Father who has made us worthy to be partakers of the lot of the saints in light" [Col. 1:12], "and has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love, in whom we have redemption and remission of sins [Col.1:13]."
In this decree, we read, one must be born again in Christ to be purified and delivered from the power of darkness.
That's a dogma which Francis' short statement completely denies
"Humble" Antipope Francis rides the bus - "hidden hand" sign?
Vatican I teaches the same truth. It declares that those who follow in a false religion, for example, the Jews, are not in the condition of those who, in entering the Church have received the light, and been delivered from the power of darkness, as Colossians 1:12 says.
Finally, Pope St. Celestine, in an epistle in 431, specifically mentions the Jews and Colossians 1.
He teaches that the Jews are in darkness. He prays that they would be delivered therefrom by entering the kingdom of the Son and he recites Col. 1:13.
Thus, we can see that three different Roman Pontiffs, repeating the infallible truth of the Christian faith, teach the dogma that only those in Christ are delivered from evil or the power of darkness, while Antipope Francis, who is certainly not one of their successors, teaches exactly the opposite, that Jews, who reject Christ have been delivered from the power of darkness.
Antipope Francis' statement is not merely sinful and scandalous, it is heresy and apostasy, and anyone who defends him as a Catholic in face of such facts, commits mortal sin, bears false witness, denies Christ and the Catholic faith."
As expected at Antipope Francis' installation 'Mass', no one who wanted 'communion' was refused. That means that Antipope Francis enabled many of the most notorious supporters of abortion and other evils in the world to receive 'communion.' This included, among many others, Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi.
Reports confirmed that both Biden and Pelosi received 'communion' at Francis' service. It was also remarkable to consider the comments of one commentator of the Vatican II sect with respect to this matter.
The woman, a devoted and deluded supporter of the antipopes, claimed that when Bergoglio was a "Bishop" he was opposed to pro-abortion figures receiving 'communion.' - Yeah, sure!
For that reason, she opined, as 'Pope' Francis, during his installation 'Mass,' he would not distribute 'communion' to the abortion supporters himself, but would instead, allow his 500 or so 'priests' to do it.
Installation 'Mass' of Antipope Francis
O.K. So, according to her, it's fine if the pro-abortionists receive receive 'communion' at Francis' service, even if it's from 'priests Francis himself has empowered to distribute communion, as long as the pro-abortionists don't receive it directly from Francis himself.
Consider the evil and stupidity involved in such a conclusion.
Of course, since he allowed them to receive 'communion,' and implemented a policy to refuse no one, their reception from the 'priests' is equivalent to having received it from his hand!
Pro-abortionists present at installation 'Mass'
There is no difference!
The Vatican II sect accepts abortion. The Vatican II sect is pro-abortion. Antipope Francis accepts those who are pro-abortion. That's a fact!
The self deception, justification for evil, and hatred of the truth, exhibited by the people who maintain a position similar to the woman I've just descibed, is remarkable, and that's why God, in His Justice has given these heretics, not only a completely non-Catholic, apostate Antipope, but a layman as their leader.
Antipope Francis also singled out Jews, heretics and pagans as part of his 'homily.' They also sat in an elevated, and distinguished position at his service. Moreover, Antipope Francis made sure to pray with the so-called 'Orthodox' Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew, a notorious heretic and schismatic, who rejects the Papacy and Vatican I.
'Orthodox' Patriarch of Constantinople
This heretical act by Antipope Francis, demonstrates without any doubt, that he considers the so-called 'Orthodox' to be in the Church of Christ, just as the previous antipopes did, and that position is blatantly heretical, of course.
Antipope Francis' homily was also completely meaningless and empty. It concerned how we should be 'protectors, loving, caring, and even not to be afraid to embrace tenderness.' He doesn't explain what any of that means. He also spoke about the destruction of death, while right in his audience, are people who support the most notorious, and destructive form of death, such as abortion.
Jewish Rabbis attend installation 'Mass'
He not only doesn't say anything against them, he not only honors them, and allows them to be present, but he enables them to receive 'communion.'
He also speaks about how we must help the poorest and the neediest, and the most helpless, while he says nothing at all about the evil of abortion, which destroys infants, who are naturally speaking, the most helpless and the neediest.
His 'homily' was nothing more than the completely empty, meaningless, and faithless message from a Novus Ordo layman, falsely posing as a cleric, someone who couldn't care less about the issues of faith, and whose message only consists of an amorphous, undefined recommendation to be good to your neighbor, and help the poor, which would be embraced by members of almost any religion.
Preparing table for the invalid Novus Ordo 'Mass'
There is much more on Antipope Francis, including how what we're seeing fits into the Apocalypse, which we will hopefully cover soon, but I wanted to offer some quick comments about his installation 'Mass.'
Francis I - A New Antipope For The Counter Church.
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White smoke from Sistine Chapel indicates 'election'
On Wednesday evening, around 7.05pm on the 13th March, 2013, the Vatican II sect elected their next antipope in the latest series of antipopes since 1958 - "Cardinal" Jorge Mario Bergoglio, of Argentina, emerged as "Pope" Francis I, to deliver his first speech as "Bishop" of Rome.
The following are some thoughts and comments from Most Holy Family Monastery (www.vaticancatholic.com) on the latest heretic to lead the Counter Church:
Antipope Francis - great news for true Catholics
Francis I - Antipope
MHFM: The Vatican II sect has made quite a selection in electing 'Cardinal' Jorge Mario Bergoglio as antipope. On many levels this is tremendous news for true Catholics and sedevacantists for it completely tears the mask off the Counter Church. This is the Vatican II sect unveiled: its faithlessness, indifferentism and filth presented for all to see, without even the crafty efforts at subterfuge ( and continuity with Tradition ) which were made by the previous antipopes ( the false Prophet and the Antichrist ).
It's a fitting end to ( and a fitting choice for ) the Counter Church in the last stage of the Great Apostasy.
Bergoglio is an unabashed supporter of interfaith activity, false ecumenism, etc. He is also liturgically revolutionary. He is a liberal, even by standards of the Vatican II sect. ( Ignore various media reports stating that he's conservative; they describe anyone who is not openly in favor of abortion, female 'priests' and gay 'marriage' as 'conservative.')
Antipope Francis 'blesses' crowd-waving hand!
According to the assessment of false traditionalists who are consumed with the Latin Masses under the authority of the Counter Church, Antipope Francis is a fierce enemy of the traditional Mass.
He is perhaps the biggest enemy of the traditional Mass among the 'Cardinals'. He is considered a nightmare choice for false traditionalists who accept the antipopes.
True Catholics should rejoice; for it further vindicates our position and makes a complete mockery of the position of false traditionalists ( and all others ) who have obstinately defended the Counter Church or the antipopes as valid popes - and rejected God and the faith in the process. It makes our job of exposing the Counter Church much easier.
Comment
MHFM: Yes, the Counter Church has reached the point of emptiness and stupidity.
Antipope Francis exhibits total apostasy in a Jewish temple!
Also, even before he 'blessed' the people ( which he never wound up doing with a full sign of the cross ), he asked the people to 'bless' him. It's another mockery of the Papacy. The crowd included non- Christians, by the way. There's quite a bit more of antipope Francis, but, prescinding his acceptance of all the heresies of Vatican II, the fact that he celebrated Hanukkah in a Jewish temple, and participating in non- Christian worship, by itself constitutes a total knockout punch.
It's a fact from which he and his supporters cannot recover , no matter how hard they try. It proves to anyone of good will that he's not the pope, and exposes his malicious apostasy in gory detail.
Antipope Francis - 'blessed' by Protestant 'minister'
NEWS: ADL Congratulates New 'Pope' Francis New York, NY, March 13, 2013. TheAnti- Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the election of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina as the next Pope Francis.
Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:
We congratulate the new Pope and wish him well in his important new responsibility. We believe that the election of Francis I is a significant moment in the history of the Church. We look forward to working with him to continue to foster Catholic - Jewish relations as we have with his predecessors. There is much in his record that reassures us about the future.
Under his leadership in Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio made important strides in maintaining positive Catholic - Jewish relations following the transformational papacies of Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI - pontiffs who launched historic reconciliation between the Catholic Church and the Jewish people.
Cardinal Bergoglio maintained a close relationship with the Jewish community in Argentina. He has celebrated various Jewish holidays with the Argentinian Jewish community, including Chanukah, where he lit a candle on the menorah, attended a Buenos Aires synagogue for Slichot, a pre-Rosh Hashana service, the Jewish New Year, as well as a commemoration of Kristallnacht, the wave of violent Nazi attacks against Jews before World War II.
In 2010, during a commemoration of the 1994 bombing, Cardinal Bergoglio called it "a house of solidarity" and added "God bless them and help them accomplish their work," which showed his dedication and support in standing up against extremism.
In 2010, he together with Argentinian Rabbi Abraham Skorka, published a book "On Heaven and Earth," addressing issues of interfaith dialogue. The new Pope's sensitivity to the Jews emerges from his work in his comments on the Church's approach to the Jewish people since Vatican II, the Holocaust and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Footnote: The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization fighting anti- semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.
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MHFM: A.D.L. applauds choice of new antipope, and documents his acts of apostasy.
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Some necessary background reading on the A.D.L.
When it first saw the light of day, nearly a half century ago in Chicago, the Anti-Defamation League publicly promised itself a long and fruitful career. And their cockiness in the cradle has been more than justified through the years that followed. Fawning American Jews have no rosier tale to pass down to posterity than the story of the rise of the A.D.L.
Actually, there was no marvel about it. The Anti-Defamation League had to succeed. Its parent was the wealthy and worldwide order of B'nai B'rith, the exclusively Jewish branch of Freemasonry. All of B'nai B'rith's extensive operational set-up was at the Anti -Defamation League's disposal. Every local lodge established a special A.D.L. committee. And every individual lodge-member became a spare-time A.D.L. agent. It was not that he was forced to. He was delighted to.
For the Anti - Defamation League was the answer to every American Jew's dream. Here at last was the organization that would take the curse off the Jews. Here was an organization that would fight for the little Jew and free him from the stigma of being a "Hebe" and a "Yid", that would get his son into the Gentile colleges, his wife into the Gentile summer resorts, and himself into the "exclusive" Gentile country clubs. The A.D.L. meant dynamite to blast away the last remaining Christian barriers - and every Jew was chafing to light some local fuses.
Assured of this wholesale support, the A.D.L. pursued its campaign with swift vengeance.
Immediately, public men and public officials felt the pressure. Congressmen and newspaper editors were forced into line. Soon, the A.D.L. was pushing its way confidently into every traditional American sanctuary. The class-room, the living room, even the parish pulpit came under the scrutiny of A.D.L investigators. Any hint, anywhere, that Jews were being treated the way Jews have always been treated in Christiansociety, brought down the mighty wrath of Jewish Masonry.
Snooping, threats, libel, blackmail, boycott, and the masterful smear technique leveled the few recalcitrants.
As a pledge of their success in breaking down our country's healthy and Christian aloofness to Jews, the A.D.L. has expanded its program in late years to fight for other Jewish objectives. It has exerted its gestapo energies in promoting the United Nations, in panning Senator McCarthy, in pushing Christ-less Brotherhood religion, in protesting the prosecution of Communists, in propagandizing for the State of Israel, in penetrating and polluting anti-Communist groups, and, most effective, in plotting the present "civil rights" agitation in the South.
Working elbow-to-elbow with the N.A.A.C.P. ( the Jewish -headed, Jew financed National Association for the Advancemnet of Colored People), the A.D.L. has had a part in every phase of the program to rob the South of States Rights and set black men against white men in areas where, for generations, they have lived in harmony.
- From "The Point", June, 1958 - edited under Fr. Leonard Feeney, M.I.C.M. _________________________________________
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Antipope Francis' words have more meaning than he realizes: cardinals went to 'end of the world' to find me - MHFM
Antipope Francis began his first words to the Church by saying that the cardinals "went to the end of the world" to find the new Bishop of Rome.
Vatican City, Mar 13, 2013 (CNA/EWTN News )
"Brothers and sisters, good evening. You know that the charge of the Conclave was to give a Bishop of Rome. It would seem that my brothers went to the end of the world to choose him," he said, March 13, from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica...
Antipope Francis' -'end of the world' speech in St.Peters
Before he closed his remarks, Pope Francis asked the crowd for the favor of blessing him in silence before he gave his blessing...
I say good night "because tomorrow I want to go and pray to Mary for her protection."
Comment:
Some translations from the original Italian, have it as, 'ends of the earth,' but regardless, it is interesting that MHFM did a series of videos covering the end of the world, in 2010, entitled 'Is the World About to End'?
At the very beginning of the video series attention is drawn to the fact that Sister Lucy of Fatima told Fr. Fuentes, in 1957, that Our Lady told her, we are in the 'last days.'
Antipope Francis I speech to 'Cardinals"
The first address of a pope to the world traditionally sets forth his agenda for his papacy- antipope Francis' 'Urbi et Orbi', was more of an informal chat, where he even asked the people to 'bless' him, a crowd involving non-Catholics as well, and his 'blessing' to the crowd was a sort of half-wave, rather than a sign of the Cross!
Antipope Francis I,is not a Bishop, let alone a priest, since he was 'ordained ' in 1969, under the invalid rite of ordination of antipope Paul VI.
He 'prays to Mary', expecting her to protect him - which is a mockery, since he rejects her Son by praying with heretics, and worshipping and celebrating with Jews, who reject Christ.
Antipope Francis stumbles stepping down to greet 'Cardinals'
On his first meeting with the 'Cardinals" on Friday, March 14, 2013, and after his speech to the Cardinals as he was stepping down to greet them, he stumbles, but did not fall ...( no doubt we will not have long to wait for that to happen, along with pagan Rome! )
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Antipope Francis' Schismatic 'Installation' - MHFM. Mar 16, 2013
Antipope Francis is going to have the schismatic 'Orthodox' Patriarch of Constantinople, who rejects Vatican I and a pope's universal primacy of jurisdiction, at his installation 'Mass'.
'Orthodox' Patriarch of Constantinople
This is huge!
While the previous antipopes committed countless heresies vis-a-vis, with the 'Orthodox', including concelebrating 'Masses' with them, as we've documented. This extremely significant and symbolic step represents the formal repudiation of the claim to papal supremacy and universal jurisdiction by the leader of the Vatican II sect; for Francis being installed in the presence of fellow schismatics who completely reject a Roman Pontiff's primacy of universal jurisdiction, Antipope Francis is thus characterizing his own position from the outset, by acknowledgement that he is just one 'Orthodox' schismatic, who makes no pretension to authority over his fellow schismatics.
In fact, he will have numerous 'Orthodox' schismatics at his installation 'Mass'.
There are, of course, many other heresies on the part of Antipope Francis - he has celebrated Jewish holidays and much more. He's a complete and utter apostate.
We have a file about him on our website, and we will have much more soon. According to Catholic teaching, he is absolutely a manifest heretic and an invalid Antipope.
Soon, we also hope to have a video, which contains some interesting points about how what we're seeing ties into the Apocalypse."
Brother Peter Dimond of Most Holy Family Monastery ( www.vaticancatholic.com ), discusses more on Apocalypse 13:15 and its fulfillment in the second half of his video , but first a bit about Apocalypse 13:13...
"In fact in Apocalypse 13:13, we read that one of the false signs which sparks enthusiasm for the Beast and facilitates the movement to venerate his image was fire coming down from heaven upon the earth in the sight of men.
Well, that occurred during the reign of Benedict XVI, the second Beast. The image of John Paul II, the beast who was wounded, was seen coming down from the sky in fire in Poland.
Many believed it was a miracle! "...[ fast forwarding we look at what Bro. Peter Dimond has to say about Apocalypse 13:15 and its fulfillment]...
The Antichrist in fire -false sign sparks enthusiasm
"After it says, "And it was given to him to give life [pneuma] to the image of the beast, and that the image of the beast should speak;" which was fulfilled by the "beatification" of John Paul II.
Apocalypse 13: 15 goes on to say "and [he] should cause, that whosoever will not worship the image of the beast, should be slain" [apokteino]- Apoc 13:15. The word in Greek which is usually translated slain or killed, is from the Greek word apokteino.
That word can mean physically killed, but it doesn't always mean physically killed. In fact, to give just one example in Romans 7:11, St. Paul uses the same Greek word to describe spiritual death or the loss of spiritual life.
Benedict XVI, the second Beast, indeed fulfilled that part of the verse by imposing the worship of the Beast under the pain of the loss of spiritual life. Now, Benedict XVI did impose the worship of John Paul II's image in a number of ways; by officially "beatifying" John Paul II, Benedict XVI instituted and permitted, by virtue of his "apostolic authority" the cult or worship of John Paul II for October, 22nd of each year.
Benedict XVI - "beatifies" John Paul II the Antichrist
Moreover, Benedict XVI's imposition of the worship of John Paul II and his image under pain of separation from full communion, and therefore loss of spiritual life, was made clear in negotiations with the SSPX. Benedict XVI's negotiations with the SSPX, were representative with what he was telling all independant "traditionalists".
When Benedict XVI made it clear to the SSPX and everyone else, that they cannot be considered in "full communion" unless they accept Vatican II, the magisterium of John Paul II etc., he was sayig that unless you worship Vatican II, John Paul II, and his image, you are slain, that is, outside of full communion with the Church.
"Beatification" of John Paul II the Antichrist
That's how, in addition to formally "beatifying" the Antichrist, Benedict XVI imposed the worship of the Beast. Furthermore, when you consider the formal honour paid to the Antichrist is among the most wicked acts in history, it makes sense that the first major ceremony signifying this honour to the Antichrist, that is, the "beatification", would be the most historically significant and evil.
For example, every time the Vatican II antipopes go into a synagogue to worship with the Jews, it's an evil act which signifies apostasy. But, it was the first time this occurred, when John Paul II worshipped in a synagogue in 1986, which was the most historically significant and evil.
In the same way, while all of the inter -religious prayer meetings held by the antipopes with false religions in Assisi, Italy, were extremely evil, and they all manifested apostasy, it was the first meeting in 1986, which was the most historically significant because it was the most revolutionary.
It was the first time in the sight of God and the world, that the so-called "leader" of Christianity held such an abominable event.The import, the significance, and the affront offered to God by the first event, could not, in a sense be duplicated. That's why the "beatification" ceremony, a ceremony which featured 1.5 million people in attendance, and millions more watching around the world, was what St. John saw and recorded concerning the second Beast causing people to worship the first Beast.
It was the first major ceremony in which people formally worshipped the Beast, and it could not therefore, in terms of its significance be duplicated. And even though a canonization has a binding nature in Catholic teaching, that a beatification does not, the "beatification" of John Paul II fulfilled what St. John described, because the only thing the "beatification" lacked, the universal binding nature of the decree, was supplied by Benedict XVI through his negotiations with the SSPX.
Benedict's negotiations with the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), made it clear to everyone, the "traditionalists" are excluded from full communion with him, unless they fully accept Vatican II, John Paul II, his magisterium, his image, etc. Since the imposition of the worship of the beast was supplied by what Benedict XVI decreed concerning the SSPX, the "beatification" lacked absolutely nothing of what St. John prophesied concerning the second Beast causing people to worship the image of the first beast, whose wound was healed.
Moreover, the celebration for the "beatification" which involved millions, would be comparable to a celebration for the "canonization". In fact, there might even be more enthusiasm for John Paul II's "beatification", because it was the first formal recognition of him as "blessed", and many would see the following step of "canonization" simply as a formality after John Paul II's cult had already been formally approved.
Antichrist visits synagogue in Rome 1986
Therefore, since the "beatification" was the first major event in which the worship of the Antichrist was formalized, it was the most historically significant and evil, it was what St. John recorded.
It's also interesting that the second beast is typically identified as the false prophet, while the first Beast, who was wounded, and whose image is honoured, is identified as the Antichrist.
John Paul II with his antichrist teaching about man, fits precisely with the title of Antichrist, and Benedict XVI, the second Beast, who cause people to worship John Paul II, fits precisely with the title of false prophet, for while Benedict XVI was a monumental heretic as our material documents, he amazingly retained a reputation as a conservative.
He also seduced members of the Counter Church by giving more access to the Latin Mass.
Antichrist with upside down cross
This move deceived multitudes. It duped many into believing that there was still hope in the Counter Church, and it persuaded people that Benedict XVI was not evil, but good, and that he would perhaps reverse the entire course of the Vatican II apostasy, when in fact, nothing could be further from the truth.
Benedict XVI was a manifestly heretical antipope, a true theological revolutionary, who expanded the Vatican II apostasy, organised the worship of the beast and fractured independent so-called "traditionalists", by making overtures to them on one hand, pretending to be concerned about tradition, while simultaneously refusing to admit them into "full communion" without a complete recognition of the evil doctrines of the Counter Church.
And the reason of what we've covered here - John Paul II as the first Beast and Benedict XVI as the second Beast, who causes people to honour his image, fits so precisely with the text of Apocalypse 13, and no other attempted explanation would even come close to matching the accuracy with which this corresponds to the text, is, because this is the fulfillment."
Brother Peter Dimond, of Most Holy Family Monastery, (www.vaticancatholic.com) discusses the "beatification" of the Antichrist, John Paul II, and how it ties in with Apocalypse 13:15:
St. John
"And it was given him to give life [pneuma] to the image of the beast, and that the image of the beast should speak..." - Apocalypse 13:15
Brother Peter Dimond: "This is very interesting. It says that the second beast gives life to the image of the beast. The word for life in Greek is "pneuma", which means breath or animation or spirit.
Now, St. John obviously lived before the invention of television or video technology. He had no idea what video footage and television images were. Therefore, if he had a vision of John Paul II, the beast who was wounded, having his image/icon venerated by the second beast, during a ceremony which also featured video footage or television images of John Paul II moving and speaking, how would St. John describe it?
John Paul II - the Beast of the Apocalypse
He would describe it as the image or icon of John Paul II appearing to be alive, as being animated, as having life. He would describe video footage as an image with life, an image that even speaks, and in fact the very next words of Apocalypse 13:15 say:
"And it was given him to give life [pneuma] to the image of the beast, AND THAT THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST SHOULD SPEAK..." Apoc 13:15.
John Paul II- the Beast who was wounded
St. John's description of an image having life and even speaking fits precisely with a vision of video footage, for St. John would hear sounds coming from the television screen and the animated image.
And, guess what? At the "beatification " ceremony of John Paul II, abc News reported there not only were posters honoring John Paul II's life put up all over Rome, but large television screens showing images of John Paul II, were erected along the Roman street that leads to St. Peter's Basilica.
Benedict XVI causes the image of first beast to be venerated
The BBC also reported that there was a giant video screen at the "beatification"- "St. Peter's Square was transformed for the occasion with a giant video screen showing Pope John Paul II's life story and a massive photograph hung from white colonnades."
John Paul II was also beatified on May 1st, the Feast of the Beast, for Satanists.
Thus, the statement in Apocalypse 13:15, that the second beast gave life to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast should even speak, fits precisely with the "beatification" of John Paul II, and the video of his icon speaking, moving, having life, which was a feature of the beatification ceremony dedicated to his worship.
Massive photograph of John Paul II - the Beast
John Paul II's "beatification" was the fulfillment of Apocalypse 13:15. "
