Derek Gilbert interviews Tom Horn on the Pope, Isis, and the Path of the Immortals

I think it's important to remember that the "Islamic State" seems to actually be a bunch of mercenaries paid and guided by NATO countries (U.S.A., England, Turkey) along with Saudi Arabia.  However there is no doubt just how much carnage a group of well-funded mercenaries can carry out....

In this made for tv broadcast, SkyWatch news anchor Derek Gilbert interviews Tom Horn on a range of current issues involving the Islamic state and why they are doing what they are doing, their apocalyptic plans, plus how Pope Francis and America could be playing right into their hands. Also whether Pope Francis believes he is the final pope on St. Malachy's list of popes, the secrets of Fatima and more.

Mystery Babylon : The False Prophet presides as Lucifer is invoked during Blood Moon

Fascinating video for those who consider that Rome and the Roman Church may indeed be Mystery Babylon. However there is another view to be considered.  Perhaps according to scripture Mystery Babylon is actually Jerusalem...See the second video for the Biblical case for Jerusalem.

Pope presides over Easter Vigil service amid martyr concerns
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'Blood Moon' Eclipse Dazzles Skywatchers
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Lunar eclipse turns the moon ‘blood red’
http://fox8.com/2015/04/04/lunar-ecli...
Pope tells Catholics at Easter vigil: seek truth, beauty and love
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/0...
Pope presides over Easter Vigil service amid Vatican concern for modern-day Christian martyrs
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/04/...

Boehner Invites Pope Francis to Address Congress on U.S. Visit
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Pope to Christians, Muslims: learn about each other to defeat prejudices, avoid violence
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/01/...

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Petrus Romanus Accepts That He May Be Assassinated As ‘God’s Will’: Does He Believe In The Prophecy Of Fatima?

by SkyWatch Editor

He said: ‘Life is in God’s hands. I have said to the Lord, “You take care of me. But if it is your will that I die or something happens to me, I ask you only one favour: that it doesn’t hurt.” The pope made the comments in an interview with Buenos Aires favela tabloid La Carcova News in which inhabitants of the shantytown Villa La Carcova collectively came up with the questions.

The parish priest of the extremely poor area is Jose Maria Di Paola, or Father Pepe, described as ‘the spiritual son of Francis’. For months, there have been threats against Pope Francis by the ISIS militants, who call him the ‘bearer of false truth.’

In January an assassination plot to kill Francis by detonating a bomb in Manila was reportedly thwarted by the Philippines military, although this was denied by the Vatican. Former Special Action Force (SAF) commander Getulio Napeñas testified before the Philippine senate that the Philippines National Police had received information that Southeast Asian Jihadist terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiya, planned to set off a bomb near the papal convoy.

Read more of this article at - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2988299/Pope-Francis-says-accepts-assassinated-asks-God-make-sure-doesn-t-hurt-real-wimp.html

Petrus Romanus, The Vatican, And How Catholic Seers Predicted Rome Would Become Seat Of Antichrist

by SkyWatch Editor

Most people are probably unaware that in addition to the Secrets of Fátima, a second, most renowned Marian apparition from La Salette, France, which was approved by Popes Pius IX and Leo XIII, revealed analogous information about a crisis of faith that would transpire within Roman Catholicism in the last days, during which Rome would become the seat of the Antichrist.

Delivered to Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud on September 19, 1846, while they tended cattle in the mountains, the Secret of La Salette reads in part: “The earth will be struck by calamities of all kinds (in addition to plague and famine which will be wide-spread). There will be a series of wars until the last war, which will then be fought by the ten Kings of the Antichrist, all of whom will have one and the same plan and will be the only rulers of the world. Before this comes to pass, there will be a kind of false peace in the world. People will think of nothing but amusement. The wicked will give themselves over to all kinds of sin…this will be the hour of darkness. The Church will suffer a terrible crisis… Rome will lose the Faith and become the seat of the Antichrist… The Church will be in eclipse, the world will be in dismay.” In The Plot Against The Pope; Coup dé’tat in the Conclave–1958.

Gary Giuffré discusses how French Masonic influences who had infiltrated the Catholic clergy in the 1800s were working overtime to suppress and discredit the Secret of La Salette, even though its message had been officially favored by two popes. This was because at that time, prophetic references to Rome “becoming the seat of Antichrist” was forming a common eschatology among Catholic scholars like Cardinal Henry Manning (discussed elsewhere in this book), Bishop Salvator Grafen Zola, and Frederick William Helle, who saw in these predictions the work of Masonically infested clergy who plotted the overthrow of the papacy and the use of the Church as a political vehicle for an occult World Order. “These kinds of details, found in the genuine, modern-day, Marian prophecies, would always generate the greatest opposition from the Church’s enemies who had infiltrated her structures,” wrote Giuffré. “For they threatened to expose the satanic plot and long-time goal of the Masonic Lodge’s agents in the Vatican, to usurp and control the papal chair.”

Read the rest of this article at - http://www.raidersnewsupdate.com/vaticana17.htm

He Know Something You Don’t? Petrus Romanus Recommending Everybody Read “Lord Of The World” Novel About The Rise Of Antichrist, The Vatican, And The Coming Of Armageddon

If the headline is that long, you know it came from the newly launched skywatchtv.com.  They are one of the best newsgathering sites for articles of prophetic (and immediate) interest to Christians, so worth checking in on from time to time.

From the day he became pope, NTEB has always maintained that Pope Francis was a man on a mission and destined to fulfill end times bible prophecy in a big way. Evidentially, he would seem to agree with our assessment. The book he wants everyone to read is centered around two main people – the Antichrist and the Catholic pope. Seriously, we couldn’t make this stuff up. It’s not the first time Pope Francis has mentioned the 1907 novel by Robert Hugh Benson, but his recommendation appears to be due to the daunting warning that is contained in the novel’s plot line. “Lord of the World” portrays a dystopian vision of the future and culminates in the final battle between humanism and Catholicism, which eventually leads to Armageddon.

In an airplane news conference on his way back from the Philippines, Pope Frances referenced a 1907 book entitled “Lord of the World” and advised all of those in attendance to read it

“And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.” Revelation 17:5 (KJV)
From the day he became pope, NTEB has always maintained that Pope Francis was a man on a mission and destined to fulfill end times bible prophecy in a big way. Evidentially, he would seem to agree with our assessment. The book he wants everyone to read is centered around two main people – the Antichrist and the Catholic pope. Seriously, we couldn’t make this stuff up.

It’s not the first time Pope Francis has mentioned the 1907 novel by Robert Hugh Benson, but his recommendation appears to be due to the daunting warning that is contained in the novel’s plot line.

“Lord of the World” portrays a dystopian vision of the future and culminates in the final battle between humanism and Catholicism, which eventually leads to Armageddon. The author depicts a Marxist world in which a charismatic senator from Vermont named Julian Felsenburgh promises world peace if world’s citizens follow him obediently.

Read the rest of this article at - http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=30358

Petrus Romanus Seen Fulfilling The Prophecies Of Fr. Malachi Martin... With Rome In Danger Of Becoming An Instrument Of Antichrist’s New World Order

I scraped the title from Raiders News which picked up the story...there's been increased interest in the prophecy of Malachi Martin with each new speech the Pope gives.  This apparently is just one more brick in the new papal wall...


Don’t pick a political fight with Pope Francis? The title of Rachel Lu’s recent essay and the timidity behind it reminds me of a old Jewish joke. Max and Moishe are being escorted to the execution chamber in a Nazi prison. In a sudden gesture of defiance, Max raises his arm and gives the guards his middle finger. Horrified, Moishe pulls his arm down and blurts, “Please, Max, don’t make waves.” Under the tutelage of a pope who ascribes to himself an omnicompetency in geopolitical and scientific matters, the Catholic Church is at risk of a death walk of its own. Its descent into a left-leaning political entity is underway while we circle the wagons and measure our tones. It is a serious matter when a pope confuses political and ideological symbols for religious ones masked in a Christian idiom aligned with ideological agendas (e.g. Gaia, radical environmentalism) that impinge on democratic freedoms and the sanctity of the individual. Throughout the history of the Church, there has been tension between Peter and Caesar, between the Church and the state. Francis, raised in Argentina during the apogee of Peronism, gives every evidence of tilting toward the state.

Read the full original article here - http://thefederalist.com/2015/01/26/pope-francis-is-a-leftist-and-must-be-called-out/

Satan as Savior - Astonishing Vatican Plan to Unveil Humanity's Deliverer

The title is extreme, but the facts of the program the Vatican has run the last two years concerning alien baptism and other related things is undeniable.  In the video below Tom Horn lays out the scriptural background for the plan the Vatican is slowly unveiling to the world.

By Susan Duclos - All News PipeLine

Keeping in mind recent astonishing statements made by Pope Francis indicating he would be willing tobaptise aliens should he ever be asked to, as well as somevery weird statements made by the Pope's astonomer regarding aliens, Monday's Sheila Zilinksy show where she is joined by researchers and authors Steve Quayle and Tom Horn, titled "Satan as Saviour- Vatican's Astonishing Plan to Unveil the Devil As Humanity's Deliverer," is a must-see as we hear about the events "now in play" across the globe.

As Quayle sets the stage pointing to the tail horse of the 4th horseman of the Apocalypse, connecting it to Agenda 21, the Lucifer Telescope on Mt. Graham, and how "disclosure" is being prepared for, but to be unveiled not by the scientific community, but instead by the highest of religious leaders, the Pope, he hands it over to Tom Horn who connects all the dots fromMalachi Martin's Jesuit predictions of what would happen if a Jesuit became the religious leader, to biblical prophecies (Daniel - 11) dissected in the Hebrew God of the Fortresses, which speak of the Lord of the atmosphere, an "alien god."

Malachi Martin's predictions are chilling in light of what we are seeing today, specifically and as he stated, the Jesuit Pope would usher in a "New World Order" based on Socialism and would work in tandem, ultimately with the rise of the Antichrist for the implementation for the objectives of the Antichrist. Horn also points out that if those predictions are correct, then it is likely he was also correct when he spoke of what is truly happening on the top of Mt. Graham in Arizona.

Malachi once told Art Bell that the reason the Vatican forced it's way to the top of Mt. Graham was because at the highest levels of the Vatican governance and geopolitics they know "what is approaching the Earth."

Is it any wonder that the "Lucifer Telescope" shares space with the Vatican (VATT) telescope on Mt. Graham?

As Quayle rejoins the conversation he highlights the years of research into documenting the mysterious disappearances, the Dopa Stones, elite individuals that have already come into contact with these "beings," and informs listeners that the "decption is going to be so great" that instead of the much talked about stairway to heaven, we will find ourselves on the "spiral staircase to hell." To quote Quayle "we think we have seen great deception, we have only seen the beginning of it."


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Dr. Tom Horn and Steve Quayle join Sheila Zilinsky in a riveting show that will stun listeners. Find out the prophetic end time plan unfolding before your very eyes and the role the Catholic Church is playing in the emergence of the false prophet & Antichrist. You won't believe what the Pope will say...
 

Read this article at - http://www.allnewspipeline.com/Disclosure_Vaticans_Diabolical_Plan_To_Unveil.php

President Obama and Pope Francis Team-up to Fulfill Prophecies of Malachi Martin

To catch up on just what the late Father Martin had said, check out his predictions here for the coming of one who would be Satan's representative to sit on the Papal throne...

By Greg Campbell

 

Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, has emerged as a somewhat controversial figure. While maintaining semblances of the Catholic stance on social issues, Pope Francis seems to be more-malleable on these issues than any other Pope in history.

 

The Pope has struck a liberal tone on certain key issues and has even agreed to address the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics on the importance of combating climate change- a catch-all term favored by liberals to encompass any slight variance in weather.

 

The Pope is expected to address the United Nations in 2015 on the issue and call for a summit of world religious leaders from many different faiths to discuss the issue.

 

Further, the Pope was reportedly involved in the recent thawing of relations with Cuba, a nation that has been on-the-outs with the U.S. for a half-century due to the Communist dictatorship that infests the imprisoned island.

 

The Pontiff has also spoken-out against trickle-down economics, the economic policy that serves as a generator of economic growth and is aimed more at providing opportunities for the poor rather than mere handouts and government dependency.

 

As Pope Francis crusades for liberal political issues, it seems clear that Obama, who has served as arguably the most-hostile president to religion in history, has found a true ally and a way to help mend fences with Catholics who have taken issue with his extreme secular agenda.

 

Read the rest of this article at - http://www.tpnn.com/2014/12/31/obama-and-pope-francis-teaming-up-to-push-liberal-agendas-in-2015/

What Surprises Will Obama / Petrus Unveil With Joint Religious / Political System?

Obama finds an ally on political controversies at the Vatican

By aligning with Pope Francis, President Obama can highlight agreement on issues with one of the world’s most respected figures. (Associated Press)

It’s not quite a gift from God but, politically, it may be the next best thing.

President Obama increasingly is finding a key policy ally in the Vatican, with Pope Francis standing virtually shoulder to shoulder with the White House on income inequality and a historic diplomatic reboot with communist Cuba. The pontiff next year also appears poised to offer greater support to the president on climate change initiatives and reportedly wants to be a leading voice at a U.N. global warming summit next year, where the American president will make perhaps his greatest pitch to date for more dramatic action on the environment.


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AGE OF DECEIT 2* (FULL) Alchemy and the Rise of the Beast Image

This is the full video, two hours worth, but well worth the time.

 

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AGE OF DECEIT 2: Alchemy and the Rise of the Beast Image (Full Movie)

Many believe Alchemy is merely a false science with the hopes to transmute base metals into gold. In reality, alchemy is an occult metaphor for transforming the human being from our current fallen state into a godlike ascended state. Such desires to discover the elixir of life, known as the philosophers stone, that would give man longevity, and the return to our glorified state of being has been part of mythological lure for centuries. But with the advent of the scientific and technological advancement in our day, these occult dreams founded in the alchemical philosophy are now being fulfilled. The Bible seems to speak of a day when the false prophet, through the lies of Satan would create an Image that will have breath and speak, causing the world to worship the image, and take it's mark, or else be killed.
Is it possible that these future events spoken about in Revelation 13, are in fact unfolding right before our eyes? Does Artificial Intelligence, a hope for a singularity, and the advent of transhumanism, all play a role in the grand deception that will enslave humanity through the lie that the Mark of the Beast is actually the Philosophers Stone?
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Topics covered include: Age of deceit 2, Alchemy, Ayahuasca, Antichrist, Ancient History, Artificial Intelligence, Armageddon, Alien Abduction, Bible Prophecy, Bible Study, Book of Revelation, Book of Genesis, Book of Matthew, Cybernetics, Cryonics, Channeling, Chemtrails, Deities, Demiurge, Deceit, Deception, Evidence, Electronics, End Times, False Prophet, False Messiah, Fallen Angels, Fables, Freemasons, Facebook, God, Geoengineering, Gnosticism, Grace, Google, GMO, Hamp, Health, Hitler, Him, Hope, Holy Spirit, Hermes Trismegistus, Information Technology, Image of the Beast, Industry, Intelligence, Illuminati, Alex Jones, Jesus Christ, Kabbalah, Lucifer, Lake of Fire, Money, Monism, Materialism, Martyr, Matrix, Mark of the Beast, Metaphor, Nephilim, New Age, Nanotechnology, Oppression, Omnipresence, Pope, Papacy, Prophecy, Problems, Peril, Revelation, Restoration, Rise of the Beast Image, Risen, Robotics, Repentance, Reveal, Skiba, Satan, Spirituality, Spiritualism, Secret Society, Supernatural, Spirit, Scripture, Technology, Transhumanism, Technocracy, Trust, Thoth, Truth, UFOs, Ufology.

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Is the False Prophet a Fake Elijah?

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Is Pope Francis ushering in the New World Religion?

 

   Revelations 13:11, “And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.” In this verse, God reveals that there is coming a man that will portray himself as a lamb, but he will speak like a dragon. When referring to the Word of God, a lamb represents one of innocence (Jesus Christ); whereas a dragon is usually used as another name for Satan. When looking at these two key points, one will begin to see that this man will try to present himself as being one of innocence; having the spirit of God, but inwardly housing the spirit of Satan. The bible tells us that a house divided cannot stand. A person cannot house the spirit of God and the spirit of Satan. We must be holy because our bodies are the temple of God. We must represent the light, and be the light of the world as instructed in Matthew 5:14.

According to Saint Malachy, there would be a total of 112 Popes that would reign on the earth before the end of the final Age would come; the Apocalypse. According to Saint Malachy, the final Pope would be known as Peter the Roman. He would likely be Satan; taking the form of a man named Peter who will gain allegiance throughout the whole world. Malachy believed that this final Pope would be the final antichrist. If you would like to see how Pope Francis connects to Peter the Roman, click here

 

The 112th prophesy given by Malachy states, “In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church, there will reign Petrus Romanus who will feed his flock amid many tribulations; after which, the seven-hilled city (Rome, the seat of the Vatican) will be destroyed, and the dreadful Judge will judge the people. The End.”

Malachy’s prophesies regarding the previous Popes have been said to be accurate. This is why Pope Francis should be looked at very carefully. Pope Francis has been saying and doing some very interesting things that makes Revelations 13:11 come to life. Six months after Pope Francis took his papal seat, he assured atheists that they don’t have to believe in God to go to heaven. He has stated that the Catholic Church should not dismiss gay marriage. He has also stated that everyone, including atheists, are redeemed through Jesus Christ.

Pope Francis has completely been abusing the scriptures, and has not been teaching from the true, authentic word of God. He tries to carry himself as a humble servant; washing and kissing the feet of inmates, praying for the sick, and refusing to live and drive lavishly. In reality, he is speaking against the true God. He is corrupting the minds of the masses by teaching falsely and leading many astray.
In Daniel 9:27 it states, “And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.” Pope Francis has made huge strides in trying to salvage the failed attempts, by John Kerry, regarding the Peace Agreement. For nine months, John Kerry tried to bridge the gap between Palestine and Israel; creating a two-state solution. This peace agreement was supposedly meant to create peace amongst the nations.

Pope Francis welcomed the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to the Vatican for peace prayers on June 8th shortly after the peace negotiations collapsed. All three of these individuals prayed in the Vatican garden; praying to their own gods. Ironically on this same day, a huge asteroid, known as the Beast, passed the Earth.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 states, “For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.” Interestingly, when the peace talks failed in May of 2014, there was an uproar in the Middle East, and it has been intensifying ever sense.

The Pope has been working towards uniting all religions into one; saying that all people can go to heaven regardless of who they worship. He further tells people that as long as you have a good conscience that’s all that matters. If you want to pray to Buddha that’s fine. If you want to pray to Muhammad, that’s fine. If you want to pray to the god of Ra, that’s fine. As long as you have a good conscience, that’s all you need.

Read the rest of this article at - http://www.examiner.com/article/is-pope-francis-ushering-the-new-world-religion

Pope Francis Admits He Stole Cross From Dead Priest

Just another day in the Roman Church, not so different from saying a priest can force Jesus off His throne in Heaven to become an "eternal victim" in the Eucharist, or saying that Mary is necessary for forgiveness of sins and redemption because, of course, she was born without sin, is the "Queen of Heaven and Mother of God" and can save souls just like her son Jesus.  Really no different from any other day in the Roman Church.

Whaaaaaaat? Are you serious? Pope Francis admits to http://www.paulbegleyprophecy.com also http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pop...

Vatican Reeling As Pope Francis Admits There Is An Army Of Over 8,000 Pedophile Priests

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Pope Francis was quoted as saying there are around 8,000 pedophile priests stationed around the globe

“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.” 2 Timothy 4:1-3
In a BBC interview that the Vatican is struggling to spin, Pope Francis took the highly unusual step of actually admitting that there are thousands and thousands of pedophile priests in the Catholic Church worldwide. By their estimates about 8,000. This mind-numbing admission has sent shock-waves through the highest levels of the Vatican system.

Many survivors of abuse by priests are angry at what they see as the Vatican’s failure to punish senior officials who have been accused of covering up scandals.

 

In the interview, Pope Francis was quoted as saying that the 2% estimate came from advisers. It would represent around 8,000 child-abusing priests out of a global number of about 414,000. While the incidence of pedophilia as a psychiatric disorder in the general population is not accurately known, some estimates have put it at less than five percent.

“Among the 2% who are pedophiles are priests, bishops and cardinals. Others, more numerous, know but keep quiet. They punish without giving the reason,” Pope Francis was quoted as saying.

Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi denied that Pope Francis had said that there were cardinals who were pedophiles. Father Lombardi also denied that these were the Pope’s exact words.

Read this article at - http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?p=23381

Pope Francis Warns That Any "Personal Relationship w/ Jesus is Dangerous"

Pope Francis/Petrus Romanus fires a theological shot across the bow of all who hold to the truth and freedom of scripture.  For those who didn't know the official stance of the Roman Church on salvation "by grace through faith" in Jesus Christ, this must be a shocker. 

[*News] :: Pope removes all doubt publicly about his Antichrist beliefs~

Petrus Romanus: The False Prince Of Peace That Will Confirm The Daniel 9:27 Covenant?

Pope Francis: The key to Mideast peace?

Politicians have been fruitlessly tacking the political side of the conflict. Maybe its time for a man who gets the religious part — and believes in miracles.

By Peter Weber |     

 

 

The negotiator. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis waded into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Sunday — and that may be the most exciting thing that's happened in the Mideast peace process since Bill Clinton's promising Camp David Summit in 2000 broke down with no agreement, amid mutual recriminations between Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

Now, perhaps it seems unlikely that the leader of the Roman Catholic Church can broker the end to one of the world's most intractable conflicts, between Jewish Israelis and Muslim Palestinians (primarily). After all, Pope Francis is the head of state of a sovereign city-state of about 800 people, and head of a religion that doesn't exactly have a historically amicable relationship with either Jews or Muslims.

But there's reason to be hopeful.

On Sunday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres met at a garden in the Vatican, prayed together, laughed together, hugged each other, and planted an olive tree with the pope and Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, leader of the world's Orthodox Christian churches. This feat of diplomatic acrobatics was arranged at the pope's behest in about two weeks, during which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was trying to isolate Abbas' government for forming a pact with Hamas.

Read the rest of this article at - http://theweek.com/article/index/262854/pope-francis-the-key-to-mideast-peace#axzz34G98eAM2

Prayer Meeting Shows Pope’s Larger Vision

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VATICAN CITY — From the earliest days of his papacy, when he walked slowly into a grand reception hall in the Apostolic Palace for his first meeting with a curious diplomatic corps, Pope Francis has promoted a fairly conventional foreign policy agenda: fight poverty, pursue peace, bridge ecumenical or interreligious divisions and protect the environment.

What has been unconventional is how Francis has elevated that agenda through adroitly timed gestures and initiatives — none more unexpected than the prayer summit meeting that he is holding on Sunday with the presidents of Israel and the Palestinian Authority. He has placed himself in perhaps the world’s most complex diplomatic dispute — at a moment when American-led negotiations have collapsed — by arguing that dialogue and prayer can help.

          

Seeking Balance on Mideast Visit, Pope Pleases Few
 

If few analysts expect any major breakthroughs, Francis’s summit meeting shows how he is trying to pursue his goals by positioning the Vatican as an independent, global diplomatic player. Analysts also note that Francis’s status as the first Latin American pope has given him credibility in the non-Western world and is helping the Vatican have influence on a broader array of issues and disputes.

“He is planning his own global role,” said Alberto Melloni, a Vatican historian. “He is showing there is a space in international relations for a different diplomacy. That is the purpose of this diplomatic action — to show they are independent and reliable for the world.”

 

Centuries ago, popes dominated global affairs, starting wars or ending them, exercising enormous influence in Europe and adjudicating between European powers as they expanded their colonial empires into Africa and the Americas. Papal influence was much more limited during the last century, with popes trying and failing to end both world wars. The most notable exception was Pope John Paul II, who is credited for his role in the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe.

 

When Francis became pope in March 2013, the historic nature of his papacy was framed largely in the context of the evolution of the Roman Catholic Church. Having an Argentine pope signaled that the Catholic center of gravity had shifted from Europe, where membership was stagnant, to Latin America and the global south, where it was expanding.

 

But Francis has since shown that his biography and popular personal style have also influenced how the Vatican engages on global political issues. He is hardly the first pope to speak out against poverty and inequality. Yet his work in the slums of Buenos Aires has lent him extra credibility, as has his status as a product of the developing world.

 

Read the full article at - http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/07/world/pope-francis-prayer-meeting-with-israeli-and-palestinian-presidents-shows-larger-vision.html?_r=1

Revelation: The Fuel Project Guide (Part 28 - The False Prophet)

I have to lean toward the current Pope (just check out the False Prophet link on the right), but I'm open to other options.  We should be looking though, as the Earth appears to be going through some major birth pangs.

The Antichrist will have a right-hand man who the Bible refers to as The False Prophet. The False Prophet will consolidate the Antichrist's authority by performing miracles, setting up an idol of the Antichrist, and directing people to worship the Antichrist.

Sen. Mike Lee, Dirk Kempthorne, Joel Osteen meet with Pope Francis at Vatican

The Senators below look so excited to meet the Pope.  Think they are asking for indulgences? 

By Mark A. Kellner,

 

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, left, shakes hands with Pope Francis during a meeting with the pontiff on Thursday, June 5, 2014, at the Vatican. Lee was part of a delegation of political and religious leaders from the United States. In the middle is U.S. Senator Dirk Kempthorne, R-Idaho.

Sharon Lee

 

WASHINGTON — A small group of political and religious leaders from the United States, including Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, met privately with Pope Francis at the Vatican today.

Part of a multiday, unofficial visit to Italy to promote ecumenical prayer and interfaith understanding, Lee was joined in the private audience by former U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne; Lakewood Church pastor and televangelist Joel Osteen; Tim Timmons, a pastor and author based in Newport Beach, California; and Gayle D. Beebe, president of Westmont College, an evangelical school in Santa Barbara, California.

Lee said The International Foundation, a private nonprofit, arranged the trip.

The Utah Republican conversed with the Pope in Spanish, which is the pontiff's mother tongue, about the need for faith in Jesus Christ and to build families. Lee, who served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, speaks fluent Spanish.
"I was told it would not only be the proper protocol, but also appreciated if I were to address him in Spanish," Lee said in a telephone interview from Rome. "The invitation to meet came from Pope Francis' desire to invite more people to come unto Jesus Christ," he added.

Lee said Francis asked his guests to pray that more people would serve and protect the family.

Ecumenical outreach

According to a Westmont College statement, the pontiff "invited the Protestant leaders to discuss the question: 'Can we find common ground in order to advance the life and ministry of Jesus so more people can experience the joy of Christian faith?'"

Lee and his wife were apparently the only members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the delegation.

"There was a very good spirit with him. I enjoyed the interaction," Lee added. "He's a very humble man."

Lee said he told Francis about the ecumenical prayer breakfasts held in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, and that the pope replied he supported such ventures. But beyond that and the usual pleasantries, Lee said, the pontiff had no specific message for him.

During his days in Rome, Lee said, he observed Francis in action when the pope met with more than 50,000 charismatic Roman Catholics during a worship service at Rome's Olympic Stadium. After arriving in a Ford Focus and asking the crowd for prayers, Lee said, the pontiff knelt on the ground to pray, the traditional "kneeler" cushion not being available.

A former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, Francis Rooney, applauded the pope for meeting with the group. "I think the Pope, in reaching out, is broadening the concept of ecumenical dialogue, and he's reaching out to people who can touch other Christians," Rooney said
He noted that Pope John XXIII reached out to Jewish leaders, "having served as a papal nuncio (ambassador) and appreciated (their) plight" during World War II. And Pope John Paul II, who along with John XXIII was canonized in April, continued the outreach to Jews and included Eastern and other Orthodox Christian leaders, Rooney explained, and now Francis is widening the circle.

"This pope's a whirlwind," Rooney said. "He's making a great contribution to the world, I think. He's doing great things for the world. … I think the Pope, in reaching out, is broadening the concept of ecumenical dialogue and he's reaching out to people who can touch other Christians."

Lee also met with Cardinal George Pell, former Roman Catholic archbishop of Sydney and current prefect of the Vatican's Secretariat for the Economy, and Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family. He said his talks included a discussion on unemployment and the need to help out-of-work individuals keep and maintain hope.

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Israel and Palestinian Presidents to Meet with Pope Next Month

We didn't get the big announcement while the Pope was in Israel that many expected, but clearly the pursuit of a peace agreement arranged through the Pope is still on the agenda, and definitely bears watching.

May 25, 2014: Pope Francis waves upon his arrival at the West Bank town of Bethlehem on Sunday, May 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Mohamad Torokman, Pool)

 

BETHLEHEM, West Bank –  Pope Francis plunged Sunday into Mideast politics during his Holy Land pilgrimage, calling the current stalemate in peace efforts "unacceptable" and winning the acceptance from the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to pay a symbolic visit to the Vatican next month to pray for peace.

Francis issued the surprise, joint invitation after landing in Bethlehem, the cradle of Christianity, in a symbolic nod to Palestinian aspirations for their own state. In another unscripted moment, he prayed at the Israeli separation barrier surrounding the biblical West Bank town and briefly donned the checkered black and white headscarf that is a symbol of the Palestinian cause.

Jubilant Palestinians cheered Francis as he arrived in Bethlehem's Manger Square, shouting "Viva al-Baba!" or "Long live the pope!" Giant Palestinian flags in red, white, green and black and the Vatican's yellow-and-white flags decorated the square, which is home to the Church of the Nativity, built over Jesus' traditional birth grotto.

At the end of Mass in the square, Francis invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Shimon Peres to pray with him for peace, saying: "I offer my home in the Vatican as a place for this encounter of prayer."

The offices of the Israeli and Palestinian presidents quickly confirmed that they had accepted the invitation, with the Palestinians saying the meeting would take place in June.

The invitation -- and the acceptances -- were unexpected given Francis' insistence that his three-day visit was "strictly religious" pilgrimage to commemorate a Catholic-Orthodox anniversary. But it showed that the pope, who is named after the peace-loving St. Francis of Assisi, has been able to channel his immense popular appeal to be a moral force for peace, even though the proposed meeting will be largely a symbolic affair.

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