Pope Benedict XVI begins his reign!

Some famous writer, and I cannot recall his name, once said of the Catholic religion that, "the only thing wrong with a Catholic is his church." How true. So many Catholics who I once knew and thought of as friends would now cross the street if they saw me coming, or wish they had walked the other way.

As I watched the installation of the pope (not called a coronation, now-to elitist) I did give thanks for not seeing the "Triple Tiara." That is still housed in an air-conditioned Museum in Washington but still owned by the Vatican, and who knows maybe to be used by this pope's successor (perhaps pope Peter II, as predicted by St. Malachy.) This is one item of jewellery we do not want to venerate! For it simply means that the pope has jurisdiction in Heaven, Earth and Hell. How preposterous and how blasphemous! No man can see into these regions, nor should he claim such an interpretation.

However the crude depiction - that is Christ as represented in the broken staff - remains an obscene image of our Saviour. One Catholic writter said of it: "It displays the sinister symbol showing the repulsive and distorted figure of Christ, invented by Satanists in the fifth century, and used by black magicians and sorcerers in the Middle Ages to represent the Biblical term, 'mark of the beast.'"

(We did it. Now over to you, Joseph)

Today many Catholics are unaware of the hideous meaning of this symbol that sadly was brought in by the late Pope Paul VI. 

So check with your parish priest, and look above the high altar - it's not the same is it? Sadly this new German Pope continues to use it as a symbol of the Saviour - his not mine! 

Do NOT kneel before it! It is forbidden by Canon 1279 that forbids any usage of any sacred image that is not in keeping with the traditional approved image of our Saviour! It is an image of the occult and should be consigned to the Vatican boiler room. 

Now I note his reference when he said, "pray for me that I may not flee in fear of the wolves." What can this mean? And what is its interpretation? 

Strange choice of words for a new Pope?  

We at ECFC will continue to watch and warn where we see fit. 

Watch this space. 

MARANATHA!    

'For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock' (Acts 20:29)

G. Patrick Battell,

24th April 2005

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