Rome, Islam, and bigotry

[Amo]

Though bigotry certainly does exist, it is also a term wrongly attributed to some who simply share true negative facts of history in relation to certain institutions, religions, or races. I have been called an anti-Catholic bigot or accused of anti-Catholic bigotry several times, simply for sharing truthful negative history about Catholicism and or defending my positions against what I see as the false doctrines of said denomination. It seems now that those who may speak their mind concerning the same in relation to the religion of Islam, may also be accused of anti-Islamic bigotry. I should certainly hope that none will deny the existence of real negative history, and the important lessons to be learned and established by maintaining a knowledge of the same, simply because someone might call them a bigot for speaking the truth. Nor should any I hope renounce real convictions concerning religious truth, because someone might accuse them of being a bigot for believing and expressing perceived dangers in certain doctrines of other religions. Those who will deny history and the right to express religious convictions are doomed to repeat the negative history which so many speak of.

Roman Catholicism and Islam are both religions with histories filled with violence and bloodshed. The following internet sites are articles in relation to both of these religions and their common use of the term bigotry in relation to those who do not agree with them or would speak out against them on certain points. Again, I do not propose that real bigotry does not exist, but see a clear danger in allowing real constructive criticism of the negative aspects of this or that religion upon society, being labeled as bigotry which should not be tolerated. There are real dangers from all religions that would force their religious and or political views upon others. If all talk of such dangers ever becomes commonly accepted as religious bigotry, then we have a major problem on our hands. I would much rather defend my faith with the truth, than stifle the free accusations of another against it with derogatory references to them being a bigot, or God forbid, political action concerning the same against them. In my opinion, all such is a cowardly attempt to defend that which cannot be defended by the truth. Get off your lazy butt, and defend what you believe with the truth, don't deny others the right to disagree with you, or demonize anyone who would. If this is the only way your God or religion can be defended, then perhaps you need to re-examine your faith.

http://catholicvoter.us/bigotry.html

http://www.catholicleague.org/justifying-anti-catholic-bigotry/

http://catholicism.org/catholic-author-exposes-bigotry-of-the-boston-globe.html

http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/cardinal-dolan-ny-times-adds-to-long-history-of-anti-catholic-bigotry-in-th/

http://www.catholic.org/news/national/story.php?id=45218

http://www.americancatholic.org/news/report.aspx?id=31702

http://ncronline.org/blogs/distinctly-catholic/anti-religious-bigotry-sharia

http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=42018#.V3AZZVf0ivE

http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/ecumenical-and-interreligious/interreligious/islam/index.cfm

http://thinkprogress.org/world/2015/01/05/3608048/catholic-cathedral-in-germany-speaks-out-against-growing-anti-islam-movement/

http://www.adl.org/civil-rights/discrimination/c/anti-muslim-bigotry.html

http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/23/opinion/obeidallah-muslims-america-bigotry/index.html

http://thinkprogress.org/culture/2015/06/09/3667391/studies-explain-standing-anti-islam-bigotry-matters/

http://muslimmatters.org/category/current-affairs/anti-muslim-bigotry/

[Amo]

http://wwrn.org/articles/45617/

Rome once again defending their Muslim brothers in faith. There is no separation of religion and state with Islam, and those who have justifiable concerns about the political ambitions of Islam and the negative effects of their non violent invasions through immigration, are labeled Islamaphobes by Rome. Rome prefers the political instability of peoples and nations which massive immigration of Catholics or Muslims brings about, to the stability of the same among those who will not politically support her own agenda. Whatever tends more toward empowered religion over the state, is supported by her, unless said religion is her avowed enemy. To the contrary, as can easily be deduced, Rome is constantly striving for better relations with Islam. Both religions demand and force peoples and nations to deal with their own diabolical political ambitions. Rome has correctly deduced that her own political power will only increase, as the destabilization of existing governments and peoples increases largely due to massive migration. The history of the Roman empire and her rise to power within the same during the onslaught of barbarian invasions, is sufficient evidence of the end result of the same. Her rise to power is in direct connection to confusion, chaos, and the dissolution of peoples and nations.

In America, particularly, is this investigation important. In all the countries over which it has triumphed, Popery, like the anaconda, has wound around its folds of art, of cunning, of superstition and of power, until, enclosing everything in its too friendly embraces, it has, with one tremendous effort, crushed the nation to death. It sends forth its missionaries; it gathers its schools and colleges; it erects its cathedrals and builds its churches; it is patriotic, benevolent, charitable. Its alms and offerings attract the vulgar, its austerities and penances convince the
sceptical. It is at first tolerated; then approved; next obeyed! But now come the dread realities of the system, taxation, passive submission, excommunications, interdicts, crusades, the inquisition, destruction. Yes, Popery has well nigh destroyed every country in which it has been predominant. The liberties and national prosperity of a people cannot coexist with such a system.(CHRIST AND ANTICHRIST, by Samuel J. Cassels, PART 2 ANTICHRIST OR THE PAPACY PROVED TO BE THE ANTICHRIST PREDICTED IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Pgs. 125&126)

Thus does the anomalous character of the Papacy prove it to be the antitype of "the little horn." This power is unlike all others; is uncongenial with all others. It is a usurper, a supplanter. We can readily conceive, how a spiritual power, either associated with the state, or entirely independent of the state, may exist without discord or collision. If the church be entirely distinct from the political institutions of a people, there can of course be no disturbance, as there is no contact. And if a church be established by law, as the operations of the religious and the political systems are kept in distinct spheres, there may be but occasional evils growing out of such union. But for a government that claims its existence jure divino, that sets up a universal empire, that arrogates to itself supremacy in all civil, as well as ecclesiastical matters — for a government that considers itself infallible, and which requires absolute submission in all its subjects — for such a government to exist in the midst of other governments; in its very principles trampling upon their rights and privileges; wielding both a temporal and a spiritual sword; punishing offenders both in this world and the next — for such a government to exist in harmony with other governments, is impossible, absolutely impossible. The papal system can harmonize with no other, whether religious or political. To the religious world, it exhibits one supreme pontiff of Christendom, and requires for him universal obedience. To the political world, it presents one great monarch, whose throne is above every throne, and whose will is law throughout the globe. No the Papacy is a unit, and presents the front of positive hostility to every thing that is not consolidated in itself. It may not be able to carry out its principles and wishes, but this is its nature. It is "diverse from all other governments; it is the adversary of all other governments.(Ibid, Chapter 3, Pgs. 155&156)

The Vatican is a globalist institution, with the intended purpose of being on top of a new world order. The dissolution of existing governments, peoples, and nations is not only compatible with such designs, but beneficial to the same. Such provides excellent opportunity to step in and fill the void of authority regarding social order created by the same. Nor is she the only one seeking to more firmly establish herself upon the ruin of existing nations and peoples.

[Amo]

http://wwrn.org/articles/45915/

How about that, Protestantism in Germany has a single leader. Isn't this just another form of Catholicism? So now we see the reality of state religions. The supposed wisdom of this one man, is that Islam should be taught in all state schools. Of course it should, the state religions of Catholicism and Protestantism already are, so why should the increasing number of Muslims within Germany demand the same state support? Of course, the specific purpose of teaching Islam would be to help prevent radical Islam from developing, and this is a good thing isn't it? To the contrary, it is simply government manipulated religion. There is a reason the founding fathers of the United states wanted a separation of church and state, and the above article is one prime example of the problems related with mingling the two. There is no end to the battle between them to gain the upper hand over each other, and the fall out upon society is devastating. As we are witnessing in this nation, and on a global scale today. I suppose tax payers money should start going to Islam now also in Germany, as it already goes to Catholicism and Protestantism with or without the citizens consent. Just as if does in these United States now as well. To the direct contradiction of the will of our founding fathers.


Thomas Jefferson -
BILL FOR ESTABLISHING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN VIRGINIA (1799)
(All emphasis mine)

Well aware that Almighty God hath created the mind free; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burdens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the Holy Author of our religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do; that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up there own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world, and through all time; that to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tryannical; that even the forcing him to support this or that teacher of his own religious persuasion, is depriving him of the comfortable liberty of giving his contributions to the particular pastor whose morals he would make his pattern, and whose powers he feels most persuasive to righteousness, and is withdrawing from the ministry those temporal rewards, which proceeding from an approbation of their personal conduct, are an additional incitement to earnest and unremitting labors for the instruction of mankind; that our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions, more than our opinions in physics or geometry; that, therefore, the proscribing any citizen as unworthy the public confidence by laying upon him the incapacity of being called to the offices of trust and emolument, unless he profess or renounce this or that religious opoinion, is depriving him injuriously of those priviledges and advantages to which in common with his fellow citizens he has a natural right; that it tends also to corrupt the principles of that very religion it is meant to encourage, by bribing, with a monopoly of worldly honors and emoluments, those who will externally profess and conform to it; that though indeed these are criminal who do not withstand such temptation, yet neither are those innocent who lay the bait in their way; that to suffer the civil magistrate to intrude his powers into the feild of opoinion and to restrain the profession or propagation of principles, on the supposition of their ill tendency, is a dangerous fallacy, which at once destroys all religious liberty, because he being of course judge of that tendency, will make his opinions the rule of judgment, and approve or condemn the sentiments of others only as they shall square with or differ from his own; that it is time enough for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its offices to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order; and finally, that truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them.
    Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.
    And though we well know this Assembly, elected for the people for the ordinary services of legislation only, have no power to restrain the acts of succeeding assemblies, constituted with the powers equal to our own, and that therefore to declare this act irrevocable, would be of no effect in law, yet we are free to declare, and do declare, that the rights hereby asserted are of the natural rights of mankind, and that if any act shall be hereafter passed to repeal the present or to narrow its operation, such act will be an infringement of natural right.

[Amo]

http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/05/22/pope-celebrates-mass-muslim-migration/

The article from which the following quote was taken may be viewed at the above link.

The Pope has hailed the election of Sadiq Khan as "Muslim" mayor of London, claimed mass Muslim migration is "necessary" for Europe, and blamed Paris and Brussels for the attacks on European soil.

In an interview with French newspaper  La Croix, Pope Francis strongly implied that the terrorists who attacked Paris and Brussels did so because they "grew up in a ghetto."

He also applauded the election of Muslim mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, stating it "illustrates the need for Europe to rediscover its capacity to integrate," evoking "Pope Gregory the Great, who negotiated with the people known as barbarians who were subsequently integrated."

It should be noted concerning Pope Francis' mention of Pope Gregory's negotiations with the barbarians who invaded the Roman empire, that those negotiations resulted in the exaltation of the political power of the papacy, during the dissolution of the Roman empire itself. That is to say, that the papacy was busy establishing its own authority among the barbarians, while they themselves were destroying the Roman empire. This is the exact plan the papacy is following right now, as mass muslim migration contributes heavily to the dissolution of one european nation after another. Rome fully intends to take advantage of the political vacuum created by these dissolutions, while remaining on good terms and viewed as a political leader by the Muslim population.

There is no sense in believing that the Vatican has nothing to do with this crisis, she is no doubt facilitating the same unto her own global political ends. Just as she has, is, and will continue to facilitate the migration of millions of Catholics to these United States from our closest Catholic neighbor nations and elsewhere. Thus she is successfully dissolving current nations and political structures standing in the way of her global vision of a unified humanity under her authority. Ever presenting herself as the voice and defender of the people as she does so. All the people that will acknowledge and submit to her usurp authority that is.

The following links are articles addressing mass Muslim migration also.

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/03/pope-decries-europes-indifference-to-muslim-migrants-compares-them-to-jesus

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/refugees-keep-streaming-into-europe-as-crisis-continues-unabated/2015/09/06/8a330572-5345-11e5-b225-90edbd49f362_story.html

[Amo]

http://www.lastampa.it/2016/08/01/vaticaninsider/eng/news/take-me-to-church-muslims-go-to-mass-for-solidarity-8TJqr94DK00MDx7Uyql5OJ/pagina.html

The full article which the following quote was taken from, may be viewed at the above link. Emphasis in the following quote is mine.

The Italian Muslim communities of Rome, Milan, Turin and other major cities from the Alps to Sicily, attended Catholic Sunday mass yesterday in a show of solidarity, as their French counterparts did the same. On July 28th, the French Council of the Muslim Faith sent out an invitation to imams and Muslim faithful to go to the church closest to home on Sunday morning "to express solidarity and mourn the victims of the most recent terror attacks by IS militants". 
 
Italian Muslim communities decided to follow France's example and do the same. Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, President of the Italian Episcopal Conference, said the decision is a clear rejection of terrorism and proof that there is no war of religions. The Italian Religious Islamic Community decided to create this initiative to begin "a spiritual brotherhood path" in honor of the recent events of terrorism that have impacted the Muslim communities of Europe, in particular the case of Jacques Hamel, the French priest killed in a terror attack on July 26th in his church of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, in Rouen. From North to South, Italian churches welcomed imams and Muslim delegations to speak at the beginning of the mass. "It seems necessary as members of the Muslim community in Italy to pay our respects to the ministers and Christian places of worship" Yahya Pallavicini, President of the Islamic Community in Rome, told La Stampa. 
 
Bagnasco, in a speech at World Youth Day in Krakow, underlined that there is no such a thing as a religious conflict. He said the presence of Muslims in the churches of Italy is a first step "to gather all religions around a universal value: peace". Bagnasco's comment, similar to that of other Italian bishops, drew criticism from some.  

It should be noted by all bible believers, that the gospel calls nowhere for Christians to bring peace between and among all the worlds religions. The gospel of Jesus Christ is a call out of this world into the kingdom of God which will be established when Christ returns. It is not a call to unite with all the other false religions this world unto peace with the same. It is Babylon the great that unites the religions of this world and rides the global government beast that will force a false worship of god upon all.

The following links are more articles concerning islamization.

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/pope-francis-celebrates-islamization-europe-says-muslim-migration-necessary/

http://freedomoutpost.com/the-one-world-religion-cometh-pope-francis-warmly-welcomes-top-islamic-cleric-to-the-vatican/
 

[Alan]

Prior to the disciples going out to preach the great commission everyone they encountered were of different religious sects. Paul preached to Roman pagan followers.
Is that any different to us preaching Jesus to Muslims?


OTOH, I do understand that attempts at bringing peace amongst nations of different religious values is unfruitful as well as unbiblical, but that shouldn't deter us from standing up for and sharing the good news.

[Amo]

Prior to the disciples going out to preach the great commission everyone they encountered were of different religious sects. Paul preached to Roman pagan followers.
Is that any different to us preaching Jesus to Muslims?


OTOH, I do understand that attempts at bringing peace amongst nations of different religious values is unfruitful as well as unbiblical, but that shouldn't deter us from standing up for and sharing the good news.

The massive migrations that are under way, have nothing to do with Christ's followers preaching the gospel. They are about the geopolitics of the redistribution of peoples, political powers and structures, wealth, and natural resources. All things which the church of Rome has admitted she has been doing and intends to continue to do in her own Encyclicals. All of this without the consent or even general knowledge of the people she is doing it to, while establishing her vision of the unification of humanity under her guiding influence. Just what does this have to do with giving the gospel of Jesus Christ to this world?

[Amo]

The following link is an article of interest concerning this thread.

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9120/vatican-islam

[Amo]

The following link is to the article from which the quote below it was taken.

http://wwrn.org/articles/46420/

In secular France, Catholic conservatism makes a comeback
James McAuley ("The Washington Post," December 8, 2016)

When Fillon handily won both rounds of France's conservative primaries last month, he campaigned mostly on a genteel conservatism of economic restructuring and strengthened national security. But in a country that firmly defines itself as "secular" in its constitution, Fillon's unexpected victory represented an astonishing prospect: the political reawakening of Catholic France after decades of slumber.

As right-wing and populist leaders across Europe — such as Viktor Orban in Hungary and Marine Le Pen in France — increasingly turn toward Christian values, Fillon has ignited a wave of nostalgia for a nation of traditional families and quaint village churches. It is a nation that he and many of his supporters say is under siege from the dual threats of multiculturalism and Islamist terrorism. As evidence, conservatives cite the slaying of an 85-year-old village priest in July by Islamic State-inspired militants, explaining it as an assault on the essence of France.

Fillon, the presidential nominee of the center-right party now known as the Republicans, has repeatedly pledged to defend "family values" — which has often translated into staunch opposition to same-sex marriage and, lately, to adoption by same-sex parents. When the fervent Roman Catholic responds to terrorist violence, he often does so in the lofty language of religious rapture. The war against the Islamic State, he wrote in his recent book, is "a battle of the end times," sounded with "trumpets of the apocalypse."

In short, what he promises is a return to his nation's roots. And in his eyes, those roots are fundamentally Catholic.

The above trend is a prime example of the advantage Rome seeks to establish in the massive Muslim immigrations taking place throughout Europe. This is why she continues to admonish all to accept the same. It has a twofold desired political effect for the papacy. It destabilizes existing peoples and their government, and forces them to address or choose between rival religio-politcal powers, Islam or Roman Catholicism.

The existing secularist government becomes increasingly unstable and distrusted by the citizens because it can't handle the situation or protect those citizens from the consequences of the same. So they begin to look to another power to fill this void, enter Rome. Never mind that the nation violently rejected her authority during the French Revolution, that was hundreds of years ago. It's either allow Islam to continue to destabilize and or perhaps overtake the existing secular government, or rejoin hands with Roman Catholicism to bring back and or preserve a political alliance they once violently rejected, hoping for a better outcome this time around. The Muslims themselves would of course respond better to the leaders of Rome who encourage the acceptance of their mass migrations, than the secular leaders who are having to deal with any a negative effect produced by the same. Win, win, for Rome. Her political power and influence can only but rise under such circumstance in secular France.

The French have apparently forgotten what a deplorable state their nation was in when her government was Roman Catholic by choice. No doubt, all such has been removed from her history books in places of education as it has been here and continues to be more so with time. Those who forget the past, are doomed to repeat its mistakes. Looks like the Pope has good reason to encourage and support massive immigration which destabilizes peoples and nations. It is a proved method of increasing her own power.

[Amo]

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9589/secularism-france

The following quote is from an article which may be viewed in its entirety at the link provided above.

Secularism: Everyone Wants to Get Rid of It

Now, after more than a century of separation of powers between church and state, an intolerant and extremist Islam is disrupting the rules of the game, invading public spaces, schools, universities and companies with the veil, halal food and open violence.

"By making the public space empty of everything that brings us together... Islamists are eager to fill it, especially in disillusioned, brainless and uprooted young heads". — François Fillon, a former Prime Minister of France, who is running for president in the 2017 election.

"Secularism is just becoming a religion opposed to all other religions", said Tariq Ramadan, a prominent figure of the Muslim Brotherhood in Switzerland and France. He congratulated mayors on Christmas nativity scenes probably because he sees it as an opening for Islamic opportunities in the public sphere. "We need a Republic authorizing the visibility of diversity and not a Republic of neutrality," he said.

[Amo]

The article the following quote is taken from, may be viewed at the link provided above it.

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9716/christian-clergy-islam

Christian Clergy Welcomes Islam in Church, Then Bows to It

Last July, for the first time during a Mass in Italy, a verse of the Koran was recited from the altar.

A priest in the south of Italy enraged parishioners by dressing the Virgin Mary in a Muslim burqa for his church's Christmas Nativity scene. These interfaith initiatives are based on the gradual elimination of the Western-Christian heritage in favor of Islam.

The Catholic clergy is probably disoriented by Pope Francis himself; he was the first to allow the reading of Islamic prayers and Koran readings from the Vatican.

The Pope embraced religious relativism when it comes with Islam. He repeated that Islamist violence is the work of "a small group of fundamentalists" who, according to him, have nothing to do with Islam.

Church of England Bishop Harries suggested that Prince Charles's coronation service should be opened with a Koran reading. In the US, more than 50 churches, including the Washington National Cathedral, hold Koran readings. Is there any reading of the Christian liturgy in mosques?

Rome's quest for the unification of humanity under her guiding influence marches forward. The unification of Christianity, now combined with the unification of the same with Islam, to be followed by the rest. Once the globalist agenda of political and religious unification has been obtained, then BABYLON THE GREAT'S mission is accomplished. Global persecution will speedily follow for a short time, while the plagues are poured out upon those who worship the image of the first beast, after which Christ will return and end this world. Followed by that which all the faithful await.

[Amo]

Just a few reminders of what exactly is going on.

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/08/muslim-refugee-brought-to-maine-by-catholic-charities-dies-waging-jihad-for-isis

http://thefederalist.com/2017/01/06/christians-need-stop-naive-muslim-immigration/

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/11/catholic-charities-helped-ohio-state-university-jihadi-resettle-in-u-s

http://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/01/30/responding-trumps-ban-top-catholic-bishops-pledge-solidarity-muslim

http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/catholic-church-paid-79-million-by-obama-administration-to-force-migrant-invasion/

http://www.aim.org/aim-column/catholic-church-facilitates-foreign-invasion-2/

http://100percentfedup.com/why-is-the-us-conf-of-catholic-bishops-bringing-in-the-most-somali-mostly-muslim-refugees-to-america-and-why-is-texas-1-state-for-resettlement/

https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/tag/catholic-charities/

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/11/29/unholy-alliance-christian-charities-profit-1-billion-fed-program-resettle-refugees-40-percent-muslim/

http://newobserveronline.com/us-christian-churches-back-muslim-invasion/

[Amo]

A few more reminders.

http://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2017/trumps-action-banning-refugees-brings-outcry-from-us-church-leaders.cfm

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2016/11/28/osu-attacker-abdul-razak-ali-artan-was-unvetted-somali-refugee-via-catholic-charities/

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/follow-the-usccb-money-trail-to-understand-bishops-silence-on-hillary

http://www.catholicsun.org/2015/09/10/catholic-charities-prepares-to-receive-syrian-refugees/

https://www.onenewsnow.com/pro-life/2016/09/10/obamas-91m-refugee-grant-silencing-catholics-on-hillary

https://cruxnow.com/church/2015/11/23/catholic-bishops-double-down-on-welcoming-syrian-refugees/

http://www.theamericanmirror.com/syrian-refugee-group-admits-we-dont-track-them/

http://drrichswier.com/2016/09/13/mormons-helping-catholic-bishops-fundamentally-change-america-with-muslim-refugees/

[Amo]

https://cruxnow.com/church/2015/11/23/catholic-bishops-double-down-on-welcoming-syrian-refugees/

In the wake of increasingly hostile political rhetoric and Congressional action aimed at reducing the number of Syrian refugees resettled in the United States, Catholic bishops are doubling down on their call for the United States to open its doors to refugees, conjuring up images of past anti-Catholic bigotry to help make their case.

"How can we look the other way, as they huddle with their children in foreign lands with barely any shelter, clothing or food?" wrote Chicago's Archbishop Blase Cupich in Friday's Chicago Sun-Times. "We must not. These are our neighbors."

Cupich pointed to Chicago's anti-Catholic past, which included a pledge among business owners not to hire Catholics and the election of an anti-Catholic mayor who, in 1855, railed against Catholic Chicagoans, whom he said were "bound under an oath of allegiance to the temporal, as well as the spiritual supremacy of a foreign despot." (That would be the pope.)

The above quote is taken from the article at the internet site provided above it. It seems the "Catholic bigots" of the past may have had a point. Where are we as a nation today having taken in countless millions of Catholic refugees and immigrants via the Catholic church itself in our past? Our nation is filled with Catholic citizens, institutions, and politicians. They continue to bring countless Catholic and now Muslim immigrants and refugees into our country, to the tune of hundreds of millions of tax payers money every year to do so. This is apart from the billions given to the church for other charities as well. When all these immigrants and refugees get here, they need financial help for a good while as well if not for generations for some. All of this is at tax payers expense as well through various means. At the same time Catholic politicians have been busy for quite some time now redistributing the wealth, business, and natural resources of our nation also as it sees fit.

Recently the Pope came and politically advised our entire federal government at the request of Catholic politicians who no doubt intend to follow his lead. Though they have already been instructed by the Vatican to implement Roman Catholic social doctrine and teaching through legislation in this nation and all others whenever they are able. Are these not the exact actions one who was "bound under an oath of allegiance to the temporal, as well as the spiritual supremacy of a foreign despot", would take concerning that very foreign despot? Yes they are. The continually growing numbers if Catholics and Catholic political influence upon our nation has unquestionably helped bring us where we are today. A nation 20 trillion dollars in debt, with no end to overspending anywhere in sight, and heavy influence from the Vatican itself to sink countless hundreds of millions into resettling immigrants and refugees which she herself facilitates, who themselves will need continued financial aid for untold amounts of time. Who also do not share our political or necessarily religious views at all. To the contrary, may very well be openly hostile to the same.

Without question, Roman Catholic influence has been trashing the wall of separation between church and state. Her politicians and constituents within our nation are continually seeking to, and actually are carrying out the will of the Vatican over that of the citizens of this nation using our nations power and wealth to accomplish their own agenda's, including the demise of this once Protestant nation. She is sucking the wealth and life out of this nation, as she does all nations which she conquers. All of our politicians must now contend with her endless political activism via her politicians, bishops, and countless minions in and out of her faith. I quote again, that which I have quoted several times before from those of the past who knew this and saw what was coming for those who do not stay on their guard against the encroachments of Rome.

In America, particularly, is this investigation important. In all the countries over which it has triumphed, Popery, like the anaconda, has wound around its folds of art, of cunning, of superstition and of power, until, enclosing everything in its too friendly embraces, it has, with one tremendous effort, crushed the nation to death. It sends forth its missionaries; it gathers its schools and colleges; it erects its cathedrals and builds its churches; it is patriotic, benevolent, charitable. Its alms and offerings attract the vulgar, its austerities and penances convince the sceptical. It is at first tolerated; then approved; next obeyed! But now come the dread realities of the system, taxation, passive submission, excommunications, interdicts, crusades, the inquisition, destruction. Yes,
Popery has well nigh destroyed every country in which it has been predominant. The liberties and national prosperity of a people cannot coexist with such a system.

Let then, Americans — Americans, who have never witnessed a Court of Inquisition, or an Auto-da-fe, on their virgin soil; Americans, whose national liberties are still fragrant with the blood of revolutionary forefathers; Americans, whose proud eminence in the civilized world, gives them more to lose than other nations; let Americans especially examine this subject well. And if, in such an examination, the following pages shall contribute but a mite to the discovery of the truth, the author will feel himself more than compensated for the labor they have cost him.
(CHRIST AND ANTICHRIST, by Samuel J. Cassels, PART 2 ANTICHRIST OR THE PAPACY PROVED TO BE
THE ANTICHRIST PREDICTED IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Pgs. 125&126)

Thus does the anomalous character of the Papacy prove it to be the antitype of "the little horn." This power is unlike all others; is uncongenial with all others. It is a usurper, a supplanter. We can readily conceive, how a spiritual power, either associated with the state, or entirely independent of the state, may exist without discord or collision. If
the church be entirely distinct from the political institutions of a people, there can of course be no disturbance, as there is no contact. And if a church be established by law, as the operations of the religious and the political systems are kept in distinct spheres, there may be but occasional evils growing out of such union. But for a government that claims its existence jure divino, that sets up a universal empire, that arrogates to itself supremacy in all civil, as well as ecclesiastical matters — for a government that considers itself infallible, and which requires absolute submission in all its subjects — for such a government to exist in the midst of other governments; in its very principles trampling upon their rights and privileges; wielding both a temporal and a spiritual sword; punishing offenders both in this world and the next — for such a government to exist in harmony with other governments, is impossible, absolutely impossible. The papal system can harmonize with no other, whether religious or political. To the religious world, it exhibits one supreme pontiff of Christendom, and requires for him universal obedience. To the political world, it presents one great monarch, whose throne is above every throne, and whose will is law throughout the globe. No the Papacy is a unit, and presents the front of positive hostility to every thing that is not consolidated in itself. It may not be able to carry out its principles and wishes, but this is its nature. It is "diverse from all other governments; it is the adversary of all other governments.(Chapter 3, Pgs. 155&156)


But the success of the Papacy, when closely examined, is not so surprising as it looks. It cannot be justly pronounced legitimate, or fairly won. Rome has ever been swimming with the tide. The evils and passions of society, which a true benefactress would have made it her business to cure -at least, to alleviate -Rome has studied rather to foster into strength, that she might be borne to power on the foul current which she herself had created. Amid battles, bloodshed, and confusion, has her path lain. The edicts of subservient Councils, the forgeries of hireling priests, the arms of craven monarchs, and the thunderbolts of excommunication have never been wanting to open her path. Exploits won by weapons of this sort are what her historians delight to chronicle. These are the victories that constitute her glory! And then, there remains yet another and great deduction from the apparent grandeur of her success, in that, after all, it is the success of only a few -a caste -the clergy. For although, during her early career, the Roman Church rendered certain important services to society -of which it will delight us to make mention in fitting place when she grew to maturity, and was able to develop her real genius, it was felt and acknowledged by all that her principles implied the ruin of all interests save her own, and that there was room in the world for none but herself. If her march, as shown in history down to the sixteenth century, is ever onwards, it is not less true that behind, on her path, lie the wrecks of nations, and the ashes of literature, of liberty, and of civilization. (Book I. History of the Papacy. By Rev. J.A. Wylie, LL.D. Chapter I. Origin of the Papacy.)

As Rome's power and influence continue to increase, so to will the ruin of this nation and world speed forward.

[Amo]

Now this, from Georgetown Jesuit University -

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/georgetown-professor-defends-islam-slavery/

Muslims do not think at all as we do. Yet the Catholic church and countless liberals want to open our borders to millions of them without any concern of the effect upon our society. To the contrary, one of Rome's prestigious universities within our nation has a professor peddling this dribble to future leaders and the educated class of our nation. Terrorism aside, there are still grave concerns about doing so.

http://www.americamagazine.org/issue/667/article/unusual-partnership

https://dgfmssnschws7.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/lane-center-series-vol-4-islam-at-us-jesuit-colleges-and-universities.pdf

Jesuits against Trump's immigration and refugee policy.

https://ignatiansolidarity.net/blog/2017/01/30/jesuit-higher-ed-respond-trump-order/

http://jrsusa.org/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20170207022543

http://jrsusa.org/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20170201102841

http://jrsusa.org/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20170130023928

http://jrsusa.org/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20170127033703

http://jrsusa.org/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20170125110350

http://jrsusa.org/news_detail?TN=NEWS-20170119102703

Muslims, and Muslim terrorists especially are a radical tool for change. If they could be controlled or directed, they could certainly be used to bring about certain desired changes for those doing so.

[Amo]

http://cis.org/what-are-they-thinking-roman-catholic-doctrine-on-immigration

http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/08/14/islam-academic-migrants-want-eurabia-globalists-using-migrants-to-destroy-the-west/

http://www.aim.org/aim-column/catholic-church-facilitates-foreign-invasion-2/

http://www.bereanbeacon.org/new-blog/2015/12/19/the-roman-church-assists-islam-and-accepts-islamic-faith

http://gatesofvienna.net/2016/11/the-barbarians-who-sacked-rome-came-into-the-empire-as-refugees/

http://newobserveronline.com/german-girls-must-cover-arms-and-legs-to-appease-syrian-refugees/

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/contributors/2017/01/31/immigration-without-assimilation-invasion/97244840/

http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/200981/immigration-or-invasion-enza-ferreri

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http://biblebelievers.com/bennett/bennett_papacy-islam.html

Interesting article below from link above. Click link above to view article, notes, and links provided.

The Papacy and Islam

by Richard Bennett and Robert J. Nicholson

   
Richard Bennett, a former Roman Catholic priest, is President and founder of Berean Beacon Ministries which proclaims the Good News of Salvation (the Gospel of Jesus Christ). A ministry of truth, love, and compassion to Roman Catholics, and plain Biblical truth to Evangelicals embracing a false ecumenism.

New Partnership with Muslims

In his message to the predominately Muslim nation of Kazakhstan twelve days after the horrors of September 11th, 2001, the Pope declared,

'There is one God'. The Apostle proclaims before all else the absolute oneness of God. This is a truth which Christians inherited from the children of Israel and which they share with Muslims: it is faith in the one God, 'Lord of heaven and earth' (Lk.10:21), almighty and merciful. In the name of this one God, I turn to the people of deep and ancient religious traditions, the people of Kazakhstan.1

He then gave a false Gospel.  Building a "civilization of love", he said, is the task of Christians and Muslims. His exact words;were,

This 'logic of love' is what he [Jesus] holds out to us, asking us to live it above all through generosity to those in need.  It is a logic which can bring together Christians and Muslims, and commit them to work together for the 'civilization of love'. It is a logic which overcomes all the cunning of this world and allows us to make true friends who will welcome us 'into the eternal dwelling-places' (Lk.16:9), into the 'homeland' of heaven."2

His final prayer was for a partnership between "Christians and Muslims". His words were,

And in this celebration we want to pray for Kazakhstan and its inhabitants, so that this vast nation, with all its ethnic, cultural and religious variety, will grow stronger in justice, solidarity and peace. May it progress on the basis in particular of cooperation between Christians and Muslims, committed day by day, side by side, in the effort to fulfil God's will.3

In spite of the catastrophic events of September 11th, the Pope has continued faithfully the Roman Catholic Church policy of affirmation and approval of Islam.  The Vatican speaks officially of the Roman Catholic Church having the same God and faith of Abraham as the Muslims,

The Church's relationship with the Muslims. 'The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day.'4

The Roman Catholic Church officially declares that the One God of Holy Scripture is also the God of Islam. It also esteems the moral life of Islam, the affirmation of which follows,

The Church has also a high regard for the Muslims. They worship God, who is one, living and subsistent, merciful and almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, who has also spoken to men. They strive to submit themselves without reserve to the hidden decrees of God, just as Abraham submitted himself to God's plan, whose faith Muslims eagerly link to their own. Although not acknowledging him as God, they venerate Jesus as a prophet, his virgin Mother they also honor, and even at times devotedly invoke. Further, they await the day of judgment and the reward of God following the resurrection of the dead. For this reason they highly esteem an upright life and worship God, especially by way of prayer, alms-deeds and fasting.5

It is clear from this official recognition that the Church of Rome's estimation of Islam has experienced a fundamental change. The Biblical commandment not to venerate any strange god has been broken by Rome in order to credit Islam and its adherents with holding to the faith of Abraham. Patently, this novel re-assessment of the Muslim faith represents a major shift in the political policy of the Vatican. These official statements are carefully constructed religious discourse. They are aimed at engendering a new mood of respectful rapprochement and mutual understanding between the Papacy and Islam. As a device of diplomatic exchange, they show clearly that a new interfaith-ecumenicity is being propounded by Rome with the singular objective of embracing Islam and its peoples within a new international community of religious life and faith, a community incidentally, in which Rome enjoys priority as founder and senior partner.

Islam rejects Trinity, Christ's divinity, His sacrifice

Christians believe in One God, in which One Godhead there exists Three Persons. Islam rejects this concept as blasphemous. The Qur'an declares,

Certainly they disbelieve who say: Surely Allah is the third (person) of the three; and there is no god but the one God, and if they desist not from what they say, a painful chastisement shall befall those among them who disbelieve. (Surah 5:73)6

The Bible proclaims Christ's sacrificial death on the cross in place of the believer, "In Whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace."7 Islam passionately rejects the crucifixion of Christ Jesus. Thus the Qur'an declares, "And their saying: Surely we have killed the Messiah, Isa son of Marium, the apostle of Allah; and they did not kill him nor did they crucify him, but it appeared to them so (like Isa) and most surely those who differ therein are only in a doubt about it; they have no knowledge respecting it, but only follow a conjecture, and they killed him not for sure." (Surah 4:157).

The Bible proclaims Christ Jesus as divine, being the brightness of the divine glory, and the express image of God. In the Qur'an Christ Jesus is debased to being solely an apostle of Allah. Thus the Qur'an states, "O followers of the Book! do not exceed the limits in your religion, and do not speak (lies) against Allah, but (speak) the truth; the Messiah, Isa son of Marium is only an apostle of Allah..." (Surah 4.171) Christ Jesus declared, "Before Abraham was, I am."8 "I and my Father are one."9 "I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins."10 A religion that rejects Christ's divinity is dead in its sins. It is an absurd blasphemy that the Pope declares that the one, living and subsistent God of the Bible is the same one as the infidel god of Islam.

The Gospel and the Qur'an's religious philosophy

In the Bible the Gospel is as the Apostle John declared, "This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all."11 "And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent."12 The whole purpose of the God of Scripture is clearly seen in the reason why the Gospel of John was written, "These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God." This is totally different from the god of Islam who orders fighting, war, and punishment, by murder, crucifixion and amputation. The following is just a sample of the primary concept of fighting for Allah that the Qur'an requires:

"And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from whence they drove you out, and persecution is severer thanslaughter, and do not fight with them at the Sacred Mosque until they fight with you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay them; such is the recompense of the unbelievers." Surah 2.191

"And fight with them until there is no persecution, and religion should be only for Allah, but if they desist, then there should be no hostility except against the oppressors." Surah 2.193

"...let those fight in the way of Allah, who sell this world's life for the hereafter; and whoever fights in the way of Allah, then be he slain or be he victorious, We shall grant him a mighty reward." Surah 4.74

"The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His apostle and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and their feet should be cut off on opposite sides or they should be imprisoned; this shall be as a disgrace for them in this world, and in the hereafter they shall have a grievous chastisement," Surah 5.33

"Those who believe fight in the way of Allah,..." Surah 8.39

The commandment of the Lord is as different as darkness and light, for He says, "Love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful."13 While many individual Muslims may deplore atrocities committed in the name of Islam, it cannot be denied that these atrocities are justifiedand encouraged by Islamic teaching. Even the most moderate form of Islam is incompatible with Biblical truth.

RCC dogma on Islam changed

Nonetheless, after six centuries of condemning of Islam and two centuries of Crusades against the Muslims, modern Roman Catholicism is welcoming and affirming the religion of Mohammed. Rome now accepts Islam as having the same faith of Abraham as herself. How can the Roman Catholic Church espouse a religion that utterly rejects the Trinity, the divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ and His Gospel? Clearly, the Roman Catholic Church still plays the adaptable chameleon — for since Vatican Council II, she has in Muslim circles embraced Islam to the extent that she calls praiseworthy that which she once had denounced as evil and the object of war.

In 1095, Pope Urban II called for a "War of the Cross," or a Crusade, to retake the holy lands from the infidel Muslim Turks. Several versions of his speech at the end of a Church Council have survived. Although we cannot be sure of the exact words the Pope used, the substance however is the same. The heart and mind of papal power in twelfth and thirteenth centuries is seen in these sentences, "All who die by the way, whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the pagans, shall have immediate remission of sins. This I grant them through the power of God with which I am invested."14

The present Pope and his Church uphold the teaching that the definitions of all Roman Pontiffs pertaining to faith or morals of the Roman Pontiff are "irreformable by their very nature."15 If the present Roman Pontiff, John Paul II, has proclaimed Muslims to be acceptable as believers, then by that same proclamation, Urban II and the whole line of Crusading Popes have been proven to be damnable heretics, since they condemned Muslims and fought against them!

Emotional unity and its consequences

The ecumenism of the Papacy with Islam is of grave concern for the true body of Christ to consider. The Sovereign Pontiff John Paul II sees himself as the one capable of bringing in a New World Order, in which Rome will be the Mother and Lawmaker. Through his Vatican II documents the Pope declares, "The encouragement of unity is in harmony with the deepest nature of the [Roman Catholic] Church's mission...."16 On an highly emotional spiritual level there has been a great common-ground meeting place between Rome and Mecca in the town of Fatima in Portugal. To quote a Catholic news organization, "Our Lady of Fatima is really Fatima, daughter of the Prophet Mohammed...On October 23, 1995, Iranian television began running stories that the apparitions in Fatima, Portugal in 1917 were religious phenomena of Muslim origin."17 Islam teaches that men can achieve favor with God by what a person does. On the Fatima site in Portugal May 13th 2000, the Pope proclaimed a message that could be readily accepted by both Muslims and Catholics. "'Pray, pray much and make sacrifices for sinners; many souls go to hell because they have no one to pray and make sacrifices for them'...."18

Heroic deeds to win the approval of God appeal to the natural man, including the devout Muslim; it is, however, light years away from the Gospel of grace. The Pope's message, and the message and veneration of heroism in Islam are a total negation of the Gospel, "not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us.... "19 In practice both systems — a mammoth one billion adherents each — are totalitarian, synthesizing spiritual and civil power in their doctrinal presentations and cultic practices. The global hierarchy and infrastructure of the RCC, however, is far more developed than that of Islam.20 The bringing together of both under the Roman Pontiff, who calls himself the Vicar of Christ, would make for a political powerhouse of vast consequences.

Pope's message echoed by Bush and Muslim Leaders

The drawing of governments and religions even more closely into a global coalition before a politically constructed god has already begun. Rome has many times shown herself as the one to whom all can come for unity within her. Islam as such is still accepted as a valid religion, and the terrorists of September understood to be fallen from their religion, rather than upholding its teachings. In the words of President George W. Bush, "These murderers have hijacked a great religion in order to justify their evil deeds. And we cannot let it stand."21 The Muslims themselves are giving the same message. For example, the Associated Press reported,

An international Muslim religious ruling endorsed the morality of the U.S.-led military effort against terrorists...The ruling... was written by Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the widely respected chairman of the Sunna and Sira Council in Qatar, along with three colleagues in Egypt and one in Syria. The new fatwa cited the words of God in the Quran and authoritative Hadith... 'All Muslims ought to be united against all those who terrorize the innocents, and those who permit the killing of non-combatants without a justifiable reason,' the fatwa said...The five jurists also said Muslims have a duty to speak up about the faith's anti-terrorism stand.22

This spin on Islam is perfectly in line with what Pope and the Vatican declared, "together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day."23 It looks as if the Pope, the politicians, and the Muslims continue to conceal successfully the history of Mohammed and the contents of his Qur'an.

A Trumpet Call to the True Church

The Pope's profession of a 'civilization of love' in his rapprochement with Islam represents only another tactical re-appraisal of circumstances and opportunities for Rome. It is merely the old idol of humanistic sentiment religiously recycled and held out to the world as the cohesive force that will unite all sincere religious people in a concordat of international condemnation against the kind of anti-social fanaticism that led to the September 11th horror. The profound danger for Evangelical people is that they, unthinking, might come to embrace Rome's claim to be the true spokesman for Christ on this earth, a lie which is deeply embedded in this new thrust for inter-faith ecumenicity. The Pope is not a first among equals as a bishop. Frankly, he is not even a bishop in the biblical sense of the term. Karol Wojtyla is the head of a totalitarian hierarchy. Its position as the restored Holy Roman Empire is depicted in the Bible. He is an absolute monarch. He has his own secular government of Vatican City and more property worldwide than any other person on the planet. He has territorial dominions, cardinals, ambassadors worldwide, a detective force, legislature, jurisprudence, laws, advocates, taxes, banks, foreign treaties, ambitious plans and policy, more than any other secular Prince. But he differs from other secular leaders: his spiritual commerce goes hand in hand with his civil power, claiming infallibility and international recognition. The Pope in his own laws declares, "There is neither appeal nor recourse against a decision or decree of the Roman Pontiff." His arrogance is not just in spiritual matters, but in secular affairs also, for he claims supreme power as much as any totalitarian ruler, "The First See is judged by no one."24 "It is solely the right of the Roman Pontiff himself o judge...those who hold the highest civil office in a state..."25 This Pope desires partnership with Islam. His claims echo II Thessalonians 2:4, "Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God"and Isaiah 14:14, "I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like most High." Had notHoly Scripture warned us of this we would rightly be afraid. The Sovereign God remains sovereign. His purposes may be the purification of the Bride of Christ Jesus, the remnant pilgrim Church on earth. The Lord Jesus Christ did not elect the Pope as His Vicar on earth; rather He and the Father gave to the Holy Spirit of Truth to that position.

If contemporary Evangelical leaders and their disciples discount and ignore these utterly basic prophetic and historical facts, they must understand they are placing themselves outside the stream of historic biblical Christianity. They are willingly divorcing themselves from great men of the faith ¾ Wycliff, Huss, Luther, Tyndale, Calvin, Cranmer, Latimer, Ridley, Bradford, Foxe, Bunyan, Newton, Edwards, Whitefield, Wesley, Spurgeon, Ryle, and Lloyd-Jones to mention just a few. It is impossible to hold to the Gospel of Christ and simultaneously accord any legitimacy to the accommodations of the papal system. The Lord of Glory Himself will not allow such behavior to go unpunished. If Evangelicals continue to fraternize with Rome, it will mark a major, irrevocable betrayal of the Gospel testimony toward the poor deluded adherents of Romanism and leave them languishing in the claws of the devil. In other words, in simple terms of loyalty to the Lord Jesus Christ, those claiming to be believers must "Come out of her...that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues."26 There is no common ground between the religion of apostasy and the Gospel of the Apostles. In spite of papal declarations of a truce and vacuous "Evangelical" alliances with the enemies of Christ, "Enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed," Genesis 3:1, is an epitomized history of conflict which, from the moment of the Fall, has been waged between the children of light and of darkness, between those who adhere to the Gospel of grace and God's righteousness, and those who are ranged on the side of the Devil by their love of accommodation and compromise. At this moment of history the Ecumenism of accommodation, with the Pope leading the pack, accepts Islam as a great religion. The true believer must decide where he or she stands. "And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve."27

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http://www.arabnews.com/node/1446906/middle-east

View entire article quoted below at link above.

Pope Francis meets Muslim leaders in Abu Dhabi on historic UAE visit

ABU DHABI: Pope Francis met with Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the imam of Al-Azhar, and Emirati leaders on Monday during his historic visit to the United Arab Emirates.

In a trip laden with interfaith symbolism and messages of religious tolerance, the Pope began his day at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi and ended with the signing of an agreement pledging to make efforts to strive for peace.

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[Amo]

http://adventmessenger.org/muslims-ask-pope-francis-to-strengthen-the-ties-between-their-two-religions/

Quoted article below from link above.

Muslims Ask Pope Francis to Strengthen the Ties Between Their Two Religions

For over sixty years, Christian leaders have engaged in interfaith dialogue, but when Muslims reach out to Pope Francis, urging him to strengthen the relationship between Islam and Rome, this signals something far greater than mere diplomacy—it points to the fulfillment of prophecy. Such unity between the major faiths is a precursor to the end times, and the coming together of Islam and Catholicism under one spiritual understanding is no exception. As these events unfold before our eyes, it becomes evident that what was once seen as improbable is now a reality, serving as a clear sign that we are moving closer to the final events.

Muslim Network TV reported on February 12, 2025, that leaders of the religion of Islam were inspired by Pope Francis' encyclical Fratelli Tutti and approached the Pope, urging him to meet with them to strengthen their relationship.

Muslim Network TV reported the following:

• "Chems-Eddine Hafiz, the rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, has extended a proposal to Pope Francis for an interfaith meeting between Christians and Muslims in Paris later this year, aimed at promoting dialogue and unity."

• "The suggestion was made during an audience at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican, where Hafiz met with the Pope alongside a delegation from the European Coordination Council AMMALE—Alliance of Mosques, Associations, and Muslim Leaders."

• "Drawing inspiration from Pope Francis' encyclical Fratelli Tutti, which advocates for fraternity and justice, Hafiz's proposal seeks to strengthen the relationship between the two religious communities through meaningful conversation."

• "During their discussion, Hafiz presented a message emphasizing the need for Christians and Muslims in Europe to unite in fraternity, sharing a vision for an international interreligious gathering in Paris in 2025."

• "In his letter to Pope Francis, Hafiz reflected on the centuries of shared history between Christianity and Islam, emphasizing that despite differences, both communities are united by a divine origin."

• "Hafiz praised Pope Francis's efforts in combating prejudice, noting his commitment to promoting interfaith unity through ongoing dialogue with Muslim leaders."

• "The proposed gathering in Paris shall be a significant step towards furthering interreligious understanding and collaboration between the two faiths in Europe."

During the Catholic Crusades (1095-1492), Rome was unable to conquer the Mohammedans. Yet according to Bible prophecy, even this power must be brought into subjugation. For we read:

"And all the world wondered after the beast." Revelation 13:3.

Here we see Muslim religious leaders coming together to pay respect to Pope Francis as a viable, legitimate, unifying authority. Under the reign of the Antichrist, all powers must be brought to the knee of Rome.

"And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army." Revelation 19:19.

Prophecy tells us that the beast is gathering "together" an army to wage war against the truth, against God, and against His people. Pope Francis and Islam are working together to usher in religious unity throughout the world. According to prophecy, this is exactly what will happen in the final days of human history.

"The world is filled with storm and war and variance. Yet under one head—the papal power—the people will unite to oppose God in the person of His witnesses. This union is cemented by the great apostate. While he seeks to unite his agents in warring against the truth" (Testimonies, Vol. 7, p. 182).

As the coming crisis unfolds, God's people must remain unwavering in their commitment to Bible truth, standing firm against deception and compromise. The Scriptures warn of a time when the beast—symbolizing the union of church and state—will rise with increasing power, seeking to enforce false worship and suppress God's commandments. The resurgence of papal authority, as foretold in prophecy, will lead to coercion and the erosion of religious liberty. In this solemn hour, the faithful must boldly proclaim the three angels' messages, warning the world against allegiance to the beast and calling all to worship the Creator in spirit and truth.