There are
some deep rumblings of unrest within the Catholic Church, even in its higher
levels. A recent conference at the
Vatican is causing a stir. Some
Catholics see this meeting as a bad sign.
The public
was recently informed about the Fifth International Vatican Conference that was
held at the Vatican on May 6-8, 2021, and it was titled “Exploring the Mind, Body and Soul.
Unite to Prevent and Unite to Cure.
A Global Health Care Initiative: How Innovation and Novel Delivery
Systems Improve Human Health.”
And there
was certainly an interesting and controversial lineup of speakers for this
meeting.
Catholic
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano put out a declaration on April 21, 2021, before
the meeting occurred. Vigano was
obviously not impressed with the theme of the meeting or the speakers, and he had some very strong statements about this
conference.
The Lineup
He noted
that the lineup of speakers included “the infamous Anthony Fauci, whose scandalous
conflicts of interest did not prevent him from taking over the management of
the pandemic in the United States.” Also
speaking would be Chelsea Clinton (daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton), whom
Vigano claims to be “a follower of the Church of Satan and a staunch abortion
advocate.” New Age guru Deepak Chopra
was also scheduled, along with extremist environmentalist Jane Goodall, the
CEO’s of Pfizer and Moderna (COVID 19 vaccine producers), and some Big Tech
representatives, as well as a number of left-wing media persons, and others – over
100 speakers in all.
Vigano Speaks Out
But again,
Archbishop Vigano was certainly not happy with this cast of characters. He apparently has a hard time understanding
how the pope could bring together such a group into the Vatican.
He lashes
out at the current Catholic hierarchy and he states:
“This
conference… is the umpteenth scandalous confirmation of a disturbing departure
of the current Hierarchy, and, in particular, its highest Roman members, from
Catholic Orthodoxy. The Holy See has
deliberately renounced the supernatural mission of the Church, making itself
the servant of the New World Order and Masonic globalism in an antichristic
counter-magisterium.”
Wow! That’s quite an indictment against his own
church. Again, he comes out swinging:
“The result
is the superimposition over the true Church of a sect of heretical and depraved
modernists who are intent on legitimizing adultery, sodomy, abortion,
euthanasia, idolatry and any perversion of the intellect and will. The true Church is now eclipsed, denied and
discredited by her very pastors, betrayed even by the one who occupies the
highest throne [i.e., the pope].”
The COVID Connection
Vigano is
also disgusted with the image this conference was using to promote their
cause. Concerning the focus of the
conference on the COVID issue, Vigano stated:
“Even the image chosen to promote the
conference is extremely eloquent: a close-up of Michelangelo’s fresco of
creation on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, in which the hand of God the Father
reaches out towards the hand of Adam, but with both hands covered by disposable
surgical gloves, recalling the regulations of the new ‘health liturgy’ and
implying that even the Lord Himself might spread the virus.”
Vigano calls
the image “blasphemous,” and rightly so.
According to Vigano, “… the COVID religion proposes the vaccine… as the
only means of salvation.”
Many, many
people don’t trust the vaccine and simply do not want it. Speaking
personally, I find it very interesting how the far left is pushing this “cure”
so hard. There is something strange
about all this. Some companies are
offering small gifts as incentives to take the shot. But I’ve even heard of one company that is
offering a chance to win a million
dollars if they get vaccinated! Why
do the people need to be bribed to get
such a “great cure”? Isn’t this a bit
suspicious? There must be a reason for
such an incredible push to take this vaccine even though there is a 99.98, or
so, percent chance of survival without it.
Furthermore, we don’t know the lasting effects of this medicine. Mark my word, something sinister is going on
behind the push for this vaccine.
For Money?
Vigano continues
his critique:
“One wonders
if Bergoglio’s [Pope Francis’] zeal for the dissemination of the gene serum is
not also motivated by base economic reasons, as compensation for the losses
suffered by the Vatican and the dioceses following the lockdown and the
collapse of attendance by the faithful…”
In other
words, according to Vigano, one reason the pope may be taking advantage of this
opportunity in joining this globalist agenda is to recover from the recent
church attendance slump where the money just wasn’t coming in as usual. Time will tell.
She Said What?
The archbishop
continues his criticism of this group and he states:
“At La
Salette, Our Lady [Mary] warned us: ‘Rome will lose the faith and become the
seat of the antichrist.’”
Lose the
faith? Become the seat of the
antichrist?!!! Wow! This is heavy stuff, coming from a Catholic
source! And it actually lines up with
biblical eschatology (end-time events)!
Pope Francis
has been a very controversial pope, and many Catholics are not comfortable with
his reign. And people like Archbishop
Vigano are making their voices heard.
See here:
The Danger of Apostasy
Vigano also calls
for “… a firm and courageous denunciation of this apostasy and its authors.”
Well, sorry,
Archbishop Vigano, but the church of Rome has fallen into apostasy long, long
ago. The early church of Rome was
actually spiritually healthy during the period of their great persecution. But I believe that the church got into trouble
in the early 300’s, ironically, when Emperor Constantine and his successors
stopped the persecution and allowed (and encouraged) the church to merge with
paganism. Some scholars see the typology
of this particular early church “marrying” the world at this point. In fact, the word “Pergamos” (Revelation
2:12) in Greek means “married to the tower,” with the tower symbolizing
power (and the world, in general). So, in
Revelation, Jesus Christ rebukes that particular church (in the city of
Pergamos – Revelation 2:14-16) which had metaphorically “married the world”
and entangled with paganism. Many
churches today are guilty of the same thing.
This
archbishop (to his credit) can sense the trouble brewing concerning Pope
Francis, but I truly wish he could also discern the truth concerning the many official teachings of his church that
are false. Hopefully, all this uproar
will cause Catholics to pause and question the leanings of their ecumenical
leadership and their church’s fearful destiny (Revelation 18) in the end
times. I pray to God that many Catholics
see this and turn to the Bible and its true
gospel.
Conclusion
The Roman
Catholic Church never was the one
true church – but not because of pedophilia, sodomy, homosexuality, rape,
cover-ups or any other scandal -these were just symptoms of the real problem, which is that they rejected
several key biblical principles, but mainly, they have shunned the gospel of
grace, which is salvation apart from the merit of works. And that deviation from such an important doctrine
has caused a slippery slope into apostasy.
But Catholics
may respond by saying, “The Catholic Church is not the only church experiencing scandals, greed, ungodly leadership, etc.
- Protestants can and do sometimes have the same issues.” That’s true, but they do it because they,
too, deny key biblical principles. They
have that in common with Catholics, and they will not escape condemnation just
because they are Protestants.
Moving away
from such biblical principles is always the first step toward the downfall of
any church group that claims to be Christian, be it Catholic, Protestant, or
otherwise (Isaiah 8:20; Hebrews 4:14).
Will the
Church of Rome lose the faith, as Archbishop Vigano suggests? Indeed, it already has, and tragically, it
will bring many down with it.
Don’t just blindly trust these (or any)
leaders. Measure everything they say and
do by the Scriptures (1 Thessalonians 5:21; 2 Timothy 3:16-17).
