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\n‘Mother Theresa’ (1986 T\u00farelio)<\/em><\/p>\n

COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

As expected, Pope Francis canonized the one born as\u00a0Anjez\u00eb Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, and now commonly called ‘Mother Teresa,’ as a Catholic saint today:<\/p>\n

September 4, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Pope Francis declared\u00a0Mother Teresa a saint at a morning Mass, making her the model of his Jubilee Year of Mercy and in some ways his entire papacy. For Francis, Mother Teresa put into action his ideal for the church …<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While Francis was\u00a0clearly keen to hold St.\u00a0Teresa up as a model for her joyful dedication to the poor, he also recognized\u00a0holiness in a nun who lived most of her adult life in spiritual agony sensing that God had abandoned her.<\/p>\n

According to correspondence that came to light after she died in 1997, St.\u00a0Teresa experienced what the church calls a \u201cdark night of the soul\u201d — a period of spiritual doubt, despair and loneliness that many of the great mystics experienced. In St.\u00a0Teresa\u2019s case, it lasted for nearly 50 years — an almost unheard of trial.\u00a0http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mother-teresa-canonization-pope-francis-nun-sainthood-vatican-saint-catholic\/<\/a><\/p>\n

September 4, 2016<\/p>\n

\u201cMother Teresa, in all aspects of her life,\u201d the Holy Father reflected, \u201cwas a generous dispenser of divine mercy, making herself available for everyone through her welcome and defense of human life, those unborn and those abandoned and discarded.\u201d\u00a0https:\/\/zenit.org\/articles\/its-official-saint-mother-teresa\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Having read a lot about Catholic ‘mystics,’ they seem to encourage suffering and none I am aware of ever preached the true Gospel of the Kingdom of God<\/a>. True generosity was not something that any seemed to possess, as often they did things for show, as reportedly did Teresa–Jesus<\/a> condemned such behaviors (cf. Matthew 6:1-4).<\/p>\n

There are various ones who have long opposed Teresa’s path towards Roman Catholic sainthood. Basically, they claim she was a publicity hound, was hypocritical, had various character flaws, and was not truly interested in helping the poor.<\/p>\n

Notice something a biographer wrote about her:<\/p>\n

She cultivated her celebrity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Teresa was famous first in India, then worldwide, partly through the efforts of British journalist Malcolm Muggeridge and partly due to another gift. “The way she spoke to journalists showed her to be as deft a manipulator as any high-powered American public relations expert,\u201d noted Irish rocker\/philanthropist Bob Geldof. …<\/p>\n

“The silence and the emptiness is so great,” she wrote, “that I look and do not see\u2013 the tongue moves (in prayer) but does not speak.”<\/p>\n

Critics like the late Christopher Hitchens said the correspondence proved Teresa was just a “confused old lady.” But the letters were issued by her postulator, the Vatican-appointed advocate for her sainthood. http:\/\/religion.blogs.cnn.com\/2012\/09\/10\/my-take-the-mother-teresa-you-dont-know\/comment-page-21\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Notice also the following:<\/p>\n

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Mother Teresa’s sainthood still stirs debate, but she inspires Pope Francis<\/h3>\n

September 4, 2016<\/p>\n

Matt Bradley commented for NBC<\/a>\u00a0that much of the criticism of Mother Teresa focused on how her practice of Catholic devotion collided with the real needs of the impoverished people she set out to help.<\/p>\n

In the eyes of some, particularly in India, she put fame and piety before her mission of aid.<\/p>\n

Among other critiques, she has been accused of offering stingy or substandard medical care; of proselytizing to her patients; of claiming virtue in suffering rather than trying to alleviate it; cozying up to dictators; and of promoting her efforts to a global media eager for heroes.<\/p>\n

“I personally think that she did more harm than good,” said Bradley.\u00a0http:\/\/www.ecumenicalnews.com\/article\/mother-teresas-sainthood-still-stirs-debate-but-she-inspires-pope-francis\/51012.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Sadistic Religious Fanatic: Mother Teresa Was No Saint<\/strong><\/div>\n

September 2, 2016<\/p>\n

Mother Teresa was a moral monster, a sadistic religious fanatic guilty of medical malpractice.\u00a0 …<\/p>\n

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Mother Teresa was no saint, she was instead a moral monster, a sadistic religious fanatic who took pleasure in the suffering of others, and denied appropriate medical care to the sick and dying.<\/p>\n

Yet the Catholic propaganda machine, eager for good publicity and the opportunity to hustle the gullible, continues to promote the soon to be saint while ignoring evidence of her moral incompetence.<\/p>\n

Teresa was anything but a saint. The nun may have been generous with her prayers, but she was miserly with her foundation\u2019s millions when it came to alleviating the suffering of the sick and the poor.<\/p>\n

The celebrated nun had 517 missions in 100 countries at the time of her death. Yet despite plenty of funds, the majority of patients were not cared for properly, many being left to suffer and die<\/a> without appropriate medical care or pain medication.<\/p>\n

Indeed, conditions in the the Missionaries of Charity\u2019s hospices were deplorable<\/a>. In fact, Teresa refused to introduce the most basic methods of hygiene, even going so far as to reuse needles without sterilization.<\/p>\n

According to one study<\/a>, doctors observed a significant lack of hygiene, even unfit conditions and a shortage of actual care, food and painkillers. They say that the problem was not a lack of funds because the Order of the Missionaries of Charity successfully raised hundreds of millions of dollars.<\/p>\n

Perhaps worse that the medical malpractice, was Teresa\u2019s perverse and sadistic ability to take pleasure in the suffering of others. The fact is, Teresa believed<\/a> that suffering \u2013 even when caused by poverty, medical problems, or starvation \u2013 was a gift from God.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it is very beautiful for the poor to accept their lot, to share it with the passion of Christ. I think the world is being much helped by the suffering of the poor people.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013 Mother Teresa<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yet despite serious questions about Teresa\u2019s character, motivation, and methods, the Vatican, enabled by a gullible and willing mainstream media, has engaged in a well orchestrated public relations campaign to manufacture a Catholic hero.<\/p>\n

The late, great Christopher Hitchens was one of the first to raise questions about the authenticity of claims made by the Roman Catholic Church promoting Mother Teresa. …<\/p>\n

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Hitchens was correct to call out the \u201cprofane marriage between tawdry media hype and medieval superstition\u201d that is the myth of Mother Teresa, a media superstar who was in the end a fanatic, a fundamentalist, and a fraud.<\/p>\n

Since Hitchen\u2019s ground breaking work on the myth of Mother Teresa, other researchers have confirmed Hitchens\u2019 findings, including Dr. Aroup Chatterjee, a London-based physician, and author of \u00a0\u201cMother Teresa: The Untold Story<\/a>,\u201d which gives extensive evidence that the Missionaries of Charity ran inadequate facilities and often offered little comfort to those it was trying to help.<\/p>\n

Dr. Chatterjee said<\/a> he found a \u201ccult of suffering\u201d in homes run by Mother Teresa\u2019s organization, with children tied to beds and little to comfort dying patients but aspirin.<\/p>\n

In addition, Dr. Chatterjee confirms Teresa allowed<\/a> practices like the reuse of hypodermic needles and tolerating primitive facilities that required patients to defecate in front of one another. http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/progressivesecularhumanist\/2016\/09\/sadistic-religious-fanatic-mother-teresa-was-no-saint\/#sthash.mCetDwS5.dpuf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So, her physical treatment of the poor has been severely questioned. Jesus<\/a> and the Apostle John<\/a> taught:<\/p>\n

10 I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. (John 10:10)<\/p>\n

2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. (3 John 2)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yet, Catholic ‘saints,’ including many of their ‘mystics,’ have taught that people should inflict suffering on themselves.There is a popular Catholic book called, The Incorruptibles<\/em>, which shows that even many of the \u201cincorruptible saints\u201d personally wore a coarse, uncomfortable \u201chair shirt\u201d as proof of their piety (Cruz JC. The Incorruptibles. Nihil Obstat: HC Bezou, November 11, 1974. Imprimatur + PM Hannan, Archbishop of New Orleans, November 19, 1974. TAN Books, 1977). The belief that people should be in constant pain to please God or to be a saint is not a biblical concept. Furthermore, the Bible teaches that the time is coming that \u201cthe prophets will all be ashamed to relate their visions when they prophesy and no longer put on their hair cloaks with intent to deceive\u201d (Zechariah 13:4. NJB). Furthermore, the same book shows\u00a0 that many of these ‘incorruptible saints’ clearly violated scripture living in a manner indicating that they were not biblically pious (Cruz, pp. 43, 49, 95, 109, 127).<\/p>\n

As far as Teresa’s actual spiritual treatment and example, consider also the following:<\/p>\n

While she worked with the poor, Mother Teresa was adamant that any type of evangelism was unnecessary. In her book, Life in the Spirit: Reflections, Meditations and Prayers<\/em>, she says:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe never try to convert those who receive [aid from Missionaries of Charity] to Christianity but in our work we bear witness to the love of God\u2019s presence and if Catholics, Protestants, Buddhists, or agnostics become for this better men \u2014 simply better \u2014 we will be satisfied. It matters to the individual what church he belongs to. If that individual thinks and believes that this is the only way to God for her or him, this is the way God comes into their life \u2014 his life. If he does not know any other way and if he has no doubt so that he does not need to search then this is his way to salvation.\u201d (Pages 81-82)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With such a statement we can only be left believing that she was more than a Catholic, but was a Universalist, believing essentially that all religion leads to the same God. Time and again we see her expounding such universalist beliefs. In an interview with Christian News<\/em> a nun who worked with Mother Teresa was asked the following in regards to the Hindus they worked with, \u201cThese people are waiting to die. What are you telling them to prepare them for death and eternity?\u201d She replied candidly, \u201cWe tell them to pray to their Bhagwan, to their gods.\u201d …<\/p>\n

The six steps to peace taught by Mother Teresa are silence, prayer, faith, love, service, and peace. For anyone who was unsure of what they believed, she suggested starting with small acts of love towards others. She includes three pages of sample prayers and prefaces them by saying that if you are not a Christian you could replace the name \u201cJesus\u201d with \u201cGod.\u201d (Page 35). Through the entire book there is never a hint that she relies on Christ alone for her salvation. Rather we read things like, \u201cI\u2019ve always said we should help a Hindu become a better Hindu, a Muslim become a better Muslim, a Catholic become a better Catholic\u201d (Page 31).<\/p>\n

Consider also the following quote from another source, \u201cI love all religions. \u2026 If people become better Hindus, better Muslims, better Buddhists by our acts of love, then there is something else growing there.\u201d Or in another place, \u201cAll is God \u2014 Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, etc., all have access to the same God.\u201d<\/p>\n

We see, then, that Mother Teresa held beliefs that contradict many Biblical principles. Chief among these principles is that Christ is the only means of salvation. In John 14:6 Jesus states, \u201cI am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.\u201d By teaching that all religion could bridge the gap between man and God, Mother Teresa taught principles completely opposed to the Bible. http:\/\/www.challies.com\/articles\/the-myth-of-mother-teresa<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, is telling Hindus to pray to their god (Bhagwan) something a Christian saint would do?<\/p>\n

Of course not.<\/p>\n

Teresa was truly a promoter of an interfaith agenda that does not square with the Bible:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf in coming face to face with God we accept Him in our lives, then we are converting. We become a better Hindu, a better Muslim, a better Catholic, a better whatever we are …. What God is in your mind you must accept\u201d (from Mother Teresa: Her People and Her Work, by Desmond Doig, [Harper & Row, 1976, p.156]).<\/p>\n

\u201cI convert you to be a better Hindu or a better Muslim or a better Protestant. Once you\u2019ve found God, it\u2019s up to you to decide how to worship him.\u201d (\u201cMother Teresa Touched Other Faiths,\u201d AP, Sept. 7, 1997).<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always said we should help a Hindu become a better Hindu, a Muslim become a better Muslim, a Catholic become a better Catholic\u201d (A Simple Path, p. 31).<\/p>\n

If the individual thinks and believes that his or her way is the only way to God, then that is their way of salvation\u201d (pp. 74-75). (Mark Michael Zima, Mother Teresa: The Case for the Cause)<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the word of a priest, that little piece of bread becomes the body of Christ … Then you give this bread to us, so that we too might live and become holy …\u201d (Mother Teresa\u2019s speech made at the Worldwide Retreat for Priests, Oct. 1984)<\/p>\n

\u201cSo let us ask the help of our Lady! She is a Mother full of grace, full of God, full of Jesus. Let us ask her to be our Mother, guiding us and protecting us …. It is true that we are already being helped by our tremendous devotion to Mary<\/span>. She is our patroness and our Mother, and she is always leading us to Jesus\u201d (Mother Teresa, Be Holy, p. 75).<\/p>\n

A co-worker of Mother Teresa\u2019s was asked this question: \u201cThese people are waiting to die. What are you telling them to prepare them for death and eternity?\u201d Mother Teresa\u2019s co-worker (a nun) stated, \u201cWe tell them to pray to their Bhagwan, to their gods.\u201d (Interview with Christian News)<\/p>\n

The April 7-13, 1990, issue of Radio Times tells the story of Mother Teresa taking care of a dying Hindu priest. \u201cShe nursed him with her own hands and helped him to die reconciled with his own gods. (http:\/\/www.evangelicaloutreach.org\/motherteresasc.htm accessed 03\/15\/16)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She also did not seem to actually believe in God as some of her own writings confirm that she lost faith:<\/p>\n

\u201cI am told God lives in me \u2014 and yet the reality of darkness and coldness and emptiness is so great that nothing touches my soul,\u201d she wrote at one point. \u201cI want God with all the power of my soul \u2014 and yet between us there is terrible separation.\u201d On another occasion she wrote: \u201cI feel just that terrible pain of loss, of God not wanting me, of God not being God, of God not really existing.\u201d http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/story\/2007\/08\/24\/mother-teresa-did-not-feel-christ-presence-for-last-half-her-life-letters.html<\/p>\n

“I spoke as if my heart was in love with God – tender, personal love,” she wrote to another adviser, wondering if she was involved in “verbal deception” of the millions who followed her every act as proof of God’s existence.<\/p>\n

“If you were there, you’d have said: ‘What hypocrisy.'” http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-477573\/Did-Mother-Teresa-believe-God.html#ixzz42zl1O1hC<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, she promotes Hinduism, didn’t really believe in God, and felt that people who understood her would consider her as a hypocrite.<\/p>\n

Instead, the Church of Rome declared her one of their saints and as an example. Theresa’s theology fits well with the Vatican’s interfaith plan. This also seems to fit in with a Hindu prophecy related to the Bhagwan as well (see India and the Beast of Revelation 13<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Now, let’s look at the Roman Catholic and biblical criteria for sainthood.<\/p>\n

For a time, the Church of Rome allegedly wanted to see evidence that the bodies did not decay (so called ‘incorruptibility’) for someone to be declared a saint after death, but they do not do that now (though they still consider ‘incorruptibility’ as a potential miracle).<\/p>\n

The current Vatican procedure for making one a saint seems to be that the person be well-known, that people pray to the individual after he\/she died, and that two reported ‘miracles’ (normally claimed healings) take place after the death credited to the potential saint, which the Vatican makes some attempts to verify.<\/p>\n

As far as the somewhat traditional Vatican criteria for declaring sainthood compared to the biblical criteria, there are a few points to mention (and I have chosen to use Catholic translations of the Bible to demonstrate that even their versions of the Bible support my points here).<\/p>\n

First of all, one does not BECOME a saint after one dies. The Apostle Paul<\/a> clearly referred to saints that were alive in his writings. Here are few examples:<\/p>\n

21 Salute ye every saint in Christ Jesus. 22 The brethren who are with me, salute you. All the saints salute you; especially they that are of Caesar’s household. (Philippians 4:21-22, DRB)<\/p>\n

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, to all the saints who are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus. (Ephesians 1:1, DRB)<\/p>\n

15 And I beseech you, brethren, you know the house of Stephanas, and of Fortunatus, and of Achaicus, that they are the firstfruits of Achaia, and have dedicated themselves to the ministry of the saints: (1 Corinthians 16:15, DRB)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Bible does not endorse the Pope nor anyone else being able to canonize someone as a saint after death. One becomes a saint, a firstfruit, by becoming a real Christian (cf. Acts 2:38). Only God, not any man like a pontiff, can make anyone else a saint (cf. Romans 8:9).<\/p>\n

There are literally dozens of scriptures that use the term saints for people living at the time the New Testament was written.<\/p>\n

Another point to make is that there is one mediator, and that is Jesus, and no one else:<\/p>\n

5 For there is one God, and one mediator of God and men, the man Christ Jesus: (1 Timothy 2:5, DRB)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

People are not to pray to dead people. There is no verse in the Bible that shows that any of God’s people ever did that. There is no hint in the Bible that Christians are to pray to dead people. Yet Rome claims that if it sees signs, becoming a canonized saint essentially makes one a mediator:<\/p>\n

August 31, 2016<\/p>\n

Hundreds of Catholics have been declared saints in recent decades, but few with the acclaim accorded Mother Teresa …<\/p>\n

Humanitarian work alone, however, is not sufficient for canonization in the Catholic Church. Normally, a candidate must be associated with at least two miracles. The idea is that a person worthy of sainthood must demonstrably be in heaven, actually interceding with God on behalf of those in need of healing.<\/p>\n

In Mother Teresa’s case, a woman in India whose stomach tumor disappeared and a man in Brazil with brain abscesses who awoke from a coma both credited their dramatic recovery<\/a> to prayers offered to the nun after her death in 1997. …<\/p>\n

“A saint is someone who has lived a life of great virtue, whom we look to and admire,” says Bishop Barron, a frequent commentator on Catholicism and spirituality. “But if that’s all we emphasize, we flatten out sanctity. The saint is also someone who’s now in heaven, living in this fullness of life with God. And the miracle, to put it bluntly, is the proof of it.”<\/p>\n

No other Christian denomination posits this notion of an individual in heaven mediating between God and humanity.\u00a0http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/parallels\/2016\/08\/31\/491937448\/how-the-catholic-church-documented-mother-teresas-two-miracles<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Again, even Catholic translations of scripture show that only Jesus is the mediator, not any human.<\/p>\n

Notice also something that the Apostle Peter<\/a> stated:<\/p>\n

10…the name of our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God hath raised from the dead, even by him this man standeth here before you whole.<\/p>\n

11 This is the stone which was rejected by you the builders, which is become the head of the corner.<\/p>\n

12 Neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved. (Acts 4:10-12)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Notice that Peter did not claim he could heal anybody. Furthermore, he would not allow people to bow down before him:<\/p>\n

25. And it came to pass, When Peter was come in, Cornelius came to meet him, and falling at his feet adored. 26. But Peter lifted him up saying, Arise, myself also am a man. (Acts 10:25-26, DRB)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Christians are not supposed to pray to dead humans for intercession.<\/p>\n

Notice what the Bible teaches that the sick are to do:<\/p>\n

14<\/sup> Any one of you who is ill should send for the elders of the church, and they must anoint the sick person with oil in the name of the Lord and pray over him.<\/p>\n

15<\/sup> The prayer of faith will save the sick person and the Lord will raise him up again; and if he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven. (James 5:14-15, NJB)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Those who pray to the dead for healing are not in obedience to these biblical instructions.<\/p>\n

As far as ‘Mother Teresa’ herself goes, consider the following:<\/p>\n

5 For this you know, that no fornicator, unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. (Ephesians 5:5-6)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As a lifelong idolater, Anjez\u00eb Gonxhe Bojaxhiu does not meet the biblical requirements to be in the kingdom of God, hence was not a saint when she lived nor is she a real one now that Pope Francis made his formal declaration.<\/p>\n

Saints are to live as Christians (see Living as a Christian: How and Why?<\/a>), and Teresa did not do that.<\/p>\n

It is my view that the usual criteria for sainthood by the Vatican gets people to look away from what the Bible actually teaches and puts too great of emphasis on signs that appear to be ‘lying wonders’ which deceive many (cf. Matthew 24:11; 2 Thessalonians 2:9).<\/p>\n

And this general emphasis towards the pointing to signs and wonders will be a factor in the rise of the Beast<\/a> and Antichrist<\/a>, and possibly will involve a female appearing figure (cf. Isaiah 47; Revelation 17 & 18).<\/p>\n

But true Christians are to “walk by faith, and not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7). In my view, Pope Francis is walking by signs, wonders, and politics and not biblical criteria. This does not bode well for the world.<\/p>\n

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Some items of related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n

Living as a Christian: How and Why?<\/a> In what ways do Christians live differently than others. What about praying, fasting, tithing, holy days, and the world? There is also a YouTube video related to that also called: Living as a Christian: How and Why?<\/a>
\nWill the Interfaith Movement Lead to Peace or Sudden Destruction?<\/a> Is the interfaith movement going to lead to lasting peace or is it warned against? A video sermon of related interest is: Will the Interfaith Movement lead to World War III?<\/a> and a video sermon is also available: Do You Know That Babylon is Forming?<\/a>
\nIndia, Its Biblical Past and Future: Any Witness?<\/a> The Bible discusses the origins of those of Indian heritage. This article quotes the Bible and also discusses some of the witness to India throughout history and what is happening in the 21st century (including those in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka).
\nIndia and the Beast of Revelation 13<\/a> Do biblical, Catholic, and even Hindu prophecies suggest that many in India will follow, for a while, the Beast and False Prophet\/Antichrist? Here is link to a related YouTube video Will People in India Worship the Beast of Revelation 13?<\/a>
\nWhat Did the Early Church Teach About Idols and Icons?<\/a> Did the early Church use icons? What was the position of Christians about such things?
\nThe Gospel of the Kingdom of God<\/a> This free online pdf booklet has answers many questions people have about the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and explains why it is the solution to the issues the world is facing.
\nWhat is the Origin of the Cross as a ‘Christian’ Symbol?<\/a> Was the cross used as a venerated symbol by the early Church? A related YouTube video would be Origin of the Cross<\/a>.
\nMary, the Mother of Jesus and the Apparitions<\/a> Do you know much about Mary? Are the apparitions real? What happened at Fatima? What might they mean for the rise of the ecumenical religion of Antichrist? Are Protestants moving towards Mary? How do the Eastern\/Greek Orthodox view Mary? How might Mary view her adorers? Here is a link to a YouTube video Marian Apparitions May Fulfill Prophecy. <\/a> Here is a link to a sermon video: Why Learn About Fatima?<\/a>
\nWhere is the True Christian Church Today?<\/a> This free online pdf booklet answers that question and includes 18 proofs, clues, and signs to identify the true vs. false Christian church. Plus 7 proofs, clues, and signs to help identify Laodicean churches. A related sermon is also available: Where is the True Christian Church? <\/a>Here is a link to the booklet in the Spanish language: \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 la verdadera Iglesia cristiana de hoy?<\/a> Here is a link in the German language: WO IST DIE WAHRE CHRISTLICHE KIRCHE HEUTE?<\/a> Here is a link in the French language: O\u00f9 est la vraie \u00c9glise Chr\u00e9tienne aujourd\u2019hui?<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Continuing History of the Church of God<\/a> This pdf booklet is a historical overview of the true Church of God and some of its main opponents from Acts 2 to the 21st century. Related sermon links include Continuing History of the Church of God: c. 31 to c. 300 A.D<\/a>. and Continuing History of the Church of God: 4th-16th Centuries<\/a>. The booklet is available in Spanish: Continuaci\u00f3n de la Historia de la Iglesia de Dios<\/a>, German: Kontinuierliche Geschichte der Kirche Gottes<\/a>, and Ekegusii Omogano Bw\u2019ekanisa Ya Nyasae Egendererete<\/a>.
\nWhy Should American Catholics Fear Unity with the Orthodox?<\/a> Are the current ecumenical meetings a good thing or will they result in disaster? Is doctrinal compromise good? Here is a link to a related video Should you be concerned about the ecumenical movement?<\/a>
\nBeware: Protestants Going Towards Ecumenical Destruction!<\/a> What is going on in the Protestant world? Are Protestants turning back to their \u2018mother church\u2019 in Rome? Does the Bible warn about this? What are Catholic plans and prophecies related to this? Is Protestantism doomed?
\nCould Pope Francis be the Last Pope and Antichrist?<\/a> According to some interpretations of the prophecies of the popes by the Catholic saint and Bishop Malachy, Pope Francis I is in the position of \u201cPeter the Roman,\u201d the pontiff who reigns during tribulations until around the time of the destruction of Rome. Do biblical prophecies warn of someone that sounds like Peter the Roman? Could Francis I be the heretical antipope of Catholic private prophecies and the final Antichrist of Bible prophecy? This is a YouTube video.
\nThe Malachy Prophecies and \u201cPeter the Roman\u201d<\/a> An Irish bishop allegedly predicted something about 112 popes in the 12th century. Pope Benedict XVI was number 111. Francis would seem to be number 112\u2013if he is that one\u2013and if so, he is to reign until Rome is destroyed. May he be an antipope\/final Antichrist?
\nSome Doctrines of Antichrist<\/a> Are there any doctrines taught outside the Churches of God which can be considered as doctrines of antichrist? This article suggests at least three. It also provides information on 666 and the identity of “the false prophet.” Plus it shows that several Catholic writers seem to warn about an ecumenical antipope that will support heresy. You can also watch a video titled What Does the Bible teach about the Antichrist? <\/a>
Which Is Faithful: The Roman Catholic Church or the Continuing<\/em> Church of God?<\/a> Do you know that both groups shared a lot of the earliest teachings? Do you know which church changed? Do you know which group is most faithful to the teachings of the apostolic church? Which group best represents true Christianity? This documented article answers those questions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

‘Mother Theresa’ (1986 T\u00farelio) COGwriter As expected, Pope Francis canonized the one born as\u00a0Anjez\u00eb Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, and now commonly called ‘Mother Teresa,’ as a Catholic saint today: September 4, 2016 Pope Francis declared\u00a0Mother Teresa a saint at a morning Mass, making her the model of his Jubilee Year of Mercy and in some ways his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-religious-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t