he is of Italian parentage and his namesake is... Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d'Assisi; born Giovanni di Pietro di BernardoneBe skeptical.
Read Revelation chapter 13.
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No.
The Pope holds typical Catholic politics.
Did you think that American Catholics vote democrat, in SPITE of what their European headquarters wants?
Pope Francis is becoming a great argument against Papal infallibility!
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No, but he is “Petrus capitus vacantus” (pope empty- head) to me. And I was raised by a strict Catholic mom and dad.
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Matt. 6:34
he is of Italian parentage and his namesake is... Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d'Assisi; born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardonehttp://www.catholic.com/blog/tim-staples/is-pope-francis-the-final-roman-pontiff
> The “prophecy” in question is real in the sense that it exists and is claimed to be written by St. Malachy. But when examined critically, it turns out neither to be true (meaning it contains things that don’t hold up the level of scrutiny required of a true prophecy) nor actually written by St. Malachy. At least, that is what the overwhelming majority of modern scholars believe. The so-called “prophecy of St. Malachy” appears to be a fraud.
According to the bible, in the end times, there will be a great falling away. Even the church will be taken in. Our church leaders, instead of leading will be just another follower. Israel will be left to fare for itself. Then and only then will GOD show himself.
No. The last Pope, Petrus Romanus, will restore the Church after it has been destroyed by leftists and co-religionists. He, along with the Great Monarch, will fight a great battle, primarily in Europe against the Communists and Islam.
After the war and persecution that is coming, people will return in great numbers to the Catholic Church and it will be raised higher than ever.
I think at the moment we should be worried about this: Our Lady’s prophecy at Akita, Japan, 1973.
The third message on October 13, 1973, the actual anniversary of the final visions and miracle of Fatima is as follows: “As I told you, if men do not repent and better themselves, the Father will inflict a terrible punishment on all humanity. It will be a punishment greater than the deluge, such as one will never have seen before. Fire will fall from the sky and will wipe out a great part of humanity, the good as well as the bad, sparing neither priests nor faithful. The survivors will find themselves so desolate that they will envy the dead. The only arms which will remain for you will be the Rosary and the Sign left by my Son.
Each day, recite the prayers of the Rosary. With the Rosary, pray for the Pope, the bishops and the priests. The work of the devil will infiltrate even into the Church in such a way that one will see cardinals opposing cardinals, and bishops against other bishops. The priests who venerate me will be scorned and opposed by their Confreres. The Church and altars will be vandalized. The Church will be full of those who accept compromises and the demon will press many priests and consecrated souls to leave the service of the Lord.
“The demon will rage especially against souls consecrated to God. The thought of the loss of so many souls is the cause of my sadness. If sins increase in number and gravity, there will no longer be pardon for them.”