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As very few verses of Scripture have been “infallibly” defined by Rome, the RC has great liberty to interpret Scripture to support her traditions of men, and some are more “Catholic” than her scholars, such as those who adamantly insistent that the women of Rv. 12 must be Mary, and which is consistent with the hyper exaltation given to the Catholic Mary (versus the holy humble handmaid of the Lord in Scripture).

This Maryolatry and it's diminishing of Jesus Christ is probably the path the Devil uses to manipulate RC's into blindly following the false prophet. I think the title to this thread is probably correct in that the false prophet will a Pope. I don't believe the Pope will be the Antichrist as many believed. I think that belief was a result of all the persecution and atrocities the RCC has committed over prior centuries.

In any of these discussions we always end up looking at why one group is more susceptible to manipulation by the Devil then another. It's clear to me that RC's will be easily manipulated into following the false prophet because they look to their church for the direction of their faith and leave interpretation in the hands of their hierarchy.