The Katachon being the one who restrains the AntiChrist until removed. In this figure: the AntiChrist who has been restrained might be the fauxpope Bergoglio, but of course who knows.
God will protect Christ's Body, the Church. The Gates of Hell will not prevail.
But if we don't get a true Pope soon, we can expect a sharp divergence.
Just as there is an increasingly obvious divergence between real America, and the entity currently wearing its skin, so we may see a divergence between His Body, and whatever increasingly hellish thing Bergoglio presides over.
In all charity, please pray for Bergoglio: that he might repent, and convert to Christianity, and that the falsity of his status be recognised by all.
Hopefully he’ll just read the Scriptures.
Good to see some are reading Ann’s take on things. 99 percent of the world has no idea the crisis in the Catholic Church, but looking at the Anglicans, Methodists, Presbyterians, all Christian faiths are under attack and infiltration.
The sad part is the collective West is now leading the charge into Apostasy. Stay strong, it is only going to get worse.
You have the belief that the “restrainer” is a person. That is a Catholic teaching. I will not insult you about your heartfelt beliefs, I only suggest strongly that you research the meaning of the word that is used in sacred scripture. The “restrainer” is not a person, nor is it a specific denomination. It is the spirit of God which rests within and defines the nature and truth of faithful believers. It protects those who live by God’s word and once removed, will no longer lead the deniers of Christ toward repentance. The restrainer cannot possibly be controlled by evil because it the Holy and perfect Spirit of God. A line is being drawn between God and His patient longing and urging toward salvation. God desires all of His children to be saved but man’s freewill defines the outcome and time is almost up. The Church universal will be snatched away from the earth and meet the Savior for the long awaited union with the King of Kings. Only those who watching and waiting for His appearing will be joyfully removed.
Once the Holy Spirit has been removed from the earth, those remaining will endure an unspeakable horror called the Tribulation. The Holy Spirit is, at present time, all that stands between non-believers and the wrath of God. God will remove the motovation for seeking a savior from the earth from those posessing a “reprobate mind” and no longer incline his ear toward those left. A reprobate mindset is one that knows that God exists but neither accepts His authority nor fears His power. Rather, they refuse His salvation in the person of His only begotten Son,Jesus Christ. God’s spirit does not rest solely with one person. This pope is no man of God and outwardly, gives no indication of being a follower of Jesus Christ. He consistently speaks the words of an apostate man under the control of Satan. In other words, it isn’t evil that stands between man and God, it is good.