Posted on 02/05/2012 2:58:27 PM PST by marshmallow
Fidel Castro will be received back into the communion of the Roman Catholic Church during Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the island in March, the Italian press is reporting. If true, this is a remarkable story — and one that has yet to catch the attention of editors this side of the Atlantic.
On 1 Feb 2012, La Republicca — [Italy’s second largest circulation daily newspaper, La Republicca follows a center-left political line and is strongly anti-clerical; not anti-Catholic per se but a critic of the institutional church] — reported that as death approaches, the octogenarian communist has turned to God for solace.
ABC’s Global Note news blog is the only U.S. general interest publication I have found that has reported this story. It referenced the La Republicca story and said that Castro’s
daughter Alina is quoted as saying “During this last period, Fidel has come closer to religion: he has rediscovered Jesus at the end of his life. It doesn’t surprise me because dad was raised by Jesuits.” The article quotes an unidentified high prelate in the Vatican who is working on the Pope’s Cuba trip: “Fidel is at the end of his strength. Nearly at the end of his life. His exhortations in the party paper Granma, are increasingly less frequent. We know that in this last period he has come closer to religion and God.”
Some Italian websites have even speculated as to when Fidel will make his confession and credo — setting the date as 27 March 2012 at 17:30 when the two ottantacinquenni, Pope Benedict XVI and Castro, will meet at the Palacio de la Revolución when the pope makes his official visit to the head of state, Raul Castro.
During Pope John Paul II’s 1998 visit to Cuba, Castro attended mass, but did...........
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No. She probably is doing what I just did, looking up the preposterous theory since I had NEVER even heard of it before now. What a wild and crazy thought! Anyone else interested in what Stfassisi is talking about can go to http://kpprobst.blogspot.com/2011/05/did-eve-have-sexual-relations-with.html. It states:
There exists a fascinating theory about Eve and her offspring referred to as the "bloodline" or "serpent seed" theory. The theory, in a nutshell, goes something like this: Eve was tempted by Satan to eat of the tree of knowledge. The forbidden knowledge was in regard to human sexuality. When Eve ate of the tree her "eyes were opened" and she shared her new knowledge of sex with Adam. After acquiring this knowledge Adam and Eve became sexually active and began to produce children.
The theory states that Satan appeared to Eve as an angel of light. Perhaps he was masquerading as Christ himself. Now that Eve had a carnal knowledge of sex she was easily seduced into having sexual relations with Satan. At this point proponents of this theory would inject the phenomenal modern discovery of "twinning". A woman can become pregnant with twins fathered by two separate men. In a very rare occurrence a woman can have sexual relations with a male and then three or four days later have a sexual experience with another male. The 'twins' within her womb are fathered by two separate men.
This phenomenon, applied to Even would enable her to give birth to twins. Cain and Abel could have different fathers. Eve, seduced by the "angel of light", conceived Cain with Satan and then she had relations with Adam and conceived Abel. Those descendants of Cain have had to shoulder much of what has ever been wrong in our world.
Hitler embraced a theology that included the idea that the world had to be cleansed of the "serpent seed". There would be no Golden Age for mankind if these Satanic descendants were not eliminated. It seems Hitler arbitrarily assigned Jews and blacks as "serpent seed" and developed a system to eliminate masses of Jewish people in an attempt to 'purify' the Aryan race. Could this idea once again prime the pump of hatred in the final days by associating Christians or those who reject the mark of the beast with the "serpent seed" that must be eliminated?
The Bible clearly teaches that a person's relationship with God is determined by the spiritual state of a person, not their genealogy. Genesis 4:1 reveals that Cain was a result of a union between Adam and Eve and Satan had no part of it. "And Adam knew (had sexual relations with) Eve his wife; and she conceived (this was a result of their relations), and bare (gave birth to) Cain." 1 John 3:12 identifies Cain as being "of that wicked one (Satan)". Cain belonged to the 'wicked one', not because of his bloodline but because of his disobedience. His problem was spiritual, not genetic.
"And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat." (Genesis 3:6) Satan wasn't tempting her with sex. The serpent wasn't offering himself as a temptation. Eve would fall into sin in the same manner Lucifer fell. She chose to reject the authority of God and attempted to be a god unto herself. It is still the common temptation of our modern age. Rather than submit to God men attempt to set themselves up to be their own god. Eve's temptation was for mental superiority, not sexual pleasure.
The "Serpent Seed" theory is a weak attempt to divert our attention from the real truth. If we could somehow connect our sin to genetics we might eliminate our personal accountability for sin. There is a strong movement in our culture today to blame sin on genetics. Jeremiah said that "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" (17:9) Paul wrote to the Romans, "…all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." (3:23) Each and every man, regardless of his bloodline, needs to repent of his sin and receive the saving grace of God.
At best, the "Serpent Seed" theory has no scriptural proof, it is simply one of the wild imaginations of men's hearts. At worst, it is a twisting of the truth found in God's word. We must be very careful when treading these waters because God warns us in Revelation 22:18 "If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book…"
Open your eyes woman . I showed you scriptures that prove exactly who Jesus was . I showed you scriptures that prove the trinity . I didn’t need a lick of catholic doctrine or dogma to prove either .
Why are you starting a rumor that Eve had sex with satan ?
I see that you have no better argument so you try to slander and discredit me . Get a clue I don’t care .
See even Caiaphas who did not believe spoke prophetically about Jesus .
Joh 18:14 Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.
(BTW the Jews had lost the ability to pass any death sentence , it was the Romans who actually put him to death )
So tell me why you don’t believe it was a gift to the people but you claim to be a Christian ?
Re: Nazi fabricated "quotes" on the Talmud
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/talmud/
Talmud: The Real Truth About The Talmud
"There are many lies circulating the internet about the Jewish Talmud. These allegations are supported by "direct quotations" from the Talmud that are frequently wrong or taken out of context. However, most people lack the scholarly background to verify these claims. Most people have no way of knowing that these accusation are false and malicious. What we are attempting is to demonstrate in detail how these accusations are both wrong and intentionally misleading. We are trying to show to the world the real truth about the Talmud."
Answer the question. Do you believe eve had sex with satan?
Do you think Jesus was born of a virgin?
No I don’t believe it . I believe that lie was started by some evil person to use it for evil (just like Hitler who was raised and educated in your church tried to blame the Jews for being evil because they were of Hebrew bloodlines)
I also believe you are perpetuating this lie to avoid answering my question. Passing the buck again ?
How can you call yourself a Christian if you don’t accept the gift ?
WHY DID HE DIE ?
If you don’t accept the gift you don’t believe PERIOD.
I've learnt a lot whilst reading these threads over the years but never have I come across this.If I'd actually heard someone say that I would be hard pressed not to think it was a sort of demonic spewing out of blasphemies to deflect from a confrontation.Incredible.
That's good,I was beginning to think you were one on those shepherds chapel followers who teach this because of the obsessive use of strongs concordance
How can you call yourself a Christian if you don’t accept the gift ?
Catholic's accept Christ Sacrifice,we realize that Christ's Sacrifice even covered Moses and Abraham because God is outside of time
You seem to limit Christ's sacrifice to time.
Do you believe Jesus is God and believe in the Holy Trinity?
Explain how you believe this?
They claim we can't find the Trinity in the Bible...Have to really wonder where they found the Trinity outside of the scriptures...Perhaps they will tell us...
Typical for Catholics to misquote and pervert scripture to make a Catholic point...
Heb 8:10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
Not now but AFTER THOSE DAYS...And what days would that be??? Denile ain't just in Egypt, is it...
You mess with God's scripture and God will mess with your head...He'll turn you into a Mormon, a JW or a Catholic...
So which of the 25 or so Greek lexicons out there do you recommend a person use??? Which translation is the best???
Are you one of these people that thinks Eve had sex with satan and produced cain?
So you think it was the apple in the tree and not the pear on the ground??? Do you have any evidence??? Or is this another case of Carnac opening an envelope???
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Well, Lera, that's one of the most desperate, if you can't refute the facts discredit the messenger tactics I've seen yet.
It's obvious that the desperation is growing. They're resorting to kindergarten tactics.
Good work.
My word.....
I want whatever they were smoking when they came up with that *theory* next time I need surgery.
It must be some pretty good stuff.
It was.....
Whatever the reason.
It doesn't deserve the courtesy of an answer, even though Lera was gracious enough to give you one anyway. It was more than you deserved for delving into that perverted line of questioning and accusations.
What is it with Catholics obsession with sex anyway? Why the constant focus on Protestants views on sex?
I’m with you, mitch. I have NEVER heard THIS one..What kind of hat from hell was this pulled from?
I’ve been wondering the same thing. Why the obsession with sex? If I didn’t know better I would think that condums are the reason for the tribulation. Forget preaching the gospel of the grace of God. WHAT ABOUT BIRTH CONTROL?
It all comes from their focus on carnal things rather than spiritual.
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