Posted on 10/18/2019 4:20:05 PM PDT by ebb tide
October 18, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — The pagan ceremony that occurred in the Vatican Gardens on Friday, October 4 was more than just distressing. In a ceremony observed by the pope, a “priestess” shaking maracas led the apparent worship of two statutes of naked women. Numerous people, including a Franciscan priest, prostrated themselves in front of these statues.
The Vatican has just recently released a statement clarifying that the statue was not the Virgin Mary, one possible interpretation offered by Bishop David Martínez. Even if it had been the Virgin Mary, it was an extremely disrespectful depiction.
The Bible provides many examples of the folly of idol worship. The Israelites seemed to continue to fall into idolatry and faced harsh punishments for their wayward hearts. The Bible also provides us with many examples of great faith. One that comes to mind is the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
In the book of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to bow down to the golden idol created by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar. In his rage, the king threw them into a furnace, stoked to seven times its normal heat. God saved Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego from the heat of the furnace and facilitated King Nebuchadnezzar’s conversion through their survival.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were the only Israelites who refused to bow to the idol, and they were risking prominent careers in the court (to say nothing of their lives). Despite the pressure they must have felt from everyone around them doing the wrong thing and the risk of losing material wealth and even their lives, they stood up for the truth.
Why is it that Pope Francis can’t seem to stand up for the Catholic faith? He is not being threatened by an angry leader, but is a leader himself. The idolatrous statues and pagan ritual the pope attended are only the beginning of his denigration of the Catholic faith.
It is time to evangelize with the truth of Christ boldly, not equate Catholicism with every other belief.
Watch the full video to learn more about the punishments outlined in Exodus for those who worship idols.
“Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego”
my favorites!
Ping
Oh Rome busted this a long time ago.
The pope isn’t a Christian.
The pope IS the idol.
While I agree that these three men’s faith saved them and sent a powerful message that changed Nebuchadnezzar’s heart.
The Old Testament example of faith that struck me when I first read the Bible is the woman and her son’s who stood by their faith in God Almighty in the face of mutilating torture and death in boiling oil.
One by one they saw their siblings tortured and fried to death and each after seeing this never wavered.
That story of Faith struck me to my core because it vividly depicted a level of faith that 99.999% of God loving human’s would not likely be capable of.
To this day that story has a profound affect on me.
bkmk
https://babylonbee.com/news/archaeologists-unearth-giant-chocolate-bunny-from-ancient-babylon
I don’t think this Pope is even a believer. Without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, the pope has no defense against satan’s lies. Seeing what he chooses to speak about, I doubt he even reads the Bible.
I don’t think this Pope is even a believer. Without the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, the pope has no defense against satan’s lies. Seeing what he chooses to speak about, I doubt he even reads the Bible.
Because it kinda looks like we’ve finished that trilogy, so now what?
When does the Sequel to Fatima start?
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