"This is an extraordinary theological statement made by the Pope. I don't recall the Pope ever invoking the Apocalypse so directly and with such detail.
As a Catholic, I can tell you that the Pope doesn't just opine on the Apocalypse to general audiences. I'm legitimately stunned - I don't go in for "end times" prognostications, but this is completely different. This reads like an encyclical, and we had all better sit up and take notice..."
-As a Roman Catholic with an Ivy League Divinity Degree, I agree completely. This quote made the hair on the back of my neck stand up...simply stunning.
See my post 60