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I would be concerned that the pope's followers are going to be a lot like those who voted for Obama.

American Catholics who took the Catholic doctrines seriously and believed their own profession of faith couldn't have voted for Obama in the first place due to his hardened position on live birth abortion.

As I recall, that would be aiding or abetting the murder of innocents and therefore tantamount to a self-excommunication.

Then again it might be human nature for a voter to cherry pick and declare, falsely, that he was following the Pope when in reality he was following his own carnal desire which happened to agree with the Pope's statement on a narrow point.

Likewise, the only advantage I can see for any political "power that be" in the Pope's political remarks is that he can say "see, the Pope agrees with me." That is also following one's own carnal desire.

So again I aver the threat to the United States is spiritual per se. The first threat is not one man or a "power that be" but what's going on in the hearts and minds of the American people.

That's the public square battlefield where we have been losing ground for decades - where the Name of God, Jesus, has become acceptable as a curse and unacceptable as a blessing.

And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place. Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God. – Deut 12:3-4

I see "signs of the times" everywhere.

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. - 2 Timothy 3:1-5

You are evidently troubled by the Pope's political remarks, but to me they shall remain irrelevant to my primary concern, this spiritual battlefield.

Maranatha, Jesus!!!

So again I aver the threat to the United States is spiritual per se. The first threat is not one man or a "power that be" but what's going on in the hearts and minds of the American people.

I couldn't agree with you more, dearest sister in Christ! Obama would not exist were it not for the spiritual disorder in people's souls, and especially among Catholics.... LOL, but we need a more "integral development." :^)

Thank you so much for your outstanding essay/post!

I STRONGLY AGREE

THAT THE PRIORITY, PRIMARY, ULTIMATE, MOST INFLUENTIAL

BATTLEFIELD

SPIRITUAL.

I AGREE 100%

I guess I also consider pontifical political comments giving aid and comfort and encouragement to a global tyrannical satanic government

TO BE

SPIRITUAL as well.