You are right, Campion. They will go after the Catholic Church first. It is the Citadel and the Head and the symbolism is great. If they want to crush Christianity, they will go for the jugular.
Of course, all Christians realize that the outcome will be failure in the end, as Jesus promised us He will prevail. But that does not mean we will not suffer under totalitarianism, and martyrdom, if required. Jesus told us to take up our crosses and follow Him.
I hope now some of the anti-Catholic folks here will reevaluate their hatred for us. I certainly can never express animosity toward anyone who is part of the Body of Christ. We are in for the battle of the ages.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, Have mercy on us and on the whole world.
You are SOOOO right. The Catholic Church quit expressing animosity towards other Christians years ago. (not that they weren’t guilty....I had a Lutheran great-grandmother who was treated like absolute sh*t by the Church, to their eternal disgrace)
Nor do I hear fellow Catholics saying nasty things about our Protestant brothers and sisters (save for a few on the whacko fringe).
That is not a two-way street apparently.