Monsignor Pope Ping!
Sounds like Pope is making excuses for the Church hierarchy’s role in the decline and fall of the United States, especially with its support for “social justice”, liberation theology, abortion-funding democrats, and illegal alien amnesty.
The Catholic Church needs to wake up. Its biggest support is the United States of America - financially, membership, charity, religious liberty. Once America is gone, it is a return to the Muslim caliphate that ruled Africa and much of Europe.
“The only true ark of safety is the Church, who received her promise of indefectibility from the Lord (Matt 16:18). But the Church, too, is always in need of reform and will have much to suffer. Yet she alone will survive this changing world, because she is the Bride of Christ and also His Body.”
Assuming that the RCC can survive almost guarantees that it is vulnerable to destruction. Eternal vigilence applies to the RCC who should know better as the RCC used to be an empire and now their ‘domain’ is less than that of the Mall of America.
I first saw this back in the early 80’s, before the internet. It was Tytler, not Tyler.
However, once it hit the internet and Snopes was create, it was quickly categorized as false, as far as Tytler was the source.
However, regardless of the source, it is VERY good information. The ancient source just gave it more credibility because it was obvious way back then that the US was following the pattern.
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