https://freerepublic.com/tag/joachimoffiore/ en-us Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:41:35 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2216164/posts The Vatican has dismissed as a heretic a mystical medieval monk apparently cited by Barack Obama as a moral authority and visionary. According to Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher to the Pontifical Household, the US President referred in campaign speeches to Gioacchino da Fiore, or Joachim of Fiore, as a ''master of contemporary civilisation'' who had sought to create a better world. Drawing on the Book of Revelation, Gioacchino envisaged a "new age of the Holy Spirit" in which the Church hierarchy would cease to exist and Christians would unite with infidels in an "Order of the Just". --snip-- He said... Times Online UK https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2216164/posts#comment Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:41:35 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2958360/posts In case you haven’t heard, the world is supposed to end at midnight on December 21—this year.At least, that’s according to some popularized interpretations of what the Mayans said. But predictions of the end times are hardly a new or unusual thing. For Christians, prophecies of an imminent apocalypse are just about as old as the Church itself. Those predicting the end were an eclectic lot, with wild ideas and strange teachings. They include an antipope, a saint who rode the devil like a donkey, and cultish charismatics who dressed like harlots. Some were inspired by their false interpretations... Catholic Exchange https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2958360/posts#comment Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:14:59 GMT