Recent public opinion polls by Pew Research Center show the whole world adores Pope Francis. His relentless outreach campaign to other religions with his all-inclusive message that everyone goes to heaven, including atheists, is resonating with almost everyone. See my previous post: Pope Francis Claims Atheists Go to Heaven.
Public opinion ratings for Pope Francis were very favorable right from the start of his Papacy in March 2013, but a new survey conducted Feb 18-22, 2015 shows his favorable ratings have improved among every group measured.
The most amazing finding from the recent survey is the skyrocketing growth of his favorable ratings among the unchurched. Two years ago 39% of them rated his favorably. Now, just two years later, that number has almost doubled to 68%! It makes sense considering he is telling the world exactly what they have always wanted to hear, that they are all going to heaven regardless of what they believe.
- Among Catholics his favorable ratings increased from 84% to 90%.
- Among White Mainline Protestants his favorable ratings increased from 65% to 74%.
- Among White Evangelical Protestants his favorable ratings increased from 59% to 60%.
- As stated above, among the unchurched his favorable ratings increased from 39% to 68%.
Unfortunately for Pope Francis, his all-inclusive message directly contradicts the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus plainly stated most people are not going to make it to heaven.
Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it. (Matthew 7:13-14)
Unlike Pope Francis, Jesus was not trying to be popular. He was trying to help people find the way to eternal life. Pope Francis appears to have a very different agenda.
His strong favorability ratings lay the groundwork for his first Papal visit to the United States in September 2015. While he is here he plans to speak to the United Nations, to a joint session of the United States Congress, and to President Obama at the White House. His visit coincides with the end of the seventh Shemita year, the fourth and final blood moon, and the fall equinox. Many Christian believe there will be a global economic collapse at that time. As if all of that was not weird enough, now we have the Pope visiting at the same time.
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There is a priest in Ireland that refutes the authenticity of the ‘legality’ of this Pope. His name is Fr Paul Kramer. He states that he has done years of research to identify the infiltration of the Church going back to the introduction of the doctrine of gnosticism, modernity, Jesuits, and freemasonry. He studied in Rome and is quite grounded in the hierarchy of the Church, yet he claims that this Pope is apostate and teaching against Church doctrines. He has written a book , but I don’t recall what it is, or actually if it has been released.
Dear PJB
Both Augusto Perez and Neville Johnson have both raised concerns about a NEW WORLD ORDER church, that will not be Christian. It will be a mish mash of every religion.
Should the Pope Francis be part of it then the answer is clear, STAY WELL CLEAR because it is definitely not a move of God but rather a move of Satan .
I wait with interest as to what happens. It appears to me that POPE FRANCIS is pushing a MULTIFAITH agenda and that worries me greatly.
We will see what happens . James concerns I believe are valid, but we need to await confirmation.
Phil – Sydney
Thank you for that excellent explanation. It is a very important point because if Pope Francis was elected legally then the prophecy of Saint Francis must be referring to someone who comes later.
The second area of confusion is the question of the alleged prophecies of St Francis and St Malachy, which are fraught with multiple issues:
i) there is no guarantee of the authorship of either of them. The one sometimes attributed to Francis is considered by many to be spurious, while that attributed to Malachy only surfaced around 1590 in material penned by the Benedictine monk Arnold Wion. In addition, mapping the Popes with Malachy’s epithets doesn’t produce uniformly convincing results in all cases, so there is more than a little doubt as to the purported accuracy of this so-called prophecy
However, even if they are both authentic …
a) that of ‘St Francis’ clearly refers to ‘a man, not canonically elected’ who will become Pope. This cannot be Pope Francis who WAS canonically elected. Mark Mallett has written about this in detail with great clarity:
http://www.markmallett.com/blog/the-prophecy-of-st-francis/
b) that of Malachy casts no negative light on the supposed final pope: all he says is
“In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church there will reign Peter the Roman, who will feed his flock amid many tribulations, after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed and the dreadful Judge will judge the people. The End.”
c) it is difficult to see how the two are compatible with each other
So there is nothing here in the actual texts to justify the ‘Pope Francis as final [and false] Pope’ line of argument, whatever the likes of Tom Horn may say …
You make some very good points, but I think you might be dismissing Pope Francis too quickly from being the one who fulfills the prophecy of St. Francis because there are doubts about whether or not his election was legitimate. The issue concerns the resignation of Pope Benedict, which might have been invalid. This case is presented in a book by Antonio Socci called “Non È Francesco: La Chiesa Nella Grande Tempesta”. Here is a link to an article about it: http://www.novusordowatch.org/wire/non-e-francesco-socci.htm. I would like to know what you think about this. I have not read his book yet, or the one you recommended, but hope to study this topic further. So for now I am only exposing reasons why Pope Francis might be the false prophet, but have not yet been able to make a conclusion. I appreciate your insights!
Regarding his statement that atheists can go to heaven, I believe you are venturing into irrelevant topics attempting to do damage control for statements that are beyond recovery because he clearly contradicts the Bible. “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not the result of works, so that no one may boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). Faith is the key requirement for receiving God’s gift of salvation. The idea that an atheist, who has zero faith, can still be saved by doing good, is absurd. It does not matter what he meant by meeting in the middle, whether it was Paradise or anywhere else. I believe you have missed the point because you are failing to respect the authority of the scriptures. You are attempting to complicate a very simple issue in the hopes of justifying a very misguided man, but this is not complicated. It is simple and clear. Regarding your second point about the difference between redemption and salvation, I agree with you these are two different things. However, his comments on this topic are unrelated to his statement that atheists go to heaven and does not explain or justify that outrageous lie. Putting his two statements together reveals what he meant when he said “God’s mercy has no limits.” No wonder his message resonates with the world. He is telling everyone what they have always wanted to hear. Unfortunately, it is a lie.
Your whole article is based that Pope Francis stated everyone goes to heaven. He never stated that and never will. Papa Francis does reach out to sinners…in the same way Jesus taught us. So, please stop writing negatively about the messenger.. he is only doing his pastorial duty. Prove to me one action or deed that has gone against Catholic Teaching.
You will see the Holy Father is more traditional then you might think.
Brother al
He said even atheists go to heaven, which is the same thing as saying everyone goes to heaven. How he lines up with Catholic tradition is not important to me because the only standard for discerning whether or not he is speaking the truth is the Bible. Unfortunately, by that standard he is way off the mark. To see a direct quote of what he said please see my previous post: http://z3news.com/w/pope-francis-claims-atheists-go-to-heaven/
His support from evangelical leaders is irrelevant. That is like saying Obama cannot be the antichrist because many Christians voted for him. All that proves is he succeeded in deceiving them. Leaders are just as prone to error as anyone else. Each of us must study the Bible for ourself because we will be held accountable for our own actions regardless of what anyone else says. Both the antichrist and the false prophet will hide their identity with lies and deception. Otherwise no one would follow them. So the fact that they do a good deed here and there proves nothing. The fact that Pope Francis agrees with many Catholic teachings is irrelevant. None of your previous points are relevant to the topic of whether or not he is a candidate for false prophet. My posts have documented plenty of evidence to qualify Pope Francis as a strong candidate for the false prophet. Please see my previous post: “Ten Disturbing Facts About Pope Francis” http://z3news.com/w/ten-disturbing-facts-pope-francis/
Every quote from Pope Francis reported on this blog is exactly what he said, so please don’t shoot the messenger for accurately reporting the facts. People who cannot accept the facts are promoting their own agenda. Regarding the false prophet, the Bible warns us to watch and be on the alert (Matthew 24:42-44, Matthew 25:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:5-6). So it is wise to do as the Lord has instructed. Pope Francis is a very strong candidate for the false prophet, who will lead millions of people to their destruction. So it pleases the Lord to sound the alarm because He loves people and does not want them to be destroyed. Obedience to the Lord’s commandments always brings persecution, and in this case you are the one persecuting God’s people, which means you are taking sides against the Lord.
Roman Catholic religion is a MIXTURE of Truth and lies………God loves PURITY……….the OT says “dont plant 2 crops in the same field,,,,dont wear a shirt woven of 2 different threads”…….a foreshadow of Spiritual PURITY…..
Pope means papa (daddy, father) in italian language……..He tries to convince us that we are his spiritual children……and he is our spiritual father………he is big,,,,,,,we are little……..But the Bible says “we’re all brethren. Call no man on earth Father”……..