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| Pope or Anti-pope? |
In 1054 there was a schism in the Christian church that has become known as the East - West Schism. this is when the church divided between east and west. the western church is better known as the Roman Catholic Church and its branches. And the eastern church is the Orthodox Church and it's branches. since that time the Roman Church and the Eastern Church have stayed mostly intact.
But there are those today within the Roman Catholic Church who are, once again, talking about schism. While he may be loved by the press and much of the world, conservative members of the Catholic Church have always had their reservations about Pope Francis. These reservations have been exacerbated by the recent synod of bishops on the family. Some members of the church leadership saw the final report as a crack in the doctrines of the Church that could be wedged open to allow behavior that is considered sinful by God. The speaker in the video below is Cardinal George Pell of Australia.
So now the whispered talk of schism is being openly discussed. Cardinal Pell published a homily on October 24 in which he spoke of Francis being the 266th Pope. But strangely, he also spoke of the 37 anti-popes of the Roman Catholic Church. An anti-pope is an impostor, sent by the devil to cause trouble in the church. Is Cardinal George Pell hinting that he believes that Francis may be an anti-pope. Several weeks ago, we at Discerning the Times Online published articles by Catholic Theologian Dr. Kelly Bowring who believes that Francis may be the false prophet of Revelation.
Two leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States have recently been openly critical of Pope Francis. Both Cardinal Raymond Burke and Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput compared the Catholic Church under Francis to a "ship without a rudder". Chaput said of the events at the synod of Bishops on the family;
"I was very disturbed by what happened at the synod of bishops, I think confusion is of the devil, and I think the public image that came across was one of confusion."
While schism of the Roman Catholic Church seems like a remote possibility now, things can move very quickly when it is God's will that they do so. In Revelation 18:4-5, speaking of Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots God says;
And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
The following articles were used in the preparation of this blog post.
Pope Francis Criticized By 2 U.S.Church Leaders: 'He Has Lost His Way'
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Interesting theory. It would be a bad thing this to be the last Pope for, by me, is a good man. For example the Eastern christianity is kept by its own beaureaucracy somewhere in the 19th century and the Church's actions for helping people or learning people are considered a fake belief. The effects are also fake.
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