POPE SPEAKS OUT AGAINST CHRISTIANOPHOBES AND PERSECUSSION

KING JESUS IS COMING FOR US ANY TIME NOW. THE RAPTURE. BE PREPARED TO GO.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO NATHALIE TH OF MONTREAL.HAPPY 43RD OR 44TH.I"M A GUY I FORGET EXACT BIRTHDAYS AT TIMES. 

PERSECUSSION,BEHEADINGS

JESUS PERSECUTED BIGTIME

PSALMS 14:1
1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

ISAIAH 53:4
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

MATTHEW 9:34
34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils.

JOHN 8:41
41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.

JOHN 10:20
20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

PHILIPPIANS 2:10-11(JESUS GETS REVENGE)
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.(JUDGEMENT SEAT OF CHRIST AND FOR SINNERS, THE GREAT WHITE THRONE FINAL JUDGEMENT).

WE ARE CHRISTIANS WE WILL BE TREATED THE SAME.

2 TIMOTHY 3:1-5 (WHY WE ARE PERSECUTED BY THE WORLD)
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous (DANGEROUS) times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

MATTHEW 5:10-12
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

MATTHEW 24:9
9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.

JOHN 15:18-20
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me (JESUS) before it hated you.
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

1 PETER 4:16-19
16  Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
17  For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
18  And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
19  Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

REVELATION 6:9-11
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain(BEHEADED) for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

REVELATION 20:4
4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands;(WILLINGLY-THEY CHOSE THE IMPLANT) and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL) will be a wild man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)

JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)

12/26/2013 VATICAN INSIDER

Francis: “Violence and discrimination against Christians must end”

Pope Francis during the Angelus

The Pope dedicated today's Angelus to the persecuted Christians across the world and to St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr

giacomo galeazzi vatican city “In martyrdom, violence is overcome by love. The sugary image many have of Christmas is false.”   After the bloody attack on the Church of the Nativity in Iraq on Christmas Day, Francis dedicated the Angelus on the Feast of St. Stephen to the Church that is suffering persecution and denied religious freedom. But violence against the followers of Jesus has many different sides to it and today the Pope also pointed the finger at those who discriminate against Christians in the West, in an attempt to blot out the public dimension of the faith.

 The Pope used strong words in his concerned appeal for Christians, denouncing both the incessant martyrdom being witnessed across the globe and the Christianophobic secularisation that aims to erode religious life and the practice of the Catholic faith by confining worship to the private sphere.

“In the liturgical year, the solemnity of Christmas is spread over eight days: this is a time of joy for all of God’s people,” the Pope said addressing the droves of pilgrims who gathered in St. Peter’s Square despite the rain and cold. On this, the second day of the Octave, we celebrate the Feast of St. Stephen the first Christian martyr, surrounded by the joy of Christmas.” The Book of the Acts of the Apostles presents St. Stephen as “a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit,” chosen along with six other men to serve widows and the poor in the first Christian community in Jerusalem. Today Francis recalled St. Stephen’s martyrdom and how he was dragged outside the city walls and stoned after a controversial speech which unleashed the anger of the members of the Sanhedrin.

 “Stephen died as Jesus did, asking his killers for forgiveness,” Francis stressed. He added: “Recalling this martyrdom may seem out of place in the context of the joyous spirit of Christmas. Indeed, Christmas is the celebration of life and instils in us feelings of calm and peace; why upset the magic with memories of such atrocious violence? In actual fact, from a faith perspective, the Feast of St. Stephen is fully in tune with the profound meaning of Christmas. In martyrdom, violence is overcome by love, life defeats death.” The Church “sees in the sacrifice of martyrs their birth in heaven.” Francis therefore urged faithful from all across the world to celebrate Stephen’s “birth” which “is a result of Christ’s birth,” as “Jesus transforms the death of those who love him into the dawn of a new life.”
 
Francis linked St. Stephen’s martyrdom to Jesus’ death on the Cross: St. Stephen’s death embodies “the same contrast between good and evil, hatred and forgiveness, kindness and violence, which Christ embodied fully with his death on the Cross.” By commemorating this martyr, we cast away any “false perception” we may have of Christmas,” that is, “the fairy tallish and sugary image [of Christmas] which does not exist in the Gospel.”
 
The liturgy “restores the real meaning of the incarnation, connecting Bethlehem to Calvary and reminding us that divine salvation means fighting sin and passing through the narrow door of the Cross.” This is “the path Jesus clearly pointed out for his disciples, as today’s Gospel reading says.”  “And you will be hated by all for my name's sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.” The Pope invited faithful to pray especially for “Christians who are discriminated against for being witnesses of Christ and the Gospel.” “We are close to those brothers and sisters who, like St. Stephen, are unjustly accused and subjected to violence of various kinds,” the Pope said. This is particularly prominent in places “where religious freedom is not yet guaranteed or has not yet fully come into being.” But violence against Christians is also witnessed “in countries and environments where human rights are protected on paper but where faithful, especially Christians, experience restrictions and discrimination.” Christians “are not surprised by this because Jesus had already said this would happen, presenting it as a chance to bear testimony to the faith.” But “injustice in the civil [sphere] must be denounced and eliminated.” So Francis prayed to Mary Queen of Martyrs to help faithful to experience this Christmas with that ardent faith and love that shines through in St. Stephen and all the Church’s martyrs.

After the Angelus the Pope greeted families, parish groups, associations and individual faithful from Rome, other parts of Italy and all across the world. “May your visit to the Nativity Scene to see Mary and Joseph with the Baby Jesus inspire a generous commitment to reciprocal love, fostering a sense of intense fraternity within families and communities, which is so beneficial to everyone,” Francis said.

12/27/2013 VATICAN INSIDER

Fr. Lombardi: “For the Pope reform is above all about the Gospel not about new structures”

[Translate to English:] Padre Federico Lombardi

The director of the Holy See Press Office talks to Vatican Radio about Francis’s work and actions

vatican insider staff Rome There is a “strong link” between Francis being a Jesuit, a son of St. Ignatius of Loyola’s spiritual teaching, and his leadership of the Catholic Church. Fr. Federico Lombardi said this in a wide-ranging interview with Vatican Radio, stressing the fact that the Latin American Pope “has set the Church in motion”.
The aim of the Church is to announce Jesus’ Gospel
 “Pope Francis really has set the Church on its way, with great strength and he has set it on its way with his example, his effort and with various messages and initiatives – think of the new Synod on the family; think of how he has encouraged the renewal of the Church and of our lives,” Lombardi said.I believe that what distinguishes Pope Francis’ spirituality and leadership in a special way is the fact that we are constantly in motion, trying to find the new things which God asks of us in our daily lives.  We are now part of a Church in motion. We are not presented with any specific goals or any specific picture of how tomorrow’s Church will need to be organised to achieve this goal.”“The purpose or value of the all-important structural changes, the reforms that everyone is talking about, is primarily to ensure that the Church’s structures, instruments and organisations are indeed serving the spirit and announcement of the Gospel. This is what Pope Francis means by reform: making sure that instruments and structures better serve the mission of the Church.”In the interview with Vatican Radio, Fr. Lombardi recalled that the Church’s mission is “to proclaim the Gospel to the furthermost corners of the Earth, to the peripheries he so often talks about, so that it reaches the poor and those who are most in need of the Lord’s love and closeness and the testimony of God.” Fr. Lombardi said he hoped “the Council of eight cardinals and other advisory bodies can achieve this goal. But one thing should be made very clear in my opinion, and that this is of secondary importance and is important insofar as it facilitates the proclamation of the Gospel and the Church’s mission, the Church that is in motion. This is the absolute priority.”The Pope has set up a number of advisory commissions to make the testimony of the various structures within the Church more transparent and efficient. This also goes for the Vatican’s administrative structures.

Ratzinger’s resignation
Ratzinger’s decision to step down from the pontificate “is a choice which left its mark on the Church this year and will continue to mark the Church in the decades to come,” Fr. Lombardi said. Benedict XVI’s resignation “will affect the pontificates to come.” The move “has opened up a path, a possibility let’s say, which in terms of the reason for the resignation, is to do with the times we are living in, as Bergoglio rightly said.” It is not so much down to a personal choice but taking stock of the accumulation of problems that come with changing times.”The Pope took stock of this showing great lucidity and humility, giving the Church the chance to be led with renewed vigour. And this is precisely what has happened and it has happened in an astounding and unexpected way.”