These Last Days News - October 25, 2023
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Francis’ New Book Hails Islam as a ‘Religion of Peace’...
"My child and My children, you are all My children. I judge you not by color or race, and I do not judge you by your creed; however, should the knowledge of the One True Church be given to you, and the way to Heaven along the narrow road be given to you, you will follow it or you will be rejected."
- The Bayside Prophecies
Our Lady of the Roses, August 21, 1985
RELIGION OF THE CROSS
"There is only one religion that can save your country and all of the countries of the world: the religion of the cross and My Son's sacrifice upon that cross."
- The Bayside Prophecies
Our Lady of the Roses, November 25, 1978
The above Messages from Our Lord and Our Lady were given to Veronica Lueken at Bayside, New York.
ChurchMilitant.com reported on October 25, 2023:
by Jules Gomes
In a new book recounting the last 10 years of his pontificate, Pope Francis is defending Islam as a "religion of peace" and suggesting the possibility of making celibacy optional for Latin rite priests.
Non Sei Solo: Sfide, Risposte, Speranze (You Are Not Alone: Challenges, Answers, Hopes), published in Italian and released Tuesday, is a series of dialogues with journalists Sergio Rubin and Francesca Ambrogetti.
The pontiff calls upon Europe to integrate Muslim migrants, insisting that "radical Islam is a problem and represents a perversion of religiosity because Islam, in truth, is a religion of peace and the majority of its members are peaceful."
"As they say, either you are a terrorist or you are a Muslim. Then, by the way, we find fundamentalism in all religions," Francis observes. "Radical Islam is a perversion because it is a religion that talks about peace."
The pope narrates an encounter with an apostolic nuncio destined for an African country. The nuncio described how Muslims in the cathedral of his capital would form a long queue to cross the "holy door" and obtain jubilee indulgences.
The Muslim devotees then headed for the altar "where they find the image of the Madonna because Mary is venerated in Islam," the nuncio told Pope Francis.
"In any case, I consider myself ignorant when it comes to international politics, but I believe that the rise of ISIS [Islamic State] is based on an unfortunate Western choice," Francis notes, blaming the West for the creation of the terrorist Muslim outfit.
"The Gulf War was a real disgrace, not to say one of the worst cruelties. Saddam Hussein was certainly no little angel, on the contrary, but Iraq was a fairly stable country. Warning: I am not defending Gaddafi or Hussein. But what did the war leave behind?" asks the pontiff.
"Organized anarchy and more war. Therefore, I believe that we must not export our democracy to other countries, but rather help them develop a process of democratic maturation according to their characteristics," Francis notes.
"Don't go to war to import a democracy that their people are unable to assimilate," he warns. There are countries that have a monarchical system and that will probably never accept a democracy, but we can certainly contribute to ensuring that there is greater participation."
"Let's think about Libya, which seems to be able to be led only by very strong personalities like Gaddafi. A Libyan told me that they once had only one Gaddafi, but now they have 53," Francis adds.
Asked about traditionalist Catholics who do not like his "approachable attitude" and his "accessible language," the pope responded, "Many are scandalized because they claim I am desacralizing the papacy. They belong to the, let us say, more aristocratic sectors. On the contrary, the simple people feel a just veneration for the pope."
Emphasizing that holy orders, including the diaconate, are "reserved for men," Francis argues that, in theory, a woman could be a cardinal, since "the cardinalate is not connected to the sacrament of orders, but rather to the function of advisor to the pope."
If, however, women were to be made cardinals, "I could issue a decree that changes the requirements for entering the conclave and allows a bishop who is not a cardinal to participate," since only bishops can elect a pope.
On ordaining women deacons, Francis points out that "there were different opinions on whether or not they [deaconesses in the Early Church] had the sacrament of [holy] orders."
Regarding mandatory celibacy for Latin rite priests, Francis explains that celibacy "is a disciplinary issue, which implies that a pope could arrange for it to become optional."
"Let my successor arrange it if he deems it appropriate," he remarks. "Celibacy is torture; it becomes impossible if one experiences it badly. But it is no less true that if one lives it with the fruitfulness of the ministry he has chosen, it is not only bearable but also beautiful. It's obvious that a vocation is needed."
Dr. Ruud Koopmans, professor of sociology and migration research at the Humboldt University of Berlin and director of the research unit at the Berlin Social Science Centre, has debunked Francis' claim that most Muslims are peace-loving and that those who support violence in the name of Islam are only a tiny minority.
Of the 1.5 billion adult Muslims in the world, more than 50 million are willing to sanction violence, Koopmans concludes, noting that half the world's Muslim population is "attached to an archconservative Islam that places little worth on the rights of women, homosexuals and people of other faiths."
Koopmans' estimate concurs with a 2013 Pew report that found that in a majority of Muslim countries, only half of Muslims said they were concerned about religious extremism. Nearly 100 million Muslims worldwide believe the that 9/11 attacks were completely justified.
Moreover, according to the report, 14% of Muslims said that suicide attacks against civilians are justified in defending Islam.
Even though not all these Muslims would be prepared to engage directly in violence, "they support the radicals, they encourage them and provide them shelter or simply keep their mouths shut when they observe radicalization," Koopmans stresses.
"I am very conservative with my estimate of 50 million violent Muslims," he acknowledges.
Koopmans' team undertook extensive research on 9,000 immigrant Muslims in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium and Sweden who came from Turkey and Morocco.
The researcher also cites the study on Muslims in Germany that was commissioned by Germany's Ministry of the Interior in 2007, which revealed that 8% of German Muslims agreed with using violence against unbelievers.
In the Netherlands, the 2010 study on Salafism and Jihadism in the Netherlands found that 11% of Dutch Muslims agreed with this statement: "There are situations where it is acceptable for me, from the point of view of my religion, that I use violence."
ROAD TO HELL
"Pastors in My House, you are scattering the sheep with your teachings, false teachings created by demons. You will bring a bloodbath to Rome. Turn back from your folly. Have you not now seen the results, the bad fruits that you have grown? The road to hell is paved by good intentions.
"We will not tolerate division in My Church. Satan knows to divide is to conquer. The captains always remain upon the ship, even when it is sinking. The strong, those with faith, shall bail it out, the ship, keep it afloat until help arrives from Heaven.
"All manner of heretics and unbelievers seek to enter My House, My Church upon earth. You must not compromise the Faith, for you will not win souls by lowering the standards. I gave you through the prophets the rule, the way, for I am the way, the truth, and the light!"
- The Bayside Prophecies
Jesus, March 18, 1978
OPENED THE DOORS
"My children, the way has been given you. I am the way; I am the light. If you cast Me out of your life, you enter into darkness. And the prince of darkness is satan, the corrupter of souls, the master of deceit, the ruler of your world now! You have opened the doors to My Church, allowing all manner of evil to enter upon it. You have been deluded by error, and the rulers have given themselves to wantonness. Pastors, I say unto you: you are scattering My sheep. And I say unto you that I shall come and cast you out of My House."
- The Bayside Prophecies
Jesus, December 7, 1976
"You have been given by your baptism entrance into the only true religion upon earth, the Roman Catholic Church under My Son, Jesus. Though man in his arrogance and pride has forgotten His role and His rule, you must carry it forward. Retain the Faith and the truth in the hearts of mankind."
- The Bayside Prophecies
Our Lady of the Roses, September 7, 1978
“Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven."
- Matt. 10:32-33
ROME SHALL BECOME THE SEAT OF ANTICHRIST
"Your world, mankind, is now developing into a one-world government and a one-world religion that will cast aside My Son. Woe, I say unto you, as I cried before, that unless you pray, unless you act now, 666 shall entrench himself in Rome, the Eternal City of Rome, and then it shall become the seat of the antichrist forces. My children, remove the blindness from your hearts and your eyes. Can you not recognize what is happening?
"I cry bitter tears of sorrow. I ask all My children to save My Son's House, His Church upon earth. And how may this be accomplished? By prayer, My children; by good example; constructive criticism. You cannot give full confidence to satan or his agents. You cannot expect another to take your part in this battle of the spirits. Each and every one of conscionable age must now go forward as a bearer of truth and light. These days, My children, are the days that had been spoken of and written of by the prophets of old."
- The Bayside Prophecies
Our Lady of the Roses, December 7, 1977
Fulton John Sheen (May 8, 1895 – December 9, 1979) was a prominent American bishop in the Catholic Church. Ordained in the Diocese of Peoria in 1919, he became a renowned theologian, teaching at the Catholic University of America. Sheen served as Auxiliary Bishop of New York from 1951 to 1966, and as Bishop of Rochester from 1966 to 1969. Born in El Paso, Illinois, he excelled academically and earned doctoral degrees in philosophy and theology. Recognized for his contributions to religious education and spiritual leadership, Sheen's canonization process began in 2002, earning him the title "Venerable."
These Last Days News - February 29, 2016
Venerable Bishop Sheen and Islam...
"The battle, My child, will accelerate very shortly for there will not only be a great war of weapons of mankind, but it will be known soon throughout the world as a religious war."
- The Bayside Prophecies
Our Lady of the Roses August 21, 1974
Veronica - And I can see now Jesus and Our Lady are going high up into the sky, and there's forming directly over Our Lady's statue, high in the sky—it is a cross, a very large cross. The handle, though, of a . . . dagger—it looks like a dagger, a knife. It's a strange-looking dagger with a loop at the bottom, like. It's a symbol. And Jesus is nodding.
Jesus - "You will understand, My child, soon."
Veronica - Yes, it is a, like a saber. Gee, it, it's a very strange-looking, dagger-like saber, with a cross on a handle. Like—it's not the kind that you see—it looks almost like Arabian or something. I can't explain it—like a very strange-looking Arabic, or something. I don't know where I have seen that before, but it's a very odd-looking type of dagger-like sword, with a hook on the end of it, though. That's strange. Oh, now it's beginning to fade; I can't see it anymore.
- The Bayside Prophecies
December 24, 1979
The above Messages from Our Lord and Our Lady were given to Veronica Lueken at Bayside, New York.
CredoSanctum.Wordpress.com reported on February 17, 2016:
Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen prophetically spoke about not only the dangers of Islam but also the means of their conversion to the true faith by way of Our Lady – specifically, Our Lady of Fatima. And what I love most about reading/listening Archbishop Sheen’s lectures on matters of the faith – he never forgets to mention the hope of conversion. This is largely what many of us forget about our faith. As a Catholic, we not only stand up for the truth and expose wickedness but pray for souls to repent so they may conform their will with that of God’s holy will. Even so, we not only pray for the souls of men, woman, and children in this false faith but also that they may be made aware of its truly wicked design. Especially given the notion in the Post-Concilar Church which maintains a false sentimentality of mercy. It is this disorientation of mercy that gives in to forces like Isis (traditional Mohammedanism) bent on destroying Holy Mother Church. Let us take time to consider a few things about Islam.
Islam is an Antichrist Religion
Make no mistake, Islam at its very core is antichrist. We can know this by simply researching their own ‘holy’ literature (Quran, Hadiths, etc.) We know that Islam teaches that a man named Mohammad was given by the Archangel Gabriel the words of God or as a Muslim would call Him, ‘Allah’. Because of this revelation, the religion of Islam took form and Mohammad then went about preaching this new doctrine to his pagan countrymen. He taught monotheism and that all the 360 pagan Gods of the Kaaba were false. Oddly enough, one of the pagan gods who was to be the greatest of them all was named Al’ilah (‘al’ meaning ‘the’ & ‘ilah’ meaning ‘God’) a moon god. Moreover, the name of Mohammad’s father, Abd-Allah (which means ‘Slave of Allah’) also raised eyebrows concerning Allah’s mysterious origin. Since Abd-Allah had not heard of his son’s revelations, he, like most of the Meccans, worshiped Al’ilah as the chief god among the 360 in the Sacred House of Kaaba –
From the Quran 5:97:
“God has made the Kaba, the Sacred House, an asylum of security, Hajj, and ‘Umrah(pilgrimage) for mankind…”
However, one does not need to even tread in far into the origins of the moon god to fully realize its antichrist design. Fundamentally, Islam denies the dogma that Jesus is the Son of God. Instead it teaches he was a great prophet (second to Mohammad, of course). Located in Jerusalem, inside the Dome of the Rock, there reads on the inner octagonal arcade:
“…God is only One God. Far be it removed from His transcendent majesty that He should have a son.” Moreover, Chapter 5 verse 17 (sūrat l-māidah) reads, “They are unbelievers who say, ‘God is the Messiah, Mary’s son.’”
Furthermore, Archbishop Sheen touched on the truth of Mohammad historically misunderstanding the Dogma of the Blessed Trinity, believing Christians to worship God the Father, the Mother (Mary), and the Son (Jesus).
But St. John tells us:
“Who is a liar, but he who denieth that Jesus is the Christ? This is Antichrist, who denieth the Father, and the Son. Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father. He that confesseth the Son, hath the Father also.” 1 John 2:22-23
It would be bad enough for a man to claim Jesus is not God…but a whole religion that some claim to be the same God of Christians? This is irreconcilable on a level even a child could understand. Yet countless ‘professed’ Catholics swallow this garbage of Allah and YAWEH as one in the same. Besides this obvious denial of God’s revelation to mankind, religion does not even comprehend other faiths in order to properly judge their validity.
Even the Concise Dictionary of Islam admits:
In some cases the “material” which forms the substance of Quranic narrative, details of the creeds of Christianity and Judaism for example, does not correspond to those religion’s own understanding of their beliefs. This could be said, for example, of the notion of the Trinity found in the Quran, the story of Satan’s refusal to bow down to Adam, the Docetist view of the crucifixion, all of which can be traced to the dogmas of Gnostic sects, which are heretical in relationship to orthodox Christianity and Judaism. The Trinity “seen” in the Quran is not the Trinity of the Apostles Creed, or of the Nicene Creed. (Morey, The Islamic Invasion: Confronting the World’s Fastest Growing Religion [Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, Oregon 1992], pp. 152-153)
Understanding this, we are told to believe that Mohammad was given the truth concerning the faith by none other than the Archangel Gabriel, who stands in the Presence of God…and apparently…gives misinformation and false revelation to ‘prophets’. This is also the mark of Satan’s work…LIES.
In fact, according to their own teachings, there is a sacred way of LYING while maintaining their faith. In other words, according to the tenets of their faith, out right lies can be used in a holy way that does not have spiritual consequences and relieves the Muslim from the fear of condemnation for lying. This method of doing thus is called “taqiyya” and by definition it means:
“taqiya (تقیة taqiyyah/taqīyah) is a form of religious dissimulation, or a legal dispensation whereby a believing individual can deny his faith or commit otherwise illegal or blasphemous acts, especially while they are in fear or at risk of significant persecution.“
And from the Quran 16: 106:
Whoso disbelieveth in Allah after his belief – save him who is forced thereto and whose heart is still content with the Faith – but whoso findeth ease in disbelief: On them is wrath from Allah. Theirs will be an awful doom.
Another way to put it, is if things are getting tough – lie your way out of it. For Muslims, Allah understands you throwing away your integrity, courage, and faith when it suits you and your comfort or protection – as long as you “keep the faith in your heart”.
(Wow…I wonder why Jesus didn’t reveal this tid bit to us? I mean, it seems really practical in tight positions…maybe if the Saints used this they wouldn’t be martyred…I mean, this method was already used pretty heavily during the Synod of the Family, esp. when Cardinal Walter Kasper was asked if he meant to ignore church teaching on the divorced and remarried returning to Holy Communion (Click here to watch an interview of Kasper using his own form of taqiyya to save himself from appearing a heretic!)
But lest we forget, there are many in the Church who remind us of Islam’s relationship with Judaism and Christianity as the three religions share a common spiritual father, Abraham. We know from Holy Scripture, that Abraham had two sons, one from the Egyptian slave girl named Hagar, named Ishmael (whom is the decedent of the Arabs) and Issac…the child of the Promise God gave to Abraham and his wife Sarah. The ignorant will say: “They share the same God, as the Muslim people are descendants of Ishmael, son of Abraham, whom God blessed as a great nation.” They will also note that Scripture says in Genesis 17:20:
‘And as for Ismael I have also heard thee. Behold, I will bless him, and increase, and multiply him exceedingly: he shall beget twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.’
However, the VERY next verse God clearly says in Genesis 17:21:
But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sara shall bring forth to thee at this time in the next year.
Let us also consider, that if a religion (other than Catholicism) dares to claim the inheritance of Abraham, as Muslims do…they must also consider the ‘dialogue’ between John the Baptist and the Jews in Luke 3:7:
He said therefore to the multitudes that went forth to be baptized by him: Ye offspring of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of penance; and do not begin to say, We have Abraham for our father. For I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
And furthermore, if one is to claim the inheritance of Abraham, they must recognize the ‘dialogue’ between our Lord Jesus and the Jews in John 8: 38-42:
I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and you do the things that you have seen with your father. They answered, and said to him: Abraham is our father. Jesus saith to them: If you be the children of Abraham, do the works of Abraham. But now you seek to kill me, a man who have spoken the truth to you, which I have heard of God. This Abraham did not.
You do the works of your father. They said therefore to him: We are not born of fornication: we have one Father, even God. Jesus therefore said to them: If God were your Father, you would indeed love me. For from God I proceeded, and came; for I came not of myself, but he sent me…”
In other words, if God really sent the same Archangel Gabriel that hailed the Blessed Mother, to Mohammad, then Mohammad would have to hail Jesus as the Son of God or be absolutely false! God does not send two completely contradictory messages for the salvation of men. This would be the work of the devil as Satan is the author of confusion and not the truth.
False Mercy and The Empty Argument of Islam as a Peaceful Religion
As proved previously, there is no hope of true communion between Islam and Catholicism as one claims that there is one God and Mohammad is his prophet and the other professes that God so loved the world that He sent His only Son that the world may be saved. We have since seen the radical redefinition of ‘ecumenical’ teachings of the Church that slyly shrink from doctrinal adherence, although placating support for immutable, infallible laws of the Church. One part of this ecumenical train wreck would be the use of ‘dialogue’. As if there would be some hope of coming to an agreement through hanging out and shooting the breeze with literally one side morally, dogmatically, and logically miles a part from one another. This disorientation of mercy is not only spiritually compromising to Catholic teaching but also deadly when considering Islam as neighbor to trust.
The empty argument of Islam as a religion of peace starts off with not only recognizing violent Islamic terrorism but also spreading long and thin the idea that there are others practicing Islam in peace. The latter part of this argument is true, however, Islam does not largely reign by aggressive tactics but by its system of laws known as Sharia Law. This is the system of laws that every Muslim seeks to be governed by and the more Muslims reside in an area, the more they will desire to be governed by their own laws. Thanks to our country’s religious liberty mind set, (something the Catholic Church traditionally never promoted as a civil right for man to willing choose to worship anything or anyone other than Jesus Christ) we willingly open our arms (and soon our borders) to foreign Islamic power. And with the recent news of Syrian “refugees” entering south Louisiana, and the Islamic terrorism currently decimating Paris, France, there is much to be concerned with.
But again, what of those peaceful Muslims that already reside in the United States? Let us say, in the worst case scenario, that our country becomes overrun with Isis forces and begins to subject non-Muslims to iniquitous laws, do you think the peaceful neighborhood Muslim will stand up for you? Not likely. He will most likely… and peacefully, I might add…accept the Islamic revolution which will no doubt enslave if not kill you and your family.
"All who continue in the battle ahead must accept martyrdom. it does not, My child, necessarily mean death of your body, but it will mean persecution. Stand fast in the faith. Keep the faith in the hearts of those you love. Extend your charity of heart to all of your brother and sisters throughout the world. Pray a constant vigilance of prayer."
- The Bayside Prophecies
Our Lady of the Roses, October 2, 1974
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