FINAL WARNING: Setting the Stage for Destruction
souls he pleases from further suffering and those whom he
refuses to release are continued in their suffering, the decisions
he makes on earth being ratified in heaven...”On the fish-shaped hat worn by the Pope are the words “Vicarius Filii
Dei” which indicates that he is a “substitute for the Son of God.”In 1864, the position of the Catholic Church in regard to unity with
other groups was: “Of course, nothing is more important for a Catholic
than that schisms and dissensions among Christians be radically
abolished and that all Christians be united ... But under no
circumstances can it be tolerated that faithful Christians and
ecclesiastics be under the leadership of heretics (non-Catholic)...”Pope Pius XI (1922-39) said: “The Apostolic See has never allowed
Catholics to attend meetings of non-Catholics; the union of Christians
can only go forward by encouraging the dissidents to return to the one
true church.”Pope John XXIII (1958-63) wrote: “When we have realized this
enormous task (ecumenism), eliminating what, from a human point of
view, would be an obstacle, on a path we seek to make more easy, we
shall present the church in all her splendor, without spot or wrinkle,
and we shall say to all the others who are separated from us,
Orthodox, Protestants, etc.: ‘See brothers, here is the Church of
Christ! We have done our best to be true to her’.”His Papal Encyclical Pacem in Terris, was a bit more radical as it
“called for world government, disarmament and socialism,” and was
compared to the program advocated by Communism.On October 11, 1962, Pope John held the first Ecumenical Council at
St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome to modernize the Church. Over 2,700
gathered, including the entire Roman Catholic hierarchy, 28 non-
Catholic prelates, representatives from most major Protestant
denominations, and dignitaries from Eastern Orthodox Churches in the
Middle East. A few months after the initial meeting, the Council
reconvened with 2,500 ecclesiastical dignitaries, and 50 observers
from non-Catholic denominations. After Pope John died, Billy Graham
said at a press conference in Bonn, Germany: “Pope John brought an