In Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Laudato Si’, mi’ Signore” (“Praise be to you, my Lord”): On The Common Care Of Our Home,[1] the
Pope identifies himself as “the Holy Father,” and as a Christian.
Nevertheless, Francis teaches the following in this encyclical,
“In
the words of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds
us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and
a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us. ‘Praise be to
you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs
us, and who produces various fruit with colored flowers and herbs.’”
Is
Francis endorsing the idea that the earth “governs us” rather than the
Lord? Nowhere in the Bible is the earth called “Mother” or “sister.”
This is demonic theology rooted in the “mystery religion” of Babylon.
Anthropomorphizing the earth, especially as female, has always been a
mark of pagan and Satanic worship. As Alexander Hislop points out,
“It
has been known all along that Popery was baptized Paganism; but God is
now making it manifest, that the Paganism which Rome has baptized is, in
all its essential elements, the very Paganism which prevailed in the
ancient literal Babylon...”[2]
Pope
Francis is first and foremost a Jesuit. As a Jesuit, he is known to be
cunning as a fox. In the third paragraph of the encyclical, he clearly
specifies a crisis and targets his intended audience. “Now, faced as
we are with global environmental deterioration, I wish to address every
person living on this planet…about our common home.”[3]
It remains to be seen, then, why Pope Francis has so early in his reign
come forth with a statement of gross paganism as part of his supposedly
Christian world view.
Biblical Truth
The truth is that in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. As the Bible states, “And
the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of
the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”[4]
These foundational words aside, Francis has chosen instead to quote
twelfth century Catholic St. Francis’s pagan understanding of the
issue. Therefore, it cannot be by accident that Pope Francis has chosen
to cover his papacy in the supposedly benign robes of Francis of
Assisi.
Basic Untruth
A major fact to be
considered is that Pope Francis believes in his absolute authority. As
his own Roman Church teaching proclaims that the Supreme Pontiff, in
virtue of his office possesses infallible teaching authority.[5] However, the reality is that Jesus Christ alone possesses all power and teaching authority, as Christ Himself proclaimed, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”[6]
Thus does Jesuit Francis, having first covered himself in the pagan
mantel of Francis of Assisi, attempt to usurp divine authority in a
claim that is totally counterfeit. Another example of this Roman
Catholic counterfeited authority by Pope Francis is seen in the
following. Francis professes to impart Christ by Masses and the Holy
Spirit by Sacraments, including his current idea that “As Christians, we
are also called ‘to accept the world as a sacrament of communion, as a
way of sharing with God and our neighbors on a global scale.’”[7]
Where is there any evidence of scriptural truth and the Gospel in this
spiritually blind papal teaching? The Scripture commands each man to
repent and believe the Gospel, but no man can do this without the
conviction of the Holy Spirit. Yet these elementary facts are silently
set aside as the Pope expands his argument by stating that the Papacy’s
worldview is relevant for today. However, his teaching ends up in
totalitarianism.
Francis starts with our supposed sin against “sister earth,” as the encyclical states, and moves in an entirely unbiblical direction,
“‘This
sister’ (the earth) ‘now cries out to us because of the harm we have
inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with
which God has endowed her. We have come to see ourselves as her lords
and masters, entitled to plunder her at will. The violence present in
our hearts, wounded by sin, is also reflected in the symptoms of
sickness evident in the soil, in the water, in the air and in all forms
of life.”
Francis’s stated view is utterly pantheistic. The Bible states,
“God,
who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in time past unto the
fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken unto us by his
Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the
worlds; who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of
his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he
had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the
Majesty on high.”[8]
The
Bible states the facts. Contrarily, Francis teaches that the heaven
and earth are parts of the Lord God. This is utter pagan philosophy.
Pope Francis’s Cunning Conjectures
What
must be understood is that Francis’ encyclical, with its elevated and
inspiring tone in pursuit of ethical excellence, is heavily laden with
all the classical assumptions of the Papacy. Principally, what is being
presented in the encyclical is an idealized plan for the world. It is
based on the Vatican’s view of both what the world presently is, and
what it could be, as if the Pope were the temporal “lord-director” of
all things spiritual, political, and economic. The whole argument of
the encyclical hangs upon the veracity of its alleged self-evident
axioms. However, the assumptions are false. If Pope Francis wants to
be a prophetic voice in the modern world, allegedly speaking on Christ’s
behalf, then his assumptions must be evaluated according to the measure
given in the Word of God, namely, “To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”[9] The Lord Jesus Christ was emphatic that Scripture is absolute truth, that it cannot be refuted. As Scripture states, “Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying; ‘All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.’” Thus, from the outset, it becomes clear that Pope Francis is an impostor with an objective.
What Francis does not make explicit in this encyclical is that since
the Council of Trent in the mid-sixteenth century, the Roman Church has
held that there is no salvation outside the Roman Catholic Church, and
formally denied the Gospel. Rome formally went apostate at the Council
of Trent. It has never revoked the Council of Trent. Thus rather than
the Gospel to make one right before Holy God, Rome has only sacraments
to offer. These do not deliver salvation, for it is only “the gospel of Christ: it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth….”[10]
Therefore the Papacy must take in hand another tool, it must find
another route by which to snare people into the folds of Modern
Babylon. Dialogue on environmental issues is the current mode. Near
the end of the encyclical, there is much religious talk about God and
the duty of Christians. But this is in fact only a post-script to the
encyclical. The real thrust of the encyclical is promotion of a
political agenda couched in pagan terms. It cannot be otherwise because
in its conception, objective and method, it stands contrary to
Scripture.
In face of this the Lord Jesus Christ’s message to those who are His own is totally different. He proclaims,
“All
power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and
teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto
the end of the world.”[11]
Following
on this message is the assurance that those who by grace alone believe
on Christ alone through faith alone, i.e., the true spiritual family of
people across the globe, are the real family of God. “But as many
as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even
to them that believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of
the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”[12]
As presented in the Gospel, those who by God’s grace alone through
faith alone believe on the Lord Jesus Christ alone, have been declared
“sons of God” through the Lord Jesus Christ’s perfect life and
sacrifice. As the Apostle Paul proclaimed, “…you have received the
Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself
bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God.”[13]
Pope Francis’s Agenda
Throughout
the encyclical Francis’s environmental theme cannot be ignored. With
over one hundred seventy references to global warming, climate change,
environment and environmental issues, it is clear this is the means to
his end. While we are rightly concerned with what Francis is saying, it is also imperative to grasp why he
is saying it. Francis’s encyclical is not in any sense a labor of
original thought. Both his analytical style and argumentative form are
firmly grounded in the Vatican’s preeminent sense of its own
self-importance and presumed lordship over every aspect of human life.
Francis exhaustively demonstrates that his views truly represent the
historical essence of Rome’s religious and social teaching. However,
that teaching is not the teaching of the Bible. Thus, Francis shows
himself again to be a cunning fox. His objective is to firmly ground
his institution’s own welfare and future in terms of an “integral human
development” that acknowledges his primacy as the sole arbiter of ethics
and moral order. It is quite clear that Francis is writing his
encyclical to assert once again the Papacy’s autocratic claims. The aim
of Francis in this encyclical is to propound and promote a type of
world government.
Specifically, he envisions a
renewed and rejuvenated “globalized society” over which the Roman Church
rules as the principal ethical entity. And what better way to gain
moral authority but by weaving together environmental activism based
upon global warming and climate change synthesized by modern “science falsely so called.”[14] Truly
it is a cunning plan to solidify a political base with the
non-religious left, thereby creating a harmonious Church and Global
State. The ecumenical activity since the early days of Vatican II has
been extremely successful in unifying the religious right under Papal
dominance. If this continues, it is just a matter of time before all
are ushered in to another chapter of the Dark Ages.
The term “globalize” is used forty-six times in this document. In the
terms of the argument, it is meant to reinforce not merely the concept
of an inevitable necessary global synthesis but to generate in his words
a “just and sustainable economic order.” Part of Francis’s agenda is
the development of an increasingly globalized society by the nations
seeking for “the common good” of all. But because “there is none righteous, no not one…there is none that doeth good, no not one”[15] and “all have sinned and come short of the glory of God,”[16]
there is no such thing as “the common good” on a collective basis such
as the Pope is promoting. Rather in the Bible, the ultimate end of man
is to glorify God through the appreciation and adoration of His Son
Jesus Christ to the complete satisfaction of our souls. In the Bible,
it is on an individual basis that through the commitment to the whole
counsel of God we glory and find our good. Therefore His revealed will
in His Word is the only standard of good for rational creatures. “There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.”[17]
The emphasis on economics is such that Pope Francis mentions the
concept one hundred thirty-three times. This is the same Francis and
his Vatican system which teach that private property is not personal as
such, but belongs to all people.[18]
A Vatican Council II document upholds the same principle of the
“universal ownership of all goods” and emphatically teaches, “If one is
in extreme necessity, he has the right to procure for himself what he
needs out of the riches of others.”[19]
Pope Francis’s philosophy is simply a justification for theft, whether
on an individual level or a governmental level. The Bible states, “Thou shall not steal…. Thou shall not covet… any thing that is thy neighbor’s.”[20]
Instead, people should be looking to the Father in heaven and His Word
to learn biblical stewardship of their money and property. Catholics,
and now nations across the world, are being exhorted to look to Pope
Francis and his encyclical as a sure path for resuscitation of the
international economy. Biblical principles of divine justice,
creaturely property rights, and equivalent value exchange economics
needed for stability and well being of nations, are negated by Francis’s
economic policies.
Real Legal Power to Implement the Pope’s Agenda
Francis’s
predecessor, Benedict XVI, called for “a reform of the United Nations
Organization, and likewise of economic institutions and international
finance, so that the concept of the family of nations can acquire real
teeth.”[21]
Social and religious dominance, upheld and maintained by means of civil
law throughout the European nations, is what the Catholic Church
enjoyed and thrived on throughout the Dark Ages and Middle Ages. It is
to that same end which Francis now moves. Listing global warming,
pollution, poverty, global inequality, over-consumption by first world
nations and like issues, he states,
“These
situations have caused sister earth, along with all the abandoned of
our world, to cry out, pleading that we take another course. Never have
we so hurt and mistreated our common home as we have in the last two
hundred years. Yet we are called to be instruments of God our Father,
so that our planet might be what he desired when he created it and
correspond with his plan for peace, beauty and fullness. The problem is
that we still lack the culture needed to confront this crisis.”
After
personifying the earth, Francis moves smoothly to state, “[To commit]
crime against the natural world is a sin against ourselves and a sin
against God.”[22]
He then calls for “[t]he establishment of a legal framework[,] which
can set clear boundaries and ensure the protection of ecosystems[,] has
become indispensable….”[23]
His solution of changing the culture by his enforced legal
prescriptions rather than evangelizing the world with the true Gospel of
grace is absolutely unbiblical̶ but it fits seamlessly into the
ongoing papal agenda.
Moreover, the Roman Catholic
Church has much influence in the formulation and implementation of
national and international laws, particularly in the nations in which
she has papal nuncios as ambassadors. At present, she maintains
diplomatic relations with one hundred seventy-four countries at embassy
level. Expediency, deceit, and cunning have always been defining
elements of the Roman Church’s geo-political pronouncements. Pope
Francis and his Vatican desire to maintain official diplomatic
relationships. Their understanding is that political civil power is
subordinate to the spiritual control of apostate Rome. Pope Francis,
the present necessary and willing instrument, is seeking to fulfill
these aspirations and objectives.
Conclusion
That
Francis and his encyclical are intent on ruling religious, political
and economic activities worldwide should not be surprising. Papal
arrogance tallies well with Scripture’s prediction for such claims, “I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.”[24]
There can be but one Vicar of Christ who is infinite, supreme,
omnipotent, and all sufficient; namely, the Holy Spirit. The Papacy is a
demonically energized apostate system that will be judged and utterly
condemned by the Lord.[25] Biblical insight apprehends that “the whole world lies in wickedness”[26] and, “the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand.”[27] The Papal program is wicked and willful, and its genius in means and method, satanic.[28] From the beginning, the Lord God purposed to glorify Himself “in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without endAmen.”[29]
He created the world and formed man for this purpose. His all-wise
design was not defeated when Adam and mankind fell, for Jesus Christ the
Lord was the Lamb “slain from the foundation of the world.”[30]
Almighty God’s will is from eternity, and reigns supreme in time. He
sovereignly orders, directs and controls all events. He it is “who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will.”[31] Satan and his present neo-Babylonian empire cannot resist Him. It is written, “The Lord reigns; let the people tremble.”[32]
Please join us in prayer that many people will understand this, and
that they also would be drawn by God’s Spirit to seek His grace. Grace
is unmerited, divine favor. By mercy alone, He saves hell-deserving
sinners, demonstrating that all the glory of redeeming power is His
alone. Since God works all things after the counsel of His own
will, Papal Rome’s modern manipulation of civil power, false ecumenism,
and unbiblical economic policies are merely instruments that God for
His sovereign purposes has allowed.
We can be
sincerely thankful that Almighty God in His supreme wisdom has set
limits to the intrigues of Rome. Pope Francis and the Roman Church will
be punished for their willful rejection of the Lordship of Christ. The
Lord’s people will not be deceived by the powerful delusion that has
descended on the world.[33] Rather they “should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.”[34]
True believers are those who adhere only to God and His written Word:
these know that they are saved by grace alone through faith alone in
Christ alone, and that to God solely is due all glory and praise. ♦
[1]
http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclicalaudato-
si.htmlPara. 1. 4/20/17See also Para. 87 where an hymn of Francis of
Assisi is quoted mentioning Sir Brother Sun, Brother Wind, Sister Moon,
Sister Water, etc.
[2] Alexander Hislop, The Two Babylons (Delmarva Publications, 2013 First Printing, Introduction)
[3] “Laudato Si,” Para. 3.
[4] Genesis 1:2
[5]
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104 Can. 749 §1. By virtue of his
office, the Supreme Pontiff possesses infallibility in teaching when as
the supreme pastor and teacher of all the Christian faithful, who
strengthens his brothers and sisters in the faith, he proclaims by
definitive act that a doctrine of faith or morals is to be held.
[6] Matthew 28:18
[7] “Laudato Si,” Para. 9
[8] Hebrews 1:1-2
[9] Isaiah 8:20
[10] Romans 1:16
[11] Matthew 28:18 - 20
[12] John 1:12-13
[13] Romans 8:15 - 16
[14] I Timothy 6:20
[15] Romans 3:10 - 12
[16] Romans 3:23
[17] I Samuel 2:2
[18]
Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the [Roman Catholic] Church, Sect.
176 - 178
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/justpeace/documents/rc_pc_justpeace_doc_20060526_compendio-dott-soc_en.html#The
universal destination of goods and private property05/20/2017.
[19]
Vatican Council II No. 64,“Gaudium et Spes” Austin Flannery, General
Ed. (Vatican Council II: The Conciliar and Post Conciliar Doocuments,
Para. 69.) Text also here: http://www.osjspm.org/cst/gs_cos2.htm
[20] Exodus 20: 15, 17
[21]
http://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate.htmlSect.
67. 4/28/17
[22] “Laudato Si,” Para. 8
[23] Laudato Si, Para. 53
[24] Isaiah 14:14
[25] Revelation 18:8 “Therefore
shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and
she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who
judges her.”
[26] I John 5:19
[27] Daniel 12:10
[28] II Corinthians 4:3 - 4
[29] Ephesians 3:21
[30] Revelation 13:8
[31] Ephesians 1:11
[32] Psalm 99:1
[33] II Thessalonians 2:8-12, cp. Mark 13:22: For
false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and
wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. In context, “If it were possible,” means that it is not possible because they have received a love of the truth, which the world has not received.
[34] Jude 3 Berean Beacon
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