Bergoglio Needs To Examine Himself Before He Lectures Others

Quoted from Reuters [1]:

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Sunday that political leaders who want walls and other barriers to keep migrants out “will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build”.

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“Builders of walls, be they made of razor wire or bricks, will end up becoming prisoners of the walls they build,” he said.

There are all kinds of walls, not just those "made of wire or bricks" as Bergoglio said.  Of course the hypocrite is too blind to recognize his own walls.

This blogger is not a proponent of walls of any kind that divide people based on citizenship or on status.  He believes that the world belongs to all of God's children and they are free to explore God's creation without limitation.  He also believes that all people are equal in dignity, that no one person is better than any other, requiring security and protection.

Safety can be a concern but it cannot be eliminated.  The first murder took place after the fall of Adam and Eve when Cain killed his brother Abel.

Nobody who is not authorized is able to approach Bergoglio.  He is being surrounded by walls of a different kind, similar to the walls that surround leaders of countries.  Bergoglio is said to be the head of the Vatican City State but without the Vatican, without the Catholic Church, Vatican City State would not exist.

Bergoglio is a servant of Christ.  "'Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.'" [2]  By surrounding himself with walls upon walls of security, Bergoglio (and other popes) has put himself above his master.  Did Christ ever surround Himself with protection?

Christ, the Messenger, did not need security because God and Heaven's angels were protecting Him but only when God, the One Who sent the Messenger, deemed it necessary.

God protects all His children too except those who by their Free Will reject Him.


[1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-border-pope/pope-criticizes-building-walls-to-keep-migrants-out-idUSKCN1RC0UO
[2] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+13%3A1-17&version=NIV

Bergoglio Twisted The Facts In Morocco

Part of Bergoglio's address in Morocco is quoted below [1]:

This visit is for me an occasion of joy and gratitude, for it allows me to see at first hand the richness of your land, your people and your traditions. I am also grateful that my visit offers a significant opportunity for advancing interreligious dialogue and mutual understanding among the followers of our two religions, as we commemorate – at a distance of eight centuries – the historic meeting between Saint Francis of Assisi and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil. That prophetic event shows that the courage to encounter one another and extend a hand of friendship is a pathway of peace and harmony for humanity, whereas extremism and hatred cause division and destruction. It is my hope that our mutual esteem, respect and cooperation will help strengthen the bonds of sincere friendship, and enable our communities to prepare a better future for coming generations.

Francis of Assisi did not go to see Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil to "extend a hand of friendship."  This was what happened according to piercedhearts.org [2]:

Having obtained the authorization of the pontifical delegate, Francis and brother Illuminated approached the enemy’s camp, screaming “Sultan! Sultan!” When they took them before the presence of Malek-al-Kamil, Francis declared daringly, “It is not men who have sent me, but almighty God. I come to show you, you and your people, the path of salvation; I come to announce the truths of the Gospel.”

Bergoglio's mocking of Saint Francis of Assisi by naming himself Francis I is evil enough, to then lie about what Saint Francis did during his visit with Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil is downright Satanic.

Bergoglio continued to say the following, quoted without hyperlink [3] :

I am happy that I will shortly visit the Mohammed VI Institute for the Training of Imams, Morchidines and Morchidates. Established by Your Majesty, the Institute seeks to provide effective and sound training to combat all forms of extremism, which so often lead to violence and terrorism, and which, in any event, constitute an offense against religion and against God himself.

It is fine to make friends with people with different backgrounds, cultures and religions but during this friendship, a person who has unwavering faith in Christ needs to bring up Christ, put Christ in the center and focus on Christ at all times.  Bergoglio seems to have forgotten about Christ.

What Bergoglio said below is good but not quite enough based on the assertions above [4]:

We believe that God created human beings equal in rights, duties and dignity, and he calls them to live as brothers and sisters and to spread the values of goodness, love and peace. That is why freedom of conscience and religious freedom – which is not limited to freedom of worship alone, but allows all to live in accordance with their religious convictions – are inseparably linked to human dignity. In this regard, there is a constant need to progress beyond mere tolerance to respect and esteem for others. This entails encountering and accepting others in their distinctive religious beliefs and enriching one another through our diversity, in a relationship marked by good will and by the pursuit of ways we can work together. Understood in this way, creating bridges between people – from the point of view of interreligious dialogue – calls for a spirit of mutual regard, friendship and indeed fraternity.

Bergoglio should have used this opening to mention Christ and His teachings, especially the two most important commandments, love of God and of neighbor.  He did not.

Bergoglio talked about "all forms of extremism which so often lead to violence and terrorism..."  This statement was wicked in a way, in that Bergoglio was rejecting extremism, even the "extremism" that Christ talked about, quoted without references: "Jesus said to [Thomas], 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" [5]  Imagine Bergoglio repeating these words of Christ in front King Mohammed VI of Morocco and the Moroccan people, most of whom are Muslims.  He would not dare.  Bergoglio is a coward.  He is afraid to be decapitated or worse, crucified on a cross.

Bergoglio gave a reason for rejecting extremism, in that it often led to violence and terrorism.  This reason conjures up images of extremists who terrorize innocent victims which are all too common, but Bergoglio forgot that Christ's extremism also led to violence and terrorism against Christ Himself.  Extremism, therefore, is a two-edged sword.  Bergoglio focused on just the one edge, persecution, and ignored the other, martyrdom.  Bergoglio was at least consistent in ignoring Christ in his Moroccan address since the greatest of all martyrs is Jesus Christ.



[1] http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2019/march/documents/papa-francesco_20190330_autorita-marocco.html
[2] https://www.piercedhearts.org/theology_heart/life_saints/francis_assisi_life.htm
[3] http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2019/march/documents/papa-francesco_20190330_autorita-marocco.html
[4] Ibid.
[5] http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/14, at 6.

Satan's Favorite Way In Dealing With Christ

Satan failed in its temptations of Christ in the desert [1] but that did not stop Satan and Satan's minions from mocking Christ.

The two most important commandments are based on love. [2]  A kiss is generally understood to be a gesture of love, but when Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus, he mocked the love of Christ and betrayed Christ with a kiss.  Even Christ, perhaps a little surprised by Judas' chosen method asked, "'Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?'" [3]

Satanists mock Christ with their black masses [4] and by desecrating the Holy Eucharist.

Francis of Assisi was the first person to receive the stigmata.  Since then, many had claimed to have it as well.  Some, even those who had become saints, could very well had had it but probability necessitates one to question the truth of such a claim.  After all, even one of the twelve disciples was a Satan surrogate that mocked Christ.  Therefore, it is possible that a stigmatic saint could also have mocked the one chosen by Christ to receive the stigmata who became Saint Francis of Assisi, who was never accused by anyone of fraud.  Pio on the other hand, had been accused of "using carbolic acid to create and sustain his wounds." [5]

"Pio experienced excruciating pain and his screams brought the friars running to his side. They found him unconscious and bleeding profusely. He had received the Stigmata." [6]  Nobody recorded that Francis of Assisi screamed to let his brothers know of his stigmata.  Pio's "screams" not only sounds dramatic but also appears to be well-timed and well-staged.  Of course, it could not have happened while he was up in a mountain alone with Christ because nobody would know where he was and hear him scream.

In the case of Saint Francis of Assisi [7]:

"…the marks of nails began to appear in his hands and feet, just as he had seen them slightly earlier in the crucified man above him. His wrists and feet seemed to be pierced by nails, with the heads of the nails appearing on his wrists and on the upper sides of his feet, the points appearing on the other side. The marks were round on the palm of each hand but elongated on the other side, and small pieces of flesh jutting out from the rest took on the appearance of the nail-ends, bent and driven back. In the same way the marks of nails were impressed on his feet and projected beyond the rest of the flesh. Moreover, his right side had a large wound as if it had been pierced with a spear, and it often bled so that his tunic and trousers were soaked with his sacred blood."

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[Saint] Bonaventure wrote, “Because of this new and astounding miracle unheard of in times past, Francis came down from the mountain a new man adorned with the sacred stigmata, bearing in his body the image of the Crucified not made by a craftsman in wood or stone, [or by self-mutilation using carbolic acid,] but fashioned in his members by the hand of the living God.”

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There were Dominicans who claimed that Blessed Walter of Strasbourg was also granted the same privilege. And there were some – and many since [probably envious Dominicans included] – who have doubted the historicity of the account, claiming fraud or later embellishment by the Franciscans themselves. One argument is that Francis himself never mentions the event or the stigmata.

Why would Francis of Assisi talk or brag about his stigmata?  He was a humble servant of God.  His stigmata was between him and God, not for the world to know.

This stands in sharp contrast to Pio's claim of his stigmata.  If Twitter were in existence then, there would probably be a "#metoo" movement for stigmatics.  Pio could very well be one of the first to tweet about his "scream" and his stigmata.  Pio was reportedly able to bilocate as well.  And he had the odor of "sanctity."  "The odor was especially strong from the blood coming from his wounds. Investigation showed that he used absolutely no fragrances or anything that could produce these odors." [8]  Perhaps they emanated from Hell.

Not even Christ was able to be present at two places simultaneously during His ministry.  If He were able to bilocate, He could have gone to more places and performed more miracles, and would not have to raise Lazarus from the dead.  He would have cured him before he died. [9]

When Christ was on the road with His disciples to Emmaus, His disciples did not smell any odor. [10]

The mockery of Saint Francis of Assisi did not end with Pio.  Bergoglio continued it when he named himself Francis I after the saint.  There is nothing about Bergoglio that reminds this blogger of Francis of Assisi's humility and holiness.

Satan always wants to be better than Christ, to have Christ kneel before it, and to be more popular than Christ.  The Antichrist is one who will mock Christ demonstratively by performing miracles, who will make false promises, similar to what the Serpent said to Eve, "'You will not certainly die.'" [11]  This half-truth could very well lead souls to perdition.  Satan would win if one hears this and thinks that one will have eternal life in Heaven no matter what, when in actuality Satan is stating the fact that one's soul never dies even when it is suffering in Hell.




[1] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+4%3A1-11&version=NIV
[2] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22%3A36-40&version=NIV
[2] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+22%3A47-48&version=NIV
[4] https://aleteia.org/2018/10/09/what-is-a-black-mass/
[5] https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/was-st-padre-pio-an-incarnation-of-jesus-or-a-fraud-1.3632166
[6] https://ballinteerparish.ie/padre-pio-story.htm
[7] https://sacredheartfla.org/about-us/being-franciscan/fraciscan-feast-days/the-feast-of-the-stigmata-of-st-francis-of-assisi/
[8] https://www.ewtn.com/padrepio/mystic/bilocation.htm
[9] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+11&version=NIV
[10] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+24%3A13-35&version=NIV
[11] https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+3%3A2-5&version=NIV

Lying

Lying comes in many forms.  They include:

1. intentional misstatement of the truth
2. obfuscation of the truth
3. fractional (half) truths
4. intentional omission of the truth (treacherous silence)
5. casting doubt upon truth
6. covering up the truth
7. altering the truth
8. twisting the truth
9. denying the truth
10. rejecting the truth
11. ignoring the truth (Satan neither tempts with Heaven' riches nor threatens with Hell's sufferings)
12. manufacturing untruths
13. rationalizing untruths
14. dressing up untruths (to sound good, to avoid embarrassment)
15. believing subjectively that certain untruths are innocuous, and so on.

Not only do people lie to others, they also lie to themselves.

That lying has become popular is a sign that Satan's influence is pervasive.

When people come to accept lies as something that is normal and to be expected, that could mean that people are comfortable with the ways of Satan.

Being devoted to Satan is one thing, doing its work is another.  Man is quite possibly a step above Satan in the art of lying, in that man can lie about what he does not know.  Satan, on the other hand, knows the truth and lies about it.

A liar cannot conceal a pack of lies and expect to go through Heaven's security gate.  Christ Himself is the Lie Detector.  Heaven has no room for lies.  God made that clear in the Garden of Eden.

Francis Of Assisi And Sultan al-Malek al-Kamil

From piercedhears.org [1]:

Mission before the Sultan

On June of 1219, [Francis of Assisi] embarked in Ancon with 12 friars. The ship took them to Damietta at the mouth of the Nile. The crusaders had established in the city and Francis suffered much upon seeing the selfishness and the dissolute habits of the soldiers of the cross. Consumed by zeal for the salvation of the Saracens, he decided to cross over to the enemy’s camp, even as much as the crusaders told him that the head of the Christians came at a price. Having obtained the authorization of the pontifical delegate, Francis and brother Illuminated approached the enemy’s camp, screaming “Sultan! Sultan!” When they took them before the presence of Malek-al-Kamil, Francis declared daringly, “It is not men who have sent me, but almighty God. I come to show you, you and your people, the path of salvation; I come to announce the truths of the Gospel.” The Sultan was left impressed and begged Francis to remain with him. The saint replied, “If you and your people are willing to listen to the word of God I will gladly stay with you. And if you still waver between Christ and Mahoma, order that a bonfire be lit; I will go inside it with your priests and you will see which one is the true faith.” The Sultan answered that probably none of the priests wanted to go inside the bonfire and he could not subject them to that trial so as not to cause a revolt.

It is told that the Sultan went to say: “If all the Christians were like him, then it would be worth it to be a Christian.” But the Sultan, Malek-al-Kamil ordered Francis to return to the camp of the Christians. 

Many Christians and Catholics are not like Saint Francis of Assisi but rather his antitheses, incorrigible sinners and self-righteous hypocrites (this blogger included).


[1] https://www.piercedhearts.org/theology_heart/life_saints/francis_assisi_life.htm

Inspirational Teacher: Peter Tabichi

Quoted below are from the Varkey Foundation [1]:

"Peter Tabichi is a science teacher and Franciscan Brother who gives away 80% of his monthly income to help the poor.  His dedication, hard work and passionate belief in his student’s talent has led his poorly-resourced school in remote rural Kenya to emerge victorious after taking on the country’s best schools in national science competitions."

Peter Tabichi won the Global Teacher Prize in 2019.  "His win was announced at the Global Education and Skills Forum on 23th March 2019."

From the tab "About The Global Teacher Prize":  "A US $1 million award presented annually to an exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to their profession."

Peter Tabichi's "Mathematical Science team also qualified to participate at the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair 2019 in Arizona, USA, for which they’re currently preparing. His students have also won an award from The Royal Society of Chemistry after harnessing local plant life to generate electricity."

Public day for the Intel ISEF will be on May 16, 2019 [2].

Quoted below are from SCIENCE alert [3]:

"In addition, Tabichi, who is also a Franciscan Brother, started a Peace Club at the school, to help integrate students from seven different tribes, all of which attend Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School, and introduced a common program for prayer and worship during school assembly, embracing the religions practised by different students."

"'You are a shining example of what the human spirit can achieve,' Kenya's president, Uhuru Kenyatta, said in a message of congratulations. [hyperlink omitted]

"'Not just for Kenya. Not just for Africa. But for the world.'"

Peter Tabichi is a living saint!



[1] https://www.globalteacherprize.org/winners/peter-tabichi/
[2] https://student.societyforscience.org/intel-isef
[3] https://www.sciencealert.com/kenyan-science-teacher-who-gives-80-of-his-salary-away-wins-1m-global-prize

"To protect Earth, change lifestyles, say church, indigenous leaders"

Quoted above is the title of an article published on March 21, 2019, by Catholic News Service [1].

Selected paragraphs are quoted (some in part) below [2]:

Participants at the Washington gathering looked at some of the data showing what can happen if places such as the Amazon keep experiencing deforestation at the current rate. The Amazon serves as the "world's lung," where global emissions of carbon dioxide can be turned into oxygen. Its deforestation is not just displacing indigenous communities who have long called the region home but may also accelerate the warming of the globe, leading to extreme weather patterns everywhere.

Extreme weather patterns are already occurring.

[Guatemalan Bishop Alvaro Ramazzini] offered as an example the manufactured need for the newest lines of smartphones, which render products released just a year earlier obsolete. The consumer does not stop to consider who might be sacrificing him or herself in another part of the world to manufacture those types of object others want, but do not need.

People, especially those born in the digital age, have no genuine care for others or for the environment, with exceptions of course, so long as they themselves attain personal worldly gratification.

Participants called for a shift, an "ecological conversion," that leads to a change of mind, but also a change of lifestyle, one that keeps the stewardship of the planet's resources in mind.

This will require a miracle.

Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes, president of the Pan-Amazonian Church Network, ... based in South America links indigenous communities and Catholic organizations in nine countries to respond to challenges facing those who live in the Amazon.

It would be more effective if the organization were to link frenzied consumers in this digital age to their collective conscience, assuming that it can even be accessed.



[1] https://www.catholicnews.com/services/englishnews/2019/to-protect-earth-change-lifestyles-say-church-indigenous-leaders.cfm
[2] Ibid.