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The smoke of Satan ?
DIR By: Twinc
Date: March 6, 2016, 6:26 am
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would anyone like to shed some more light on this ? - twinc
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Re: The smoke of Satan ?
DIR By: Kerry
Date: March 6, 2016, 8:03 pm
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I assume you are referring to the comment Pope Paul IV made. I
think his statement was correct. Unfortunately, I also think he
failed to do what it would take to remove it. Perhaps he didn't
know what to do; or perhaps he knew but lacked the courage to
do it. I can't judge that part.
The current Pope is doing some things to "air out" the Vatican.
For this, some have opposed him, even a few Cardinals have
opposed him and said unkind things; and when I heard some things
his critics said, it seemed to me some demons were shrieking as
they were being forced out.
Popes and Bishops and even priests must be constantly vigilant.
If they are not watching the sheep as they ought, dark forces
can enter and even infiltrate the Church itself and get wicked
men promoted.
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Re: The smoke of Satan ?
DIR By: Twinc
Date: March 7, 2016, 1:14 am
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perhaps you might care to comment on Pope Francis and his mafia
bunch known as the St. Gallen conspiracy that supposedly forced
Pope Benedict to resign and Francis to be installed - what about
the genuine crisis in the Church[Veritatis Splendor] and the
widespread religious ignorance as stated by Pope Benedict have
these been sorted out or added to - twinc
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Re: The smoke of Satan ?
DIR By: Kerry
Date: March 7, 2016, 5:51 am
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--- Quote from: Twinc link ---
>
> perhaps you might care to comment on Pope Francis and his
mafia bunch known as the St. Gallen conspiracy that supposedly
forced Pope Benedict to resign and Francis to be installed -
what about the genuine crisis in the Church[Veritatis Splendor]
and the widespread religious ignorance as stated by Pope
Benedict have these been sorted out or added to - twinc
>
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I had never heard of the St. Gallen group until now; but from
what I have read, they had nothing to do with Pope Benedict's
resignation. They appear to have been most active when
John-Paul II was Pope, seeking to counter the influence of the
then Cardinal Ratzinger. I can understand that. From
lifesitenews
HTML https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/swiss-bishops-confirm-existence-of-cardinal-danneels-mafia-against-benedict:<br
/>
But it is wrong to draw a connection between the group of St.
Gallen with the resignation of Pope Benedict, since the meetings
did not take place any more after 2006; the resignation of Pope
Benedict took place in 2013.
My own impression is that Benedict got tired. It seemed to me
every time I saw a photo of him, he looked older, weaker and
maybe sicker than before.
I had also not heard of Veritatis Splendor. Most encyclicals
seem like Popes stumbling along to me. If the Catholic Church
has eternal truths, what need is there for a Pope to write
anything?
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Re: The smoke of Satan ?
DIR By: Twinc
Date: March 7, 2016, 9:09 am
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I can only supposed that one would get tired, weak and sick if
over the years one was sniped at and frustrated - it seems you
have not read what Cardinal Daneels has supposedly written -
twinc
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Re: The smoke of Satan ?
DIR By: Kerry
Date: March 9, 2016, 12:45 am
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--- Quote from: Twinc link ---
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> I can only supposed that one would get tired, weak and sick if
over the years one was sniped at and frustrated - it seems you
have not read what Cardinal Daneels has supposedly written -
twinc
>
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No, I don't know much about him. The Catholic Register
HTML http://www.ncregister.com/blog/edward-pentin/cardinal-danneels-part-of-mafia-club-opposed-to-benedict-xvi<br
/>said this about him last year:
Further serious concerns are being raised about Cardinal
Godfried Danneels, one of the papal delegates chosen to attend
the upcoming Ordinary Synod on the Family, after the archbishop
emeritus of Brussels confessed this week to being part of a
radical "mafia" reformist group opposed to Benedict XVI.
It was also revealed this week that he once wrote a letter to
the Belgium government favoring same-sex "marriage" legislation
because it ended discrimination against LGBT groups.
The cardinal is already known for having once advised the king
of Belgium to sign an abortion law in 1990, for telling a victim
of clerical sex abuse to keep quiet, and for refusing to forbid
pornographic, “educational” materials being used in Belgian
Catholic schools.
He also once said same-sex “marriage” was a “positive
development,” although he has sought to distinguish such a union
from the Church’s understanding of marriage.
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