I'd Like to Ask Where Mystery Babylon is in the Midst of the Coronavirus Crisis
I don't have anything against the unity of the faithful praying in this time of crisis. However, prayer without action is useless. I was thinking of the well-documented Vatican scandals involve three Fs that would ruin any pastor - fornication (or sexual immorality), fame, and finances. Isn't it that the Vatican is full of these crimes? Not to mention, the finances are pretty much questionable. Sure, you've got prosperity gospel preachers who live in huge mansions but none of them have lived in houses as big as the Vatican. Sure, you've got prosperity gospel preachers with all their fame but the Pope is the religious leader with the most fame. You can also consider a lot of fornication that has been well-hidden but also well-documented. A lot of well-documented sexual immorality of the Vatican is obviously not meant for the laity of Roman Catholics to read, right?
Back when I still read through Chick Publications - I remembered the book "The Vatican Billions" by Avro Manhattan. Billions? I don't think the book is too modest in just calling the wealth as the Vatican billions. Trillions? Quadrillions? Much higher? God only knows how much money the Great Whore of Revelation has to turn the economy of the world. Yet, is all the big Caiphas of Rome, Pope Francis, and his fellow Pharisees ask is to pray and ask for donations from the faithful? They do have a lot of money. I could consider the hypocrisy of the Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Former CBPC president Archbishop Socrates Villegas opposes any economic reform that could give Filipinos more jobs. However, Villegas and his cohorts have plenty of unexplained wealth. They even have their selective outrage which may make one suspect they're protecting wealthy criminals who donate to their parishes. I even heard that they have corporate shares behind people's backs. Why still ask for donations to help if they have the money? Why not sell some of their shares to help the poor? Instead, why ask for donations? They could have given the money to the hospitals who badly need it so the poor who need it can benefit from it.
While modern Bible translations don't have Matthew 23:14 (though it's often used as a footnote) yet the same verse is referenced in Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47. Don't believe me? Try looking for Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47 in the Roman Catholic translations! The worldwide call of Pope Francis to pray the Rosary with him can be compared to that. How often has it that the image of piety causes people to donate to the Roman Catholic institution? The average Roman Catholic gets fooled and gives money. How often has the piety of the Pharisees of Rome have done so and fooled people into giving them money? How often is it that the doctrine that priests (better call them Pharisees) save souls have caused people to give their money and have blind loyalty? A good example was when Johannes Tetzel promised salvation or none as a means to get money into the coffers. Another one goes with the statement, "When a coin in the coffer clings - a coin from Purgatory springs!" How many will end up giving money to the Vatican instead of medical foundations during a medical epidemic because the priest of Rome just said, "Give me money and you can go straight to Heaven!"? Yet, can these priests really contribute anything to help stop the spread of any disease?
Before any of the amateur, self-proclaimed Catholic apologists can raise those burn again quacks - I'd like to raise some issues on their faces. Some of these pastors (such as Kenneth Copeland) are in bed with the Great Whore of Revelation. Also, I don't support pastors who promise that they can supposedly miraculously cure people of any disease. These pastors don't follow Sola Scriptura at all. Instead, these pastors misapply verses one after the other to make a quick buck. They need to account for why won't the Vatican just give money to the hospitals so those who can't afford can be treated? If the Pharisees of Rome can save souls as they say - let them show their marvelous power right now. It's the same challenge that quack healing pastors should answer. Both the Pharisees of Rome and quack healing pastors need to show that they can heal someone but it should be free of charge. That's why Martin Luther protested that salvation is not for sale.
At this point, I do believe God allows epidemics to happen for a reason. It's not just a testing of the faithful or a punishment for sin. Though I believe many of my trials happen because I have unresolved sins to confess - it's not always so. I think one epidemic after the other will reveal the character of many. The Vatican has revealed itself to be nothing more than a commercial religion disguised as biblical Christianity. Yet, I'm amazed at how many people are still blindly following the Vatican. I don't care if the numbers go up or down. I don't care if there are over five billion Roman Catholics. Numbers have never made anything right or wrong. Facts don't care about your feelings more about the popularity of falsehood. The facts will always remain the same. The Vatican is really showing how hypocritical it is yet again in the midst of another pandemic.
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