The Roman Priesthood - A Great Way to Spend a Lifetime, But NOT an Eternity!

"A Great Way To Spend A Lifetime" is the headline of an article in the latest Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio newspaper as two young men were just ordained to the Roman priesthood.

It's an accurate title. These two men will be fed, clothed, paid, and housed by Rome for the rest of their lives. If they play around with women or molest children, Rome will cover for them and send them off to another area. They will be respected and protected by their parishioners, and any "dirty" work, like dealing with or debating bible-believing Christians they in most cases leave to "lay" Catholic apologists.

Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk exhorted them saying, "Loving one another is not an easy task. To keep us reponsive to His command, Christ has given us His church." This statement is in line with Catholic teaching, which has the Pope as Christ's vicar on earth.

But the bible says the capacity for us to love comes from Christ's real vicar on earth, the Holy Spirit. Romans 5:5 says, "BECAUSE THE LOVE OF GOD IS SHED ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS BY THE HOLY GHOST, WHICH IS GIVEN UNTO US." Only the Holy Spirit can give us the ability to love, not the Roman Church.

'His Grace' also told these two to, "Reassure people with the teaching of Christ through their preaching." How? Chapter IX of the Sixth Session of the Council of Trent says, "No one can know with the certainty of faith...that he has obtained the grace of God." This is not very "reassuring!"

The archbishop is actually speaking of a false reassurance - in telling people they are alright with God, when in fact they have never repented of their sin and received Christ by faith ALONE. The devil tries to keep this Roman "reassurance" charade up until the end of a Catholic's life - and then it is too late!

Yes, it's "a great way to spend a lifetime." But the moment these two priests take their last breath on earth, they will be in torment with the rich man of Luke 16, and they'll find out they are not in purgatory, but in Hades awaiting final judgment.

But Jesus told us the truth in John 14:16-17a, "I WILL PRAY THE FATHER, AND HE SHALL GIVE YOU ANOTHER COMFORTER, THAT HE MAY ABIDE WITH YOU FOR EVER; EVEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH;" If Jesus says, "HE MAY ABIDE WITH YOU FOR EVER," thats good enough for me.

May our Lord give these two men the grace to be free from the Roman priesthood; may they and many other Catholics come to the feet of Christ, drop the sin of Romanism there, and be born again.

A Covenant of Compromise

"The Three Bishops in Celebration" is the title of an afternoon of apostacy taking place Sunday, June 3, at a Roman church in Cleveland, Ohio.

Roman Catholic Bishop Anthony Pilla will be joined by two oxen going to the slaughter, Lutheran Bishop Marcus Miller and Episcopal Bishop J. Clark Grew II, as they share in "solemn evening prayers."

To quote from the official Roman notice of this event, the bishops will sign a, "Covenant (that) specifies areas of cooperation of the social and educational institutions of the three church communities (Ed. note - I wonder if the Roman bishop will remind the other two bishops that the Vatican document issued last year, 'Dominus Iesus,' saying their churches are 'deficient?') and establishes an implementation committee for future projects."

And of course, "The prayer service is evening prayer according to the Roman Rite." I'm not surprised here! If they used some old Lutheran or Anglican prayers, it might speak about faith in Christ ALONE, or that the pope is the antichrist! One mention of "faith ALONE" can ruin a Catholic bishop's entire evening.

The last sentence of the notice is pure 'Romanese' and says, "While in the Catholic understanding full communion would envision governance under the college of bishops, eucharistic sharing for all, and sharing and interchange of ordained ministers, a covenant moves the churches from a general feeling of good will and hospitality to a serious commitment of realizing that our future is to be one in the Church of Christ."

Translated into plain English, Rome really means, "These guys aren't under our thumbs yet, but boy, are they close!" Oh these foolish men; some day their souls will be required of them and they will be found wanting.

A relationship with Rome is like a relationship with a whore! These men may find the Romish whore exciting now, "BUT THE END THEREOF ARE THE WAYS OF DEATH." Proverbs 7:25-27 says, "LET NOT THINE HEART DECLINE TO HER WAYS, GO NOT ASTRAY IN HER PATHS. FOR SHE HATH CAST DOWN MANY WOUNDED; YEA, MANY STRONG MEN HAVE BEEN SLAIN BY HER. HER HOUSE IS THE WAY TO HELL, GOING DOWN TO THE CHAMBERS OF DEATH."

May God's Spirit open people's eyes to this unholy ecumenism, let Catholics heed the word of God, flee the harlot church of Rome, repent, and receive by faith ALONE the one who hung on the cross ALONE, Jesus Christ.

Rome - In Step With the Rest of the Liberals

In his April, 2001 pastoral letter, Bishop Howard (not L. Ron) Hubbard of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, New York displays a liberal sentiment that could only receive a loud "Amen" from the Rev. Jesse Jackson or a hearty "Well Done" from New Labour.

Titled, "Aiding Poor Must Be Church Priority", 'His Excellency' goes through the same old stale litany of woes about how we aren't doing enough for the poor. (Ed note - as if taking 30-35% of my paycheck in taxes isn't enough.)

The letter ends on a crescendo of the need to support, "various advocacy initiatives that will address constructively the systematic causes of poverty..." and that Catholics should, "make the elimination of poverty a priority for our Church."

We've heard from Rome, but what does the bible say about such things? The sin of Adam and Eve brought the curse into the world. Genesis 3:17-18 says, "CURSED IS THE GROUND FOR THY SAKE; IN SORROW SHALT THOU EAT OF IT ALL THE DAYS OF THY LIFE. THORNS AND THISTLES SHALL IT BRING FORTH TO THEE."

A promise of God not "claimed" these days is Deuteronomy 28:15-16, "IF THOU WILT NOT HEARKEN UNTO THE VOICE OF THE LORD THY GOD, TO OBSERVE TO DO ALL HIS COMMANDMENTS AND HIS STATUTES, WHICH I COMMAND THEE THIS DAY, THAT ALL THESE CURSES SHALL COME UPON THEE, AND OVERTAKE THEE."

The bible teaches the "systematic causes of poverty" is man's own sinful nature and his rebellion against God. In typical Roman manner, Bishop Hubbard does not address the issue of sin, the need for repentance, and faith in Christ ALONE, but in league with his godless liberal friends, his way is to spend more and more money.

This Bishop does not care about the poor, but in having the people taxed to the point where they can all again be serfs, just like in those glorious Dark Ages which Rome so fondly longs for.

Now, we are to help the poor, and the Lord will bring into our lives all sorts of circumstances where He wants us to help, but I can guarantee you that every last penny could be spent on "poverty" and we would still have poverty! Jesus said in John 12:8, "FOR THE POOR YE ALWAYS HAVE WITH YOU." He knows this is a sinful, fallen world, and there will be poverty until HE comes back to reign.

Bishop Hubbard, by his saying we can eliminate poverty shows he does not believe Jesus Christ. May our "priority" be the preaching of Jesus Christ and the free forgiveness of sins. Should we believe on Jesus Christ, or on Bishop Hubbard? I believe on Jesus Christ.

May Catholics forsake their bishops, leave Romanism, and receive Christ by faith ALONE. May God protect us from Rome and grant us a new Reformation.

Watch Out for Those White Protestant Men!

In Rome's continued attempts to please leftist liberals, the newspaper of the Buffalo, New York, Roman Catholic Diocese recently featured an article about violence, school shootings, Timothy McVeigh, and masculinity that could have come straight from the offices of Senator Clinton or the present occupants of 10 Downing St.

The article, "Evil Is As Evil Does," quotes Don Sabo, a professor at the Catholic D'Youville College. Mr. Sabo says regarding school shooters and McVeigh, "He's typical of a larger number of white men in America who vent their twisted anger at men, women, and children...They share a common gender; they are boys; and they share a common race; they are white."

(Ed note - Ohhhhh, I get it! The problem is white men!)

Mr. Sabo also says, "These patterns of violence may be related to the way masculinity gets defined in American culture." That phrase Mr. Sabo just used, "American culture" - experience has taught me that to more than a few Catholics it really means "Protestanism."

Mr. Sabo offers no solution to the issue. However, as a teacher at a Catholic college, he is probably impressed with the masculinity of the Roman priesthood!

He then goes on to say that these violent types of men come from "small towns." Again, many a Catholic in the USA views "small towns" as meaning "Protestants."

His article ends in a hand wringing about, "this cycle of violence that seems to be spiraling...(and) this sort of punish-the-perpetrators formula doesn't seem to be working."

Well......I'm worried about some white men, too - Tony Blair, Al Gore, Bernard Cardinal Law, Archbishop Carey, and Charles J. Wojtyla (alias John Paul II). And, I don't discriminate - I worry about every Roman priest, whatever his race or color! Satan is an equal opportunity employer.

The masculinity problem of Catholic families will end when Catholic men have the guts to tell their priests, "No more confessions with my family."

The woman in Luke 7 was able to go directly to Christ, and He said to her in Luke 7:48, "THY SINS ARE FORGIVEN." In Luke 7:50 He said, "THY FAITH HATH SAVED THEE; GO IN PEACE." A peace in knowing she had salvation; a PEACE given by Christ because there is NO purgatory to have worry about.

The solution to all this violence is quite simple - people need to repent of their sin and receive Christ by faith ALONE.

Lastly, in typical liberal fashion, Mr. Sabo neglects to tell his readers what religion Tim McVeigh was baptized, confessed, communioned, and confirmed in - Romanism!

May our Lord show Catholics the hypocrisy of their church, and give them the grace to confess Romanism as sin, and receive Christ by faith ALONE.

The Catholic Gospel is NO Gospel

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina is sponsoring a National Council for Catholic Evangelization meeting June 6-9. One of the keynote addresses will be by Dr. Seung Ai Yang entitled, "Holy Ground: As we approach another people, another culture in their lands, lives, faith, and in their stories."

A preview of her speech says:

"Christians have often believed that the proper way for people to accept the Good News is to give up their religion, traditions, and culture. A closer reading of the bible, however, reveals that we come nearer to God when we acknowledge the holiness of a people in their own culture."

I wonder what bible Miss Yang is reading? So Hindus, Buddhists, Moslems, Satan worshippers, etc., can stay what they are? They should not give up their "religion?" I suppose Miss Yang is able to go to Haiti and find some holiness in voodoo!

Jesus said in Luke 14:26, "IF ANY MAN COME TO ME, AND HATE NOT HIS FATHER, AND MOTHER, AND WIFE, AND CHILDREN, AND BRETHREN, AND SISTERS, YEA, AND HIS OWN LIFE, HE CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLE." 2 Corinthians 6:17 says, "WHEREFORE COME OUT FROM AMONG THEM, AND BE YE SEPARATE, SAITH THE LORD, AND TOUCH NOT THE UNCLEAN THING, AND I WILL RECEIVE YOU."

The common theme throughout the scriptures is of God's calling people to be separate. The Greek word for church, 'ekklesia,' has a meaning of "the called out ones." A gospel that refrains from "calling out" the people is no gospel at all!

When God was bringing Israel into the promised land, He commanded Israel to destroy the pagan cities, as we must repent of any vestige of false worship and idolatry in our own personal lives. God knew that if the pagans were allowed to stay, their idolatry would drag Israel down into false worship - as it did! As a matter of fact, one of the cities Israel had to destroy was named "Ai".

In Deuternomomy 12:30-31 God warns Israel, "HOW DID THESE NATIONS SERVE THEIR GODS?..THOU SHALT NOT DO SO UNTO THE LORD THY GOD; FOR EVERY ABOMINATION TO THE LORD, WHICH HE HATETH, HAVE THEY DONE UNTO THEIR GODS..."

I don't need a magisterium to see that it's very clear God does not want His children worshipping Him as the world worships their gods.

The conclusion to all this is that the Roman gospel allows for other gods, whereas the first commandment, "I AM THE LORD THY GOD, WHICH HAVE BROUGHT THEE OUT OF THE LAND OF EGYPT, OUT OF THE HOUSE OF BONDAGE. THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME," does not allow for other gods.

We have a choice - to believe the Roman gospel and it's easy compromise with pagan idols, or the real gospel of Jesus Christ. Acts 4:12 says, "NEITHER IS THERE SALVATION IN ANY OTHER; FOR THERE IS NONE OTHER NAME UNDER HEAVEN GIVEN AMONG MEN, WHEREBY WE MUST BE SAVED." How Rome and it's pagan friends hate the exclusiveness of Acts 4:12. I'll take faith in Jesus Christ ALONE.

May our Lord's Spirit open the eyes of Catholics to the compromise of Rome, may they confess Romanism as sin, and be born again! May God grant us a new Reformation.

Idolatry in Central Ohio

The second Sunday of Easter was a time for additional idolatry in several central Ohio Roman Catholic parishes as the "Chaplet of Divine Mercy" was said.

The "chaplet" is a different set of repetitious "prayers" said instead of the "Hail Marys" on the usual set of Rosary beads. Rome does this in spite of what Jesus said in Matthew 6:7, "BUT WHEN YE PRAY, USE NOT VAIN REPETITIONS, AS THE HEATHEN DO..."

This "chaplet" and other things were supernaturally revealed to a Polish nun, "Blessed Faustina", (real name Helena Kowalska) from 1931-1935. During this time she claimed to have had many visions of someone who claimed to be "Jesus". Miss Kowalska was declared a "saint" by John Paul II on April 30, 2000, so she must have the full approval of the Roman Church.

This "Jesus" also told Miss Kowalska to have an image painted of himself so that, "By means of this image, I shall be granting many graces to souls; so let every soul have access to it. I promise that the soul that shall venerate this image shall not perish."

But the second commandment in the bible says in Exodus 20:4, "THOU SHALT NOT MAKE UNTO THEE ANY GRAVEN IMAGE..." Deuteronomy 16:22 says, "NEITHER SHALL THOU SET THEE UP ANY IMAGE; WHICH THE LORD THY GOD HATETH." Romans 1:22-23 says, "PROFESSING THEMSELVES TO BE WISE, THEY BECAME FOOLS, AND CHANGED THE GLORY OF THE UNCORRUPTIBLE GOD INTO AN IMAGE MADE LIKE CORRUPTIBLE MAN..." Did God change His mind on images sometime between ~60 AD (the writing of Romans) and 1931?

A biography of Miss Kowalska states, "At the divine Lord's request, she willingly offered her personal sufferings in union with Him to atone for the sins of others..." To say a Polish nun in the 1930's helped Christ atone for sins is blasphemy and a total denial of the work of the real Jesus Christ ALONE on the cross, paying the penalty for our sins.

1 Corinthians 1:22 says, "THE JEWS REQUIRE A SIGN..." Just as the Jews of Paul's time looked for signs because they didn't believe the word of God, so also today those who practice a ritualistic religion such as Romanism look for signs all over the world because they have rejected the word of God.

May our Lord give Catholics the courage to confess Catholicism as sin, and receive Christ by faith ALONE.