The Catholic Eucharist - A Vital Weapon in Satan's Arsenal

The Roman clergy has many ways to control the Catholic “faithful.” Keeping Catholics baffled, dazed, and confused regarding the “Eucharist” is such an example.

This was evidenced last week in what Cardinal Joseph Tomko said to a “Eucharistic Congress” held in Quebec City, Quebec. This was reported in the June 16 Zenit News Agency article titled, “Cardinal: If They Understand the Mass, They’ll Come.”

What is a Eucharistic Congress? It’s where thousands of Catholics meet for a week and hear literally dozens of speeches from bishops around the world on the benefits of eating Catholic wafers. What a horrible (and boring!) week that must be!!

The article started out:

“’If Catholics really understood (emphasis mine) the meaning of Sunday Mass, they wouldn’t miss it,’ Cardinal Joseph Tomko said.”

“The cardinal added, ‘If we understand in depth the meaning of our weekly Eucharist, we will revise our frequentation to it.’”

But then, in several other speeches the Eucharist was spoken of as a mystery. For example, the pope told the Congress (via video link) on June 22:

“I would like everyone to make a commitment to study this great mystery.”

Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze’s June 22 speech was titled: “A Mystery to be Lived.”

Polish Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz said on June 17, “’I remember’ means that I also make that mystery present here, where I am.”

What are Catholics being exhorted to do? To try and understand a mystery. Lots of luck!! In truth, Jesus does NOT turn Himself into wafers. This idea of actually “eating the god” comes from paganism – whether it was the corn of the Roman god Ceres, the cakes of the Egyptian god Osiris, or “cakes to the queen of heaven” (Jer 7:18).

Most Catholics will leave this congress:

1. Lying to themselves, thinking they are growing “holier” by eating lots of wafers, when in fact a lie – like the Roman Eucharist is – cannot strengthen them.

2. Banging their heads against the wall – trying to understand a phony mystery.

However, may God give some of those Catholics the grace to see through this hellish doctrine, and bless them repentance from Rome and faith ALONE in Christ for the full and free forgiveness of sins – no wafers needed!!

Please pray daily for Catholic conversions.

Was Jesus a Sinner? Rome Must Think So

Gross Catholic idolatry is on display as an art tour called “Vatican Splendors” is touring the USA, and is presently on exhibit in Cleveland, Ohio. This was reported in the May 30 Catholic Universe Bulletin, the newspaper of the Diocese of Cleveland, in an article titled, “Exhibit a Celebration of Art, Culture, Christianity, and History.”

The highlight of the exhibit is the “Mandylion of Edessa.” As the article explains:

“In the first century of the Common Era, during the time of Christ………..”

Whoa! Stop right here! Common Era? It looks like the Diocese of Cleveland has joined the pagans in refusing to use “AD” – Year of Our Lord – as a year designation, and is now using the politically correct (and Christ denying) “CE” – the Common Era designation.

But to continue:

“…During the time of Christ, there’s a legend that says King Abgar of Edessa in modern-day Turkey had an incurable sickness. Hearing of the miracles of Jesus, he wrote to him asking for his help. Jesus wrote back saying he could not come back to Edessa…But he promised that when he ascended to heaven, he would send a disciple to heal Abgar. Before he died Jesus pressed his face into a rectangular piece of cloth and after he died, did indeed send one of his disciples to Abgar with the cloth.”

“’The Mandylion of Edessa’ as the cloth is known today is believed to be the earliest image of Christ.”

The “Mandylion” on display is a third-fifth century copy of the “original,” which supposedly bounced around Europe until being lost in the French Revolution.

This is nuts!! The Second Commandment (which the Church of Rome does not recognize and tries to hide it within the First Commandment) says in Exodus 20:4:

“Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.”

To believe that Jesus made an image of Himself is to believe that He broke one of His own Commandments – and is therefore a sinner! Jesus said in John 8:46a: “Which of you convinceth Me of sin?” Evidently – the Catholic Church does, as well as all who believe Jesus made an image of Himself.

May the Spirit of God expose the wickedness of this exhibit and the Catholic Church! Please pray that God give Catholics the grace to confess Catholicism as sin, forsake Rome forever, and to receive Christ by faith ALONE for the full and free forgiveness of sins.

The Priests Play - and the People Pay!

The Los Angeles Archdiocese is stuck with $720 million in sex abuse settlements, so Cardinal Roger Mahony met earlier this year with clergy and lay leaders from various parishes in an effort to figure out how they can help bail him out. This was reported in the May 26 Los Angeles Times article, “ LA Parishes Pitch in to Pay After Clergy Abuse.”

Crafty guy that he is (how do you think he became a cardinal!), “Mahony said he had decided against trying to raise funds directly from the Los Angeles area’s estimated 5 million Roman Catholics, saying he feared such a move might create ill will among parishioners and lead to resentment of the abuse victims.”

Therefore it’s been left up to the priest and lay leaders of each individual church as how to much money they would give to help the archdiocese. Some churches have paid a lot, some a little, and others have still “not yet decided.”

A few comments:

1. Through this whole sex abuse scandal, the tendency of the Roman clergy to circle the wagons and protect itself at the expense of the laity has been so evident! However, when it comes to paying off the sex abuse victims – all of a sudden it’s “WE.” As one priest pontificated, “It’s important that we the church (italics mine) take care of this.” This is how Catholicism works – the priests abuse children, and the laity gets to pay the bills!

2. This is a great opportunity for some priests to kiss up to Mahony by soaking their parishes! One such priest had his parish provide almost $1.5 million, leaving only $1,000 in the church bank account. My experience as a Catholic showed me that the smart priests are always angling to look good before their bishops.

Please pray daily for Catholic conversions, and that our Lord continue to expose the wicked nature of the Roman Church and its priesthood.