Caution MDMers!

 

Wisdom by PocketSketch:
 

"Unguarded souls willing throw caution to the wind because many books of prophecy they read are all prefaced with a guarantee from Pope Urban of reward to believers regardless of the bishop’s decision to approve a seer or not. Well, here is another quotation from an even more recent pope and one highly esteemed by many good Catholics even today. In point of fact, he is a saint. This should strike fear into your hearts for he makes a pronouncement which is most explicit.
 
"'The gates of hell will not prevail over this [Peter's] confession, the chains of death will not bind it: for these words are words of life. And AS THEY RAISE TO HEAVEN THOSE WHO CONFESS THEM, THEY PLUNGE TO HELL THOSE WHO DENY THEM. For this reason it is said to blessed Peter: I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven.' St. Leo the Great

"Dare anyone continue to read, repeat or propagate the prophecies of MDM now? Why not take the traditional Jesus of Sacred Scripture at His word when He prophesied, “the gates of hell will not prevail”? (Mat.16:18) After all, isn’t He the one who proved His love by exposing Himself to die naked on the Cross? What has MDM done to prove herself? She won’t even come out of hiding.

"Her power and influence is zealously concealed behind a powerful web service designed to conceal, protect and monitor all Internet criticism. Is it just possible, she is conducting a huge experiment just to see how many, how fast and how furiously she can command little people to run around like mice and nibble at all the rewards she so carefully lays out in her labyrinth stations only to deliver electrical shocks when they don’t behave according to her dictates? Apostles of MDM, do you really want to be her helpless little rodents to play with? Put on the cloak of Christ and burn the cloak of MDM. It is infested."

Humor: Millions To Miss Pope's Global Hour Of Adoration

Source: Eye of the Tiber

Millions To Miss Pope’s Global Hour Of Adoration Due To Super Busy Schedules

Posted on May 30, 2013

"Citing “super busy” schedules, millions from around the globe are reporting that they unfortunately are not going to be able to make it to the first-ever Worldwide Eucharistic Adoration led by Pope Francis this Sunday. The news comes as a shock to many in the Vatican who were counting on the millions of Catholics from around the world to show up so that Pope Francis would not have to cover their hour. Millions, who originally planned to attend, and were reportedly telling their friends just the other day that they really needed to start making it out to adoration more often, were it not for the overwhelming amount of stuff on their plate at the moment, told reporters that they simply couldn’t find the time in the day just yet, with work being how it is this time of the year and all. ”I’m just absolutely swamped right now,” millions said in unison. “I hardly have time to breathe. I mean, I know that’s a bad excuse and all, but it’s just…you know.” Millions of Catholics, located everywhere from Rome to Venezuela, went on to say that they felt bad leaving the Pope “hanging” like that, but it was just that they had these files due in on Monday, and that there was also that one thing that their significant others had been harping them about for months that they just had to take care of after Mass on Sunday.” At press time, millions have planned to make it up by saying an Our Father and Hail Mary before they go to bed sometime next week."

What MDM Followers and Bill Maher Have in Common

 

Bill Maher: The Pope's an Atheist and The Vatican Will Likely Poison Him

by Matthew Archbold Sunday, June 02, 2013 8:37 PM                            
 

When children are desperate for attention they scream and cry, talk show hosts in need of attention make fun of Catholics. Actually "make fun" isn't the proper term. They hurl hate at Catholics with a smile on their face so they can accuse anyone who's offended of being humorless.

Television host Bill Maher has long lost the power to shock because he's so consistently misinformed and hateful about religious people. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't take note of what is said by him and others like him. Sometimes when I write about anti-Catholic screeds from the media some see it as akin to reporting that the sun came up that morning. My thinking, however, is that someone might just take to the Google and look up what Maher said and I just want to make sure there's something out there informing them he's dead wrong.

Remember the time that the media reported that The Vatican said there was no Hell? Yeah, I still hear about that one in the comboxes. Remember when Pope Benedict XVI supposedly endorsed condom usage? I know some well intentioned people who actually believed that one. We owe it to everyone to report the truth, even in the face of misinformed hatred, intentional or otherwise.

In this case, Bill Maher, the atheist host of HBO's "Real Time," show announced that he believed that Pope Francis is an atheist and because of that, it's likely that the Vatican will attempt to kill the Pope first chance they get.

The Daily Caller reported that Maher was surprised that Pope Francis said Jesus died for all, even atheists. What people choose to do with His love is up to them. This, of course, is not a new teaching. In fact, it's not surprising in the least to anyone except to those who know nothing about the Church and would be surprised by any actual belief of the Church.

Maher said, "You know people always say when somebody says something obvious, ‘Oh is the pope Catholic?’ I think he might not be. I think the pope might be an atheist like I think Obama is." "And I think ‘Pope Frank,’ you know, what’s his real name — his or Argentinian name? Its [Mario Bergoglio]. It sounds like a real expensive rare of shoes. And he’s a sophisticated guy from that era," said Maher. "And I think he’s — I’m telling you, I think the pope’s an atheist.”

Maher doesn't believe in God. And he seems to think anyone with a "sophisticated" brain must not actually really believe in God either. He sees belief as a teddy bear or a pacifier for existential angst much like weekends at the Playboy mansion are for him. Perversely, Maher's way of showing respect for Pope Francis is labeling him a secret atheist. By saying that the Church up until this moment had damned all atheists to Hell is just not true. On this he is misinformed. The Catechism states plainly:

Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience - those too may achieve eternal salvation.

But as with all things Maher, you don't just get misinformation, you get hatred. Maher later added that because of what the Pope said, "You could almost see them (The Vatican) preparing the poison. Luckily we’ve got a spare pope. You know, one of the key things in this religion and most religions is monopoly only through us. Even hippie Jesus said that. Only through me. So this guy is saying everybody gets to heaven. So then they had to walk it back.”

The Vatican didn't walk anything back. The Vatican gave the whole truth, not just the parts some people like. It's likely Maher was referring to a statement from Vatican spokesman Rev. Thomas Rosica who said that those who "truly know the Catholic Church cannot be saved if they refuse to enter her or remain in her." I do believe there are many who do not "truly know" the Catholic Church. Getting your theology from Bill Maher will not change that.

Source: National Catholic Register

Pope Francis, "...enter into communion with Him in the Eucharist..."

Pope Francis leads eucharistic procession

Pope Francis led the Corpus Christi procession through the streets of Rome on May 30, after celebrating Mass at the basilica of St. John Lateran and telling the congregation that the Eucharist should nourish an attitude of solidarity.

The feast of Corpus Christi is celebrated as a holy day in Rome, and Vatican offices were closed. The Pope celebrated an outdoor Mass on the plaza outside the Lateran basilica for a congregation of about 20,000 people, then joined in the candlelight procession to the basilica of St. Mary Major for Benediction.

The tradition of a Corpus Christi procession through Rome, with the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance on a platform truck, was revived by Blessed John Paul II and continued by Pope Benedict XVI. In a concession to their age, these last two Pontiffs had knelt before the Eucharist. But Pope Francis walked the route: a distance of about 1.5 miles.

In his homily for the Mass at the Lateran basilica, the Pope commented on the day’s reading from the Gospel of St. Luke, which recounted how Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish. He remarked that the disciples had advised Jesus to send away the people who had come to hear him speak, because they did not have enough food for them. He said:

"Dismiss the crowd!". How many times do we Christians have this temptation! We do not care for the needs of others, dismissing them with a pitiful, "God help you." Jesus' solution, on the other hand, goes in another direction, a direction that surprises the disciples: "You give them something to eat.”

What the disciples had, the Pope observed, seemed pitifully inadequate. “But it is precisely those loaves and fishes that in God’s hands feed the whole crowd.” The lesson, Pope Francis said, is that the faithful can count on God’s help when they set out to help others.

“This evening we are the crowd of the Gospel, we also strive to follow Jesus to listen to Him, to enter into communion with Him in the Eucharist, to accompany Him and find why He accompanies us,” the Pope said. He urged the congregation to look upon their lives not as their own possessions, “but a gift to Him and to others.”

Source: Catholic Culture

Apparently "jesus" Reads Blogs!

The Maria Divine Mercy message of Friday, May 24, 2013 makes direct reference to the article I wrote HERE that the MDM messages are fomenting schism. Are they really trying to sell the idea that Jesus reads blogs?  Dear Catholics, these messages are fake and designed to promote some sort of schism that will lead you away from the true Holy Catholic Church founded by Jesus Himself, about which He said that the very gates of helll shall not prevail against it.  Here is the text of MDM's  message:

Those who scream at My Word in anger and declare that It comes from Satan will reside with the beast for eternity

Friday, May 24th, 2013

My dearly beloved daughter, everywhere My Voice is heard, in every place, and in every temple dedicated to the adoration of God, there will be disruption. While many will pay homage to Me, to My Teachings, to My Church, when they hear My Voice, as It commands attention now, they will cover their ears.
My Voice will fall on deaf and stubborn souls. My Voice, My Word and My Call will be angrily rejected and spit out, as I Am persecuted for the last time on Earth. This is the final calling to draw God’s children into My Bosom, before My Second Coming and yet, many people, confused by the lies spread by demons, will turn away and reject My Mercy.
I will once again be rejected by those who reside in the House of God, the priests and all those who do not accept the Truth. The final insult to My Name will be seen by all of you shortly. Those of you who cover your eyes and walk around with blindfolds on your eyes will, eventually, see the Truth as it is being given to you at this time.
I cannot create schism within My Church, for then I would be denying Myself. My Body is the Church and It can never die, but It will be those within it, who will reject Me. Just as I was rejected the first time, they will, this time, try to destroy Me, before I come to bring the final salvation promised to man.
Man is weak. Man is ignorant and is not worthy of My Mercy. Man is stubborn. Man was given the Truth during My Time on earth, but still does not understand My Promise. My Return, in the Second Coming will be precipitated by the rejection of My final prophet. The prophet which has been sent to give you the final Word of God in order to prepare your souls, will suffer harshly. It is Me, Jesus Christ, you slander when you mock My Holy Word given to God’s prophet.  It is the Word of God, which is being given to prepare you for the battle with the antichrist, which you reject. By doing so, you destroy souls. You prevent these souls from entering My Paradise.
Those who say evil things about My Messages cannot justify their resentment, their anger or their logic, for they are full of error, which is born of the sin of pride. Soon the Truth will be difficult to discern from the lies by the new world organisation, which will present the pagan new world religion.
If you do not listen to Me now, you will be bullied into accept this evil substitute. It will be dressed in a glittering, gold exterior. It will impress even the most devout amongst you and it will twist your allegiance to Me and will be admired by all. This is the religion which will convert atheists into believing in a great lie. No peace will come to those who follow this pagan abomination. Fear and loathing for each other will be manifested, where brother will fight brother and where the human race will be divided into two. One half will accept the twisted truth of this new world religion, which will be presided over by many churches, many faiths, as well as a large part of the Catholic Church. The other half will consist of those who truly love Me and who will remain faithful to the Truth.
When you do not accept the Truth – the Truth contained in the Holy Bible – you will live a lie. You will have no love left in your soul for Me if you accept the lies which will be fed to you.
And while My Word may seem like heresy today, as it was during My times on Earth, many of you will devour these Messages when you are starved of the Truth, when the antichrist will control your nations. You will crawl on your stomachs and scream out for Me. You, who blasphemed against Me, will want to cut out your tongues, for you will realise then how your words have insulted Me. I await this day patiently, but should you stand before Me and prevent Me from reaching out to souls, I will cut you down. Should you continue to blaspheme against Me, by declaring My Messages to be the work of the devil, then you will never be forgiven. For this is the greatest sin against God.
Remember that I come to God’s children this final time in order to fulfil My Father’s Covenant. His Will, can now be done on Earth as it is in Heaven. Not one   amongst you can stop this from happening. Not one amongst you, though some of you hate Me, can prevent My Second Coming. Those who scream at My Word in anger and declare that it comes from Satan will reside with the beast for eternity.
Your Jesus

MDM WARNING By The Archbishop of Brisbane

Archbishop Coleridge of Brisbane in Australia has put out a letter warning Catholics against the false messages of MDM:

"To the clergy, religious and lay faithful of the Archdiocese of Brisbane,

ALLEGED PRIVATE REVELATIONS

"Recently it has been brought to my notice that messages- supposedly delivered by Christ to a woman who goes by the name of Maria Divine Mercy- have been circulating in the Archdiocese of Brisbane.

"I have examined some of these messages and Found them to be patently fraudulent And corrosive of true Christian faith as the Catholic Church teaches it. The alleged recipient of the messages operates anonymously and refuses to identify and present herself to local Church authority for a theological examination of the content of her messages.

"The messages contain certain theological and historical errors some of which fall Within the category of bogus millenarianism, and they are more likely to provoke fear rather than the peace of the Spirit. They play on elements of the Catholic faith only to undermine it at it's core. Moreover, they are outrageous in their claims against Pope Francis. Therefore, the messages of Maria Divine Mercy are not to be taken seriously, discussed or distributed within the Archdiocese of Brisbane."

"The Most Reverend Mark Coleridge
Archbishop of Brisbane"

View the letter HERE

MDM Warning: Austrian Bishop Warns Catholics

Below is a German to English translation of an evaluation of the MDM messages by Bishop Andreas Laun, Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg. The translation is not excellent, but Bishop Laun's learned opinion of the MDM messages is clear:

July 2, 2012, 11:59 AM
Warning of the 'warning'

Some messages in the "warning" do not correspond with the teachings  of the Church, such as talk of "the Christian churches." A plain text of Bishop Andreas Laun about a controversial private revelation

Salzburg (kath.net / Church of Today)

Days ago I received a call from a man with the question of what to make of "The Warning". I replied "I can not say anything, I do not know what you're talking about!" At his insistence, I had a look at the first pages of the "Warning" on the Internet .. But as for the content, my verdict is: "warning before the warning!"

And this for the following reasons: The woman who get these "messages" claims have not been certified by heaven, as for example in Fatima through the miracle of the sun was the case, and other private revelations by other characters. And: Some things in the "warning" do not correspond to the teaching of the Church, such as talk of "the Christian churches."

According to Catholic teaching, only the Catholic and the Orthodox community are a "church," all other "churches" are only "Christian communities". - That "God Father" of the "Hierarchies of Heaven" will fight the battle of Armageddon, tastes like "Lord of the Rings" and not by a private revelation that will recognize the church! Puzzling is the message of Jesus, that he is now more than twice as heavy suffering than during his Passion - the same Jesus of the Church teaches that it sits "at the right hand of the Father"?

Ridiculous is the message that the "preparations" for the second Coming of Jesus were "in full swing - as if it would be a campaign or a great journey that Jesus only should  "prepare “!   In addition, there are a number of messages such as:  who is faithful, will go to heaven!  Or that we have free will, that God loves us even in difficult times, that the Church never "go under" and is another of this kind! Louder "messages" that Catholics have known for a long time! The author of this "messages"  knows how to accommodate over and over again allusions to biblical texts in their messages and uses particularly the Book of Revelation, which is particularly well suited to obscure content and at the same time to give them a bit of the Bible's authority. Of course, serves "the warning" and the fear-mongering!

That we have reason to be worried regarding all that the future may bring, we know from revelation, but to a great extent it is enough even to read the daily newspapers! And so on! The truth in these "warnings" we know already, the other we can safely ignore.  So warning before the warning!

She could confuse some, they change the subject from him to what God really wants from them, others just "steal" time, then missing them somewhere! Moreover, if God is trying to tell us something important currently, he has ways and means to do it so that we also learn it without guessing games and hide-and-seeks with cleverly laid "tracks".   And finally: If I wanted I could also invent such "revelations" every day!

ORIGINAL UNTRANSLATED  ARTICLE:

Manches in der „Warnung“ entspricht nicht der Lehre der Kirche wie z.B. die Rede von „den christlichen Kirchen“. Ein Klartext von Bischof Andreas Laun zu einer nicht unumstrittenen Privatoffenbarung

Salzburg (kath.net/KircheHeute)
Vor Tagen erhielt ich den Anruf eines Mannes mit der Frage, was von „Der Warnung“ zu halten sei. Ich antwortete „Ich kann nichts sagen, ich weiß nicht, wovon Sie sprechen!“ Auf sein Drängen hin sah ich mir dann die ersten Seiten der „Warnung“ im Internet an.. Was aber den Inhalt betrifft, lautet mein Urteil: „Warnung vor der Warnung!“

Und dies aus folgenden Gründen: Die Frau, die diese „Botschaften“ behauptet zu erhalten, ist unbekannt nicht vom Himmel beglaubigt, wie dies in Fatima z.B. durch das Sonnenwunder der Fall war und bei anderen Privatoffenbarungen durch andere Zeichen. Und: Manches in der „Warnung“ entspricht nicht der Lehre der Kirche wie z.B. die Rede von „den christlichen Kirchen“.

Nach katholischer Lehre sind nur die katholische und die orthodoxe Gemeinschaft eine „Kirche“, alle anderen „Kirchen“ sind nur „christliche Gemeinschaften“. - Dass „Gott Vater“ mit den „Hierarchien des Himmels“ die Schlacht von Armageddon schlagen werde, schmeckt nach „Herr der Ringe“ und nicht nach einer Privat-Offenbarung, die die Kirche anerkennen wird! Abstrus ist die Mitteilung Jesu, dass er jetzt mehr, sogar doppelt so schwer leide als im Laufe seiner Passion – derselbe Jesus, von dem die Kirche lehrt, dass er „zur Rechten des Vaters“ sitzt?

Lächerlich ist die Botschaft, die „Vorbereitungen“ für das 2. Kommen Jesu seien „in vollem Gange – als ob es sich um einen Feldzug oder eine große Reise handeln würde, die Jesus erst „vorbereiten“ müsste! Zudem gibt es eine Reihe von „No-na“ Botschaften wie etwa: Wer treu ist, kommt in den Himmel! Oder dass wir einen freien Willen haben, dass Gott uns auch in schweren Zeiten liebt, dass die Kirche niemals „untergehen“ wird und anderes dieser Art! Lauter „Botschaften“, die ein Katholik längst weiß! Die Verfasserin dieser „Botschaften“ versteht es, immer wieder Anspielungen an biblische Texte in ihren Botschaften unterzubringen und bedient sich dabei besonders der Offenbarung des Johannes, die sich besonders gut eignet, Inhalte zu vernebeln und ihnen zugleich ein wenig die Autorität der Bibel zu geben. Natürlich bedient sich „die Warnung“ auch der Angst-Mache!

Dass wir Grund haben, besorgt zu sein bezüglich all dessen, was die Zukunft bringen mag, wissen wir aus der Offenbarung, aber weitgehend genügt es sogar, die täglichen Zeitungen zu lesen! Und so weiter! Das Wahre in diesen „Warnungen“ wissen wir ohnehin, das Andere können wir getrost ignorieren. Also: Warnung vor der Warnung!

Sie könnte manche verwirren, sie ablenken von dem, was Gott wirklich von ihnen will, Anderen nur „die Zeit stehlen“, die ihnen dann irgendwo fehlt! Im Übrigen: Wenn Gott uns etwas aktuell Wichtiges mitteilen will, hat er Mittel und Wege es so zu tun, dass wir es auch erfahren ohne Rate- und Versteck-Spiele mit geschickt gelegten „Spuren“. Und zuletzt: Wenn ich wollte, solche „Offenbarungen“ könnte ich jeden Tag auch erfinden!

SOURCE: Kath.net original text