Timothy Birdnow

For those who do not know the Pope is only infallible when speaking Ex Cathedra, and he rarely does that. The last time he actually invoked Ex Cathedra was in 1950 when Pope Pius XII declared the doctrine of Mary's bodily assumption into Heaven a doctrine of faith. Pope Benedict XVI came very close when he declared abortion a sin and said it held the highest sanction of the Church (but he fell short of saying it was Ex Cathedra).

Generally Ex Cathedra proclamations are the result of decades, even centuries of study and determination by multiple agencies. In this instance Pope Francis is putting forth his dim-witted personal opinion as though it were Church doctrine.

Popes are chosen by God, but Francis is arguably an antipope as the sitting Pope was forced out so he could assume the chair of Peter. Or God is withdrawing His grace from Mankind and Francis is the Pope we deserve. Either way, he is a very dangerous fool.

Vatican Urges Catholics to Drop Investments in Fossil Fuels, Arms

This Pope is heretical in that he worships the creature more than the Creator. He is concerned almost entirely with temporal affairs, and promotes political positions rather than moral and spiritual issues. He seems unconcerned with the fate of souls and entirely too concerned with destroying free enterprise and breaking political systems that emphasize independence and hard work in favor of collectivism and socialist economics.

Divesting in fossil fuels will kill millions and impoverish millions more. And divesting in arms will leave some defenseless against oppressors and murderers and tyrants. Francis seems blissfully unaware of any of this. His theory is that once we are all joined together in the big happy family we will share and share alike and that will solve all our problems. He ignores 2Thessalonians 3:10 "for even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: if a man will not work , he shall not eat".

He ignores the innumerable warnings about the dangers of Hell, and how that is the real mission of the Church.

He ignores the fact that socialism was roundly condemned by the Church (Quod Apostolici Muneris 1878,Rerum Novarum 1891, Divini Redemptoris 1937,) in favor of his Peronista socialist vision. He forgets Matthew 10:28 "Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell."

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