The movement to force immorality upon the entire world and the church has begun. We are witnessing the complete cancellation of the moral law. The man of sin is doing what he does best—pressuring everyone to live in lawlessness. Pope Francis is leading the way to systematically destroy biblical truth by trying to legitimize same-sex relationships, even though this is completely contrary to the Christian faith and the history of the church.
Re: Vatican declaration on same-sex blessings. Be wary of the “Nothing has changed” response to today’s news. It’s a significant change. In short, yesterday, as a priest, I was forbidden to bless same-sex couples at all. Today, with some limitations, I can.
— James Martin, SJ (@JamesMartinSJ) December 18, 2023
Francis claims he is not altering the church’s moral teachings, but since his election in 2013, he has worked to make the church more accepting of the LGBT+ community. Furthermore, it was recently reported that the Vatican has authorized priests to begin blessing same-sex couples, with Pope Francis’s approval. The following was released by Reuters News on December 18, 2023:
• “The Vatican said on Monday in a landmark ruling approved by Pope Francis that Roman Catholic priests can administer blessings to same-sex couples.” [1]
• “Monday’s eight-page document, whose subtitle is ‘On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings’, spelled out specific situations. An 11-point section was titled ‘Blessings of Couples in Irregular Situations and of Couples of the Same sex‘.” [1]
• “It said priests should decide on a case-by-case basis and should not prevent or prohibit the Church’s closeness to people in every situation in which they might seek God’s help through a simple blessing.” [1]
• “Ultimately, a blessing offers people a means to increase their trust in God,” it said, adding that it “must be nurtured, not hindered”. [1]
• “It was signed by Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, the head of the head of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and approved by the pope in a private audience with Fernandez and another doctrinal office official on Monday morning.” [1]
Once again, the Vatican has just approved that sin can be sanctioned and blessed. The arrogance of man that is attempting to force social change upon the general public has reached a breaking point. LGBT+ advocates do not think that state-recognized civil unions are sufficient. They have also been seeking the approval and blessing of the churches for their plans. It’s clear that the generation we live in disregards what the Bible says.
“The law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality.” (1 Timothy 1:9, 10, English Standard Version).
“Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality.” (1 Corinthians 6:9, English Standard Version).
“For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient.” (Romans 1:26-28).
Pope Francis is not God, and no one’s opinion should matter when it contradicts God’s will. We don’t need men to redefine for us what it means to love others.
“Love is the fulfilling of the law.” Romans 13:10.
“If you love me, keep my commandments.” John 14:15.
“It is not from love for their neighbor that they smooth down the message entrusted to them, but because they are self-indulgent and ease-loving. True love seeks first the honor of God and the salvation of souls. Those who have this love will not evade the truth to save themselves from the unpleasant results of plain speaking. When souls are in peril, God’s ministers will not consider self, but will speak the word given them to speak, refusing to excuse or palliate evil” (Prophets and Kings, p. 141).
“God does not send messengers to flatter the sinner. He delivers no message of peace to lull the unsanctified into fatal security. He lays heavy burdens upon the conscience of the wrongdoer, and pierces the soul with arrows of conviction. The ministering angels present to him the fearful judgments of God to deepen the sense of need, and prompt the cry, ‘What must I do to be saved?’ Then the hand that has humbled in the dust, lifts up the penitent. The voice that has rebuked sin, and put to shame pride and ambition, inquires with tenderest sympathy, ‘What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee?’ (Desire of Ages, p. 104).
Obviously, the churches of today don’t care about the Bible; they only care about power. They have made it clear that historical biblical truths will not apply to the future world they wish to build. But regardless of what men say, the word of God can’t be changed. Sin is still sin, just as it was in the beginning. It is unfortunate that the entire world wants to follow a Pope who has been wrong on so many issues. It is past time that we stop looking to man and turn to God for spiritual guidance.
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V.R. Williams says
Just another example of what kind of power we are dealing with:
By consenting to break one precept, men are brought under Satan’s power. By substituting human law for God’s law, Satan will seek to control the world. This work is foretold in prophecy. Of the great apostate power which is the representative of Satan, it is declared, “He shall speak great words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand.” Daniel 7:25. {DA 763.1}
Samuel Kimani Njoroge says
This ruling marks the beggining of lawlessness as the bible puts it in the book of 2 Thessalonianians 2:9 about the the revelation of ”Man of sin” and son of perdition spoken of by the Apostle Paul. The LGBTQ is the modus operandi of the Papal Rome ,that’s why their priests do not marry and they practise celibacy and they always molest small boys in their seminaries. These cases are very rampant worldwide and Rome always defend the cardinals and priests who engage in these homosexual and immoral behaviour. All over the world , whenever the church of Rome is dominant, the people around that place are promiscous. priests engage with members of the church in sexual immorality and you will find almost women of the church have committed sex with the priest yet they are married. Celibacy was practised by the ancient babylonian priests and now it has been a pagan tradition of babylonian religion which has been emulated by modern babylon of Catholic church.
David Cousins says
“Obviously, the churches of today don’t care about the Bible; they only care about power. They have made it clear that historical biblical truths will not apply to the future world they wish to build.”……WELL PUT—should be the theme echoed from ALL SDA Publications.
Joanne says
In the infamous words of Dr O “It’s over, y’all”…
Jeannine says
Psalms 119:126 – keeps playing over and over again in my head. We need to be praying this over and over again because it truly is time for the Lord to work.
Pasteur Samuel NGEMBWA says
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