Popemania – the new Beetlemania. The new cable news network mantra, “All Pope, all the time.” Why the mainstream media’s interest in this Pope? My hunch, they think he can be turned -- they think deep-down he’s a leftist too.
I was raised a Roman Catholic, but after reading the Bible
in 1993 became a non-denominational, Bible-believing,
born-again,
washed in the blood, follower of Jesus Christ.
Louie Giglio, an Atlanta pastor and founder of the Passion movement,
made the point one Sunday that “non-denominational” is not the best term since
one would not want to be defined by what they don’t believe in. I get that.
Consider the saying, “American by birth, Texan by the grace of
God.” In the spiritual realm, my case would
be, “Roman Catholic by birth, Christ follower by the grace of God.”
In the military, the two main services were either Catholic
or General Protestant. Although I would
identify as “protestant” (after 1993) in keeping with Louie’s logic, I was not
protesting anything. My allegiance is
not to a particular church or denomination – it is to the God of the Bible.
So, is the Pope
Catholic? Do bears defecate in the
woods? The answer used to be
obvious. In a FoxNews.com opinion piece
published December 04, 2013, editor Adam Shaw (a Catholic) said, “Pope
Francis is undergoing a popularity surge comparable to the way Barack Obama was
greeted by the world in 2008. And just as President Obama has been a
disappointment for America, Pope Francis will prove a disaster for the Catholic
Church.” He’s obviously right about
the former but what about the latter?
Shaw continued, “Just
like President Obama loved apologizing for America, Pope Francis likes to
apologize for the Catholic Church, thinking that the Church is at its best when
it is passive and not offending anyone’s sensibilities.” How’s that “apology approach” to foreign
policy working out for America and the world?
Shaw then describes the results for the Catholic Church:
”For
all we’re being told about how ‘disenfranchised’ Catholics are being brought
back by Francis ‘reaching out,’
a recent Pew Research study showed that in America, the number of people who identify as
Catholic has actually decreased.
Lesson: rubbing the egos of Church-hating
left-wingers doesn’t make more Catholics; it just makes the Church less
respected.”
Take a lesson America.
Jesus knew the world would hate Him and made no bones about it,
explaining, “If
the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it
would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have
chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.” So
how is it that this Pope trumps this teaching of Jesus?
Another indicator beyond the press drooling over the Pope that
should alert one’s spidey-senses – nary a peep out of the “freedom from
religion crowd.” There’s the Pope
flying around in Marine One, the President’s personal helicopter, again,
silence. It is common knowledge that that
aircraft is supposed to be reserved for flying the Obama’s on vacations – not a
supposedly anti-gay marriage, pro-life, male-only priesthood promoting pontiff.
The leftists’ lack of outrage at this
cooperation between Church and state is deafening, and a sure sign that they aren’t
scared of the guy.
As a wacko Bible believer (i.e. orthodox Christian) I’m
anticipating the prophesied marriage of the apostate church and the
government. Seeing Obama and this Pope
side-by-side at the White House the other day was almost enough to believe the
archangel’s lips were on the trump of God.
Perhaps this Pope is just Obama’s new Jeremiah Wright – to be thrown
under the bus at some future date. Maybe
it’s a marriage of convenience – each hoping to advance their respective agendas
by appearing together in unity.
Although Obama and the left-wing American media may have
rolled out the red carpet for Francis, I’m pretty sure Jesus would not enjoy a
similar welcome. If the Jewish Messiah
were to show up tomorrow (and scripture says it’s very, very possible), it’s my
bet Obama and the press would treat Jesus a lot more like the last Jewish guy
to address a joint session of Congress – Benjamin
Netanyahu.
Another way Obama, the Pope and the press are alike (besides
believing in climate-change) – they all support the Iran deal. Said the Pope, "it
is proof of the potential of political goodwill, exercised with sincerity,
patience and constancy,"
Now that’s faith.
This column appears
in The Upson Beacon, 30 SEP 2015 published in Upson County, GA.
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