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\"\"Be Not Afraid,\u00a0<\/em>Liz Lemon Swindle<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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…has it not been thus throughout the history of the Church that the Pope,
\nthe successor of Peter, has been at once
\nPetra\u00a0<\/em>and Skandalon<\/i>\u2014
\nboth the rock of God and a stumbling block?<\/b>
\n\u2014POPE BENEDICT XIV, from Das neue Volk Gottes<\/i>, p. 80ff<\/span><\/p>\n

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IN<\/b>\u00a0Last Call: Prophets Arise!<\/em><\/a>, I said that\u00a0the role of all of us at this hour is simply to speak the truth in love, in season or out, without attachment to the results. That is a call to boldness, a new boldness…\u00a0<\/p>\n

Something has changed. We have turned a corner. It is so subtle and yet so real. There is new momentum in the powers of darkness, a new boldness and aggression. And yet, quietly, in the hearts of His children, God is also doing something new. We need to listen very carefully now to that gentle voice of His. He is preparing us for a new season, or perhaps better stated, preparing us for the hurricane winds of this Storm that are beginning to howl. He is calling you, right now, out of the world, out of\u00a0Babylon<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>It’s going to collapse. He doesn’t want you in it. He wants you as part of his Army. He wants you, above all, to be saved<\/em> because many souls are being lost as we speak. Many souls, including those in the pews of our Church, are being deceived. \u00a0Do not take your salvation for granted. These are glorious times, but they are also the most dangerous times…<\/p>\n

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THE TIMES ARE HERE\u00a0<\/p>\n

I have been trying to prepare readers for over a decade now for the Storm we are now passing through. In 2007 in\u00a0Sorrow of Sorrows<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>I wrote then, under the pontificate of Benedict XVI:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Lord has been giving me interior glimpses of the confusion and bitter division which will ensue.\u00a0I<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0can only say that it will be a time of great sorrows. <\/span><\/strong>\u2014<\/span>Sorrow of Sorrows<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"\"Six years later, I published a strong warning that rang in my heart for several weeks immediately after Benedict XVI resigned, six years ago to this day:<\/p>\n

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You are now entering into dangerous and confusing times.<\/strong> \u2014<\/em><\/span>cf.\u00a0<\/span>The Storm of Confusion<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What are these “great sorrows” if not the present<\/em> “confusion and bitter division” we are experiencing under the current pontificate? It would be hard to believe that Our Lady of Akita was referring to another time other than the present:<\/p>\n

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The work of the devil will infiltrate even into the Church in such a way that one will see cardinals opposing cardinals, bishops against bishops.<\/strong><\/em> \u2014October 13th, 1973<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A “diabolical disorientation” would come, said Sr. Lucia of Fatima. It’s here, in spades. But Our Lady also said that these trials would serve a purpose:<\/p>\n

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In order to free men from bondage to these heresies, those whom the merciful love of my Most Holy Son has designated to effect the restoration will need great strength of will, constancy, valor and confidence in God. To test this faith and confidence of the just, there will be occasions when all will seem to be lost and paralyzed. This, then, will be the happy beginning of the complete restoration. <\/em><\/strong>\u2014Our Lady of Good Success to Venerable Mother Mariana de Jesus Torres, on the Feast of the Purification, 1634; cf. catholictradition. org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0“That’s fine,” I hear some of you saying. “The problem is that you are contributing to the confusion by defending Pope Francis.” Let me be as direct as I can be, then.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A MATTER OF JUSTICE<\/p>\n

I received a few letters last week that were similar in nature to this particular one:<\/p>\n

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I have been following your writings for several years now and always found them compelling, in the best sense of that word, meaning they always drew me into a deeper meditation of Christ and His Church… However, I have become somewhat uncomfortable when reading your latest posts concerning the state of the Church today, particularly as it involves the hierarchy, and most especially Pope Francis… My discomfort lies with your defense of the Pope to the point that you give the impression that he is not to be held fully accountable for certain actions he has taken. Just one example would be the appointing of clerics with questionable pasts to positions of importance within the Curia… It seems to me that in your effort to head off schism within the Church, a noble goal, you have begun to justify certain realities that need to be squarely addressed.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In the words of Cardinal Raymond Burke:\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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It is not a question of being \u2018pro-\u2019 Pope Francis or \u2018contra-\u2019 Pope Francis. It is a question of defending the Catholic faith, and that means defending the Office of Peter to which the Pope has succeeded.<\/strong> \u2014Cardinal Raymond Burke, The Catholic World Report<\/em><\/a>, January 22, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It has been and continues to be a matter of justice for me. Because ultimately, my defence\u00a0has more to do with Christ’s Petrine promises than with Peter himself. Either Jesus is building His Church<\/a> or not\u2014despite whomever the “rock” is. Some say they believe that… but speak and act<\/a> in a contrary manner that is also harmful to the Church.[1]<\/sup><\/a>see also On Weaponizing the Mass<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/span>