I thought this topic would be best placed here. It does have a heavy religious overtone but it ties right in to the conventional war as
well. The spiritual aspect of this turns directly into the physical 'end'. If the Mods feel this still doesn't belong, please move to wherever.
Thanks for the read!
Reading through an article '
Zelenskyy
meets Pope Francis....', I started to think about the two personas meeting. What would they think of one another. How do they feel towards
one another. I'm always curious about interactions and true intent. Any angles?
I'm a sceptic at heart. I can't help it. If you're curious to read on, I would love to know your thoughts! Otherwise, sorry for wasting your
time thus far
Then something crept into my mind... I get that Zed needs some backing from the Pope, why, I'm not really sure in this day and age. I really don't
feel like the church has that much power anymore. 40-50 years ago, the hand of the church was pretty strong in my area. About 30 years ago, the grip
started to loosen with many of the molestations coming to light, the dark side of the church was out and everyone could finally make their charges.
Today, it seems like the church just doesn't have the social backing it used to. People still go to church, far fewer than I remember as a youth but
no one is really backing it as cultural or part of society. They no longer have hands on the ones that make the rules, so to speak.
So why the pope?
I started to wonder if it was perhaps spiritual? Then I started thinking about the
Consecration of Russia (Fatima, Portugal in 1917).
In the past, the pope had spoken openly about the war. Though it kind of seemed like he wasn't really pulling for Ukraine. If he did denounce
Russia, wouldn't this go against the Consecration? I think in a way, you could see it canceling out the request to bless the country if he's
condemning it openly. So it makes sense that the pope would have to choose his words and actions carefully.
I also found that the pope had consecrated not only Russia but Ukraine as well,
March 25, 2022.
So it looks like spiritually, the pope is the one person that has the power to unleash hell on earth or keep it together simply by deciding what to
say out loud. Condemning Russia might save Ukraine for the moment but destroy the world in the process. Perhaps the pope is the only barrier
preventing Armageddon.
The Bible shows that the world can not end until there is complete peace. Only then can the world end catastrophically by fire and complete earthly
destruction as well as everyone left on it.