Pope Leo’s recent meeting with Orthodox and Catholic pilgrims, pledging to “pursue the path of unity and fraternal charity,” and claiming that their visit was one of the “abundant fruits of the ecumenical movement,” may seem like a step toward Christian reconciliation—but it’s a deceptive one.
Calls for peace are something we hear all the time. Peace sounds like just what the world needs right now, when there are so many wars, division, and confusion. Most people agree with Pope Leo XIV when he says on May 30, 2025 that “If you want peace, prepare institutions of peace.” Peace is something everyone wants, right?
The SDA apostasy continues, as prophesied. “The evolving relationship between Adventists and Catholics… was candid and hopeful” during the event discussion held at Norte Vista High according to the Spectrum Magazine news reported on October 12, 2024 which were addressed by a distinguised Adventist theologian, Dr. Reinder Bruinsma, together with a featured respondent Father Ibe Ukoma, who is a Roman Catholic priest.
A news headline on November 3, 2024 reported that “AI Chatbots are the new priests, An acronym for Churchy Answers That Help You, Cathy is a new AI chatbot that answers faith-based questions from the perspective of a friendly, knowledgeable Episcopalian. Despite its feminine name, the “priestbot,” as Cathy sometimes calls itself, is genderless. There are no ornate flowing robes or croziers, either. But like a wise cleric, Cathy jumped right in with an answer… Developed and funded by the ecumenical group TryTank Research Institute, Cathy uses large language models from OpenAI’s ChatGPT and has ingested the Book of Common Prayer and the entire Episcopal Church website… Cathy is designed to “translate” the Bible into relatable language geared toward younger audiences. It can also serve as a tool for priests by helping them build sermon outlines… Cathy is far from the only faith-based bot — many denominations are experimenting with generative AI. There’s Text With Jesus, Buddhabot, Chatbot Eli, Gita GPT, and QuranGPT, to name a few.”
News media reported on July 27, 2024, that “Iranian banks and most government institutes will be closed on Sunday and people were asked to avoid leaving home as the country faces a scorching heatwave… in order to protect people’s health and conserve energy… Public sector working hours were already halved on Saturday, the first day of the week in Iran… Scientists have linked climate change to more prolonged, stronger and more frequent extreme weather, including heatwaves.”
On May 9, 2024, the pope “proclaims the upcoming Jubilee Year 2025, consigning the Bull of Indiction – “Spes non confundit. Hope does not disappoint” – to the Archpriests of the Papal Basilicas and representatives of the world’s bishops.” It further stated that “Recalling that 2025 is the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council, Pope Francis urged expressions of synodality, and renewed efforts to further Christian unity. He appealed especially for progress to be made toward a common celebration of Easter, noting that in 2025, providentially, all Christians will celebrate the Paschal mystery on the same date. Pope Francis insisted that Christian hope, rooted in Christ’s death and resurrection for each human person, points to our final destiny, eternal happiness with God in heaven. We are saved by God’s mercy, seen especially in the gift of indulgences: While Confession washes away our sins, indulgences – including the Jubilee Indulgence – remove the effects of sins forgiven in the Sacrament. In the Bull of Indiction, the Pope notes that the specific conditions for receiving the indulgence will be published soon.”
ROME — Pope Francis urged a delegation of Cambodian Buddhists to conversion this week not to Christianity, but to environmental responsibility. In his address to Buddhists in the Vatican Thursday, the pontiff did not utter the name of Jesus, but four times he insisted on the need for “ecological conversion” as the common call for bothBuddhists and Christians alike. “*Ecological conversion * happens when the human roots of the present environmental crisis are named,” the pope contended, and “when true repentance leads to the slowing or halting of trends, ideologies and practices that are hurtful and disrespectful to the earth.” Source.