The M+G+R
Foundation [1]
commissioned
this document from Lee Penn, a Christian
journalist and the author of False Dawn [2] (an expose
of
the present-day movements for one-world religion and one-world
government). miguel
de Portugal [3] vouches
for
this document, which brings into sharp focus
one of the central
messages that miguel de Portugal must convey to all - believers and
non-believers
alike:
With this report, we intend to call the world's attention to a long-standing, commonly accepted error in many Catholics' thinking: The idolization of the Pope and the Papacy.
We show here that Popes can sin, sometimes gravely. We also show that serious errors in Catholic teaching and practice - errors committed under Papal authority - can occur, and can persist for centuries.
Our intent is to warn against making idols of
the Popes and of the Hierarchy. The
objective of this report is
not to make an argument against the
Catholic Faith itself, or to claim that all Popes have been evil. On
the contrary: this report is an effort to
uphold the true Catholic Faith and the salutary teachings of
many Popes.
Why Lee Penn was chosen
to prepare this document?
The M+G+R
Foundation chose Lee Penn to write this article for three
reasons:
Lee Penn is a member of the Russian
Catholic Church, an Orthodox Church in communion with
+ in
"one God Who is glorified and adored in the Trinity, the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit: and I worship Him as my King and my God,"
+
in
the teachings of "the Seven Holy Ecumenical Councils,"
+
in the teachings
of Scripture "as understood and interpreted in the community of the
Holy Orthodox-Catholic Church of the East,"
+
in the seven life-giving
and holy "Sacramental Mysteries of the Church,"
+
that in the Divine
Liturgy "the faithful partake of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus
Christ, unto the remission of sins,"
+
that it is "proper to reverence
and invoke the Saints who reign on high with Christ,"
+
that the
intercessions of the saints "avail the beneficent God unto our
salvation,"
+
that icons of Christ, the ever-Virgin Mary, and the saints "are worthy
of being possessed and honored"
+
that prayers "for the salvation of those who have departed this life
are favorably received, through the mercy of God,"
+
that Christ is "the
Foundation, Head and Great High Priest and Chief Shepherd of the Holy
Orthodox Catholic Church,"
+
that "Bishops, Pastors, and Teachers are
appointed by Him to administer the Church," and
+
that the Church is "the
Bride of Christ." [4]
The Faith stands, and
will do so forever despite satan's efforts to destroy it,
using the evil deeds of men.
Mr. Lee Penn may be reached at
LeePenn1@gmail.com
