Vatican slams Charlie Hebdo cover commemorating anniversary of attacks [Hosea 4]

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican newspaper has criticized French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo for depicting God as a Kalashnikov-carrying killer, saying it was "woeful" and disrespectful to true believers of all faiths. The cover was an anniversary edition, commemorating the attacks a year ago when Islamist militants killed 12 during an assault on the Charlie Hebdo newsroom in Paris. The cartoon on the cover shows an angry God with blood on his hands and a rifle strapped to his back. "One year later, the assassin is still on the run," the headline says. The Vatican daily newspaper L'Osservatore Romano accused Charlie Hebdo of looking to "manipulate" faith.

"Behind the deceptive flag of an uncompromising secularism, the French weekly once again forgets what religious leaders of every faith have been urging for ages - to reject violence in the name of religion and that using God to justify hatred is a genuine blasphemy," it wrote in a short commentary. "Charlie Hebdo's move shows the sad paradox of a world which is increasingly sensitive about being politically correct to the point of being ridiculous ... but does not want to recognize or respect believers' faith in God, regardless of their religion." Charlie Hebdo, known for its satirical covers lampooning political and religious leaders, lost many of its top editorial staff when Islamist militants broke into an editorial meeting on Jan. 7, 2015, and opened fire.

After that attack, Pope Francis took issue with Charlie Hebdo's anti-religious stance. "You can't provoke, you can't insult the faith of others, you can't make fun of faith," he told reporters during an Asian tour. The Vatican later issued a statement that said the pope's comments were not intended as a justification for the attacks...

The future belongs only to those who tell the truth about Islam, the dreaded moon god religion of the Nabataeans. The truth is that Allah is a demon god that demands the blood of all who disagree, forces all to submit under fear of beheading, continues the Islamic slave markets that have subjugated the black man, and has plunged half the world into spiritual slavery. Mohammed was Allah's false prophet who dictated the words of this demon god after manifesting signs of demonic possession (e.g. foaming at mouth, uncontrollable seizures, etc.) Popes of old told the truth about this scourge, however to Pope Francis and the Vatican, truth no longer matters. What matters is ecumenical union, even if it involves selling ones soul to the father of lies (Satan). The Vatican is outright lying about 1400 years of Islam when it says...

"the French weekly once again forgets what religious leaders of every faith have been urging for ages - to reject violence in the name of religion and that using God to justify hatred is a genuine blasphemy".

Since its inception in the Arabian desert, Islam has been a religion of war and forced submission. The penalty for unbelief is death. The Vatican also lies when it says...

"... but does not want to recognize or respect believers' faith in God, regardless of their religion."

We all worship the same god now? Buddhists whose god is Nirvana, Hindus who have 300 million gods, the Greek gods, Shamanists, Muslims, and Christians? Of course not! But what does truth matter when ecumenical peace is at stake. We now have an ecumenical world leader who has tore off the veneer of Christianity and presented a new path to God; a broad way that excludes no one...like Francis says, "No one can be excluded from God's mercy." Anyone...homosexuals, pedophiles, Hindus, Muslims, Jehovah Witnesses, Mormons, Buddhists, and atheists deserve God's mercy.

Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children ...8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. 9 And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings. 10 For they shall eat , and not have enough : they shall commit whoredom , and shall not increase : because they have left off to take heed to the LORD.

I guess you haven’t seen the latest Francis idiocy, his “ecumenical” video which includes Muslims and Buddhists (I saw something else with a Hindu in it, but I can’t find it again), along with Jews and Christians, and declares that they all believe in the same God. Well, no, they don’t. Buddhists don’t even believe in God. In fact, the Buddhist woman says, “I believe in Buddha,” not God, but the Pope is too dumb to understand this. The Muslim says, “I believe in God, Allah,” meaning the Muslim version which is NOT the same as the Judeo Christian God.

Catholic thought has always held that the existence of God could be determined by reason and observation, and in fact even pantheists, such as the pre-Christian Romans and just about everybody else in those days, had one main “Creator God,” in addition to the rest of the pantheon.

But knowing God personally only comes through accepting His revelation, first to the Jews, and then to all humanity through his Son, Jesus Christ.

Buddhists don’t accept God, Hindus have a multitude but one major god of life and death, educated Hindus think the whole thing is an illusion, Muslims believe in a god that is at war with humanity and is a god of nihilism and destruction and beyond reason, animists believe in fearful demons. Only Jews and Christians believe in the One God, and only Christians know the Triune God...whose very nature is Love.

The Pope wants to be leader of the URI, United Religions Initiative, a UN-linked organization, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they contributed to this video. The Huff Post had a long glowing article about how he is finally the holy man and religious leader for all the world.

His already swollen Argentinian ego is probably going to explode when he reads this. But of course, it’s what he’s been working for all along. And the destruction of the Catholic Faith was just one of those things he had to do. Can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs...

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