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The Catholic Church may reject the Jewish messianic kingdom and the Fundamentalist Protestant "millennium," but it has its own version. Supposedly before the end there will be a "period of peace" when medieval chrstendom will be restored under the revived House of Bourbon or a "Great Catholic Monarch" of some kind. This is actually quite similar to the rule of Mashiach in Judaism, but that doesn't stop Catholics from criticizing the latter as a false "earthly kingdom." Meanwhile they expect their own end-time earthly kingdom, but it won't be run by J*sus, as his kingship is purely "social" and "spiritual."

There is something very funny about rejecting the literal kingship of their "messiah" in the name of spirituality while wanting the exact same thing under somebody else.

9 posted on 08/23/2016 8:31:14 AM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (Sof davar hakol nishma`; 'et-ha'Eloqim yera' ve'et-mitzvotayv shemor, ki-zeh kol-ha'adam.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator
Supposedly before the end there will be a "period of peace" when medieval chrstendom will be restored under the revived House of Bourbon or a "Great Catholic Monarch" of some kind.

That's a pious opinion based on private revelation, not defined teaching. A Catholic is free to reject all of it, part of it, etc.

11 posted on 08/23/2016 8:43:18 AM PDT by Campion (Halten Sie sich unbedingt an die Lehre!)
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To: Zionist Conspirator

Yes, but I don’t think those are “official” views of their church. They may be popular, but they are still just private interpretations of visions that Catholics are not required to accept.

Still, if they officially reject similar notions of an earthly kingdom from other traditions, you would think they would also reject such ideas even if they came from Catholics.


14 posted on 08/23/2016 9:00:15 AM PDT by Boogieman
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