Ven. Anne Catherine Emmerich on The Church of Darkness

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[mlizzy]

The Venerable Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824) was a German Augustinian nun of great sanctity. She endured a life of sufferings, bore the stigmata of our Lord and was a seer, who witnessed scenes from the life of Christ with the vividness of one who was there. Those revelations were one of the sources used in making the film The Passion of the Christ. She also foretold future occurrences in the Church. The following are from her visions pertaining to the emergence of a subversive Church of Darkness that would deceive many of the faithful into "complete decadence."

May 13, 1820: "I saw the relationship between the two Popes. I saw how baleful would be the consequences of this false church. I saw it increase in size; heretics of every kind came into the city (of Rome). The local clergy grew lukewarm, and I saw a great darkness. Then, the vision seemed to extend on every side. Whole Catholic communities were being oppressed, harassed, confined, and deprived of their freedom. I saw many churches close down, great miseries everywhere, wars and bloodshed. A wild and ignorant mob took to violent action. But it did not last long."

"Once more I saw the Church of Peter was undermined by a plan evolved by the secret sect, while storms were damaging it. But I saw also that help was coming when distress had reached its peak. I saw again the Blessed Virgin ascend on the Church and spread Her mantle [over it]. I saw a Pope who was at once gentle, and very firm . . . I saw a great renewal, and the Church rose high in the sky."

August 10, 1820: "I see the Holy Father in great anguish. He lives in a palace other than before and he admits only a limited number of friends near him. I fear that the Holy Father will suffer many more trials before he dies. I see that the false Church of Darkness is making progress, and I see the dreadful influence that it has on people. The Holy Father and the Church are verily in so great a distress that one must implore God day and night."

"Last night I was taken to Rome where the Holy Father, immersed in his sorrows, is still hiding to elude dangerous demands (made upon him). He is very weak, and exhausted by sorrows, cares, and prayers. He can now trust but few people. This is mainly why he is hiding. But he still has with him an aged priest who has much simplicity and godliness. He is his friend, and because of his simplicity they did not think it would be worth removing him. But this man receives many graces from God. He sees and notices a great many things which he faithfully reports to the Holy Father. It was required of me to inform him, while he was praying, of the traitors, and evil-doers who were to be found among the high-ranking servants living close to him, so that he might be made aware of it."

August 25, 1820: "I do not know in what manner I was taken to Rome last night, but I found myself near the Church of St. Mary Major, and I saw many poor people who were greatly distressed and worried because the Pope was to be seen nowhere, and also on account of the restlessness and the alarming rumors in the city. These people did not seem to expect the church doors to open; they only wanted to pray outside. An inner urging had led them there individually. But I was in the Church and I opened the doors. They came in, surprised and frightened because the doors had opened. It seems to me that I was behind the door, and they could not see me. There was no office on in the Church, but the Sanctuary lamps were lit. The people prayed quite peacefully."

"Then I saw an apparition of the Mother of God, and she said that the tribulation would be very great. She added that these people must pray fervently with outstretched arms, be it only long enough to say three Our Fathers. This was the way her Son prayed for them on the Cross. They must rise at twelve at night and pray in this manner; and they must keep coming to the Church. They must pray above all for the Church of Darkness to leave Rome."

"She (the Holy Mother) said a great many other things that it pains me to relate: she said that if only one priest could offer the bloodless sacrifice as worthily and with the same dispositions as the Apostles, he could avert all the disasters (that are to come). To my knowledge the people in the church did not see the apparition, but they must have been stirred by something supernatural, because as soon as the Holy Virgin had said that they must pray to God with outstretched arms, they all raised their arms. These were all good and devout people, and they did not know where help and guidance should be sought. There were no traitors and no enemies among them, yet they were afraid of one another. One can judge thereby what the situation was like."

September 27, 1820: "I saw deplorable things: they were gambling, drinking, and talking in church; they were courting women. All sorts of abominations were perpetrated there. Priests allowed everything and said Mass with much irreverence. I saw that few of them were still godly, and only a few of them had sound views on things. I also saw Jews standing under the porch of the Church. All these things caused me much distress."

June 1, 1821: "Among the strangest things that I saw, were long processions of bishops. Their thoughts and utterances were made known to me through images issuing from their mouths. Their faults towards religion were shown by external deformities. A few had only a body, with a dark cloud of fog instead of a head. Others had only a head, their bodies and hearts were like thick vapors. Some were lame; others were paralytics; others were asleep or staggering."

"I saw what I believe to be nearly all the bishops of the world, but only a small number were perfectly sound. I also saw the Holy Father -- God-fearing and prayerful. Nothing left to be desired in his appearance, but he was weakened by old age and by much suffering. His head was lolling from side to side, and it dropped onto his chest as if he were falling asleep. He often fainted and seemed to be dying. But when he was praying, he was often comforted by apparitions from Heaven. Then, his head was erect, but as soon as it dropped again onto his chest, I saw a number of people looking quickly right and left, that is, in the direction of the world."

"Then I saw that everything that pertained to Protestantism was gradually gaining the upper hand, and the Catholic religion fell into complete decadence. Most priests were lured by the glittering but false knowledge of young school-teachers, and they all contributed to the work of destruction."

"In those days, Faith will fall very low, and it will be preserved in some places only, in a few cottages and in a few families which God has protected from disasters and wars."

April 12, 1820: "I had another vision of the great tribulation. It seems to me that a concession was demanded from the clergy which could not be granted. I saw many older priests, especially one, who wept bitterly. A few younger ones were also weeping. But others, and the lukewarm among them, readily did what was demanded. It was as if people were splitting into two camps."

October 22, 1822: "Very bad times will come when non-Catholics will lead many people astray. A great confusion will result. I saw the battle also. The enemies were far more numerous, but the small army of the faithful cut down whole rows (of enemy soldiers). During the battle, the Blessed Virgin stood on a hill, wearing a suit of armor. It was a terrible war. At the end, only a few fighters for the just cause survived, but the victory was theirs."

[mlizzy]

“I see that the false Church of Darkness is making progress, and I see the dreadful influence that it has on people. The Holy Father and the Church are verily in so great a distress that one must implore God day and night.” —Ven. Anne C. Emmerich

h/t Cap'n Crunch

[mlizzy]

She mentions “abominations,” right after what you have posted, and on August 10th, she states: “I fear that the Holy Father will suffer many more trials before he dies. I see that the false Church of Darkness is making progress, and I see the dreadful influence that it has on people. The Holy Father and the Church are verily in so great a distress that one must implore God day and night.”

She doesn’t hold back at all; these were apparitions sent to her, and she wouldn’t talk with your phraseology, anyway. No saints ever spoke in that way, nor did Christ or Mary ever use those types of words either. All of Catherine’s apparitions are, in one way or another, about “The Church of Darkness.”

It doesn’t take much of an imagination to see, in part anyway, she’s including the horrendous sexual abuse perpetrated from priest to child.

[Jacquerie]

"In those days, Faith will fall very low, and it will be preserved in some places only, in a few cottages and in a few families which God has protected from disasters and wars."

[piusv]

<>"In those days, Faith will fall very low, and it will be preserved in some places only, in a few cottages and in a few families which God has protected from disasters and wars."

I find this comment most interesting given the usual questioning regarding the "visibility" of the Church.

[edpc]

You don’t need the phrasing to get the point across. If you’re going to be specific, tell us about serious offenses. Talking in church might be inconsiderate and rude, but there are certainly more important things to be concerned over. Christ and The Apostles were Jews. They’re not welcome on the porch?

[piusv]

Perhaps she was referring to things like Bergoglio celebrating Hanukkah.

[miele man]

Thank you for posting this.

[Slyfox]

Anne Emmerich saw things the way St. John did, in symbolic representation. That is the best way to understand her prophetic utterances.

[mlizzy]

Was Christ “specific” in the Bible regarding “abortion”? The word is not mentioned once! And is not abortion the worst offense going on in America today? I think it’s called “saint speak,” or something like that. They ALL speak in similar fashion, as their “messages” come from the same source, Our Lord Jesus Christ.

[mlizzy]

Yes, I like that line too.... =) ... Our family has had everything blessed we can have blessed (by a Roman Catholic priest in the family). The last time he was here, after blessing our new [twin] Mary statues, I asked Father if he could bless our blueberry bushes too. -lol-

He gave me a bit of a glance on that one, and then a smile, and he blessed them.

[mlizzy]

You are welcome; I love the “approved” apparitions, and this is one I hadn’t read about in its entirety before.

[edpc]

Perhaps abortion is mentioned, just in "saint speak."

/s

[mlizzy]

Thank you, Slyfox! =)

[mlizzy]

For a "saint speak" book, other than the Holy Bible, Imitation of Christ has helped many a man [or woman] through horrendous sufferings. Abortion directly is not mentioned there either, but one can readily figure it out; same with sexual abuse and any other crime against humanity you could think of.

[miele man]

edpc, since you want specifics, then do as I just did; Google “biblical abominations”. You will get the URLs of several sites that define what is meant by the term “abomination”. You will have many sites to choose from. Start with this one:
http://www.openbible.info/topics/abomination

I didn’t look to see what the particular slant or bias of this site is but I’m sure there are others that will be helpful as well as this site (above).

In short, an abomination is a sin and any and all sin is an affront and an abomination to Almight God.

[Salvation]

She is one of the four mystics who contribute to a book about Mary. It’s fascinating.

[mlizzy]

It is totally fascinating, I agree, Salvation.

Can you imagine what you would to if that happened to you??

[ronnietherocket3]

Perhaps she was referring to things like Bergoglio celebrating Hanukkah.

You are complaining about him imitating Christ?

John 10:22 At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon.

[virgil]

I read the Doloris Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Fascinating reading.