On Saint Francis, Pope Francis, the Two Popes and the False Prophet

By David Moorcroft 

Saint Francis

Since the election of Pope Francis, certain factions on the fringes of the Catholic Church, in particular extreme traditionalists and quasi-sectarian groups gathered around spurious and patently false private revelations have been exploiting the Internet for the propagation of bogus prophecies attributed to Saints and Blesseds of the Church. The claim is made that these “prophecies” have foretold the election of Pope Francis and its dire consequences for the Church.

(1) A bogus prophecy falsely attributed to St Francis of Assisi which foretells the coming of an uncanonically elected “destroyer pope” has been widely circulated.

Spiritual Discernment of Private Revelations: Elementary Rules for Maria Divine Mercy Believers

By David Moorcroft

“I do not give much belief to prophecies, because most, especially those that have come to me recently, do not deserve to be read.”

 – Pope Pius IX. (9th Apr 1872).

The ‘warningsecondcoming’‘messages’ themselves speak of the need for discernment. MDM alleges that‘Jesus’ told her, on 15th Aug 2011:

“THEN PRAY TO THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR THE GRACE TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT THESE MESSAGES ARE OF DIVINE ORIGIN.”

(1) The Church teaches, as of faith, that Christ communicated the whole of the Father’s Revelation to his Apostles, who committed it to writing (Sacred Scripture), or handed it on in the word of preaching or instruction (Sacred Tradition).

Is Antichrist About To Appear?

By David Moorcroft 

• IS THE ANTICHRIST ABOUT TO APPEAR?
• IS CHRIST’S SECOND COMING JUST AHEAD? 
• WHAT DOES APPROVED PROPHECY SAY?

We must first of all distinguish between “that PROPHECY OF FOREKNOWLEDGE” [which] takes place when God reveals future events WHICH DEPEND UPON CREATED FREE WILL and which He sees present from eternity” and“That PROPHECY OF PREDESTINATION [which] takes place when God reveals what He alone will do, and what He sees present in eternity and in His absolute decree.”