Bankruptcy of the Church & the Remnant

23/6/2003 

Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have torn down your altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking my life. The Lord replied to Elijah: I have left for myself seven thousand men who have not knelt to Baal.   

The other day we had a deck built in the backyard by a carpenter. Finished and paid for it, on his way out this carpenter stopped on our driveway for a chat. He said that he was a Bahai. We started then talking about religion. When I told him that I was Catholic he said, “Religion is dwindling and Christianity is dying too.” 

I replied: You might be right there. But do you know that what happens today is the result of what has been well planned centuries ago by the enemies of the Catholic Church, namely the Freemasonry? Yes, paganism is back among us. However, although the damage done to our Christian civilization seems irreversible there is still hope.  

Do you know the story of Elijah in the Old Testament? In his days, he too thought that religion was over and done with. That is why he said:  “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have torn down your altars, and I alone am left, and they are seeking my life”. The Lord replied to Elijah: “I have left for myself seven thousand men who have not knelt to Baal.”   [Rom 11:3-5; 1 Kings 19:9-18] 

The carpenter responded: While we Bahais are prospering, you Catholics have missed out. Do you know that we have a representative at the United Nations? 

I replied: Of course, I know that you are represented at the UN. That does not prove that you are right and we, as you say, have missed out. Actually, if there is an evil organization on earth it is the UN. Since its inception on July 28, 1945, the UNO did nothing but promote wars and disasters in the world. Look at Biafra [1977?], Cambodia [Pol Pot never brought to justice], and the tragedies of Rwanda & Burundi, Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo, and so on. The list is too long. Moreover, if there is murderous institution which promotes of the slaughter of unborn, and sterilization, particularly in the Third world, then it is the UNO. All that, done in the name of peace and justice!

Carpenter: Whatever you say mate. You have missed the train. 

And that was that. He left and never looked back.  

Now I read on the Catholic news, Zenit [see below], that Pope John Paul II congratulates the UN for the “great” job it has done since 1945. This did not surprise me at all, for I knew the Pope’s penchant for peculiar and unorthodox things. About three year ago at the Academy of Sciences John Paul II said to the audience that evolution after all is more that that a theory.  He kisses the Koran, worn the Jewish cap into synagogue, allowed himself to be incensed by witches in Mexico, and taken down the crucifix at the demand of a group of Jews, etc. etc. 

We have Cardinal Walter Kasper saying that the Jews do not need conversion. They have the Old Testament [I wish that was true, instead of the Talmud, as is the case] - that is enough for them. Now we have Cardinal Angelo Sodano on behalf of the Pope telling how wonderful the UNO is and how great a job it is doing for peace and justice in the world. 

So maybe the carpenter is right after all - indeed we Catholic have missed the train. Quite a few prominent writers come to mind who ask themselves if the Pope is a Catholic. I started some time ago asking the same question myself, Is the Pope John Paul II Catholic? 

If in the negative, I have to say today the Catholic Church is bankrupted. We have substituted the Kingdom of Heaven for the UNITED NATIONS.  I start to understand how Elijah felt when he was running for his life. He must have felt terrible indeed. That was probably a similar feeling Christ had at Gethsemane, when he began to sweat blood. 

But for all the disasters and human tragedies, God the Father says:

I have left for myself seven thousand men who have not knelt to Baal.

Amen 

ZENIT - The World Seen From Rome

Code: ZE03062005

Date: 2003-06-20

Pope Highlights "Fundamental Role" of U.N. in Aftermath of Iraq War

Letter of Cardinal Angelo Sodano to U.N. Secretary-General

VATICAN CITY, JUNE 20, 2003 (Zenit.org).- In the wake of the Iraq war, the Holy See confirms the "fundamental role" of the United Nations in guaranteeing respect for international law.

In a letter to the U.N. secretary-general, sent on behalf of the Pope by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the Vatican secretary of state stresses "the need for an international and independent Authority" capable of "leading the human family in peace towards the rule of law."

"The recent Iraqi crisis has drawn attention to the need for a greater commitment to the principles set forth in the United Nations Charter, in order to avoid unilateral actions which could lead to the weakening of international law and existing agreements," the cardinal says in the letter to Kofi Annan.

The letter, dated June 5 and published today by the Vatican press office, begins by referring to recent Security Council Resolution 1483 regarding the rebuilding of Iraq.

According to Cardinal Sodano, this agreement, which followed the divisions at the heart of the international community caused by the war, "can be considered the beginning of a reconfirmation of the validity of the mission of the United Nations Organization as stipulated by the Charter of 1945."

After revealing that he was writing the letter because John Paul II asked him to emphasize "the fundamental role of the United Nations Organization at the present time," Cardinal Sodano recalls the numerous papal pronouncements calling for "an international and independent Authority capable of serving not only as a mediator in potential conflicts but also as a guide for all humanity, leading the human family in peace towards the rule of law."

To support his position, the cardinal mentions Pope John XXIII's 1963 encyclical "Pacem in Terris," in which he "clearly stated that the moral order itself calls for the establishment of a universal public Authority."

Cardinal Sodano goes on to mention John Paul II's October 1995 address before the U.N. General Assembly, when he "expressed the hope that the United Nations Organization ... become a moral center where all the nations of the world feel at home and develop a shared awareness of being, as it were, a 'family of nations.'"

"The Holy See is confident that the United Nations Organization will be able to develop more efficient and concerted forms of cooperation which will enable world leaders to join in combating situations of injustice and oppression, leading to hostility between peoples," the letter states.

Lastly, Cardinal Sodano thanked Kofi Annan for his demonstrated commitment "to foster international peace, dialogue and cooperation."