I hear some people discussing the repercussions of an end to the Roman church, however I fear that that may be missing the whole gist here. Malachy speaks of "the end of the world". Guess what, the Bible Code clearly refers to a comet or asteroid destroying civilization in 2012! That reminds me that the Aztec (or is it Mayan) calendar ends in the year -- 2012!!! It all seems to add up to the same premise. Still, it is said that destiny can be altered by our thoughts and deeds, and elsewhere in Bible Code it quotes, "I will crumble it..." All I can say is I hope our fearless Christian leader (and his handlers) is taking this seriously and working on a plan to fend off disaster from space!! They do say these destructions (as purported in the myth of Atlantis, e. g.) occur as a result of corruption, greed and disrespect for Mother Earth, so by that standard, I guess we're about due for a mass extinction. Anyway, I'm sure that others can cite additional ominous prophecies concerning events in the immediate future. After all the talk for two millenia, it appears the kettle is ready to boil.
QUOTE(ChariotInTheSky @ Feb 27 2005, 11:37 PM)
Adapatable to any situation is true of ANY prophetic vision as it would seem. It doesn't matter whether or not the view comes from a "christian" or a "new age" nutjob (not my words), the point is still the same. The reason these prophecies have been around so long is because they are worded so vaguely. If they weren't, the would surely have perished as quickly as they came. Christian prophecy certainly isn't above that. Hell, I've heard the destruction of the the temple compared to the book of Revelation. Then later on down the line, we compare it to our present day situations. That doesn't even mention all the people who undoubabtly drew parallels from it and their present day situations over the last nearly 2 millienia.
More onto topic however, I was half joking about the whole hoping the papal office fails soon thing. They serve there purpose for their people; just because I don't too much care about them doesn't mean I want them out of the way. To do that would be like me saying that only my truths are fact, and I certainly can not say that as I do not know this. But I can tell you now that I'm not buying into that notion about the state of charity falling into obscurity if the Church falls. I must tell you that there are many charities which exist because those who have are willing to give to those who have not. They aren't necessarily guided, or funded, by the Catholic church. As long as these inner-city shelters, orphanges, and soup kitchens exist, charity will never fail. But that's not what we should be striving for anyway. We should be fighting for social JUSTICE. The biggest disaster for many people if the church falls would be a shaking of faith, and I certainly do not view this as a bad thing. Maybe then, people will stop being so self-content and begin to reach out to one another to find meaning on this earth rather than reaching blindly out to a entity who's existence can't be ascertained. (And is ultimately irrelevant to true happiness in my opinion)
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