False spirits, unHoly spirit, deceiving spirits, within the Church (Tares within the Churches) . . .
False spirits, unHoly spirit, deceiving spirits, within the Church (Tares within the Churches) . . .
Not long ago a priest friend admitted to to me that Pope Francis was “an enigma”. Now, a year and half into his papacy, after watching and listening to the pope carefully I’m convinced that he is, at heart, an Evangelical, Charismatic Catholic. Breaking out of common Catholic categories, Francis has reached out to Evangelicals and Charismatics both within the Catholic Church and beyond.
His friendship with bishop Tony Palmer is a good example. Before his untimely death, Palmer was a leader in a new church movement which weaves together the zealous missionary spirit of the Evangelicals, active use of the charismatic gifts, a love for liturgy, and the apostolic succession. Through Palmer, Pope Francis reached out to charismatic evangelist Kenneth Copeland, preached in a Pentecostal church in Rome and welcomed Evangelical leaders for a breakfast time visit.
The pope said, “I thank you so much for your welcome. When I celebrated holy Mass in Buenos Aires with the Charismatic Renewal, after the consecration and after a few seconds of adoration in tongues, we sang this song with so much joy and force, as you did today. Thank you! I felt at home!”
'pope' & Kenneth Copeland, Pentacostals . . .
Anglican-Episcopalian Bishop Tony Palmer formerly worked for Kenneth Copeland Ministries. Certainly a point worth noting is that Tony Palmer’s wife is a practicing Roman Catholic. It’s interesting to see how this mirrors another, now deceased, stalwart in the promotion of false "Ecumenical Unity," Charles Colson whose wife was also a practicing Roman Catholic.
Pope Francis' Message to Kenneth Copeland Ministries, Copeland prays for 'pope' as though 'pope' is God -- very subtil, slick: Genesis 3:1; Mark 12:30. . .