The North is full of tangled things and texts and aching eyes,
And dead is all the innocence of anger and surprise,
And Christian killeth Christian in a narrow dusty room,
And Christian dreadeth Christ that hath a newer face of doom,
And Christian hateth Mary that God kissed in Galilee,–
GK Chesterton, Lepanto
Pope Francis has long had a strong devotion to Mary:
From that day forth, he said 15 decades of the Rosary.
Go here to read the rest. A tweet this week by the Pope underlined this devotion:
The Christian who does not feel that the Virgin Mary is his or her mother is an orphan.
Judging from the comments to the tweet, and various reports about it, go here to read a typical one, many people are shocked, shocked to learn that Pope Francis is a Catholic and has a strong devotion to the Blessed Mother. Marian devotion has always been the hallmark of Catholicism. Where there is no such devotion there is no Catholicism. Bravo Il Papa!
Her triumphant victory is coming.
What a great insult to Satan. That a young Jewish girl finishes off his reign.
Immaculata Queen of Peace, come quickly to eradicate the advance of Satanic worship. Flood our hearts with Holy confidence and steadfast faith. That your time of victory for your Son’s Holy Church is close at hand.
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If Pope Francis be the false prophet, someone has made a fatal mistake to enlist one with devotion to Our Lady.
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All the Popes during and since the Council have had a strong Marian devotion; Fatima has been strongly stressed since the attempted murder of Pope John Paul II. These post Conciliar popes were all quite convinced of the Fatima message which predicted a crisis of faith in the Church but also ended with the words “my Immaculate Heart will triumph, and a period of peace will be given to the world.” The present situation should convince us all that things are not hopeless, but if we want to be part of the solution, the rosary is the remedy.