-Caveat Lector- Das GOAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > (AP) During worldwide calls for an end to NATO airstrikes against their > Serbian brethren, "Orthodox Christians in Jerusalem carried the patriarch of > Jerusalem on a throne in procession to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the > site of Jesus' tomb." > > > "Pray for the conversion of RUSSIA," commanded the Virgin, in the second > "Fatima Prophecy" -- in the same breath threatening the END of the Roman > Catholic Church as spokesman for the true Christian faith if the Papacy were > LAX in fulfilling that mission. > (The Vatican hierarchy, not taking that seriously, has done little or > nothing so far.) Beg to differ, GOAT. The Vatican has never given up its intention to convert all of Russia. At various times there have been extensive missionary efforts, including during the NEP under Lenin in the early 1920's. The Jesuits have maintained a constant underground presence in Russia since Tsarist times (see Eugene FitzMaurice, *The Hawkeland Cache*--fiction but based on meticulous research). A substantial part of Ukraine and Belarus are "Eastern Rite" or "Uniate" Catholic--i.e. identical to the Orthodox practice, including married priests, but acknowledging the Pope as head of the Church. (These are mostly those territories which were Polish before 1940.) And last but not least, although from the American news media you might think it was a reaction to the Jehovah's Witnesses, the crackdown on "foreign" churches in Russia stems in large part from the success Catholic missionaries were having in drawing converts from the Orthodox or unchurched masses. > Could Russia, largest of all communities of ORTHODOX Christians, seek > its OWN destiny --as "the Third Rome"-- by rallying fellow believers to some > "Crusade of martyrs" against a "godless" (i.e., materialistic, militarized, > NEW World Order) W. Europe ? Now *that* I would not rule out at all... Take a look at what Solzhenitsyn has been saying about Western-style materialism and cultural imperialism. Also, I saw a horrifying picture in today's paper showing a group of young (20-something) members of the Russian "National Bolshevik Party" giving a Hitler salute in front of their red-and-black flags, in which the hammer-and-sickle replaces the swastika... "Indeed do many things come to pass." Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
