In a major documentation of the formation of a one-world “church” in our time, Christianity Today’s cover story this month is “Pop Francis: Why Everyone Loves the Pope.” It is a hugely positive report about Rome’s Pope Francis, calling him the “pop” or daddy of Christianity. The subtitle says, “From secular journalists to charismatic Christians, millions are taken with the Jesuit from Argentina.” This report demonstrates the complete spiritual blindness of Christianity Today, which was founded in 1956 by Billy Graham. The author of the report on the pope admits to being “bewitched by Francis of Assisi” and “swooning” at Pope Francis. The CT report says evangelical Protestants “need a healthy Catholic church as an ally.” It labels the Roman Catholic Church “the church.” It calls Pope Francis “the vicar of simple gospel truths.” It says the Second Vatican Council moved the Catholic Church in a more biblical direction. It ways that Pope Francis’ statement, “Who am I to judge,” when asked about homosexuality, is “entirely in keeping with Matthew 7:1.” It treats “Saint Francis of Assisi” as a Christ-centered, evangelical, ignoring the fact that he was committed to a false sacramental gospel that is under the curse of Galatians 1. Christianity Today wrongly and hypocritically says that “poverty is the surest path to God,” though most of its writers and editors don’t practice poverty. (Friday Church News Notes, December 12, 2014, www.wayoflife.org, [email protected], 866-295-4143) Comments are closed.
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