Pope Prepares For Something Big, Perhaps Fatima...03/07/00
by Mitch Battros  (ECTV)

This is the article I have been waiting for. Pope John Paul II appears to be preparing us for a spectacular event. Those close to the pope have stated "we have never seen him so determined".

First I would like to remind everyone to follow Your Own Truth, not mine or anyone else. Seek and you shall find. Find What? Your Truth! It appears there is an event unfolding that will affect millions. I have noticed a gradual (and sometimes not so gradual) build up over the last several months. I have never witnessed the gravity of actions by any pope as has been seen with Pope John Paul II.

My guess would be, for there to be continued statements that are perhaps even more intense and revealing in the weeks to come. I remain committed to bringing you the up to the minute cutting edge information that I am allowed to give. What I mean by this statement is, there a some who are close to the issue, which appear to be measured in their disclosure. I understand completely and I hope you will to.

I will be watching this Sunday, March 12th when Pope John is expected to "drop to his knees" in prayer asking for forgiveness. Read this statement very carefully. " The theological commission document also spoke of reservations raised by those worried that an admission of fault by Catholics "may look like acquiescence in the face of accusations made by those prejudicially hostile to the church."    This is profound.     Lets hope Pope John Paul II will be able to complete his mission. Actually, I think he already has.

Pope John Paul was quoted as saying there needs to be a call for a "purification" of the church. This my friends is the same language our Hopi Elders use to describe this very time we are in.

As an indication of our movement into a new world, "The 5th World, we shall go through
"The Great Purification". http://www.earthchangesTV.com/breaking/March2000/0307hopi.htm
Third Secret Of Fatima: http://www.earthchangesTV.com/breaking/January2000/0125fatima.htm

In closing with the utmost since of humility, I want to remind us all, this in not a time to fear, but a time to "reflect and correct". We are not in a hopeless way, we are in the beginning times of many a hopeful day.        You Do Make A Difference!

Blessings To All, Mitch

Pope Plans Historic Apology For Sins of Catholics...03/07/00
By Victor L. Simpson - Associated Press

VATICAN CITY  - Pope John Paul II, fulfilling a major goal of his papacy, plans to deliver a historic, sweeping apology for the sins of Roman Catholics over the centuries, Vatican officials said Tuesday.

It was unclear how specific the pope would be, although the very idea has drawn opposition from some cardinals and others in the church.

The pope's homily for the Day of Pardon Mass on Sunday in St. Peter's Basilica apparently is still being written.

But a document prepared by an international group of theologians that was released in Paris last week and statements by officials Tuesday suggested that the pope will at least allude to responsibility by the Catholics in the Holocaust, the Inquisition, the Crusades and acts against other Christians in wars of religions.

Lapses by present-day Catholics, including sins against women and the poor and failure to defend against abortion, could also be included.

"The reference to errors and sins in a liturgy must be frank and capable of specifying guilt; yet given the number of sins committed in the course of 20 centuries, it must necessarily be rather summary," said Bishop Piero Marini, who is in charge of papal ceremonies.

The officials, briefing reporters on the event, also appeared to be setting limits on how such an apology should be viewed.

"It cannot assume the aspect of a spectacular self-flagellation," said Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, president of the Vatican's 2000 Jubilee Committee. As the church begins its millennium, the pope has campaigned for a collective examination of conscience.

No pope has ever gone to such lengths to seek forgiveness for past sins, Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said. The idea for an apology has been on the pope's mind for some time.

"What is interesting is that it is always the pope and the Catholic church who asked forgiveness while others remained silent," John Paul told reporters while flying to Brazil in 1997. "Maybe that is as it should be."

When the pope was planning celebrations for 2000, the Vatican acknowledged that some cardinals wanted him to look ahead and not backward through the church's history.

The theological commission document also spoke of reservations raised by those worried that an admission of fault by Catholics "may look like acquiescence in the face of accusations made by those prejudicially hostile to the church."

During the ceremony Sunday, the pope is expected to drop to his knees in prayer.

The theological document released last week broke little new ground and was instead intended to provide the context for the pope's call for a "purification" of the church.

Mitch Battros
Producer - Earth Changes TV
http://www.earthchangesTV.com