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Friend of mine says next Pope could be anti-christ ( www.warningsecondcoming.com) I think Church teaching reads anti-Christ will not be elected Pope Am I right ?
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COPLAND_3
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The only way that the Antichrist would ever occupy the Vatican would be to take it by force and declare himself as Pope, though that would not be a real Pope. Here are some interpretations from the Church Fathers and Medieval commentators on a very important passage in 2 Thessalonian 2:4 that sheds some light on some possibilities
temple of God: There are a few different interpretations. One is that he means, the Temple of the Jews which has been destroyed. For if the Antichrist comes to the Jews as Christ, and desires to be worshiped by the Jews, he will make great account of the Temple, that he may more completely beguile them; making it supposed that he is the man of the race of David, who shall build up the Temple which was erected by Solomon. (St. Cyril of Jerusalem) For he will not come to us Christians, but to the Jews- not for the sake of Christ and Christians, for which reason he is called Antichrist. (St. John of Damascus) Thus it appears that he will either be of the circumcision or at least circumcised himself, so that the Jews will have the confidence to believe in him. (Ambrosiaster)
As for the second interpretation, it will be in the real divine temple, that is in the Catholic Church. (St. Andrew of Caesarea) Or he referred to the churches, in which he will arrogate to himself pride of place, striving to declare himself God. (Theodoret of Cyrus)
St. John Chrysostom and Theophylact also include both the Jewish Temple and the Christian Churches. Theodore of Mopsuestia, Theodoret of Cyrus and Oecumenius include only the Christian Churches and not the Temple of Jerusalem. St. Irenaeus, St. Hippolytus, St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Ambrosiaster, St. John of Damascus, Apollinarius of Laodicea and Origen include only the Temple of Solomon. St. Andrew and Haimo give an either/or, as well as St. Augustine and Thietland. St. Augustine, Thietland and Lyra propose that the text may mean that the Antichrist becomes the counterfeit temple in comparison to Christ as the Temple.
temple of God: There are a few different interpretations. One is that he means, the Temple of the Jews which has been destroyed. For if the Antichrist comes to the Jews as Christ, and desires to be worshiped by the Jews, he will make great account of the Temple, that he may more completely beguile them; making it supposed that he is the man of the race of David, who shall build up the Temple which was erected by Solomon. (St. Cyril of Jerusalem) For he will not come to us Christians, but to the Jews- not for the sake of Christ and Christians, for which reason he is called Antichrist. (St. John of Damascus) Thus it appears that he will either be of the circumcision or at least circumcised himself, so that the Jews will have the confidence to believe in him. (Ambrosiaster)
As for the second interpretation, it will be in the real divine temple, that is in the Catholic Church. (St. Andrew of Caesarea) Or he referred to the churches, in which he will arrogate to himself pride of place, striving to declare himself God. (Theodoret of Cyrus)
St. John Chrysostom and Theophylact also include both the Jewish Temple and the Christian Churches. Theodore of Mopsuestia, Theodoret of Cyrus and Oecumenius include only the Christian Churches and not the Temple of Jerusalem. St. Irenaeus, St. Hippolytus, St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Ambrosiaster, St. John of Damascus, Apollinarius of Laodicea and Origen include only the Temple of Solomon. St. Andrew and Haimo give an either/or, as well as St. Augustine and Thietland. St. Augustine, Thietland and Lyra propose that the text may mean that the Antichrist becomes the counterfeit temple in comparison to Christ as the Temple.
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triumphguy
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The Holy spirit guides the conclave.
As they say in England:
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(As in end of discussion)
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Joe_5859
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You are right. The next pope will not be the anti-Christ. You should encourage your friend to stay away from conspiracy theory websites.
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TheRealJuliane
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