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Vatican to track clergy and employees using RFID.

  • 11-12-2012 1:18pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭


    I know it wouldn't be too long before RFID tracking technology would worm its way into the Roman Catholic Church.



    The worlds largest religious cult and renowned pedophile ring has decided to take drastic measures to cover up further atrocities leaking out of its head office in Rome by etagging its clergy and staff with RFID technology.

    We all know the direction that this will head. When people see Roman Catholic bishops and priests wearing Etags around their dog collars they will think that this invasive technology will be OK for the rest of society.

    I guess it won't be too long before all its members across the globe will be required to have similar electronic devices to receive its "benefits" such as christenings, weddings and funerals.

    http://www.rfidnews.org/2012/12/03/vatican-tracks-clergy-and-employees-using-rfid


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭Attabear


    When people see Roman Catholic bishops and priests wearing Etags around their dog collars they will think that this invasive technology will be OK for the rest of society.

    Coz having priests wearing em will make them cool.

    Crafty old illuminati.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Attabear wrote: »
    Coz having priests wearing em will make them cool.

    Crafty old illuminati.
    And we all know the connection. :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭hooradiation


    The worlds largest religious cult and renowned pedophile ring has decided to take drastic measures to cover up further atrocities leaking out of its head office in Rome by etagging its clergy and staff with RFID technology.

    Lies and half truth.
    It's in response to a massive security breach earlier this year, the so called vatileaks, which related to corruption.
    bad, but hardly "atrocities".

    Everything else is trademark RTDH spin and weasel words.

    We all know the direction that this will head. When people see Roman Catholic bishops and priests wearing Etags around their dog collars they will think that this invasive technology will be OK for the rest of society.

    Utter fantasy, with no basis in reality.

    I guess it won't be too long before all its members across the globe will be required to have similar electronic devices to receive its "benefits" such as christenings, weddings and funerals.

    And more of it.

    Though "Vatican implements reasonable security" just isn't as sexy a headline, i guess.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Lies and half truth.
    It's in response to a massive security breach earlier this year, the so called vatileaks, which related to corruption.
    bad, but hardly "atrocities".
    It relates to the fact that the head office of the Catholic Church has something huge to hide and needs to take drastic measures among its staff to avoid further exposure.

    The Vatileaks incident was just an excuse to draft in these measures, to try and nip their problems in the bud. Ratsinger's entire empire has the stench of evil about it.

    And more of it.

    Though "Vatican implements reasonable security" just isn't as sexy a headline, i guess.

    The same "reasonable" microchipped security measures that are also being forced upon on us by financial, medical, travel and government institutes worldwide.

    The Catholic Church just wants to keep in with the global trend of microchip enslavement of Humanity.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭hooradiation


    It relates to the fact that the head office of the Catholic Church has something huge to hide and needs to take drastic measures among its staff to avoid further exposure.

    The Vatileaks incident was just an excuse to draft in these measures, to try and nip their problems in the bud. Ratsinger's entire empire has the stench of evil about it.

    The sane response to any breach of security is to change and if necessary increase the security in place.
    Which is all this is, your olfactory sensationalism notwithstanding
    The same "reasonable" microchipped security measures that are also being forced upon on us by financial, medical, travel and government institutes worldwide.

    The Catholic Church just wants to keep in with the global trend of microchip enslavement of Humanity.

    There is no such thing, you're making it up.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    The sane response to any breach of security is to change and if necessary increase the security in place.
    Which is all this is, your olfactory sensationalism notwithstanding
    Increase security and when this fails I guess the next stage will be the implantable microchip. :eek:

    After all they are both compatible with each other and share the same 13.56 MHZ frequency and hardware.
    There is no such thing, you're making it up.

    No I am not.

    Only the other day the Vatican spoke out again about the necessity for world governance

    And they have already approved of World banking.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭hooradiation


    Increase security and when this fails I guess the next stage will be the implantable microchip. :eek:

    You cannot continue to pass off wild speculation as fact, it's amazingly dishonest.
    After all they are both compatible with each other and share the same 13.56 MHZ frequency and hardware.

    Not that you actually understand what that means, at least if your previous exposition on the subject is anything to go by.
    No I am not.

    I know it's pantomime season, but I'm not indulging you.
    It's a fantasy you operate under and that is all - there is no discussion to be had because your incapable of being honest or addressing any questions put to you.
    Instead we'll get lies, propaganda pictures and goalpost moving.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    You cannot continue to pass off wild speculation as fact, it's amazingly dishonest.
    I would not be the only one passing this speculation.

    I would consider it honest and alarming speculation when one reads the verse in question from the Book of Revelation.

    I can well forsee the next step in this latest Vatican development.

    What is stopping some priest using someone else's microchipped ID pass to gain entrance into some room and swiping confidential information?

    There would be several options that Ratsinger could impose.

    1/ Fit facial recognition CCTV thtoughout the building, (No doubt the Vatican has this installed already LOL)

    2/ The Other option would be to do what Obama is currently introducing in America with Obamacare and that is fingerprint / biometric scanning. This would be the better of the two options. The priest can touch RFID card and then scan his details which would correctly match his biometric thumb print.

    4qpp3d.jpg

    The downside of the above is that one could loose the RFID card with all the details so, the next option would be the implant. As I pointed out before RFID readers will read both RFID cards and Verichip implants.
    Instead we'll get lies, propaganda pictures and goalpost moving.
    I have already pointed out that this technology is no longer fiction, its reality.

    It is happening already and is at our doorstep, so it is not wild fiction.

    Perhaps if the Pope was able to crack open a bible, (Not that he ever has LOL) he might be able to forsee something sinister developing behind his latest move.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭hooradiation


    I would not be the only one passing this speculation.

    Argumentum ad populum - it doesn't matter how many people make the same claims you do, that has no bearing on the truth of the claim.
    I would consider it honest and alarming speculation when one reads the verse in question from the Book of Revelation.

    Revelations and the stuff within it are still subject to proper academic debate and research so presenting your misinterpretation of it as a fact is dishonest.
    I should also point out that the most prevalent theory is the revelations is allegorical to the reign of emperor Nero and his persecution of early christians.
    All of which we've been through before, and yet here we are.
    I can well forsee the next step in this latest Vatican development.

    No you cannot. you are not clairvoyant, you are not capable of seeing the future you are just inventing scenarios that fit with your preconceptions.
    You are working backwards from conclusion to evidence, inventing what you need in order to satisfy your low burden of proof that you were already correct.
    What is stopping some priest using someone else's microchipped ID pass to gain entrance into some room and swiping confidential information?

    Nothing in and of itself - security isn't foolproof and nobody being honest would attempt to pretend otherwise.

    Also, you're using the Nirvana fallacy here, underscoring the poor reasoning that will follow.

    There would be several options that Ratsinger could impose.

    1/ Fit facial recognition CCTV thtoughout the building, (No doubt the Vatican has this installed already LOL)

    Then demonstrate this is true, rather than going "LOL"
    Otherwise stop passing your fantasy off as reality
    2/ The Other option would be to do what Obama is currently introducing in America with Obamacare and that is fingerprint / biometric scanning. This would be the better of the two options. The priest can touch RFID card and then scan his details which would correctly match his biometric thumb print.

    Your misunderstanding of "Obamacare" is well documented, continuing to tell things that have demonstrated to be false is the very definition of lying.

    The downside of the above is that one could loose the RFID card with all the details so, the next option would be the implant. As I pointed out before RFID readers will read both RFID cards and Verichip implants.

    All fantasy working off a base of questionable veracity. If you know your bible as well as you claim then you'll know what comes of building on foundations of sand.
    I have already pointed out that this technology is no longer fiction, its reality.

    It is happening already and is at our doorstep, so it is not wild fiction.

    There is a yawning chasm between what technology is available, what it really does and the versions of both you present.
    This is where the fiction lives.

    Perhaps if the Pope was able to crack open a bible, (Not that he ever has LOL) he might be able to forsee something sinister developing behind his latest move.

    Whatever else you want to sling at him, Pope Benedict is more theologically literate than you'll ever be, and certainly has "cracked open a bible" in his time.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Revelations and the stuff within it are still subject to proper academic debate and research so presenting your misinterpretation of it as a fact is dishonest.
    I should also point out that the most prevalent theory is the revelations is allegorical to the reign of emperor Nero and his persecution of early christians. alll of which we've been through before, and yet here we are.
    Revelation is a fascinating book and has interested me a long time, one in particular is the implanted mark of the beast, something of which could definitively not have materialized in Emporor Neros time.
    Nothing in and of itself - security isn't foolproof and nobody being honest would attempt to pretend otherwise.

    Also, you're using the Nirvana fallacy here, underscoring the poor reasoning that will follow.
    Security measures are constantly being cracked and beefed up.

    I would like to see your solution for cloning scams among RFID identity?.

    (Already happening.)
    Your misunderstanding of "Obamacare" is well documented, continuing to tell things that have demonstrated to be false is the very definition of lying.
    Again that New York Times article that is discussed here.

    Just like the Vatican scenario, security will have to be beefed up in hospitals to make sure people are not fraudulent and dist trustful.
    All fantasy working off a base of questionable veracity. If you know your bible as well as you claim then you'll know what comes of building on foundations of sand.
    Martin Luther described the Bible as a lion, Once its let loose it will defend itself, It doesn't too much of Bible reading understand the concept of corruption and church hypocrisy.

    Explained in Matthew 23 quite well.
    Whatever else you want to sling at him, Pope Benedict is more theologically literate than you'll ever be, and certainly has "cracked open a bible" in his time.
    One can be theologically literate and know the Bible inside out but if it is not put to practice it is worthless.

    This is explained quite well in Matthew 23.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭hooradiation


    Revelation is a fascinating book and has interested me a long time, one in particular is the implanted mark of the beast, something of which could definitively not have materialized in Emporor Neros time.

    The Mark of the beast is far more likely to be a reference to the coinage of the time, all of which bore Roman seals and/or the image of Nero - the so called beast of revelations.

    Your interpretation is fantasy, as there is no mention of "implants" anywhere in revelations 13.
    This is simply you making stuff up.
    Again.

    Security measures are constantly being cracked and beefed up.

    Somewhat true.
    So therefore the position you're taking on this is.. what exactly?
    If you even have one, that is.

    Again that New York Times article that is discussed here.

    Everything you've said is based on a misinterpretation of a bible verse to suit your own worldview.
    Follow on from that you claimed this had something to do with "obamacare", yet neither "Obama" nor "Obamacare" appear in the article.

    Just like the Vatican scenario, security will have to be beefed up in hospitals to make sure people are not fraudulent and dist trustful.

    And?
    The problem with this is... what?

    Martin Luther described the Bible as a lion, Once its let loose it will defend itself, It doesn't too much of Bible reading understand the concept of corruption and church hypocrisy.

    Explained in Matthew 23 quite well.

    So in short, you don't actually understand it as well as the people you demonise but this won't stop you from trying to use it in a crude Gish Gallop.


    One can be theologically literate and know the Bible inside out but if it is not put to practice it is worthless.

    Evidently.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    The Mark of the beast is far more likely to be a reference to the coinage of the time, all of which bore Roman seals and/or the image of Nero - the so called beast of revelations.

    Your interpretation is fantasy, as there is no mention of "implants" anywhere in revelations 13.
    This is simply you making stuff up.
    Again.

    Again quoting Revelation 13 vs 16 to 18.

    16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

    17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

    18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.


    Can you point out anywhere in the above passage where there is mention of coins? :confused:

    Implanting coins under the skin in the right hand and forehead would have been totally impractical and impossible along with been unsightly at the time of Nero.

    Nero would also not have had the medical provisions to slice into the skin and place these coins on such a widespread scale that they could be used practically for financial transactions.

    I think you need to go back to the drawing board on your interpretation of this passage. :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭hooradiation


    Again quoting Revelation 13 vs 16 to 18.

    16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

    17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

    18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.


    Can you point out anywhere in the above passage where there is mention of coins? :confused:

    it's right there, you even went to the bother of bolding it, clearly without reading what you were citing
    17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

    You had to do business using Roman coin, which - as previously discussed, bore the Roman seal and/or an image of the emperor of the time, Nero.

    Easy.

    Implanting coins under the skin in the right hand and forehead would have been totally impractical and impossible along with been unsightly at the time of Nero.

    Nope. Nothing about doing that at all.
    Nero would also not have had the medical provisions to slice into the skin and place these coins on such a widespread scale that they could be used practically for financial transactions.

    based on flawed reasoning, again.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    it's right there, you even went to the bother of bolding it, clearly without reading what you were citing



    You had to do business using Roman coin, which - as previously discussed, bore the Roman seal and/or an image of the emperor of the time, Nero.

    Easy.
    Since when did a Roman coin ever get described as a mark. :confused:

    I think if we go deeper into this matter you will find that this original words use in this passage were "Epi, Charagma, and Chi-Xi-Stigma"

    There are many people out there pointing to microchips like the Verichip to fit the role of the Mark of the Beast. Most of the time Biblical evidence to support such claims is lacking. One may even begin to think that such support doesn't exist. But if we look closely at the Greek words directly associated with the Mark of the Beast, such as Epi, Charagma, and Chi-Xi-Stigma, it becomes clear that Biblical support for such a mark is very strong.

    One of the most common claims against a microchip implant is that the Mark of the Beast is supposed to be "on" the hand or forehead and not "in" the hand or forehead. Do Revelation 13:16, Revelation 14:9-10, and Revelation 20:4 refer to a mark in the body or on the body?

    http://www.ridingthebeast.com/articles/epi-charagma-chi-xi-stigma/

    I cannot see anywhere where coins could come into this equation.

    Also if we read the first line of Revelation 13 vs 16. we read " He caused ALL to receive", St John is referring to mankind.

    Nero's Empire was restricted to within its boundaries, there were other parts of the world that were not under his power.

    On a similar note to topic we can also see that the Roman Catholic Church has an interest in global banking and one world Government policies from recent reports. If the Vatican accepts microchipped ID'd for its own staff it would have have absolutely no problem pushing them on the masses. (Excuse the pun :pac:)

    I think we can all gather at this stage that the micrchipped identity card that the Vatican is currently promoting will be the predecessor to the microchip implant.

    Vatican calls for world government and a New World Order.

    "The leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, has called for the establishment of World Government and a New World Order.

    In a speech made at the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace on Monday December 3 2012, the Pope called for the “construction of a world community, with a corresponding authority,” to serve the “common good of the human family”.


    http://www.activistpost.com/2012/12/vatican-calls-for-world-government-and.html


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭hooradiation


    Since when did a Roman coin ever get described as a mark. :confused:


    χάραγμα (charagma) often translated simply as mark, also translates as any engraved, imprinted, or branded. Hence the "mark" of the beast would reference stamped money, coin.

    Epi is the greek word meaning not only on, but also "above, over, upon; besides; in addition to; toward; among"

    and Chi-Xi-Stigma is either 616 or 666 depending - which is a shorthand for emperor Nero (depending on whether you transliterate into Latin or Greek you'll get on or the other if you sum their values)

    Which makes everything you've put below in very poor light.
    The original author simple states "it becomes clear that Biblical support for such a mark is very strong" without actually saying why or why the translations of marked coin have been rejected.

    Though i would wager that the answer lies in "mark of the beast" being damn sight more sexy to sell to people than "Nero was a dick"

    I think if we go deeper into this matter you will find that this original words use in this passage were "Epi, Charagma, and Chi-Xi-Stigma"

    There are many people out there pointing to microchips like the Verichip to fit the role of the Mark of the Beast. Most of the time Biblical evidence to support such claims is lacking. One may even begin to think that such support doesn't exist. But if we look closely at the Greek words directly associated with the Mark of the Beast, such as Epi, Charagma, and Chi-Xi-Stigma, it becomes clear that Biblical support for such a mark is very strong.

    One of the most common claims against a microchip implant is that the Mark of the Beast is supposed to be "on" the hand or forehead and not "in" the hand or forehead. Do Revelation 13:16, Revelation 14:9-10, and Revelation 20:4 refer to a mark in the body or on the body?

    http://www.ridingthebeast.com/articles/epi-charagma-chi-xi-stigma/
    I cannot see anywhere where coins could come into this equation.

    Well, now you do.
    Also if we read the first line of Revelation 13 vs 16. we read " He caused ALL to receive", St John is referring to mankind.

    Nero's Empire was restricted to within its boundaries, there were other parts of the world that were not under his power.

    This is really tenuous. Especially given that you seem to be content to view Obama as early christians viewed Nero, and make the same wild proclamations (we're ALL getting magic chips in our hands under obamacare, especially those of us not in the united states!) and ignore things like scope of power.





    On a similar note to topic we can also see that the Roman Catholic Church has an interest in global banking and one world Government policies from recent reports. If the Vatican accepts microchipped ID'd for its own staff it would have have absolutely no problem pushing them on the masses. (Excuse the pun :pac:)

    Once again, nothing but conjecture and hyperboe

    I think we can all gather at this stage that the micrchipped identity card that the Vatican is currently promoting will be the predecessor to the microchip implant.


    No we cannot, no matter how hard you try you cannot keep passing off your fantasies as reality.

    Vatican calls for world government and a New World Order.

    "The leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI, has called for the establishment of World Government and a New World Order.

    In a speech made at the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace on Monday December 3 2012, the Pope called for the “construction of a world community, with a corresponding authority,” to serve the “common good of the human family”.


    http://www.activistpost.com/2012/12/vatican-calls-for-world-government-and.html

    Given that you are proclaiming that this ties into your previous nonsense about microchips, even though that's predicated on wilfully mistranslated bible verses, i really don't see much value in it.

    You don't get to just gather a hodgepodge of junk and say "IT'S SO OBVIOUS!" and expect people to simply agree with you.
    And when people take the time to point out all the flaws in your story, the polite thing to do would be to engage them on it, not simply repeat them again and hope no one calls you on them this time.
    That's amazingly dishonest.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    χάραγμα (charagma) often translated simply as mark, also translates as any engraved, imprinted, or branded. Hence the "mark" of the beast would reference stamped money, coin.

    Epi is the greek word meaning not only on, but also "above, over, upon; besides; in addition to; toward; among"

    and Chi-Xi-Stigma is either 616 or 666 depending - which is a shorthand for emperor Nero (depending on whether you transliterate into Latin or Greek you'll get on or the other if you sum their values)

    Which makes everything you've put below in very poor light.
    The original author simple states "it becomes clear that Biblical support for such a mark is very strong" without actually saying why or why the translations of marked coin have been rejected.
    This has been flogged to death both in this and other forums and I am not going to go through it again.

    You and a few others may believe some ancient Roman coin to be the mark of the beast. However I would not go with that and there are plenty of others also so there is no point in arguing any further.

    Back on topic there is absolutely no where in the Bible telling us that clergy must wear security devices to hold office in the church, in fact quite the opposite, clergy members must show an examples of honesty and trustworthy as explained quite well in 1st Timothy 3
    This is really tenuous. Especially given that you seem to be content to view Obama as early christians viewed Nero, and make the same wild proclamations (we're ALL getting magic chips in our hands under obamacare, especially those of us not in the united states!) and ignore things like scope of power.

    There is another vast difference between Nero and Obama. Nero did not have the world at his fingertips, in fact he would have been unknown throughout most of the world at that time. On the other hand Obama is known in every country on this planet and is rapidly gaining allegiances as he joins up with terrorist factions and separatists to get him where he wants to be on the worlds stage..


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,940 ✭✭✭Corkfeen


    There is another vast difference between Nero and Obama. Nero did not have the world at his fingertips, in fact he would have been unknown throughout most of the world at that time. On the other hand Obama is known in every country on this planet and is rapidly gaining allegiances as he joins up with terrorist factions and separatists to get him where he wants to be on the worlds stage..

    I think you need to brush up on Roman history. Nero had control over the most powerful empire in the world. He was known in the part of the world which was considered to be the part that mattered. In fact, you could very easily see how Nero's coin could be viewed to be the mark of the beast that you go on about.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero#Christian_tradition

    Proportionately wise in percentages a similar amount probably believed him to be the antichrist if not more. He is also historically viewed to be a bit of a beast. :pac:

    Dealing with questionable groups has always occurred throughout US history. Obama in terms of foreign policy isn't particularly different from most US leaders since the second world war. Questionable relationships were formed(Diem is a good example) as it's a necessity to do so in foreign policy.

    Also in terms of this Vatican conspiracy, as a person who doesn't like the pope or what the church represents in general. It's a rather farcical claim and there's plenty of legitimate conspiracies to discuss that relate to them. I also have no doubt that the pope has read the bible, it sort of puts the claims that you make into perspective. It's equivalent to saying that Bill Gates has never used a computer.......


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭hooradiation


    This has been flogged to death both in this and other forums and I am not going to go through it again.

    Then one would think that after so many occurrences of your "translation" being show to be suspect at best you'd stop presenting it as fact.
    And yet, here we are.

    You and a few others may believe some ancient Roman coin to be the mark of the beast. However I would not go with that and there are plenty of others also so there is no point in arguing any further.

    Actually, there is. Your "translation" is in the minority - you don't get to pull the "agree to disagree" card when it's been shown you your position is as tenuous as yours is.
    So I'm not accepting this.
    You are incorrect, there are no two ways about it.
    Back on topic there is absolutely no where in the Bible telling us that clergy must wear security devices to hold office in the church, in fact quite the opposite, clergy members must show an examples of honesty and trustworthy as explained quite well in 1st Timothy 3

    Irrelevant, and you know it.
    Mostly because the use of modern security systems has no clashing with this idea of being "honest and trustworthy"
    Using such a device is not an admission of guilt, no matter how much you claim otherwise.
    And without such an admission of guilt being part and parcel of using such a device, then your entire point falls apart.
    Again.
    There is another vast difference between Nero and Obama. Nero did not have the world at his fingertips, in fact he would have been unknown throughout most of the world at that time. On the other hand Obama is known in every country on this planet and is rapidly gaining allegiances as he joins up with terrorist factions and separatists to get him where he wants to be on the worlds stage..

    Not even close to being honest. By the standards of his time Nero was the same as the caricature of Obama you rail against.
    He was the most powerful man in the world at the time and commander in chief (for want of a better term) of the most effective army in the world, at the time.

    Your protesting to the contrary is noted and dismissed, pretending that the leader of superpower of a given time is not comparable in terms to a modern one - especially in their ability to promote delusions of supernatural reach and power in those who oppose them is without merit.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Corkfeen wrote: »
    I think you need to brush up on Roman history. Nero had control over the most powerful empire in the world. He was known in the part of the world which was considered to be the part that mattered. In fact, you could very easily see how Nero's coin could be viewed to be the mark of the beast that you go on about.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero#Christian_tradition

    Proportionately wise in percentages a similar amount probably believed him to be the antichrist if not more. He is also historically viewed to be a bit of a beast. :pac:
    Nero's empire was miniscule compared to the possibility of a Global empire of the 21's Century.

    Did Nero's empire span the five continents? NO.

    Did Nero have the ability to communicate and orchestrate world domination on such a scale that could be possible in this day and age? NO.

    Could Nero have had the technology to orchestrate a compatible cashless financial and economic system that could span right across five continents? NO.

    All Nero 's empire would have had at the time would have been just a hand full of copper coins with the Roman Empires stamp on it. LOL :p
    Corkfeen wrote: »

    Dealing with questionable groups has always occurred throughout US history. Obama in terms of foreign policy isn't particularly different from most US leaders since the second world war. Questionable relationships were formed(Diem is a good example) as it's a necessity to do so in foreign policy.
    Obama's foreign policy is very deceiving and is far more sinister than previous US presidents. His drone policy alone is very questionable also his blatant support for unelected terrorist factions across the world and in Syria. (Of which I believe this time will not go without incident.)
    Corkfeen wrote: »
    Also in terms of this Vatican conspiracy, as a person who doesn't like the pope or what the church represents in general. It's a rather farcical claim and there's plenty of legitimate conspiracies to discuss that relate to them. I also have no doubt that the pope has read the bible, it sort of puts the claims that you make into perspective. It's equivalent to saying that Bill Gates has never used a computer.......
    The Pope may have read his version of the Bible from cover to cover however many people including myself do not buy into most of his interpretations (or that of his forefathers.) Bill Gates on the other hand is a very cleaver software expert and sharp business man, you cannot compare..

    A classic example of a scriptural misinterpretation for many is the doctrine of Transubstantiation. Do you honestly believe that a man dressed up in a colourful religious costume can draw the creator of this universe down from the heavens and magically turn him into a round piece of wafer and wine even though it still tastes like an ordinary wafer and wine? (I take the lords supper as purely symbolic)

    I also believe that his title of "Holy Father" is an abomination. against God

    One cannot walk into any Catholic Church without tripping over graven images. Isn't this practice condemned right through scripture?

    Why isn't the Pope and his predecessors and other clergy members married when it specifically encourages clergy member marriage through out the New Testament?

    Anyway back on topic, I do not believe that the Catholic Church will be pushing RFID technology however, when people start taking microchip implants under their skin whether voluntary or involuntary I believe that the Vatican would be one Christian institution that would be totally oblivious to the reality of its consequences both physically and spiritually.


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