I was pleasantly surprised to see this post literally moments after perusing over my local Catholic parish website, pondering whether to go back to church for the first time in 50 years. It sure seems like we are in the end times.
I was thinking maybe I should ask the priest about those lingering doubts I have about Catholicism. Seeing your post pop up when it did makes me think to ask you instead.
My concern is the Church's ties to Satanism. My brother (a former altar boy) once joked that if Satan exists, he probably lives in the basement at the Vatican.
I am troubled by the shape of Vatican Hall, which looks exactly like a serpent, inside and out. Also, the altar at St. Peter's Basilica has symbolism which seemingly mocks the parishoners (the sheep). Once I saw it, I can't unsee it. Here is a video where an internet guy named Jonathan Kleck points out the Satanic symbolism at the Vatican:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZCRtKlwnj8
In the above referenced video, I was most troubled by Jonathan's interpretation of a Latin Mass where 3 different priests at 3 different masses say in Latin that Jesus is Satan's son! That part starts at about 6:20 in the video. The priest says:
"Flammas eius lucifer matutinus inveniat: ille, inquam, Lucifer, qui nescit occasum. Christus Fiilius tuus (!!!!) qui, regressus ab inferis, humano generi serenus illuxit, et vivit et regnat in soecula soeculorum."
Kleck says it means this: "Flaming Lucifer Lucifer finds Mankind.
I say: Oh Lucifer who will never be defeated, Christ is your son(!)"
However, Google Translate shows a slightly different translation: "May the morning lucifer find its flames: he, I say, Lucifer, who knows not the setting. Christ your Son (!!!!) who, having returned from the underworld, has shone brightly upon the human race, and lives and reigns forever and ever."
Mr. Kleck has a lot of videos on this subject.
I was raised Catholic and attended 12 years of Catholic school but all this information which I did not have back then is unsettling to say the least.
I am interested in your take on this.
I will just say both Lucifer and Jesus were called the Morning Star at different times by different entities, so that doesn't necessarily clarify anything for me. As for the snake effect being the camera perspective warping the image, here is a link to a shot of the inside, Vatican Hall: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2022/1/5/udienzagenerale.html There are several images off to the right which show this is serpent symbolism from different angles. You can even see its fangs in one shot.
That is a good and valid point. No I am not leaving my corrupt country. I still have a genuine question about why the Vatican has such seemingly demonic symbolism though.
I was pleasantly surprised to see this post literally moments after perusing over my local Catholic parish website, pondering whether to go back to church for the first time in 50 years. It sure seems like we are in the end times. I was thinking maybe I should ask the priest about those lingering doubts I have about Catholicism. Seeing your post pop up when it did makes me think to ask you instead. My concern is the Church's ties to Satanism. My brother (a former altar boy) once joked that if Satan exists, he probably lives in the basement at the Vatican. I am troubled by the shape of Vatican Hall, which looks exactly like a serpent, inside and out. Also, the altar at St. Peter's Basilica has symbolism which seemingly mocks the parishoners (the sheep). Once I saw it, I can't unsee it. Here is a video where an internet guy named Jonathan Kleck points out the Satanic symbolism at the Vatican: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZCRtKlwnj8 In the above referenced video, I was most troubled by Jonathan's interpretation of a Latin Mass where 3 different priests at 3 different masses say in Latin that Jesus is Satan's son! That part starts at about 6:20 in the video. The priest says: "Flammas eius lucifer matutinus inveniat: ille, inquam, Lucifer, qui nescit occasum. Christus Fiilius tuus (!!!!) qui, regressus ab inferis, humano generi serenus illuxit, et vivit et regnat in soecula soeculorum." Kleck says it means this: "Flaming Lucifer Lucifer finds Mankind. I say: Oh Lucifer who will never be defeated, Christ is your son(!)" However, Google Translate shows a slightly different translation: "May the morning lucifer find its flames: he, I say, Lucifer, who knows not the setting. Christ your Son (!!!!) who, having returned from the underworld, has shone brightly upon the human race, and lives and reigns forever and ever." Mr. Kleck has a lot of videos on this subject. I was raised Catholic and attended 12 years of Catholic school but all this information which I did not have back then is unsettling to say the least. I am interested in your take on this.
I will just say both Lucifer and Jesus were called the Morning Star at different times by different entities, so that doesn't necessarily clarify anything for me. As for the snake effect being the camera perspective warping the image, here is a link to a shot of the inside, Vatican Hall: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2022/1/5/udienzagenerale.html There are several images off to the right which show this is serpent symbolism from different angles. You can even see its fangs in one shot.
All powerful organizations have corruption in the hierarchies. Are you going to leave your country because of the corruption in the government?
That is a good and valid point. No I am not leaving my corrupt country. I still have a genuine question about why the Vatican has such seemingly demonic symbolism though.