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It's not particularly well done. Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful for the conversation. That's why I wrote in the first place. Christian's rebuttal will persuade some simply because it sounds very academic, but it's a good bit of weak gymnastics to support his point, and he never really ends up refuting mine. The biggest obstacle to proving his conclusion? Fr. Ripperger himself. But again... I'm grateful for the dialogue, though he should have linked my article (but perhaps it was an oversight). I would love to respond and hopefully will have the time soon. My article was not intended to be an end in itself but a jumping-off point for conversations that need to be had. That is happening and it's a good thing. Incidentally, those defending Father R who are using lies, personal attacks, and vile behavior to do it, are not doing him any favors. They simply confirm for his opponents that his work has bad fruit. So if you see them, perhaps kindly correct them. Finally, I have appreciated Father very much in the past. I even purchased books of his. There's probably still a photo up of one on my IG. But his teachings have changed. His method has changed. And it is good for Father and for the Church to talk about it. Great men do fall by inches. And sometimes it's exorcists.

"I have nothing against the Pope...I'm not fighting with the Pope.... The Pope can say what he wants, and I want him to say what we wants, but I can disagree. [...] I'm sure the Pope is a great guy, I haven't met him." Pitch-perfect example of how political rulers should handle disagreements with spiritual authority—much to the dismay of those would love to drive a wedge between President Trump and American Catholics, most of whom voted for him twice!

This is only funny if you have a Jack Chick or worse understanding of Catholicism. Every Catholic priest has to read several hundred Bible verses every day between breviary & Mass, plus most read more than required. Pope Leo XIV has done this every day since 1977 when he entered the Augustinian novitiate.

The Antichrist is a real thing.

“Pope Leo is a liberal…”

If you are including all Christians in that number, you are sorely mistaken. Catholics may follow the Pope but the rest of Christianity does not. We see the pope and the Vatican as imposters who claim to be God on earth. Many of us believe that the Vatican is the “Whore of Babylon” due to the many atrocities committed by the Roman Catholic Church over the centuries, including their rape of so many little boys. We believe in Jesus Christ and God the Father but not the heresy the pope is selling.