Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Will Join in the Consecration of Russia and Ukraine
VATICAN CITY — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will join with Pope Francis and the bishops of the world in praying for the consecration of Russia and Ukraine on March 25.
He will do so privately, however, and will not be present at the consecration ceremony at St. Peter’s Basilica.
CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language sister news agency, confirmed those details Sunday with the retired pope’s personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Gänswein.
"Of course, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will join Pope Francis' call in prayer with regard to the consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary,” Archbishop Gänswein wrote in an email to the news agency.
Pope Francis agreed to conduct the consecration of the two countries in response to an urgent request from the Latin rite bishops of Ukraine. The Vatican has since confirmed a March 17 CNA report that the Pope has asked all bishops of the world to join him in the consecration.
by Andy Roman
The only question is who will be held responsible if the consecration ceremony fails to bring world peace and end the war? Will they point the finger at Pope Francis, Pope Benedict, or Mary? Or will they blame Bible-believers who keep the seventh-day Sabbath? We’re told that because God’s people refuse to join the world in their transgression, they’ll be held responsible for everything that goes wrong:
“And then the great deceiver will persuade men that those who serve God are causing these evils. The class that have provoked the displeasure of Heaven will charge all their troubles upon those whose obedience to God’s commandments is a perpetual reproof to transgressors (Great Controversy, p. 590).
Nearly all of Christianity is now either united in idolatry with Rome’s plans to consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Virgin Mary, or they are false shepherds who refuse to address this great sin, which will occur on March 25, 2022, when Christianity and spiritualism will unite. The entire world will be embracing “those with familiar spirits” (Isaiah 8:19) while accepting “strong delusions and lies” (2 Thessalonians 2:10, 11).
“Spiritualism is about to take the world captive … Superhuman power is working in a variety of ways, and few have any idea as to what will be the manifestations of spiritualism in the future … The signs and wonders of spiritualism will become more and more pronounced as the professed Christian world rejects the plainly revealed truth of the Word of God, and refuse to be guided by a plain ‘Thus saith the Lord,’ accepting instead the doctrines and the commandments of men.” (Manuscript, 92, 1894).
There was a time when Protestants used to take a strong stand for Bible truth, but those days are gone. There was a time when preachers had no hesitation in preaching the truth as it is found in God’s word. Now we only seem to have peace and safety preachers who are afraid of hurting people’s feelings. They are fearful of being accused of not being courteous and loving. So today, the Protestant churches have lowered the standard of truth and are hiding the peculiarities of the faith.
The church is in danger, not because of the worldly influences by a godless society—No! God’s people are in danger because the watchmen and the pastors are failing to do their job by remaining silent when they ought to be crying out! They are not willing to call sin by its right name. Notice the current state of the watchmen:
“Sins exist in the church that God hates, but they are scarcely touched for fear of making enemies. Opposition has risen in the church to the plain testimony. Some will not bear it. They wish smooth things spoken unto them. And if the wrongs of individuals are touched, they complain of severity, and sympathize with those in the wrong” (Spiritual Gift, Vol. 2, p. 283).
Make no mistake; we are in a war. While a flood of anti-biblical sentiment is sweeping both our world and the church, God is calling for His watchmen to stand up and boldly declare, “Thus saith the Lord” to this generation. As God tells us, there is “a time to keep silent and a time to speak” (Ecclesiastes 3:7). This is not the time to be silent.
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