Pope Francis' Pretension of Peace Means Destruction

Speaking alongside Palestinian Authority President Abbas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday, May 25, 2014, Pope Francis, called for the recognition of a Palestinian state," according to CNN.

According to CNN, "Pope Francis extended an invitation Sunday to the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to travel to the Vatican for a "peace initiative," after earlier calling for a two-state solution to the intractable conflict."[1]

1 Thessalonians 5:3-4 (NLT)
3 When people are saying, “Everything is peaceful and secure,” then disaster will fall on them as suddenly as a pregnant woman’s labor pains begin. And there will be no escape. 4 But you aren’t in the dark about these things, dear brothers and sisters, and you won’t be surprised when the day of the Lord comes like a thief.

Pope Francis urged "the acknowledgment by all of the right of two states to exist and to live in peace and security within internationally recognized borders." Corpus Separatum (Latin for "separated body") is a term used to describe the Jerusalem area in the 1947 United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine (State of Israel). According to the plan the city would be placed under International Regime (Not belonging to Israel or Arab Palestinians), conferring it a "Special Status" due to its shared religious importance.

The Holy See expressed support for the status of Corpus Separatum. Pope Pius XII was among the first to make such a proposal in the 1949 encyclical Redemptoris Nostri Cruciatus. This idea was later re-proposed during the papacies of John XXIII, Paul VI and John Paul II.

BACKGROUND HISTORY

The United Nations wanted to control Jerusalem after termination of the British Mandate for Palestine. Therefore, the UN General Assembly proposed a Corpus Separatum, as described in Resolution 181. Jerusalem was to be "under a special international regime and shall be administered by the United Nations." The administering body would be the United Nations Trusteeship Council, one of the five UN "Charter" organs.

The United Nations Trusteeship Council was formed in 1945 to oversee the decolonization of those dependent territories that were to be placed under the international trusteeship system---created by the United Nations Charter as a successor to the League of Nations mandate system. Ultimately, eleven territories were placed under trusteeship: seven in Africa and four in Oceania. Ten of the trust territories had previously been League of Nations mandates; the eleventh was Italian Somaliland. Most of the United Nations Trusteeship Council trust territories were former mandates of the League of Nations or territories taken from nations defeated at the end of World War II.[2]

THE VATICAN AND THE PALESTINE AUTHORITY AND PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (PLO)

RAMALLAH --- JUNE 26, 2012 --- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received at the presidential seat in Ramallah, Archbishop Antonio Franco, Apostolic Delegate in Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories, with his accompanying delegation. Ramallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 km north of Jerusalem.

[SOURCE: LATIN PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM]

In 1948, the Vatican created the office of Apostolic Delegate to Jerusalem and Palestine, which had jurisdiction in British Mandate Palestine, Transjordan (now Jordan) and Cyprus.

United Nations Resolution 194 established a Conciliation Commission. Its task was, inter alia, to implement the international regime for the Jerusalem area.

The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP) or Palestine Conciliation Commission (PCC) was created by UN-resolution 194 of 11 December 1948, in order to mediate in the Arab–Israeli conflict. The Commission consisted of France, Turkey and the United States. Its official headquarters was set up in Jerusalem on 24 January 1949.

As the UN has never revoked its resolutions 181 and 194, it maintains the official position that Jerusalem should be placed under a Special International Regime.[3]

The USA never officially relinquished its early support of the Corpus Separatum. On 23 October 1995, the Congress passed the advisory Jerusalem Embassy Act saying that "Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of the State of Israel; and the United States Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem no later than May 31, 1999." Since 1995, the relocation of the embassy from Tel Aviv has been suspended by the President semi-annually, each time stating that "[the] Administration remains committed to beginning the process of moving our embassy to Jerusalem."

PLO-boss Abbas gifts a painting of the proposed "International City" of
"Palestine Bethlehem, the city of peace” to Pope Francis.

The transfer of the Israeli capital to Jerusalem is a major problem for the Vatican, which holds multilateral relations in the UN and EU, and has plans for an "international city" in Jerusalem, under the influence of the Roman Catholic Church (READ 2 Thessalonians 2). Since the US Congress does not control US foreign policy, despite the Embassy Act, official U.S. documents and web sites do not refer to Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.[4] The European Union continues to support the internationalization of Jerusalem in accordance with the 1947 UN Partition Plan, and regards Jerusalem as having the status of Corpus Separatum.[5]

THE UNITED NATIONS KNOWS THE PROPHECY ABOUT JERUSALEM

2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 (NLT)

Events prior to the Lord’s Second Coming

2 Now, dear brothers and sisters,[a] let us clarify some things about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and how we will be gathered to meet him. 2 Don’t be so easily shaken or alarmed by those who say that the day of the Lord has already begun. Don’t believe them, even if they claim to have had a spiritual vision, a revelation, or a letter supposedly from us. 3 Don’t be fooled by what they say. For that day will not come until there is a great rebellion against God and the man of lawlessness[b] is revealed—the one who brings destruction.[c] 4 He will exalt himself and defy everything that people call god and every object of worship. He will even sit in the temple of God, claiming that he himself is God.

Footnotes:

2:1 Greek brothers; also in 2:13, 15.

2:3a Some manuscripts read the man of sin.

2:3b Greek the son of destruction.

In his remarks in Bethlehem, Francis called on Abbas to protect the religious rights of Palestinian Catholics, according to CNN. However, this does not help the Jewish people, Evangelical Christians, Protestants and others who live in the Middle East. The bilateral agreement signed on February 15, 2000 between the Vatican and PLO only protects Catholics---and the political and economic interests of the Holy See in Israel and other parts of the Middle East.

Pope Francis' Pretension of Peace in Israel and the Middle East Means Destruction (1 Thessalonians 5:3-4), but more importantly they defy the Holy Scriptures (Psalm 121:4; Isaiah 54:5; Joel; Zechariah 2:8; Malachi 3:6; Romans 11; Galatians 4:21-31) and the prophecy of the Holy Bible. Isaiah the prophet wrote that all the glory of Kedar will come to an end (Isaiah 21:16). Kedar may refer to: Qedar or Kedar, the second son of Ishmael; Qedarites or Kedar, an Arab tribal confederation named for Ishmael's son; Kedar, Gush Etzion, an Israeli settlement east of Jerusalem near Maale Adumim; Lord Shiva or Kedar, a Hindu god.

THERE WILL BE NO PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST UNTIL CHRIST RETURNS

Matthew 24:1-8 (NLT)

Jesus Foretells the Future

24 As Jesus was leaving the Temple grounds, his disciples pointed out to him the various Temple buildings. 2 But he responded, “Do you see all these buildings? I tell you the truth, they will be completely demolished. Not one stone will be left on top of another!”

3 Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?[a]”

4 Jesus told them, “Don’t let anyone mislead you, 5 for many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah.’ They will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and threats of wars, but don’t panic. Yes, these things must take place, but the end won’t follow immediately. 7 Nation will go to war against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in many parts of the world. 8 But all this is only the first of the birth pains, with more to come.

Footnotes:

24:3 Or the age?

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Godspeed, love and Truth,
Poor Knight for Christ Francis M. Kelly, XU

Footnotes:

1. Pope Francis invites Israeli, Palestinian leaders to Vatican peace talks
By Laura Smith-Spark, Ivan Watson and Delia Gallagher, CNN
updated 1:39 PM EDT, Sun May 25, 2014

2. Most of the former territories taken from nations defeated at the end of World War II—have all now attained self-government or independence, either as separate nations or by joining neighboring independent countries. The UN Trusteeship Council, headed by France and the United Kingdom, has been inactive since 1994.

3. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194, Articles 7-10...
UNGA, 30 November 2011, Resolution adopted by the General Assembly, 66/18. Jerusalem (doc.nr. A/RES/66/18 d.d. 26-01-2012)
"Citing its resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947, in particular its provisions regarding the City of Jerusalem,"
"Reiterates its determination that any actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration on the Holy City of Jerusalem are illegal and therefore null and void and have no validity whatsoever,"

4. Adam Kredo, Solving the White House photo mystery over ‘Jerusalem, Israel’. JTA, 16 August 2011

5. Foundation for Middle East Peace – May 1999: "Europe Affirms Support for a Corpus Separatum for Greater Jerusalem"