Category Archives: Rome: Drawing Aside the Purple Curtain

Shaun Willcock’s regular analysis of news about Roman Catholicism.

Francis I and Foolish Pentecostals

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The Jesuit Roman pope, Francis I, is going out of his way – in accordance with the instructions he has received from the Jesuit general, his superior – to promote ecumenism between Romanism and Protestantism; and he has been especially active, more so even than John Paul II, in seeking with great cunning and subtlety to woo those within the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement. Continue reading

‘Protestant’ Pretenders go on Pilgrimage to the Papacy

Protestant Pretenders Go On Pilgrimage to the Papacy, PDF format

Image1_GatheringThe diabolical ecumenical movement is many decades old now. But since a Jesuit cardinal from Argentina became the Roman Pope Francis I, ecumenists from the Charismatic/Pentecostal and so-called “Evangelical” camps have been showing a more-than-usual unseemly haste to heap praise on the papal head and to rush to Rome to receive his “blessing” (curse). And thus the Romeward movement has received another major boost. Continue reading

Roman Catholic Necromancy – Praying to Dead Popes

Roman Catholic Necromancy – Praying to Dead Popes, PDF format

At an historic and unprecedented canonisation ceremony in April 2014 the reigning pope of Rome, Francis I, watched by his predecessor, the retired Benedict XVI, canonised two dead popes, John XXIII and John Paul II.  Over half a million Roman Catholics attended the huge event, along with large numbers of cardinals and many political heads of state. Continue reading

The Alberto Rivera Story

The Alberto Rivera Story, PDF format

Alberto Rivera

Fact and Fantasy Compared – Forty Years of Fraud

by Roy Livesey

Introduction by Shaun Willcock

Alberto Rivera is the principal character in the “Alberto” series of picture books, published by Chick Publications in California.  They claim to be based upon the life story of a man who said he was an ex-Jesuit priest converted to Christ, and on other information about Roman Catholicism and the Jesuits which he supplied.  When asked to make a statement concerning the validity of his supposed life story, Rivera published a declaration that what was written by “JTC” (Jack T. Chick) was “a true and actual account.

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Ukraine, Russia, the US/EU: What’s Going On?

Ukraine Russia US EU, PDF format

Understanding Five Important Points

As they say, the first casualty of war is truth.  This is certainly the case with what has been unfolding in Ukraine in recent weeks.  From all sides there are lies, distortions, and deliberate disinformation.  But even so, Christians can have a good understanding of these momentous events if they clearly grasp five important points, and never lose sight of them. Continue reading

Copeland in Popeland: Kenneth Copeland Embraces “Unity” with the Roman Pope

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It caused a huge stir – but really, should any Christian be surprised?
At a conference in Texas, USA, under the auspices of the “ministry” of veteran Charismatic charlatan and false prophet, Kenneth Copeland, a man appeared on a giant TV screen and gave his “blessing” to the assembled congregation.  That man was no other than the Jesuit pope of Rome, Francis I.[1]
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The Truth About Alberto Rivera

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The Truth About

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Alberto Rivera

(The following article consists of two previous articles, published in 1989-1990 and 1997.  Although many years have elapsed since then and Alberto Rivera died in 1997, the comic books purporting to be based on his life story continue to be published and circulated worldwide in their millions.  Thus the need to maintain a witness against the lies and deceptions of this man, a false Christian and one of history’s most successful religious frauds, remains as great now as it did then; and for as long as the false “life story” of Albert Rivera remains in print and continues to deceive multitudes, it will be necessary to expose him.  On this the Bible is very clear: 1 Tim. 1:19,20; 2 Tim. 4:14,15; 3 Jn. 9,10; Rom. 16:17,18; 2 Cor. 11:26; Eph. 5:11; etc.)

Alberto Rivera: a False Brother

(The following article was first published in the Bible Based Ministries Newsletter, No. 44, December 1989 – January 1990.  At the time of publication, although it was clear from the evidence that Rivera was not a true Christian, it was still considered possible that he may have once been a Jesuit priest as he claimed.  In the years that followed, however, even this claim of his was conclusively proved to be fraudulent, notably by British author Roy Livesey; and the second article below states that Rivera was never a Jesuit priest.)

  Alberto Rivera is known to many worldwide as “an ex-Jesuit priest converted to Christ”, particularly through the comic books that have been published by Chick Publications, the most well-known being Alberto.  Bible Based Ministries, like many other ministries around the world, used to support his stand against Rome, because he did reveal many true things about the Roman Catholic institution. Continue reading

A Jesuit Becomes the Pope of Rome

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Rome in a Jesuit Vice-Grip Through Its Two Popes, “Black” and “White”!

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The “Black Pope”, the Jesuit General

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The “White Pope”, Francis I

The Jesuit Pope of Rome

On 13 March 2013 a Roman Catholic cardinal from Argentina, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was elected by his fellow-cardinals as the new pope of Rome.  He took the name of Francis I.

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