The Beast of the Sea

Following the method of scholastic philosophy laid down by St. Thomas Aquinas and pre-1958 theologians, also the prescriptions of Canon 18, we will first explore the meaning of the word Antichrist, who is said, by Fr. Sylvester Berry to be the "Beast of the Sea."

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume I, gives three possible meanings for this word. They are: (1) One directly opposed to Christ (against); (2) one "resembling Christ in appearance and power," and; (3) as "one who is king during an interregnum." Montini can be said to be all three. Where Christ came to deliver a spiritual kingdom in the name of God the Father, Montini established an earthly kingdom in the name of the Father of Lies, who would enthrone man as God. Where Christ is the ultimate good, Antichrist is the "maximum possible evil," residing in the "highest spiritual office," as described by W.J. Strojie in his Last Days of the Catholic Church. As we have seen from our detailed examination of Pope Paul IV"s "Cum Ex Apostolatus Officio" and Roncalli's heresy, there is no question of Paul VI ever truly becoming pope. Therefore, his entire ascendancy to the See NEVER TOOK PLACE, and as such, was the very epitome of lying and falsehood, since it was based on thin air. The faithful, as predicted in Holy Scripture, accepted Montini because they believed Antichrist would be some fantastic earthly leader they would easily recognize, although all the predictions of Antichrist in Holy Scripture plainly demonstrate that his reign will depend on deception for its success. Just as the Jews expected an earthly king who would deliver them from their Roman oppressors, so did Catholics fail to anticipate Antichrist as a SPIRITUAL leader (as Christ's reign was also a spiritual reign). Yet, if Antichrist is to be perfectly opposed to Christ, how could his reign be other than spiritual?

In support of the opinion that Antichrist will be elevated to the Apostolic See, or overthrow the Pope and usurp his See, we wish to cite the following authorities:

St. Cyril of Constantinople - "Foretells the fall of the Church and papal throne."

St. Francis of Assisi - "There will be an uncanonically elected pope, who will cause a great Schism..."

Abbot Joachim - "Towards the end of the world, Antichrist will overthrow the Pope and usurp his See." (While this abbot's writings concerning the three ages of the world were condemned after his death, he was not a heretic. In fact, his holiness was attested to unswervingly by his Franciscan brethren.)

Sister Ludmilla of Prague - "After the world war...one will endeavor to prevent the Pope from exercising his sacred office...."

Father Jerome Votin - "...The shepherd (Pope) will be smitten and the sheep scattered."

(All the above taken from Reverend R. Gerald Culleton's The Reign of Antichrist, (Nos. 293, 294, 296, 297 and 309.)

The Catholic Encyclopedia (Vol. I, Antichrist), relates that St. Bernard was of the opinion that the beast of the Apocalypse was an anti-pope. However, the author, Reverend A.J. Maas, is careful to point out that both St. Bernard and the Abbot Joachim were not proponents of the Protestant papal Antichrist theory, since they both speak of anti-popes who will rule as popes. It is interesting to note that St. Bernard regarded Pier deLeoni, the anti-pope Anacletus II who reigned against Innocent II, as the "abomination of desolation," as we have already reported in an earlier section.

Finally, we would like to cite Father E.S. Berry who describes the False Prophet as an anti-pope. All these quotes prove that, contrary to popular belief, the papal See could be overthrown temporarily. And, as the Catholic Encyclopedia (Vol. I) article written by Fr. Maas concludes: "...since Antichrist simulates Christ, and the Pope is an image of Christ, Antichrist must have some similarity to the Pope." As we observed earlier, God is merciful, but He will not have mercy on those who commit sins of presumption by relying on His mercy as a blanket excuse for refusal to study. God is, indeed, merciful, but He is also just. And if ever a generation merited His justice, it is ours. Before examining the various conclusions regarding the person and reign of Antichrist, we will first address the portraits of Antichrist in Scripture and tradition.

Daniel the Prophet - In chapter seven of Daniel, there is a general description of the system of Antichrist. First, he commences with a description of the "beasts" of his vision. The first beast, oddly enough, is a lioness with wings, the very symbol which appeared on Roncalli's coat of arms. In A.C.V. Fox-Davies ìA Complete Guide to Heraldry,î we find that this animal is the symbol of St. John. But Daniel describes the lion as having its wings plucked, indicating perhaps, that authority to pronounce on things divine is taken away. Wings would help one to ascend; i.e., mount closer to God. Fox-Davies announces that any "...wings occurring in armory are always presumed to be the wings of an eagle." (p. 239.) There is also reference to the wings of an eagle in Apoc. 12:14. Attwater"s ìA Catholic Dictionaryî (p. 192) tells us under Eagle, that St. John uses the eagle to symbolize the Holy Ghost. Did Daniel envision the stripping of the Holy Ghost from Roncalli when he describes the first beast as "a man" after the wings are plucked? A mere man who does not possess the power of the Keys, although he has mounted the papal throne? A winged lioness is a fairly rare occurrence in heraldry, and Fox-Davies relates that the only family now bearing these arms, lives in the Languedoc region of France (!)

So also, does the next animal, the bear, have some relation heraldry-wise to this region of France. It is said to symbolize the Plantagenet family by the authors of "Holy Blood, Holy Grail", whose ancestor, one King Ursus, originated in the Languedoc region and died in Brittany. His descendants are said to have then sought refuge in England; later to have become the royal Plantagenet line. (pp. 235-237.) On page 85, the authors tell us: "...Ursus (is) a name consistently associated with the Merovingian bloodline." The meaning of Ursus is "bear" (Latin-see "ursa," Webster's Collegiate Dictionary). It would almost seem that Daniel is describing the different facets of a bloodline here (although "bear" could also apply to Russia). But the bloodline reference is further strengthened by the third beast, a leopard. Fox-Davies explains that in the beginning of the history of heraldic devices, leopards and lions were indistinguishable! Later, the French made the distinction, adopting leopards and the fleur-de-lis for many of their coat of arms. But still, the French leopards look just like English lions, the only difference between a "lion" and a "leopard" to the French being the position (not the appearance) of the English lion. So, while the bear seems to be a different species altogether, the leopard is a conglomerate monster of sorts, having the lion's wings (although they are called fowl, not eagle, wings), and the leopard's body, similar to a lion's. The final beast is so terrifying, it seems to defy all Daniel's abilities of description, but he tells us it is unlike the other beasts.

In Chapter 7, vs. 19-25, Daniel discusses further this different beast, but all that seems to be added is the allusion to the ten kings of this fourth beast, the terribleness of the beast and its awesome power. Many see in the ten kings a foretelling of a united Europe, and, indeed, this may be true. The book "Holy Blood, Holy Grail", which has already told us so much concerning the Priory, speaks of its plans for the future on page 385: "During the 19th century, the Priory of Sion, working through freemasonry and the Hieron du Val d'Or, attempted to establish a revived and updated Holy Roman Empire--a kind of theocratic United States of Europe, ruled simultaneously by the Hapsburgs and by a radically reformed Church...it is not unreasonable to suppose that Sion's present objectives are basically similar..." The authors admit that the Priory"s aims today include a united Europe ruled by the ìdescendantsî of Jesus and Mary Magdalen, but this rule would only be ritual and symbolic; the real power behind the throne, so to speak, would be the Priory of Sion itself.

The four kingdoms of Daniel must then represent the various intersecting bloodlines which feed into the Priory. The winged lion of Roncalli is England and France; the bear is France and Russia, related by blood to England at the time of the Bolshevik revolution. It is prophesied by Daniel, that the bear will "devour much flesh." Certainly this has been true of Russia (under Stalin, especially). The leopard once again refers to union between France and England of some kind, and the leopard's wings may be a reference to the double-eagle crests of the house of Hapsburg (Germany), and Russia (who intermarried with the Hapsburg line), and perhaps, Poland, whose national emblem is also the double eagle. This representation of the two houses accounts for the four heads and four wings of the leopard, since the double-headed eagle has two heads, but only two wings, also. Fox-Davies writes on page 237, that "...the eagle with one or two heads ...seems to have become the recognized heraldic symbol of the Holy Roman Empire...." But, this empire is now dominated by leopard heads from France, not eagle's heads; French kings, not Roman emperors. Paul VI, of all the Vatican II popes, showed his allegiance to France most visibly through his coat of arms, which displays the fleur-de-lis, which is nothing other than a lily bud, not a true lily. The "bud of renown "is known to be the prophecy of the Messiah, the lily bud representing the messianic hopes of Judah. It is not surprising then, to find this bud displayed by Montini, who fulfilled the darkling hopes of the Jews: to overthrow the papacy and serve their messiah.

As for the rest of Daniel, the following is predicted: "He shall think himself able to change times and laws." This Montini did, destroying the liturgical calendars and displacing many saints; rendering Canon Law of little effect, doing away with many of the Church"s time-honored rituals, the sacraments, the Mass--the list is endless. (Ch. 7:25.)

"He shall...obtain the kingdom by fraud...and craft shall be successful in his hand...." (Ch. 8:25.) Done. Everyone thinks Montini was a legitimate pope, and JPII is his legitimate successor. The world yet believes that the Catholic Church is represented by Rome; that it can accommodate itself to the age. A greater fraud is unimaginable.

"He shall destroy...the people of the saints...and shall crush the saints of the Most High." (Chapters 7:25, 8:24.) So far, this seems to be a spiritual destruction, corresponding to Zacharias 13:7: "Strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered..." But physical destruction cannot be ruled out, since hundreds of thousands of Catholics have perished at the hands of the Communist butchers supported by Montini. Also, soul-murder is worse by far then physical death; and in this Montini excelled by deceiving Catholics with his schismatic Church, which they believed to be the true Church.

In all power, signs and lying wonders." Reverend P. Huchede ascertains that "the greater part of these miracles will be optical illusions and diabolical charms. Men shall be deceived by appearances; hence, the reason why the Scriptures say he will work miracles before the eyes of man and not in the sight of God." (History of Antichrist, p. 19.) St. Thomas writes: "The works of Antichrist may be called lying wonders ...because he will deceive men's senses by means of phantoms, so that he will not really do what he seems to do... ." (Summa I, 113:4.)

The abomination of desolation and the cessation of the continual sacrifice spoken of by Daniel we have already covered. Here, we have addressed the kingdoms and their present day signification. But it cannot be denied that certainly Daniel spoke of kingdoms in reference to his own day, and he even speaks of conflicting bloodlines himself. Of course, the claim to Christ's "bloodline" is both vile heresy and the heighth of power-lust. But the bloodlines have certainly been sedulously cultivated, although their prime progenitor be SATAN and his descendants, not Christs'. In John 8:44, Christ tells the Pharisees: "You are of your father the devil...truth is not in him...for he is a liar, and the father, thereof." No greater lie has ever been told than that upon which the Priory is founded. That it is somehow inextricably entwined throughout the entire course of history, and most especially manifested in the reign of Roncalli and Montini should surprise no one, once their identities are understood.

Concerning their attack on Christians of the primitive Church. St. Jude wrote: "For certain men are secretly entered in...ungodly men, turning the grace of Our Lord God into riotousness and denying the only sovereign ruler, and Our Lord Jesus Christ ...these men ...despise dominion and blaspheme majesty...." (Ch. 1:4, 8.) They have been with us always, and always their method of operation and their aims have been the same.

 St. Paul on Antichrist - It is St. Paul who, in II Thessalonians, predicts the revolt must come first. This revolt began almost immediately with the installation of Roncalli as "pope," or at least it came out of the closet, so to speak. But actually, it began with the Protestant Reformation, and slowly deteriorated into the gallicanism, ecumenism, modernism, rationalism, and liberalism of our own day. In a later section, we will examine this revolt in depth. But, it is already verified, in fact, by the wholesale schism of the Montinian Church in Rome. Verified also, is the Antichrist, who "...is worshipped, so that he sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself as if he were God... ." (vs. 4.) The designation of this Temple has not been clear until the actual fulfillment of the prophecy. The fathers of the Church (and commentators on Scripture) were divided on this point, some believing the Temple in Jerusalem was meant, others teaching that it was to be the Church itself. The latter has been proven to be the case. Popolatry is a wide-spread phenomena in today's "church" in Rome, and during Montini's reign, many looked to him as the Savior of man, and the one who brought the Church into agreement with the modern age by instituting the "religion of man."

""God shall send them the operation of error to believe lying.î  Refusal to study and slavish observance of religious externals have brought about this punishment. Catholics wish to remain ignorant. The old adage, "What you don't know won't hurt you," is one of the most dangerous assumptions afoot today. Refusal to learn about the Faith is a rejection of grace.

The Apocalypse of St. John - It is in this book of Holy Scripture (Chapter 13), that we finally solve the puzzle of the four kingdoms of Daniel. For St. John merges the leopard, the bear, and the lion into one beast, so that there can be no doubt that the bloodlines all meet in Montini. "And the beast ...was like to a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his own strength and great power." Now we know the meaning of the kingdoms in our day, which are the bloodlines of certain houses of Europe. The dragon mentioned is Roncalli, in this passage. For in Chapter 13:2, we find this reference: "And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon." Father E.S. Berry describes the beast of the earth as the false prophet of Chapter 19:20. Just as Christ also was heralded by the preaching of St. John, the Baptist, so Montini had need of such a herald, also, if he were to be perfectly opposed to Christ. Berry writes: "The beast arising from the earth is...the prophet of Antichrist...the false prophet, who will be endowed with the plenitude of satanic powers to deceive the nations." Thus is Roncalli's fascination with St. John, the Baptist and St. John, the Divine, explained; for his mission on the earth was to fulfill Holy Scripture.

Of interest here, are the two horns. Horns are also mentioned adorning the beasts of Daniel in Chapter Seven. Joseph Saraceno, in his article "The Two Horns of Antichrist", first assays the Old Testament, and then concludes that horns represent a calling (from God). Going back to Daniel, Chapter Seven, once again, we observe that he saw in his vision a little horn that grew (verse 8).

In his book "The Antichrist", Reverend Augustine Lehman observes: "In this little horn that grows, the Fathers, notably St. Irenaeus, Theodoret, Lactantius, St. Jerome, the modern commentators, Maldonatus, Cornelius a Lapide, Calmet, etc., and many contemporary exegetes, have rightly seen a figure of Antichrist. The horn is the symbol of strength and power." (pp. 18-19.) As Saraceno points out, Antichrist, according to Scripture, had one horn, or calling. Roncalli, as false prophet, had two horns; that of pope and false prophet; shepherd and navigator.

Montini is the beast "...coming up out of the sea." (Apoc. 13:1.) Reverend Berry comments: "If Antichrist be of Jewish extraction, as he probably will, the sea from which he arises signifies Judaism." (p. 135.) Berry distinguishes between the beast as Antichrist, and the beast as the collective system of Antichrist. He says that 'by extension," the beast is seen to represent the whole empire of Antichrist. He also reports that it is a "general opinion" that Antichrist "...will set himself up as the Messias." (p. 131.) If Paul VI claimed one cannot be saved unless he belonged to the Vatican II Church, having instituted new rites and completely destroyed continuity of doctrine (in effect, creating an entirely new Church), then certainly he would qualify as the Messias of his own new religion. By anathematizing the Tridentine and forbidding its celebration, this is exactly what he did. All who refused to celebrate or attend the New Mass were excluded from "salvation" in the Montinian Church.

Concerning the Jewish nationality of Antichrist, Reverend Huchede insists that "...it is certain that [Antichrist] will be of the Jewish race. Tradition bears us out on this point." (p. 15.) In support of this opinion, Father Saenz Arriaga quotes: The Golden Book of Noble Italian Heritage, which states that Paul VI was descended from the deBenedictus family and lists this family as "...of Hebrew origin." The book lists Montini's ancestor as the great-grandfather of Pier deLeoni, the anti-pope Anacletus II of St. Bernard's day. Maurice Pinay, in his ìPlot Against the Church,î quotes the Jewish Spanish Encyclopedia to document the fact that Baruz Leoni (a Jew) had himself baptized and took the Christian name of Benedict. The final sentence of this quote reads "...in spite of baptism and mixed marriages, the descendants of Benedictus were connected down the centuries with the Jewish community." It would seem that Montini was a Kabbalist Jew. But to exemplify the height of imperfection to be realized by Antichrist, he must also have been of Catholic blood. For Zacharias wrote: "I was wounded in the house of them that loved me." (Zach. 13:6.) No betrayal is so painful or so reprehensible as that perpetrated by close friends or relatives. Christ was crucified by His own, and in this, the passion of His Mystical Body, He will, once again, suffer persecution by members of the Church He entrusted to St. Peter.

One of the riddles of Apocalypse which has always puzzled commentators is that of the slain heads. This reference is found in Apocalypse 13:3: "And I saw one of his heads, as it were slain to death, and his death wound was healed." Reverend Berry identifies this head as "...one of the powers supporting the cause of Antichrist... "and further notes that these powers may be "...both spiritual and temporal." (p. 132.) Reverend H.J. Coleridge opines that this slain head is heathenism. This slain head could also be collective paganism, or the Albigensian heresy purged from France in the 13th century, with the disbanding of the Templars; or it may have reference to the fact that several times anti-popes attempted to seize the throne, but were repulsed, as in the case of Anacletus II, and the attempted election of Rampolla in 1903. But probably, this passage is linked to the horns of the False Prophet and the Beast. When Paul VI died, many hoped beyond hope that a true pope would be elected, not realizing that such an election was impossible, since it was being held by DEPOSED cardinals and an interdicted electing body. There was great consternation when Luciani took the name John Paul I, and Wojtyla continued this odd departure from all tradition. But, if we consider the horns as defined by Saraceno, in conjunction with the slain heads, all will become clear. The beast yet lives!

John and Paul each had a calling unique to themselves. That calling was their pseudo-papacy. In retaining the names of both, their successors in iniquity took this particular horn or power, from each one. Both men received two horns; one of the "successor" of St. Peter, and; one as the successor of the hidden Satanic Pontiff. This is the Gnostic/dualist notion of God as both good and evil made a reality. (In this we see that the last days have become as the first, since the Gnostics have plagued the Church from Her earliest days.) Apoc. 13:15 verifies just such a transfer of power, for it reads: "And it was given to him to give life to the image of the beast, that it should speak...." An echo of this transfer is also seen in Apoc. 17:8: "The beast which thou sawest was, and is not, and shall come up out of the ...pit and go into destruction." Paul VI was accepted by Catholics as pope, yet was not (pope) and went to his death as a "pope." He was the Antichrist, yet he died (Paul), but shall arise out of the pit (be "resurrected") in John Paul I and II. This can be recognized as a perverse sort of perpetuity in imitation of that promised to St. Peter.

"And he shall make all ... to have a character in their right hand or on their foreheadsî  (Apoc. 13:16.) Reverend Berry sees in this verse "...ceremonies to imitate the sacraments of the Church... . In fact, there will be a complete organization--a Church of Satan, set up in opposition to the Church of Christ. Their ceremonies will counterfeit the sacraments... ." Truer words were never spoken. St. Hildegarde agrees in part with Berry, since she predicted this mark would be "...a hellish symbol of Baptism...." ("Reign of Antichrist", by Reverend Gerald Culleton, No. 292.)

Apocalypse elaborates on the above mentioned sign by attesting that "...no man might buy or sell, but he that hath the character... ." In his commentary on the Apocalypse, Reverend J.S. Considine, O.P., is of the opinion that this verse can be seen to read that those who did not worship the emperor (in our day it would be those who would not support "democracy"), would be prevented from buying or selling. He remarks: "Though the times have changed, the Church is still persecuted because it does not...bow down to the world power or its false prophets." ("A Commentary on the New Testament", p. 672.) This is no longer true, since Paul VI appeared before the assembly of the United Nations "...as a friend, to express the desire and to get the permission [of] humbly, lovingly, and disinterestedly serving... this assembly."

We can also return here to the idea of Montini as Messias. For what the Conciliar Church has done, in effect, has been to deprive true Catholics of all spiritual commerce with the Church. Unless we attend the Novus Ordo and "participate" in all the conciliar absurdities, unless we "tithe" and pay "Peter's Pence" and "Catholic" school tuition, in addition to contributing time or money to various other humanist causes, we cannot belong to a "Catholic" community, nor be seen to merit marriage, burial, baptism, or any of the other "sacraments." In truth, if we did not know that Christ supports us, we would technically be forced into spiritual starvation. Indeed, many Catholics who had to make this choice following Vatican II, have preferred the changes and subsequent sacrilege to such cruel and inhuman deprivation, even though they abhorred all the changes. This is especially true of the elderly, many of whom were lonely already and isolated by a youth-oriented society. Several commentators on this verse of Apocalypse have predicted actual starvation. But as tortures go, starvation has its end. By contrast, this seemingly endless era of spiritual starvation is far more devious and painful. It is a good example of the spiritual application of Apocalypse versus the literal application. Giving a spiritual interpretation to most of its passages, not only indicates its application to our times; it does away with a great deal of the more fanciful prognostications prompted by its being understood in a literal sense.

"Count the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man...666." (Apoc. 13:18.) As Francis Panakal wisely observes in his booklet, ì666 - Beast of the Apocalypse Unmasked: " ìThe number of a man' implies very definitely that he is really one among several men, each of whom will have a number, the beast in the prophecy being the one with the number 666." (p.2.) Here, Panakal refers to the fact that in the Annuario Pontificio, published since 1954, the names of all the popes are listed (after the first 22), according to the date of election, coronation as pope, and the date on which his pontificate ended. Panakal notes that a few numbers on this list occur more than once, but Montini's number appears only once; and that number reads 666 - VI for Paulus VI; VI for the month of June (his election); VI for the month of his coronation (June). Although these Roman numeral VI's are the only one's St. John could have identified in his vision, since he could not read Arabic numbers, the sixes do not stop there. Yet another instance of the use of "666" can be seen reflected in Montini's coat of arms. The World Book Encyclopedia, under the heading heraldry, lists the fleur-de-lis as a symbol of the "sixth son" in a family. Montini's coat of arms displays three fleurs-de-lis; hence, 6-6-6. Panakal lists several instances of six; six names (Enrico Antonio Maria Giovanni Battista Montini); Montini's number in the conclave was six; he was 66 at the time of his election; the 264th pope; elected at the sixth conclave held in this century. Panakal points to Pope St. Pius X's first encyclical, E Supremi Apostolatus, where Pius X wrote: "So extreme is the general perversion that there is room to fear ...that the Son of Perdition, of whom the Apostle speaks, has already arrived upon earth." In 1903, Montini was six years old. (This would not be so unusual if St. Pius X had not been known to have the gift of foresight.) Moreover, Paul VI signed his name in such an unusual way, that when the signature is turned upside down, it reads--666.

Panakal does not present this armory and signature in his proofs. In fact, Mr. Panakal remarks on page 18 of his second book Son of Perdition, "It has been reported that ...Montini was either a heretic or an illegitimate pope. He might have been both, we do not know." This would not be important in itself if Panakal did not tell his readers that, based on the information he offers them they can arrive at moral certainty. As we have already seen, it takes a great deal of study to arrive at such a certainty. Certainly Mr. Panakal's book is unique and a very good starting place for such study. But in introducing the syllogisms on page 30-31 of his work to support his findings, we feel he acted prematurely. One first studies to arrive at the syllogism; or, after presenting such a syllogism, produces evidence. Panakal does make the necessary point that syllogisms, study and knowledge; all are of no avail, unless the intellect is enlightened by the Holy Ghost. But possibly the most harrowing conclusion Panakal arrives at is the supposition that due to the advent of Antichrist, THE GATES OF HEAVEN ARE CLOSED. Nowhere have we discovered this opinion in any of the theologians, saints, doctors, or Fathers of the Church consulted for this work. Since it is not a conclusion dependent on Montini's personal identification as Antichrist, we feel that it must be dismissed as both dangerous and probably heretical. Panakal makes this statement because he assumes the Church has disappeared. But as Saint Athanasius has opined, even if two or three Catholics were left on earth, they would be the Church of Christ. Christ Himself taught: "Where two or three are gathered in my name, there shall I also be." Moreover, Christ promised that His Church would last "...until the consummation." This is how the Vatican Council interpreted these words of the Savior.

Why would Montini take such great pains to identify himself by the number 666, if this number was meaningless and irrelevant to him? Constance Cumbey, the author of the invaluable Hidden Dangers of the Rainbow, quotes the New Age popess, Alice Bailey, on the significance of this number. Bailey calls 666 "...a sacred number" and details how to use numerology to calculate it. This woman claims it "...holds the mystery hid of one of the three heavenly men."(?) Cumbey writes that the Keys of Enoch, a New Age bible, instructs the reader to "...use the numerical sequence 6-6-6 as frequently as possible." This to attract "higher intelligence" from another time zone or another planet to our own world. Cumbey repeatedly asserts that these "spirit guides," this "higher intelligence" the New Age appeals to, are demons. Cumbey's analysis of the New Age movement is as convincing as it is hair-raising. Like many other books of its genre, it identifies a world conspiracy moving towards a one-world government, one-world religion. Strangely enough, New Agers advocate the same things promoted by Vatican II and the Priory.

The following criteria was presented by Fr. Augustin Lehman as things about Antichrist which could be called certain. We reproduce it here with brief comments to prove that certainty has been achieved in Montini's identity as the Antichrist.

1. Antichrist will be a trial for the good. Comments: Proven by the past 30 years.

2. Antichrist will be a man, a human... . Comments: Montini was a man.

3. Antichrist will not be Satan, only a man.

Comments: Possessed by Satan perhaps, but he could not have been him.

4. Antichrist will have great powers of seduction, owing to personal qualities.

Comments: Certainly this was true of Paul VI, who said one thing while he did another and escaped all blame; spoke heresy by the paragraphs, yet was never condemned for it; signed the Novus Ordo into being, yet escaped all blame for the resultant abuses; effectively destroyed the Church which is everlasting, forever indefectible; or at least appeared to do so.

5. The beginnings of Antichrist's career will be lowly and obscure.

Comments: Montini rose to power like any other prelate, and he did not become an overnight sensation.

6. Antichrist will increase in power and make conquests.

Commments: By the time Paul VI died, he had succeeded infinalizing a pact with Moscow, pacifying the U.N., pacifying the Kabbalists, satisfying all the Protestants, quieting all the people's mass advocates and countless other conquests. It would be hard to imagine a power greater than that which leveled a work of love that stood for 1,958 years.

7. The rule of Antichrist will be worldwide.

Comments: The Church is universal. The pope's rule has always extended to every corner of the earth.

8. Antichrist will wage a terrible war against God and the Church.

Comments: Don't we know it! And there may be storms yet ahead. So far, he's had nothing but success.

9. Antichrist will claim to be God and will demand exclusive adoration.

Comments: This may be reserved to a later "pope," soon to be elected as part of the chain, but we doubt it. Montini was adored as the man who united the churches. As head of a new church which espouses humanism, Montini was worshipped as head of his own church.

10. By means of diabolical prodigies, he will seek to prove he is God.

Comments: The prodigies have all been written and verbal. The "double-think, double-speak" has become so prevalent as a result of Vatican II and these "popes," that "Catholics" who yet adhere to them cannot even think rightly. As we have seen before, such signs have reference to Antichrist's phenomenal ability to mislead and deceive.

11. His reign will be merely temporary.

Comments: We certainly hope and pray so! Thank God we have the guaranty of Holy Scripture that his reign will end. Many have claimed that the 1,260 days have been exceeded, so Paul VI cannot have been the Antichrist. But not all Scriptural commentators are agreed that this period can definitely be measured in days. It is our belief that St. John here described the last 1,260 days of his (Antichrist's) reign, which will be the bloodiest, the most terrifying, the darkest hour before the dawn. This is the period during which St. John says the Church will be

SUMMARY

1. Montini's election ushered him in as the Antichrist. 2. Montini abolished the Continual Sacrifice.

3. He changed the liturgical calendar and many of the canon laws and Church laws.

4. He set up an entirely new religion with new rites and beliefs.

5. He did more than could be believed.

6. His new religion was the deification of man.

7. Those Catholics who would not participate in his religion have been left spiritually starving.

8. The financial empire of the beast was such that those who buy and sell yet, by that very fact, pay tribute to him in way of taxes.

9. 666 was truly Paul's number.

10. Montini transferred his power and that of Roncalli to the two horns; J.P. I and J.P. II; so that the beast appeared to be slain, but recovered and lived anew.

11. Wojtyla is the second (and last) horn, and his days are numbered.

12. Our Lord will soon slay Antichrist with the breath of His mouth and destroy him with His reign as Christ, the King. (This prophesy of St. Paul's can also be taken to mean that Antichrist's system will only be completely destroyed at the Second Coming.)

Have we learned enough concerning Montini to arrive at certitude concerning his identity as the Beast of the Sea? We present the following syllogisms in support of all that we have written:

ANTICHRIST

1. Holy Scripture tells us that Antichrist will be a man who will change times and laws, cause the continual sacrifice to cease, deceive the faithful by lying and false miracles, and one whose number will be 666.

2. Paul VI, J.B. Montini, accomplished all these things, and he was a man.

3. Therefore, Montini was Antichrist.

THE SYSTEM OF ANTICHRIST

1. Holy Scripture tells us that Antichrist will be the head of a world-wide system, consisting in followers under the various 10 kings. These followers will help Antichrist wage war against the saints; they will follow the beast in wonder.

2. The Vatican II "Church," the New Age Movement, and the Priory have all assisted Antichrist in making conquests and maintaining and extending his empire.

3. Therefore, his system can be seen in these three groups, and is definitely with us today.

In this section we have offered proofs from six authorities, requisite for certitude, to the effect that Antichrist would be an anti-pope who would reign as Pope. St. Cyril, St. Francis, St. Bernard, Fr. Jerome Votin, Paul IV, and Leo XIII, all indicate that they agree the "abomination of desolation," whom Christ identifies as Antichrist, would actually be an antipope. Therefore, certitude has been established.

Ask the Holy Ghost to assist you in arriving at true certitude; beseech him with all of your heart. For Apoc. 14:9 11, reads: "If any man shall adore the beast and receive his character...he...shall be tormented with fire and brimstone...forever and ever." The choice is always ours: "...with me or against me." You have only one opportunity to make the right one.