My compliments to Mr. Ephrem Fernando for his excellent article on the above subject, in the Midweek Review of "The Island" on Wednesday July 31, 2002 I find it tragic to see that most Catholics seem to be totally unaware of what’s happening in the Catholic Church today. What we have today, is a totally Protestantised and in some respects you might even say a heretical and apostate Church. With the death of the saintly Pope Pius XII in 1958, and shortly thereafter with the onset of the Second Vatican Council during the years 1962-65, under Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI, the enemies who had already infiltrated the Catholic Church over a period of time, were given a free-hand to begin their task of destruction of the Church from within.

Mr. Ephrem Fernando has mentioned in his article some of the sacrilegious things that are happening in the Catholic Church today, to prove that Satan and his agents have entered the Sanctuary. Permit me to make my own contribution by providing additional proof to show that this is indeed true:

• What we have today, is no longer that Catholic Faith of our forefathers and ancestors nor the true Catholic Sacraments in the Traditional Rite. Now it is a completely new Religion; and some Sacraments are of doubtful validity. Man has now been deified and raised to the level of God himself. What were once considered mortal sins are no longer so, provided he or she is able to reconcile these acts with their conscience.

• The Code of Canon Law of 1917 has been cast into the dustbin of history. Now we have a brand new Code of Canon Law introduced in recent times by these heretics and apostates inside cassocks. Similarly, the traditional Catechism of the Catholic Church has been thrown out, and an entirely new Catechism has been introduced some years ago by these infiltrators. Some experts and theologians have pointed out that this New Catechism even incorporates and legitimizes certain heresies.

• What is preached now from our Roman Catholic pulpits is the heresy of Universal Salvation regardless of one’s Faith. The Dogma of there being no Salvation outside of the Catholic Church is no longer spoken of the target of the Freemasons and the New Age Movement and other similar secret societies, to have a Universal Religion with a one World order is thus being accomplished.

• During the Pontificate of Pope John XXIII, there were rumors and suspicions of his connections with Freemasonry. Long years after his death, the Grand Masters of Freemasonry in Mexico openly declared to the entire world that Pope John XXIII, was indeed a Freemason. It was a known fact that Pope John XXIII joined the Rosicrucians, a branch in Freemasonry, at the time he was in the diplomatic service of the Vatican as a Nuncio. The enemies within the Church were secretly grooming him to take over the Papacy after Pope Pius XII. Therefore, should we be surprised to see the destruction of the Catholic Church beginning with his Pontificate, and the Second Vatican Council he set in motion? Considering the above, it is indeed shocking that in recent times the present Pope has even gone to the extent of Beatifying the late Pope John XXIII despite all the objections and the documentary evidence presented to the Vatican hierarchy as to why this Pope should not be Beatified. For the benefit of the uninitiated I must mention that at the Conclave held in the year 1903, for the election of a Pope, Cardinal Rampoli, a very well known Freemason at that time, had obtained the most number of votes at that Conclave, and was on the point of being elected Pope, but thanks to the intervention and objections of Franz Joseph the Second, Emperor of the mighty Austro- Hungarian Empire, expressed through the Austro-Hungarian Cardinals present at that Council, Cardinal Rampoli failed in his bid for the Papacy, and the Conclave ended up with the election of a great Pope whom we all now honour and venerate as Pope Saint Pius X.

• Pope Paul the Sixth in his lifetime was called by some the "Hamlet Pope". During the long years of his Papacy the destruction of the Catholic Faith went on unabated. Pope Paul VI, openly declared to the whole world that "the smoke of Satan has entered the Church". But, at the same time he was also a Pope who permitted the accelerated destruction of the Catholic Church. The Freemasons in the Church hierarchy and the Italian Mafia had close connections during his Pontificate resulting in many a scandal. Upon his death in 1978, and to the surprise of many, the walls of Rome were plastered with posters by the Freemasons and the Communist Party expressing their condolences! It is now a known fact that the mother of Pope Paul VI is buried in a Masonic grave with the signs of Freemasonry on it. Even though an attempt has been made to cover up this fact, with the construction of a surrounding wall, photographers have even succeeded in taking pictures of this grave. Considering all of this, and the fact that here was another Pope who permitted the destruction of the Church during his Pontficate, a big question mark arises over his personality and of his entire Pontificate.

• The successor to Pope Paul the Sixth was the late Pope John Paul the First. His Papacy was tragically short and brief. In just 33 days this Pope was poisoned to death in the Vatican itself. The suspects were the top notch Freemasons in the heart of the Vatican, the P2 Lodge, and the Mafia. I strongly urge any interested party to read "In God’s Name" by David Yallop, should they entertain any doubts about this.

• It is a well known fact that there are yet today Masonic Lodges in the Vatican, for the hierarchy, and those who are connected to Freemasonry .

• This Pope who was murdered in the Vatican, was succeeded by the present Pope, John Paul the Second, who has been Supreme Pontiff since 1978. But, despite being Pope for such a lengthy period of time upto now, the destruction of the Catbolic Faith and the Catholic Church continues. I would urge every Catholic to get a copy of the book "Peter Lovest Thou Me?", and acquaint themselves with the tragic truth of the current Pontificate. The many pictures contained in this book, ought to be specking to any sensible Catholic. The three volumes of " The Theological Journey of Pope John Paul the Second" by Rev. Fr. Dobermann, must also be read by every Catholic today, to understand this tragedy which is unfolding before our very eyes, namely, the total destruction and annihilation of the Catholic Faith. Also, "The Devastated Vineyard" by Professor Dietrich Von Hilderbrand, must be read by every Catholic to enable them to comprehend what is happening in our modern day and age.

Every Catholic should also read "Iota Unum — A Study of the Changes in the Catholic Church in the 20th Century" by Romano Amerio, "The Great Sacrilege" by Rev. Father Waltham, and the three Volumes of the "Liturgical Revolution" by Michael Davies: Volume One is "Cranmeis Godly Order", Volume Two is "Pope John’s Council" and Volume Three is "Pope Paul’s New Mass".

Owing to considerations of brevity I must conclude, eventhough there is much more to be said and exposed for the benefit of those Catholics, whom I know are totally unaware of the devastation of the Catholic Church which continues unhampered and unhindered.

Richard Alles
Negombo