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"For as long as he was pope, Francis was the world’s most prominent false teacher. Though there are many other false teachers in this world, none of them had even a fraction of his reach or power and none were regarded with such respect.
"Throughout Francis’ life, he consistently affirmed the errors of Catholic doctrine that are detailed in its official documents (such as the Catechism of the Catholic Church) while adding new errors of his own. Never in his life did he proclaim a gospel through which sinners are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone and never did he expect it of the millions of clergy he oversaw. Rather, he consistently preached a gospel in which human effort must be added to divine grace. Furthermore, he consistently venerated Mary as one who, with Jesus, co-mediates the relationship between God and man. He dispensed countless indulgences which are said to lessen or remove the torment a believer must face in purgatory—punishment he must endure in order to become sufficiently holy to enter heaven.
"In short, Francis dedicated his entire life to laboring within the world’s largest heretical denomination—one that has more than a billion adherents. . . . During his time as pope, he communicated heretical doctrines to more people than any other human being. No healer, no crusader, no preacher, and no teacher came close.
"We could go further. The papacy is the foremost and most consistent position of false teaching in the history of the world. For centuries, the pope has been using the name of Christ to lead people away from Christ. He has promised heaven while delivering hell. Countless Roman Catholics have gone to damnation after being assured by their church and their pope that they were on the path to salvation. The papacy has consistently proclaimed a gospel that cannot save while formally anathematizing the one gospel that actually can! I joyfully admit that there can be true believers within the Roman Catholic Church, but they are believers in spite of the church’s official doctrine, not because of it. . . .
"His death is an appropriate moment to remind ourselves of the reality Protestants had universally agreed upon until the past few decades - that the Roman Catholic Church denies the gospel and is therefore not a true church."
The World’s Foremost False Teacher
In the days since Pope Francis died, I have seen a number of Protestants write about his legacy. Some of these writers have expressed great appreciation for him while others have expressed great co…
"For as long as he was pope, Francis was the world’s most prominent false teacher. Though there are many other false teachers in this world, none of them had even a fraction of his reach or power and none were regarded with such respect.
"Throughout Francis’ life, he consistently affirmed the errors of Catholic doctrine that are detailed in its official documents (such as the Catechism of the Catholic Church) while adding new errors of his own. Never in his life did he proclaim a gospel through which sinners are saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone and never did he expect it of the millions of clergy he oversaw. Rather, he consistently preached a gospel in which human effort must be added to divine grace. Furthermore, he consistently venerated Mary as one who, with Jesus, co-mediates the relationship between God and man. He dispensed countless indulgences which are said to lessen or remove the torment a believer must face in purgatory—punishment he must endure in order to become sufficiently holy to enter heaven.
"In short, Francis dedicated his entire life to laboring within the world’s largest heretical denomination—one that has more than a billion adherents. . . . During his time as pope, he communicated heretical doctrines to more people than any other human being. No healer, no crusader, no preacher, and no teacher came close.
"We could go further. The papacy is the foremost and most consistent position of false teaching in the history of the world. For centuries, the pope has been using the name of Christ to lead people away from Christ. He has promised heaven while delivering hell. Countless Roman Catholics have gone to damnation after being assured by their church and their pope that they were on the path to salvation. The papacy has consistently proclaimed a gospel that cannot save while formally anathematizing the one gospel that actually can! I joyfully admit that there can be true believers within the Roman Catholic Church, but they are believers in spite of the church’s official doctrine, not because of it. . . .
"His death is an appropriate moment to remind ourselves of the reality Protestants had universally agreed upon until the past few decades - that the Roman Catholic Church denies the gospel and is therefore not a true church."
