Papal Notes - "Bridge-Builders"

"Pope Leo XIV welcomed Catholic lawmakers and described their vocation as a sacred mission. He praised their theme, “The New World Order: Major Power Politics, Corporate Dominions, and the Future of Human Flourishing,” and expressed concern about the state of the world. He pointed to Saint Augustine as a model, urging lawmakers to shape society with the church’s values amid global uncertainty, just as Augustine sought to do in the collapsing Roman Empire.
The Pope emphasized the importance of solidarity among the nations and advocated for the full development of individuals, including their spiritual and moral growth. 

He called Catholic lawmakers to act as “bridge-builders,” applying their faith in crafting laws and policies that embody these values.
The Holy See Press Office published the following regarding the Pope’s statement:
• “I suggest that we might look to the past, to that towering figure of

Saint Augustine of Hippo. As a leading voice of the Church in the late Roman era, he witnessed immense upheavals and social disintegration.”
• “Augustine encouraged Christians to infuse the earthly society with the values of God’s Kingdom, thereby directing history toward its ultimate fulfillment in God, while also allowing for authentic human flourishing in this life.”

“In your vocation as Catholic lawmakers and public servants, you are called to be bridge-builders.”

Pope Leo’s appeal is a direct invitation for lawmakers to infuse public policy with Catholic principles. While framed in terms of human flourishing, solidarity, and peace, such language often conceals Rome’s long-standing agenda of uniting church and state under its moral authority.
This is a foreshadowing of the coming crisis described in Revelation 13, when political powers (the “beast” and the “image of the beast”) enforce religious mandates under the guise of promoting the good of society.

When Catholic legislators begin embedding their doctrines into civil law, issues such as Sunday sacredness, church traditions will ultimately result in enforced worship—where liberty of conscience is overruled by the power of the state." 

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