The Vatican, Pope Francis,

and the “Light Show”

... minus “the Light” (Jesus Christ)

“from some fissure the smoke of Satan has entered into the temple of God”

Paul VI June 29, 1972,

It would frighten any child. It should frighten all adult Catholics.

The following are pictures from the presentation, authorized by Pope Francis and the Vatican to conclude —  as the finale — the celebration for the Year of Mercy (combined with Pope Francis's Environmental Encyclical Laudato si.  

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the president of the Pontifical Council for the “New” Evangelization (rather than the “old” that emphasized Christ ... ) described the event  as:

 “unique for its genre and for the fact that it is being displayed for the first time on such a significant backdrop. These illuminations will present images inspired of Mercy, of humanity, of the natural world, and of climate changes.”
 

Look and listen below, and tell us where you find any images or sounds “inspired of Mercy”.

Most likely they will offend you as verging on (if not culminating in) sacrilege; they will challenge your imagination in any attempt to accommodate these images and sounds with God and Holy Mother Church.

Note that there is not one single sacred image: not of Christ, of His Holy Mother Mary, or of anything remotely tangential to Christianity

What do any of these images have to do with our culture, let alone our religion?   “Incorrect” Images you that you will NOT find in the Light Show at the Vatican are:
Some of the Frightening, indeed, Demonic Sounds from the “Light Show”:
Demonic Sound 1	Demonic Sound 2	Demonic Sound 3
Demonic Sound 5	Demonic Sound 6	Demonic Sound 7
	Demonic Sound 4

 

Is this a subliminal commentary on the Twin Towers as the “consequence” of  “sinful capitalism”, “climate change”, and ... “payback”?

The music could be from a horror movie, and the images and sounds are deeply unsettling, even frightening. If these are images and sounds of Mercy — I politely refuse the offer.

And not one of the most beautiful and amazing of God’s gifts: a Baby in a mother’s womb! And the presentation  was on the FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION!

Beasts. Growls. Grunting. Aborigines. Almost a collage of scenes from Hell. Especially the sounds.

I am ashamed of this ... even humiliated ...

NOT ONE IMAGE OF JESUS ... or MARY ... or of the CHURCH! But everything else conceivable (and frightening) is spattered across the VATICAN!

I have no words to describe my shame as a Catholic. What a message to the world! “It’s not CHRIST, stupid ... it’s CLIMATE CHANGE!”

And this irreverent farce of techno-genius was the finale of the opening celebration for the Year of Mercy declared by Pope Francis? Scandalous!

From all appearances, we will soon be worshipping at the zoo.

It was, in a single word, demonic.

Quo vadis, Francis?


Editor
Boston Catholic Journal

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