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Did Pope Francis call Satanism a pathway to God?!

Did Pope Francis call Satanism a valid pathway to a relationship with God?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Pope Francis called Satanism a pathway to God!

People are sharing an article (archive) by The People’s Voice (formerly NewsPunch), which claims that Pope Francis called Satanism a valid pathway to a relationship with God!

Here is an excerpt of the (intentionally?) rambling and confusing article. Feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!

Pope Francis: ‘Satanism Is a Valid Pathway to God’

Pope Francis has declared that worshiping Satan is a valid pathway to having a relationship with God.

According to Francis, “every religion is a way to arrive at God”, including Satanism and Paganism.

Addressing an inter-religious meeting of young people in Singapore just before departing for his return flight to Rome, Francis turned to one of the central themes of his pontificate – inter-religious dialogue.

“One of the things that struck me about all of you here is your ability to engage in inter-religious dialogue, and this is very important,” he told the crowd, assembled in Singapore’s Catholic Junior College.

Leaving aside his prepared speech and speaking largely off the cuff, Francis instead spoke chiefly on dialogue between religions, having just taken questions from a Catholic, a Sikh, and a Hindu.

The meeting’s widely varied mix of creeds represents Singapore’s status as one of the most diverse religious nations in the world. Focusing on this, Francis urged that no religion be given priority but that individuals instead focus on parity between beliefs

He closed the meeting by calling on all present to “pray for each other” in silence. The Pope did not give a formal blessing – echoing his actions in Indonesia – but instead vocally called for God’s blessings on those present

Pope Francis has made numerous inter-religious statements and collaborated in formal documents on the matter – notably the controversial 2019 Abu Dhabi document and the Istiqlal Declaration, signed just days ago in Indonesia. The Abu Dhabi text has been described as seeking to “overturn the doctrine of the Gospel” due to its promotion of equality of religions in a form of “fraternity.”

However, the Catholic Church teaches clearly that it is the only true Church, the Body of Christ (Eph 1:22), and it exercises the charge given by Christ to spread the Gospel to all nations and to bring souls into the Church. (Mark 16)

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Truth : Pope Francis did not call Satanism a pathway to God!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created / promoted by The People’s Voice, and here are the reasons why…

Pope Francis did not call Satanism a pathway to God

Let me start by simply pointing out that Pope Francis never said or declared that Satanism, or worshipping Satan, is a pathway to God.

If that actually happened, it would have been reported widely by news outlets all over the world, as well as religious websites. It would also have sparked outrage and criticised widely by Christians. Yet, none of that happened, because it was all made up!

The truth is Pope Francis only declared that “every religion is a way to arrive at God” on Friday, 13 September 2024 during his visit to Singapore.

Every religion is a way to arrive at God. There are different languages to arrive at God but God is God for all. But my God is more important than your god, is that true? There is only 1 God & each of has a language to arrive at God. Sikh, Muslim, Hindu, Christian, they are different paths.

Unsurprisingly, The People’s Voice article itself did not provide any evidence to back up its shocking claim. In fact, the words “Satan” or “Satanism” is only mentioned in its title and the first two sentences, but nowhere else in the very long article!

Pope Francis never had inter-religious dialogue with Satanists

This isn’t the first time Pope Francis has attempted to improve the Catholic Church’s relationship with other religions through inter-religious dialogue.

In February 2019, he even signed a peace declaration on “Human fraternity” with Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of al-Azhar, during inter-religious meeting in Abu Dhabi.

While Pope Francis has had inter-religious dialogues with leaders of major religions like Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Protestant and Orthodox Christianity, as well as indigenous religions, he has never had inter-religious dialogue with Satanists.

The People’s Voice is known for fake news

The People’s Voice is the current name for NewsPunch, which possibly changed its name because its brand has been so thoroughly discredited after posting numerous shocking but fake stories.

Founded as Your News Wire in 2014, it was rebranded as NewsPunch in November 2018, before becoming The People’s Voice. A 2017 BuzzFeed report identified NewsPunch as the second-largest source of popular fake news on Facebook that year.

Its articles have been regularly debunked as fake news, so you should think twice about sharing anything from NewsPunch / The People’s Voice. Here are some of its fake stories that I fact checked earlier:

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Did Christians in France pray in streets to protest Paris Olympics?!

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Does a viral video show Christians in France praying in the streets to protest the Paris Olympics over its Last Supper parody?! Take a look at the viral video, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Christians in France prayed in streets to protest Paris Olympics!

Some people are sharing a video, while claiming that it shows Christians in France praying in the streets to protest the Paris Olympics over its Last Supper parody!

Donald J. Trump News :Thousands of Christians in France gathered together in a breathtaking display of faith and unity.

Who else thinks we need more of this? The mainstream media does not want you to SHARE this!

Graham Allen : Christians have TAKEN TO THE STREETS to praise JESUS over the Olympics. GOD IS FAR FROM DEAD…

US Civil Defense News : 🚨Update: Christians in Paris take to the streets in protest to the Paris Olympics openly Satanic opening ceremony!!

Machiavelli : Thousands of Christians gathered today for unity and prayer in Paris. Do you all stand with them?

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Truth : Christians in France did not pray in streets to protest Paris Olympics!

This is yet another example of fake news being propagated on X (formerly Twitter), and here are the reasons why…

Fact #1 : Video Was Recorded In 2022

Let me start by pointing out that the viral video, which appears to show thousands of Christians praying together at night, wasn’t recorded recently.

It was actually recorded on 15 August 2022 – almost 2 years ago, at the Sanctuary of Our Lady Lourdes, a Catholic Church in Lourdes, France.

Why would anyone claim or suggest that this video was taken recently???

Fact #2 : It Was For The Feast of the Assumption

The Christians seen in the video were not praying in protest of the Paris Olympics in 2024. Rather, they were celebrating The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

In fact, the video appears to have been “stolen” from the Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Lourdes, which posted the original video on X and Facebook on 15 August 2022, with this caption:

Belle et heureuse fête de l’Assomption à tous. En union de prière avec tous les catholiques du monde. Que la Vierge Marie resplendisse dans vos cœurs 🙏

Translated : Beautiful and happy Assumption Day to all. In union of prayer with all the Catholics of the world. May the Virgin Mary shine in your hearts 🙏

The viral video is obviously unrelated to the recent Paris Olympics Last Supper controversy. Why would anyone misuse / misappropriate this video to suggest otherwise???

Fact #3 : Paris Olympics Apologised For Controversy

The Paris Olympics 2024 organisers have publicly apologised for the controversy, even while it continues to deny that the scene had anything to do with The Last Supper painting by Leonardo da Vinci.

Clearly there was never an intention to show disrespect to any religious group. On the contrary, I think (with) Thomas Jolly, we really did try to celebrate community tolerance.

Looking at the result of the polls that we shared, we believe that this ambition was achieved. If people have taken any offense, we are, of course, really, really sorry.

– Paris Olympics 2024 spokesperson Anne Descamps

You can read more about the Paris Olympics “Last Supper” controversy in Did Paris Olympics mock Christians with Last Supper Parody?!

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Is Taiwan storing tanks + weapons in temples and churches?!

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Is Taiwan stationing its tanks and weapons in temples, churches and other religious places?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Taiwan is storing tanks + weapons in temples + churches!

Some people are claiming that Taiwan is stationing its tanks and weapons in temples, churches and other religious places!

ShanghaiPanda : Taiwan is stationing a lot of weapons in temples, churches and other religious places.👇

In the future, in case the war breaks out, I am sure the western media will criticize mainland China for attacking these places.

US Civil Defense News : 🚨Update: Taiwan is deploying its weapons across the island and stationing weapons in temples, churches and other religious places.

In the future, when war breaks out, the western media will criticize the China PLA for attacking these locations!

磊哥聊政经 : 台湾的宫庙现在是这样的：台湾蛙兵的作战策略非常清晰：用台湾老百姓当挡箭牌垫背的

Translated : Taiwan’s temples are now like this: The Taiwanese frogmen’s combat strategy is very clear: using the Taiwanese people as a shield

Circulating on Weibo : 麻豆的代天府廟，已進駐軍隊

Translated : The Daitianfu Temple in Madou has been stationed with troops

Screenshot : 其实台DU把坦克开进神庙一点都不意外，你打开地图看看他们的军事基地，有多少旁边就是幼儿园学校就明白了！拿孩子学生当挡箭牌几十年前就开始了。

Translated : In fact, it is not surprising that the Taiwan DU drove tanks into the temple. If you open the map and look at their military bases, you will understand how many of them are next to kindergartens and schools! Using children and students as shields has been going on for decades.

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Truth : Taiwan is not storing tanks + weapons in temples + churches!

This is yet another example of propaganda created and/or promoted by the Chinese 50 Cent Army (wumao, 五毛) and/or pro-CCP netizens, and here are the reasons why…

Fact #1 : Photo Was Taken In Taitung In 2022

Some people have suggested that this photo was taken recently, during the Hanguang 40 exercise at the Madou Daitianfu Temple (麻豆代天府) in Tainan. That’s not true.

The photo is genuine, but isn’t new. It was taken in 2022. The photo was also taken at a different temple – the Taitung City Zhiben Daitianfu Temple (台東市知本代天府) – about 130 km further north.

When that photo went viral two years ago, it was not because people actually believed that Taiwan was placing tanks and weapons in temples and other religious places. Taiwanese netizens poked fun at it because it appeared as if the dog was guarding those tanks!

Fact #2 : Tanks Were Temporarily Parked

At the time the photo was taken, the Taiwanese Army was holding exercises nearby, and asked the temple to temporarily use its compound to park its tanks.

That military exercise did not involve live-fire, so the tanks did not have any ammunition in them. In addition, the tanks were not stored at the temple, but removed at end of the exercise.

Fact #3 : Taiwanese Army Confirmed The Facts

The Taiwan Fact Checking Center contacted the Taiwanese Army (Republic of China Army) headquarters, which confirmed that the photo was taken when their soldiers parked their tanks at the temple during its 2022 military exercise.

Fact #4 : No Tanks Or Weapons Are Being Stored In Temples

The Taiwan Fact Checking Center also contacted both temples, and was told that no troops, tanks, or weapons are being stored on their grounds.

The Tainan Madou Diantianfu temple, which was misidentified in this drama, never hosted any tanks. It only provided accommodations to the Taiwanese Army during a different military exercise in its area several years ago, as it had vacancies in quarters that were normally reserved for pilgrims.

Other than this single photo of two tanks being parked in a temple two years ago, there has been no other report of temples, churches, or other religious places being used by the Taiwanese Army to store tanks or weapons.

Unsurprisingly, none of those who made these claims actually provided any evidence to back them up.

Fact #5 : One Unit Did Consider Using Temples To Store Ammunition

While that photo actually went viral two years ago, it appears to have been resurrected by the Chinese 50 Cent Army (wumao, 五毛), and/or pro-CCP netizens, to take advantage of a controversy that erupted in early July 2024, over a suggestion to store ammunition on one temple’s grounds.

On June 17, 2024, the Taiwanese Army Armed Forces Reserve Command for Maoli County issued a letter to the Tianbao Temple (天寶寺), asking for permission to stockpile ammunition on its grounds in the event of an imminent conflict. The redacted letter was released online, triggering criticism by Taiwanese netizens.

On Monday, 1 July 2024, the Maoli County Armed Forces Reserve Command clarified that it had no plans to stockpile ammunition in temples, and it was merely requesting local temples to take part in its logistics resilience exercises. It urged the Taiwanese people to cooperate with efforts to bolster the combat preparedness of the armed forces, as national security cannot be maintained without the support of the public.

On the same day, Jiouhu Village (九湖) Warden Tseng I-nan (曾義男) said that the military called him to apologise for the controversy, and said that its ammunition storage proposal has been scrapped. Tseng said that he disagreed with the proposal as using religious sites for military purposes is banned under international law.

Fact #6 : This Is Just CCP Propaganda

While one Taiwanese Army unit did consider storing ammunition (not weapons or tanks) on temple grounds, it never came to fruition. As far as we can tell – no temple or church or other religious places in Taiwan have been used, or are being used, to store weapons or tanks or ammunition for the Taiwanese Army.

Ultimately, this appears to be nothing more than than yet another example of propaganda created or promoted by the infamous Chinese 50 Cent Army (wumao, 五毛), and/or pro-CCP netizens. Here are some other examples I fact-checked recently:

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Justin Bieber said Jay-Z rapes + murders kids in Satanic rituals?!

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Did Justin Bieber say that Jay-Z rapes and murders children in Satanic rituals?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Justin Bieber Said Jay-Z Rapes + Murders Kids In Satanic Rituals!

People are sharing an article (archive) by The People’s Voice (formerly NewsPunch), which claimed or suggested that Justin Bieber told his church congregation that Jay-Z rapes and murders children in Satanic rituals!

Justin Bieber: ‘Jay-Z Rapes and Murders Children in Satanic Rituals’

Jay-Z is a powerful Luciferian with elite connections whose boasts about selling his soul to the devil do not tell half the story of the depravity involved in the upper echelons of the entertainment industry.

But don’t take my word for it. That’s according to former acolyte Justin Bieber who has blown the whistle on the dark heart of the entertainment industry and music business and revealed exactly what young stars like himself are expected to do to stay in the game.

Terrified. Traumatized. Destroyed. These were some of the words Justin Bieber used to describe his experience of growing up in the entertainment industry, surrounded by sharks, predators and fully-paid up Luciferians.

Speaking to his church congregation in Beverly Hills on February 28, Bieber revealed that Sean “Diddy” Combs is far from the only powerful predator in the music business.

According to a member of the congregation, Bieber acknowledged it is an open secret in the industry that Jay-Z and close associates rape and murder children in occult Satanic rituals as part of their contract with the devil.

It has long been known that Jay-Z is a disciple of Aleister Crowley, the English occultist and founder of the Luciferian religion Thelema.

The religion is founded upon the idea that the 20th century marked the beginning of the Aeon of Horus, in which a new ethical code would be followed; “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law”.

According to Jay-Z, Satanism is the “real American religion” and he openly praises Lucifer in his music.

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Truth : Justin Bieber Did Not Say Jay-Z Rapes + Murders Kids In Satanic Rituals!

This is yet another example of fake news created / promoted by The People’s Voice, and here are the reasons why…

Fact #1 : No Evidence Justin Bieber Ever Said That

The People’s Voice claimed that Justin Bieber told his church congregation on February 28 that Jay-Z rapes and murders children in occult Satanic rituals.

However, a quick check showed that The People’s Voice is the only source for this shocking claim. This is surprising since celebrity blogs and mainstream media outlets have, and certainly would have, reported on such controversial claims… if Justin Bieber he actually made them.

Yet, no one else has apparently seen or heard Justin Bieber claim that Jay-Z and his close associates rape and murder children in occult Satanic rituals!

Unfortunately, but perhaps not surprisingly, The People’s Voice article provided no evidence to back up its “fact checked” claims.

Fact #2 : Jay-Z Never Called Satanism The Real American Religion

The People’s Voice article claimed or suggested that Jay-Z said that “Satanism is the real American religion”. There is no evidence Jay-Z ever said that. If he actually said that, it would have been covered widely by celebrity blogs and even the mainstream media.

Yet, there is no legitimate news coverage of Jay-Z ever calling Satanism the “real American religion”, and The People’s Voice article provided no evidence to back up its claim.

Fact #3 : Jay-Z Did Not Wear That Sweatshirt In D.O.A. Video

The People’s Voice article claimed that Jay-Z wore the “Luciferian moral code” of “Do What Thou Wilt” across chest in his D.O.A. video. That’s easily disproven.

Anyone who watched Jay-Z’s D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune) music video can clearly see he never wore any sweatshirt with the words “Do What Thou Wilt“. He only wore a plain black t-shirt, and a black leather jacket.

Jay-Z actually wore that “Do What Thou Wilt” hoodie / sweatshirt in the making-of video for “Run This Town“. If The People’s Voice cannot even get this right… you have to wonder – what else did they get wrong?

Incidentally, there are tons of such “Do What Thou Wilt” hoodies available on Amazon – here, here, here, and here. Do people buy them as a statement of their beliefs, or just because they look pretty neat? Who knows?

Fact #4 : Do What Thou Wilt Refers To “True Will”

The central axiom of Thelema – “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law” refers to the pursuit of one’s true path – the “True Will”, which is essentially one’s “calling” or “purpose” in life, and not the ordinary wants and desires of the ego.

Fact #5 : Thelema Is Not Satanism

Thelema is a new religious movement founded by English mystic and occultist, Aleister Crowley. It is not Satanism, because it’s not based on Christianity, and has no concept of Satan or the Devil.

Fact #6 : The People’s Voice Is Known For Fake News

The People’s Voice is the current name for NewsPunch, which possibly changed its name because its brand has been so thoroughly discredited after posting numerous shocking but fake stories.

Its articles have been regularly debunked as fake news, so you should never share anything from NewsPunch / The People’s Voice. Here are some of its fake stories that I fact checked earlier:

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