Alf McCreary: Pope Francis – the world at large respected this man of deep faith and humanity
So runs the headline in the ‘Belfast Newsletter’ of an article written by the ‘arch-ecumenist’ and Presbyterian, Alf McCreary.
I grieve that the ‘Belfast Newsletter’ gives space to this man’s deceptions while, at the same time, it purports to attempts to combat the deceptions of Sinn Fein/IRA.
I freely admit that I detest this man’s writings for they have invariably been deceitful, anti-scriptural and ungodly!
He has been writing for many years in Northern Ireland and must be considered one of the chief architects of the theologically liberalising and apostatising influences within the ‘Protestant’ community.
He may consider that such a title coming from me is a wonderful compliment and endorsement but he will not think so when he will soon be called before the Judge of all the earth, to give an account of his deeds and words!
The above headline is an example of the wicked lies he has sown in the hearts and minds of the people of Ulster, over many years.
I. THE ‘RESPECT’ THAT THE WORLD PAID TO THIS MAN, OF WHICH HE WRITES, WAS AS LASTING AND AS REAL AS ‘DISNEYLAND SNOW’!
The Internet says of this ‘phenomenon’. “Downtown Disney snowfall happens nightly, every half hour, beginning at 6 p.m. The entirety of the snowfall lasts between two and three minutes.”
Apart from displaying themselves and squabbling behind the scenes as to who should get the best and most prominent seats, the ‘mourners’ were more reminiscent of pop concert attenders than the sad and bereaved!
The showing off their latest fashion and defiance of convention by the ‘ladies’ was likewise an indication of the ‘sham sorrow’. The pretended ‘wearing sorrow on your sleeve’ was totally hypocritical of many at the funeral.
Taking a ‘mobile phone selfie’ was more important than shedding a tear!
The whole funeral was as genuine as a ‘Hollywood’ film set and as hollow as most ‘chocolate Easter eggs’!
II. AS FOR THE POPE’S ‘HUMANITY’, SO EXTOLLED BY MCCREARY, HE WAS THE LEADER, SINCE 2013, OF AN ORGANISATION THAT HAS BEEN GUILTY OF THE MURDER BY ONE MEANS OR ANOTHER OF CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATED, MILLIONS OF SOULS!
Rome of course will contest and deny such a claim. However, proof of her alliance with murder and terror has been the close affiliation of Romanism here in Ireland, over many centuries, with the persecution of the adherents of the Word of God.
The 1641 Rebellion, the 1798 rebellion, the Irish Republican Army terrorist campaigns in 1919-22, 1956-62 and the ongoing terrorism by the rump of the IRA since 1968 – all bear testimony to Rome’s sympathy with terror and murder!
During these seasons of merciless slaughter, Protestants were deliberately targeted and Roman Catholic priests were openly showing their support and encouragement of the wickedness. At the very best it can be said that the official position of the Roman Catholic Church here in Ireland was ever ‘ambivalent’!
The Pope condemned ‘murder’ and this was adopted as the genuine and official view of Popery. Ecumenists like McCreary like to repeat it often. However, Rome never excommunicated those involved in terrorism, though they openly attended popish services and were repeatedly blessed by priests as they ministered at ‘Mass’ services.
Invariably, murderers who met their death at the hands of the surety forces were buried with full ‘Popish’ honours. The officiating priests publicly declared them to be ‘faithful Christians’ and sought to extoll their behaviour.
I have examples of this in an article on my ‘Burning Bush’ website, entitled:
A message for Protestants in the sermons of RC priests
The statements of the priests make solemn reading and give irrefutable evidence of Rome’s sympathies with IRA terrorism.
None of the priests were ever disciplined or their sentiments denied or refuted.
Indeed, in another article, I highlighted the involvement of the Irish Cardinal in concealing the IRA activity of one of his priests and the efforts he made to remove him from the jurisdiction of the Northern Ireland courts!
You may read of that on the ‘Burning Bush’ website at:
Pay-outs made to Claudy bombings families after report found ‘cover-up’ of IRA priest’s involvement
Such providential mercy, shown to Ulster Protestants in these and many other revelations of Rome’s ties to IRA terrorism, have sadly been largely ignored by Protestants, thanks to the conniving and covering up by ecumenical churches and preachers and political administrations, both here at Stormont and at Westminster. Leading the deception has been the ‘artful dodger’, Alf McCreary!
III. MCCREADY SPEAKS OF ‘THIS MAN OF DEEP FAITH’!
Deep indeed, as deep as HELL!
The Pope of Rome, as has been the case for centuries, has claimed titles for himself that makes him to be an ‘arch blasphemer’!
I might say that a fuller exposure of his blasphemies may be had in a sermon preached by Rev Daniel Henderson,
‘Was Francis an Antichrist?’
One of the most significant titles of the Pope is: ‘The Vicar of Jesus Christ’.
The word ‘Vicar’ means ‘a representative, deputy or substitute.’ So the Pope claims to be the substitute of Christ here on earth.
I know that such a title is commonly used within the Church of England, but that only serves to show how much of the trappings of popery that church is still happy to wrap itself in!
The Pope’s use of this title declares him to be in open, audacious, blasphemous effrontery of the Eternal God.
The Holy Spirit
The matter of just Who is Christ’s representative here in earth, while He is in heaven awaiting that wonderful day of His return, spoken of by Paul: “But this man (the Lord Jesus Christ), after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool” Hebrews 10:12-13, was settled by Christ before He ascended to heaven.
“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you,” John 14:16-18.
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you,” John 14:26.
“But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me,” John 15:26.
“Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you,” John 16:7-15.
Here we have the identity, role and gracious title of the One Who is the DIVINELY appointed representative of Christ during His absence!
He is the Comforter, the Holy Spirit of Truth, the One Who will “reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.” He is the teacher of the people of God “The Spirit of truth, . . . he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”
Pro-Sodomy
Pope Francis was a supporter of sodomy and all its associated perversions, in defiance of his own church’s teaching, BUT, more importantly, in mutinous rejection of the Word of God.
“Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination,” Leviticus 18:22.
This man of ‘deep faith’ happily associated himself with that which God declares an “abomination”!
Alf McCreary is happy to honour and stand with this embracer of ‘abomination’!
Alf McCreary is a besotted fool, one of those spoken of in Revelation 17:2. He is one of the “the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.”
The woman spoken of is that final manifestation of all things religiously corrupt and damnable.
She is the woman riding in glory and power upon the back of the ‘Antichrist’ until such times as he destroys her and assumes the position of “that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God,” 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4.
“So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns,” Revelation 17:3-7.
It is to be noted that such is the visible and outwardly glorious appearance of this woman, presented to John’s view, that he was marvelling, bordering on admiring, for the Greek word,θαυμάζω (thaumazo), is translated as a joyful wondering in Luke 24:41.
Beginnings
The present ‘Ecumenical Movement’, embraced by all the mainline churches caught up in the latter-day apostasy, is the BEGINNINGS, the GENESIS of this ‘great whore’ that was revealed to John. It is the ‘false bride’ of Christ, a being adulterously unfaithful to the Saviour and His Word, which she professes to love and uphold.
John was delivered from ‘great admiration’ by the angel. “And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel?” Revelation 17:6-7.
I doubt very much if McCreary and his ilk will be likewise delivered. He is a rejector of the Word of God and will take no correction from it.
What an eternal future awaits this poor blind and enamoured fool!
Rev Ivan Foster (Rtd)
28th April 2025