William Of Ockham On A Future Pope Submitting To The Sect Of The Muslims & Rome’s Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies

Muslim Beheading?

First the "prophecy" of William of Ockham on the possibility of a future Pope submitting to the sect of the false prophet Mohammad:

Master: Let us assume that someone accuses another before the pope of being a heretic because the accused supposedly holds and asserts that the Christian faith is false, that the law of the Muslims should be embraced, and that Christ was a prophet both false and discredited. After the accusation and the ensuing judicial process, the pope renders a definitive judgement to the effect that the person accused is not a heretic because all of the aforementioned theses stated and asserted by him are true. 

Student: Although this is a case that never happened and perhaps never will, I find it difficult to assert that it smacks of impossibility. For it seems that one cannot clearly demonstrate either by Holy Writ or by the doctrine of the church that no future pope will be the Antichrist. It is indeed probable that many Christians through their ancestors who were converted to the faith have long established roots to the tribe of Dan, from which some believe that the Antichrist will be born [For a discussion of this tradition see David Burr, Olivi's Peaceable Kingdom, Philadelphia 1993, p. 150]. And even in our time it is quite possible for someone from that tribe to accept the Christian faith, to have a son born to him, that son being subsequently elected pope, and afterwards clearly showing himself to be the Antichrist. And thus it cannot be known whether some Christian and future pope, with roots in the tribe of Dan, will be the Antichrist. It is, however, established that the Antichrist will unambiguously teach that the law of the Christians is false and that Christ was a false prophet. And the described case does not appear impossible because it is not known that no future pope will submit to the sect of the Muslims. For it may come to pass that even a pope who was at first catholic would begin to consider that the sect of the Muslims was better than the law of the Christians. This pope could initially develop such a strong secret friendship with the Muslims, that having summoned their military might to his side he would dare to openly assert that the Christian law was false and unjust, and force Christians to accept the law of the Muslims. Since it is indeed an established fact that many Christians (including clerks and religious) have been converted to the sect of the Muslims, it does not seem implausible that even a pope might arrive at such a huge insanity. For since a pope is not confirmed in faith (just as no others are), the same point must be contended in his case as is in that of others as to the possibility of being converted to the Muslims. Having therefore presented the suggested exemplary case, proceed to argue in favour of the aforementioned assertion. - William Of Ockham

Too far fetched that a future Pope would submit himself to the law of the Muslims and make a secret league with Muslim armies in order to force Roman Catholics to accept Sharia law?

Do you really think that the above words from Ockham are too far fetched?

• Italy is flooded with Muslims with the help of Pope Francis
• Churches are closed and turned in Mosques
• The Mosque in Rome is the largest in Europe
• Dialogue, dialogue, dialogue, dialogue, dialogue, dialogue, dialogue....

You should be very concerned.

From 2006 is an article on  Rome’s Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies:

ROME, NOV. 16, 2006 (Zenit.org).- Interest in Islam is growing, but at times the focus is more on information rather than formation, says the new rector of the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies. 

Father Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, a Comboni missionary, is the new rector of the PISAI. In this interview with ZENIT, he presents the nature of this Church institution at the service of interreligious and intercultural dialogue. 

Born in Seville, Spain, Father Ayuso has a doctorate in dogmatic theology and has been a missionary in Egypt and Sudan. 

Q: There are many people who do not know that the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies exists in Rome. Since when has it been operating and what does Benedict XVI think about this institution? 

Father Ayuso: Yes, the ignorance is somewhat surprising in certain sectors, except in the academic, of the existence in Rome of a pontifical institute which is dedicated specifically to the objective study of Islam, in view of establishing an interreligious and intercultural dialogue between Muslims and Christians. 

Surprising too is the fact that in the Muslim environment we are well known and appreciated for our seriousness and determination to know Islam objectively, from the study of its sciences, through intensive study of the Arab language, as an absolutely necessary instrument to that end. 

The Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies was created in 1926 in Tunis by the Society of Missionaries of Africa [the White Fathers]. Its aim was the specific formation of missionaries to live in an Arab-Muslim environment. 

In 1949, the center of studies was moved to Manouba, near Tunis, where the Arab language and Islamic sciences were taught, while the Tunis center was becoming what up to today is called Institute of Arab Literature. 

In 1960, the center was established as a pontifical institute and, in 1964, because of the policy of nationalizations, it was transferred from Tunis to Rome, where it received the support of Pope Paul VI, as an ideal instrument for interreligious dialogue, in keeping with the new spirit of the Second Vatican Council. 

Since then […] PISAI has been and is an institution of the Church of international prestige at the service of interreligious and intercultural dialogue.

In recent years, its academic authorities have tried to solve some difficulties to be able to ensure PISAI's continuity and permanence in Rome. 

In fact, Benedict XVI's intervention for this excellent institute allows us to continue to offer this service to the Church, and for this we are enormously grateful to him. The institute will continue its mission of being a bridge between cultures and religions. 

Q: On what will you focus your term as rector? 

Father Ayuso: Simply on giving continuity to all the work that has been done up to today, that is, to work seriously in three essential fields: education, scientific publications and research. 

To do this, we have a team of 25 professors for our students' formation; three scientific publications -- one on Arabic studies and the other two on the Islamic-Christian dialogue from the scientific perspective and the pastoral program of meetings; and, finally, for the purpose of research we have a specialized library with more than 31,000 volumes and more than 450 journal titles; and a consultation room frequented by our students, by students from other universities, and by a good number of researchers from all parts of the world. 

Moreover, it is my great hope as rector to promote, among our more effective and motivated former students, the need for serious and continuing specialized study in this very important field of the Church's mission, to try to create a new team of professors who will be able to replace the elite team that PISAI has had since the beginning. 

I also see an urgent need to continue the process of collaboration between the institute and religious congregations and diocesan and academic institutions in view of enriching this Church institution. 

This collaboration would be obtained through the offer of teaching staff and possible collaborators, as well as with academic exchanges in the field of study of religions and cultures. 

I think that at the Church level, we must "globalize" ourselves, that is, be truly catholic, to give consistency to a priority task of the Church. Hence, we need collaborators. 

Finally, I wish to say that collaboration is translated also in financial terms. We need to create an "Association of Friends of PISAI," to collect funds which will allow us to promote extra-academic activities of an interreligious and intercultural character, which will enable us to enrich the institute's activities. Hence, we need donations. 

Q: Some of the professors -- many of them White Fathers -- are considered world authorities on Islam. Do you think they are sufficiently known in the Catholic realm?

Father Ayuso: Yes, as I was saying, we have a series of professors who have marked a milestone in the history of this institution. The merit lies, I believe, in the seriousness and scientific rigor that they have been able to cultivate and promote during their academic service. 

This effort carried out over long years has opened for them, with authority and respect, the doors of "interreligiosity" and "interculturality" toward our Muslim men and women friends. 

Many of them are White Fathers. To mention one: Father Michel Lagarde, UNESCO 2005 prize of Arab Culture. I believe they are well known in Catholic realms, but probably knowledge of them is more widespread in the Arab-Muslim environment. 

Q: Have you noticed an increase in students since Islam has been at the center of world attention? 

Father Ayuso: Not in the quantity but yes in their countries of origin. Today we continue to have a group of some 50 students for the licentiate and doctorate degrees. It must be kept in mind that PISAI is a center of excellence, namely, of very specialized studies. 

The endeavor of the Church in the field of dialogue has meant that some students are sent to study at PISAI, from all parts of the world, as prior pastoral preparation to exercise a function in the field of dialogue in their native dioceses or their own communities. 

As we travel through the world it is a pleasure to meet with former students of PISAI who are responsible for centers of dialogue, be it at the local, diocesan, regional or national level, etc. 

Since the beginning, PISAI has had some 1,300 students, who have been prepared for interreligious and intercultural dialogue. 

Obviously, the present importance of Islam, as a center of social attention, should entail an increase of students, but at times one has the impression that interest is concentrated more on information than on formation. Today formation is absolutely necessary. 

Q: How can PISAI contribute to the interreligious and intercultural dialogue? 

Father Ayuso: PISAI continues to be a point of reference in the ambit of dialogue between cultures and religions, offering a renewed impulse to Arabic and Islamic studies, for the purpose of contributing to greater mutual knowledge and understanding, ever more necessary in the world in which we live. 

As a Church institution and recalling Benedict XVI's words -- our future depends on dialogue with Islam -- PISAI's contribution will continue to bear fruits, as it has always done from its humble but significant creation.

Pay Attention!

Demon Pazuzu 

“In the year 1864, Lucifer together with a large number of demons will be unloosed from hell; they will put an end to faith little by little, even in those dedicated to God. They will blind them in such a way, that, unless they are blessed with a special grace, these people will take on the spirit of these angels of hell; several religious institutions will lose all faith and will lose many souls.Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept. 1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879)  

Several will abandon the faith, and a great number of priests and members of religious orders will break away from the true religion; among these people there will even be bishops. Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept. 1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879) 

"Francis / Bishop of Rome."

Francis The Destroyer

For In Those Days Jesus Christ Will Send Them Not A True Pastor, But A Destroyer ~ St. Francis