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Let us give testimony to the truth

“The time will come when people will not

Louis Even
endure sound doctrine” (2 Timothy 4:3)

by Alain Pilote clares that “…neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor
A black sheep is someone who is considered adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor
as behaving badly. Fifty years ago, people who did thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revil-
bad things and committed public sins were con- ers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God”
sidered black sheep and shunned by the rest of (1 Cor. 6:9). And the list of examples could go on.
society. However, a disastrous change has taken So, what is the problem? It is the battle be-
place over the last fifty years. Today, all of society tween God and Satan, between good and evil that
has been turned upside down, and it is now the continues since the beginning of the world to be
opposite which holds true; those who try to be fought upon the earth. Because so many no longer
good Christians are now the ones who are con- arm themselves with the means to remain in God’s
sidered the black sheep and who are despised by grace, they fall into the traps set by the devil and
the rest of society. listen to his lies. St. Paul also wrote: “For the time
The reasoning today is this: what is done by the will come when people will not endure sound doc-
majority is considered to be “all right”. For example, trine, but having itching ears they will accumulate
if the majority of the people do not go to church on for themselves teachers to suit their own likings,
Sunday, then those who still do go will be called and will turn away from listening to the truth and
the “oddballs”, the “Jesus freaks”, eccentric people wander into myths” (2 Tim. 4:3-4).
who have a problem, etc… For centuries, abortion People call “virtues” what are actually vices.
was always considered murder, but now we no People do not want to believe the truths of the Cath-
longer imprison those who murder the infant in the olic faith, to believe in the real presence of God in
mother’s womb, but rather, we imprison those who the Holy Eucharist, but they make false idols and are
denounce these murders! willing to believe the lies of Satan like astrology, re-
We have completely lost the sense of true val- incarnation, aliens, etc.. To see these lies so preva-
ues today; what was once considered evil in God’s lent, one can not help but make the connection with
eyes is now seen as acceptable. Similarly, if one these terrible words of Our Lord: “But when the
denounces homosexuality, or preaches chastity Son of man comes, will he find any faith on earth?”
before marriage, they are considered “intolerant”, (Luke 18:8.)
or even bigots. Yet, the Commandments of God As Pope St. John Paul II wrote in his Encyc-
A. Pilote
are quite clear and will never change. St. Paul de- lical Letter Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life): u

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