Understanding the ‘“Francis Effect” goes beyond American Catholic’s Mass, Confession, and Volunteerism.’[1] It’s about people appreciating the Church, World transformation and Scripture making its way into Everyday-Life. The Light-of-Christ didn’t begin or end with Trials and Tribulations but overcame them. Our Lord is a Divine-Taskmaster who shrewdly planned an Apostolic-Acumen to invoke Divine-Mercy. Pope Francis is engaging all denominations under God deliberately under Spiritual-Guidance, not Religious-Hierarchy.

Biblical Truths are more important than the Pews statistics because within Scripture lay the answers to “institutional vitality”. The Body-of-Christ is not Superficial but Superimposed; a Prophetic group of Ordained, Religious, and Lay souls culminated into and through Christ covering the World in Prayer. International-Grace, not just America’s-Devout, will sputter and falter in the end times as Satan’s reign comes to an end. The Holy-Spirit endocrines Peaceful-Warriors to embrace those confessing Sin and Serving others with Love.

“On January 7, during the tenth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord: “Son of man, turn and face Egypt and prophesy against Pharaoh the king and all the people of Egypt. Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord:

“I am your enemy, O Pharaoh, king of Egypt—you great monster, lurking in the streams of the Nile. For you have said, ‘The Nile River is mine; I made it for myself.’ I will put hooks in your jaws and drag you out on the land with fish sticking to your scales. I will leave you and all your fish stranded in the wilderness to die. You will lie unburied on the open ground, for I have given you as food to the wild animals and birds. All the people of Egypt will know that I am the Lord, for to Israel you were just a staff made of reeds. When Israel leaned on you, you splintered and broke and stabbed her in the armpit. When she put her weight on you, you collapsed, and her legs gave way.” (Ezekiel 29:1-7 NLT)

Are there modern Pharaohs in existence? Monster kings have ruled over Poor, Middleclass and Elderly for centuries. The Price-of-Darkness sustains sultans with Weapons-of-War and Illicit-Monies; can you name a few? Certain corners of the Globe refuse to recognize the Sovereign God who takes time to Listen, Uphold and Love all Creation; for those regions we Pray our Lord’s-Mercy.

[1] Riely, Naomi S. “Is This the End of Catholicism?” New York Post. 05 June 2016. Web. <http://nypost.com/2016/06/05/is-this-the-end-of-Catholicism/>.