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Jesus said, “You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven. Whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in Heaven.”
Father Ed Broom expounds on the Catholic Church and the Papacy. For over 2,000 years the one, true Church founded by Jesus Christ, the Roman Catholic Church, has been ringing out Christ’s Truth to the world! Pope Francis is the 266th successor of Peter! No merely human institution has lasted this long. Jesus Christ is the invisible Head of the Catholic Church in Heaven and the Pope is the visible head of the Catholic Church on earth. One of the names of the Pope is Vicar of Christ! The Truth of Jesus Christ protected by the the Holy Spirit has been preserved and taught by the Catholic Church since its inception. Three times at the Last Supper Jesus told the Apostles that the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth would guide and protect the teachings of His Church.
“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.” (Jn 14: 16-17)
“All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” (Jn 14: 25-26)
“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth.” (Jn 16: 12-13)
Father Ed Broom, OMV, serves as Associate Pastor at St. Peter Chanel Church in Hawaiian Gardens, California. He is a member of the Religious Order, Oblates of the Virgin Mary, and was ordained by Saint John Paul II in St Peter’s Basilica on May 25, 1986. Fr. Ed is a Retreat Master and teaches Catholic Ignatian Marian Spirituality through articles, podcasts, a radio show, retreats and spiritual direction. He is the author of three books: From Humdrum to Holy, Total. Consecration to Jesus through Mary though the Mysteries of the Rosary and Road Map to Heaven, A Catholic Plan of Life.
