JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T
MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE
MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
ISAIAH 33:8
8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)
JERUSALEM DIVIDED
GENESIS 25:20-26
20 And Isaac was forty years old (A BIBLE GENERATION NUMBER=1967 + 40=2007+) when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 And the children (2 NATIONS IN HER-ISRAEL-ARABS) struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels;(ISRAEL AND THE ARABS) and the one people shall be stronger than the other people;(ISRAEL STRONGER THAN ARABS) and the elder shall serve the younger.(LITERALLY ISRAEL THE YOUNGER RULES (ISSAC)(JACOB-LATER NAME CHANGED TO ISRAEL) OVER THE OLDER ARABS (ISHMAEL)(ESAU)
24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.(THE OLDER AN ARAB)
26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob:(THE YOUNGER-ISRAELI) and Isaac was threescore (60) years old when she bare them.(1967 + 60=2027)(COULD BE THE LAST GENERATION WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AMOUNG THE 2 TWINS)(THE 2 TWINS WANT JERUSALEM-THE DIVISION OF JERUSALEM TODAY)(AND WHOS IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM TODAY-THE YOUNGER ISSAC-JACOB-ISRAEL)(AND WHO WANTS JERUSALEM DIVIDED-THE OLDER,ESAU-ISHMAEL (THE ARABS)
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
PA sources: No backtrack on joining international bodies-Ramallah vows to pursue its applications, but FM Liberman says move will have consequences-By Avi Issacharoff, Times of Israel staff and AP April 8, 2014, 2:09 pm 1-The Times of Israel
Discussions between Israel, the Palestinians and the US over extending negotiations are serious and positive, sources in Ramallah told The Times of Israel Tuesday, even while vowing to hold fast to applications to 15 international treaty organizations.At the same time, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said no Arab prisoners would be released if the Palestinian Authority did not back down from its applications, which Israel has characterized as a unilateral move in breach of an agreement governing the talks.Sources in the Palestinian Authority told The Times of Israel that both sides were seeking to keep the stalled negotiations alive, but one added that “the distance between the sides is significant, primarily around the one issue of a settlement building freeze.” One of the Palestinian officials said the issue of prisoners who were to have been set free by Israel in the fourth round of releases remains problematic, but he hinted that solutions were emerging, including the release of a large number of prisoners.However, the source said Israeli settlement building remained a problem and an offer of a partial freeze that would not cover East Jerusalem or existing projects was unacceptable to the PA.“We are not prepared for [Israeli Housing] Minister Uri Ariel to continue to run roughshod and keep building with excuses such as ‘tenders were already issued’ or that they ‘already received building permits.’ Building in East Jerusalem is also not acceptable,” the source said. “We are already familiar with all the excuses of the Israeli government. The freeze must be a complete freeze, in order for negotiations to continue past the end of the month.”The official said the PA had not insisted on a settlement freeze before talks began in July, and in the meantime Israel had built in isolated settlements as well as West Bank communities within blocs that many see remaining under Israeli sovereignty under a peace deal.Another official added that the Palestinian Authority won’t, under any circumstances, withdraw from its applications to 15 international organizations.“It’s finished. Leave it alone, that won’t happen. What happened happened. We applied and we won’t retract; we crossed the line and it’s impossible to go back,” he said.The official praised the positive atmosphere around the negotiating table and hinted that the sense of crisis presented by the media was a bit exaggerated. “Yes, the situation is difficult and problematic, but we do not, and you do not, want to see the talks fail.”On Monday night, the sides held the second meeting in 24 hours. US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said efforts were ongoing to save the talks.“Gaps remain but both sides are committed to narrow the gaps,” she told reporters.However Liberman said Tuesday morning that Israel would not negotiate if it risked being seen as a “sucker.”
He said the Palestinian prisoner release would not happen as long as Palestinians pursue their bid to join UN agencies, and accused Ramallah of breaking the terms of the US-brokered peace talks.“We are in favor of negotiations but the previous offer of releasing prisoners doesn’t exist anymore,” Lieberman told Israel Radio on Tuesday. “Whoever broke the rules has to bear responsibility… therefore the previous offer is not relevant anymore.”Mohammed Ishtayeh, an aide to Abbas, said on Monday that the letters of accession will not be withdrawn and that the step is irreversible. He said the Palestinians were ready to widen their bid.Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Malki said Arab foreign ministers would convene in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss the breakdown in talks and Abbas would ask them for political and financial support.Under the terms of renewed talks, Israel had promised to release 104 long-held Palestinian prisoners in four groups, while the Palestinians said they would suspend a campaign to apply for membership as a state to various UN agencies.But as the talks stalled last month, Israel failed to release the fourth group of prisoners on time.The Palestinians then signed letters of accession for 15 international conventions.In the interview, Liberman argued that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s decision was responsible for the failure of talks, calling it “provocative,” but reiterated that Israel is ready to discuss all issues in the framework of negotiations and will not accept conditions that would restrict negotiations to the issue of borders alone.On the suggestion that the coalition could fall apart over the peace negotiations, Liberman said he preferred that negotiations continue and that all talk of parties potentially quitting the coalition was irresponsible.On Sunday, Liberman said he preferred calling new elections to releasing more prisoners.Aron Dónzis contributed to this report.
Israel, Palestinians press on with peace talks rescue bid
By Jeffrey Heller 4 hours ago-APR 8,14-YahooNews
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian negotiators ended another U.S.-mediated session on Tuesday with no sign of a breakthrough in efforts to save peace talks from collapse, but an Israeli official said they had agreed to meet again.In a statement about the latest discussions, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said: "Gaps remain but both sides are committed to narrow the gaps."The U.S.- brokered negotiations, which began in July, plunged into crisis last week after Israel, demanding a Palestinian commitment to continue talking beyond an April 29 deadline for a peace deal, failed to carry out a promised release of about two dozen Palestinian prisoners.Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas responded by signing 15 global treaties, including the Geneva Conventions on the conduct of war and occupations, on behalf of the State of Palestine, a defiant move that surprised Washington and angered Israel.Israeli Foreign Minister Avidgor Lieberman, speaking on Israel Radio on Tuesday, said Abbas would have to reverse that step in order for the prisoner release to be re-addressed.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened unspecified retaliation in response to what Israel views as a unilateral statehood move by Abbas. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki said Abbas would appeal at an Arab League meeting in Cairo on Wednesday for political and economic support in the event of Israeli punitive measures. As part of the U.S.-led bid to salvage the talks, Israeli chief negotiator Tzipi Livni and Palestinian counterpart Saeb Erekat, along with U.S. mediator Martin Indyk, reconvened late on Monday after what the United States had described as a "serious and constructive" meeting on Sunday."The atmosphere was business-like and the sides agreed to meet again to try to find a solution to the crisis," said an Israeli official, who asked not to be identified, after the latest talks wrapped up in the early hours of Tuesday.The official did not say when the next meeting would be held. There was no immediate Palestinian comment about any future session.
STUMBLING BLOCKS
Expectations among the Israeli and Palestinian public of a peace deal have been low from the start. The talks have stalled over Palestinian opposition to Israel's demand that it be recognized as a Jewish state, and over settlements built on occupied land Palestinians seek for a country of their own.Looking ahead to possible Israeli economic sanctions, Malki said that at the Arab League session, Abbas would voice concern Israel might again withhold tax revenues it transfers to the Palestinian Authority (PA).Interim peace deals task Israel with collecting taxes and customs duties for the PA amounting to around $100 million a month, on goods imported into the Palestinian territories. Israel has previously frozen the payments during times of heightened security and diplomatic tensions.Secretary of State John Kerry, who has signaled he may scale back his mediating efforts due to "unhelpful actions" by both sides, was due to meet President Barack Obama on Tuesday, with the state of the peace negotiations high on the agenda.A senior official in Abbas' Fatah party said that in order for the talks to continue, Palestinians would need a written commitment from Israel recognizing a Palestinian state within all of the territory in the West Bank and Gaza Strip captured in the 1967 Middle East war, with East Jerusalem as its capital.Israel has described those West Bank borders as indefensible and considers East Jerusalem as part of its capital, a claim not recognized internationally. Israel pulled out of the Gaza Strip, now ruled by Hamas Islamists, in 2005.The Fatah official said Palestinians were also demanding a cessation of settlement activity and a prisoner release.Palestinians fear settlements, viewed as illegal by most countries, will deny them a viable state and have condemned a series of Israeli construction projects announced while talks have been under way.(Additional reporting by Noah Browning in Ramallah; editing by Ralph Boulton)
87% of Leftists Don't Believe In Peace Talks-Unprecedented new poll results from before talks collapsed; 92% don't foresee peace from talks, nearly half say no urgent need for talks.-By Ari Yashar-First Publish: 4/8/2014, 4:35 PM-Israelnationalnews
A new survey released Tuesday has revealed some unprecedented statistics regarding the opinions of Israeli Jews regarding the peace talks. The wide consensus among 92% of respondents, from across the political spectrum, is that the talks won't bring peace.The poll, known as the "peace index," was conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute's Guttman Center and Tel Aviv University's Evens Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution. It was carried out among 600 respondents last Sunday and Monday, right before Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas torpedoed negotiations last Tuesday by requesting to join 15 UN agencies against the conditions of the talks.When asked if the peace talks will bring peace, an overwhelming 92% answered in the negative. 95% of those identifying themselves as belonging to the political right answered the talks were pointless, along with 88.5% of "centrists," and a shocking 87% of self-identifying leftists, reports Walla!.Arab respondents similarly held low hopes for the talks, with 62% saying they would not bring peace. Last June, a 58% majority of Arab citizens of Israel expressed support for an intifada (violent uprising) against Israel if the talks did not advance, and 82% called the founding of modern Israel a "nakba" (catastrophe).
Peace talks 'not urgent'
Another insightful finding of the survey was that only a slim majority of 52% among Israeli Jews felt it was urgent to reach a peace agreement with the PA. 45.5% of respondents said reaching an agreement was not urgent.In terms of urgency, there was a much higher variation along the lines of political orientation; 37% of self-defined right-wingers felt an agreement was urgent, as opposed to 68% of centrists, and a whopping 87% of leftists.Other questions addressed the issue of international involvement in the talks. Regarding Europe's involvement to push forward the talks, 76% felt that Europe was not acting towards Israel fairly. Reports in January revealed US Secretary of State John Kerry was behind European boycotts to pressure Israel into agreements.While roughly 90% felt that Europe was important to Israel, 42% responded that Europe's offer last December of an unprecedented aid package to spur an agreement would not influence their position regarding a peace treaty.
Lapid last in the list of public satisfaction
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon's criticism last month of "soft" and "weak" American foreign policy towards Iran's nuclear program was also questioned; 65% felt that Ya'alon was correct in his assessment, even while 72% felt it wasn't smart of Ya'alon to voice his criticism publicly. Nevertheless, Ya'alon led the index of satisfaction from among governmental ministers, topping the charts at a score of 6.29 in scores ranging on a 1-10 scale.At the other end of the spectrum, Finance Minister Yair Lapid managed a pitiful score of 4.12, rounding out the bottom of the chart just behind Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman at 5.07.
All Talk and No Action in Peace Negotiations-PA demands full construction freeze to continue negotiations, says ready for 'Israel's tricks.' Defense Minister: 'I told you so.'-By Tova Dvorin-First Publish: 4/8/2014, 2:28 PM-IsraelnationalNews
Palestinian Authority (PA) sources told Walla! News Tuesday that the peace talks - which have not yet ceased, per se', but are in danger of folding - are not as dire and dramatic as the media makes it out to be."It is evident that both sides don't want the peace process to collapse," a source told the daily, explaining that the media has over-hyped the drama unfolding during meetings between representatives. According to the source, a construction freeze in Judea and Samaria is the real sticking point; while "controversy" continues over the PA's bid to international organizations for legitimacy, terrorist releases, and extending negotiations beyond the April deadline, he hinted that solutions are being discussed. The construction freeze, however, is "problematic," and the source explained that "a partial freeze is unacceptable" to the PA. "We will not allow Minister Uri Ariel to continue to run wild and build [Jewish] homes under excuses like 'the tenders have already been approved,'" the PA official snapped. "We're ready for all of the Israeli government's tricks. If we are to continue negotiations, a complete freeze needs to be introduced by the end of the months." Meanwhile, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon has declared that peace talks are dead, according to Ma'ariv, and lamented that negotiations have seen Israel blamed once again. "On Passover, we should free ourselves from irrelevant concepts in regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," Ya'alon stated Tuesday. "It became clear in recent months, unsurprisingly, that the Palestinian side is interested in getting, not in giving. They told us clearly over the past several months: 'I will not talk to you about the recognition of Israel as a Jewish state, or giving up the Right of Return."""I am not a doomsayer; I am a realist," Ya'alon continued. "Unfortunately, on these issues, I find myself repeating over and over again, 'I told you so.' I wish it could have been different. I learned that this was so when I was the head of intelligence and now I've been shouting it for the past 20 years. Every time, the Palestinians run away [from talks] and then blame us." After a dramatic series of negotiations, Israel officially cancelled the fourth release of convicted Arab terrorists on Thursday and issued harsh sanctions on the PA over its unilateral diplomatic moves to apply for 15 UN-linked agencies.In response, the PA issued a number of extreme demands against Israel, including the release of over 1,000 terrorists and a withdrawal to 1949 Armistice lines - essentially demanding concessions on all key issues before negotiations even continue.The PA also continues to blame Israel over talks failing, claiming the release was pre-planned and that Israel merely wanted to stall for time. Ramallah has also blamed "settlement building" for the failure - especially after far-left group Peace Now ran to international media claiming that 700 building tenders had been submitted for Jerusalem housing after peace talks folded.
FALSE POPE FROM THE VATICAN
REVELATION 13:11-13
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;(FALSE VATICAN POPE) and he had two horns like a lamb,(JESUS IS THE LAMB OF GOD) and he spake as a dragon.(HES SATANICALLY INSPIRED,HES A CHRISTIAN DEFECTOR FROM THE FAITH)
12 And he (FALSE RELIGIOUS LEADER) exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him,(WORLD DICTATOR) and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.(THE WORLD DICTATOR CREATES A FALSE RESURRECTION AND IS CROWNED LEADER OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER).
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
REVELATION 17:1-5,9,15-18
1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication,(VATICAN IN POLITICS) and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3 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.
4 And the woman (FALSE CHURCH) was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour,(VATICAN COLOURS)(ANOTHER REASON WE KNOW THE FALSE POPE COMES FROM THE VATICAN) and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.(THE VATICAN IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS OR MOUNTAINS)
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.(VATICAN-CATHOLICS ALL AROUND THE WORLD OVER 1 BILLION)
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
04/ 7/2014 - THE VATICAN INSIDER-The Pope drinks tea with the King of Jordan-King Abdullah of Giordania with Pope Francis-King Abdullah II of Jordan attended a 45-minute audience with Francis ahead of the Pope’s visit to the Holy Land. The King assured the Pope of Jordan’s commitment to peace and interreligious dialogue-iacopo scaramuzzi
Rome-This afternoon’s 45-minute meeting between Pope Francis and King Abdullah II of Jordan was “cordial and informal” and took place in St. Martha’s House in the Vatican. The issues the two discussed over a cup of tea included Francis’ forthcoming trip to the Holy Land (24-26 May) and their commitment to peace and interreligious dialogue.” The Hashemite king was accompanied by Prince Ghazi bin Hussein, who advises the king on Christian-Muslim dialogue. The prince was dressed in western-style clothing.This is the Argentinean Pope’s second meeting with the King of Jordan. Francis received him for the first time on 29 August 2013, in the Apostolic Palace. The meeting was particularly memorable because of the bow the Pope gave when he said goodbye to Queen Rania. The queen was not present this afternoon. King Abdullah II, who is visiting the Vatican as part of a European tour was instead accompanied by Prince Ghazi, the royal household representative who signed a letter written by 38 Muslim scholars, politely protesting Benedict XVI’s Regensburg speech back in 2006. Then, on 9 May 2009, after the German Pope had set the record straight on what he had intended to say in his speech, the Prince took him on a guided tour of the King Hussein of Amman mosque.“His Majesty Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein of Jordan arrived in the Vatican just before 4 pm,” the Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi said after today’s meeting. “Upon his arrival at St. Martha’s House he was greeted by the Prefect of the Papal Household, HE Mgr. Georg Gänswein and the Vatican’s head of protocol, Mgr. José Avelino Bettencourt. At the entrance of St. Martha’s House, he was then greeted by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, accompanied by HE Mgr. Dominique Mamberti. The Holy Father received His Majesty the King in the sitting room on the ground floor where the meeting took place. The meeting was attended by Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad and an English interpreter from the Vatican.” Mgr. Mike Miles from the Secretariat of State was also present. He sat behind the Pope to help with the simultaneous translation. “The conversation, which took place over tea, lasted just over forty minutes and was cordial and informal.” The King’s visit took place in the context of Pope Francis’ much-awaited trip to the Holy Land, which also includes a visit to Jordan. His Majesty reaffirmed the sentiment of the Jordanian people who are preparing to welcome the Pope in a spirit of collaboration that is open peace and interreligious dialogue, Fr. Lombardi informed. At the end of the audience, the Holy Father also greeted the other members of the King’s entourage. The Pope’s illustrious guests left the Vatican at around 4:45 pm. The Pope was all smiles as he accompanied them to the door and waved goodbye to them as the car pulled away. Gifts will be exchanged via diplomatic representatives at a later date. The Pope and King Abdullah II will meet again when Francis visits the Holy Land between 24 and 16 May, stopping off in Jordan, Israel and Palestine.
04/ 7/2014 - THE VATICAN INSIDER-Francis has decided IOR is to stay-Cardinal Pell-The Institute for the Works of Religion “will continue to serve with prudence and provide specialised financial services to the Catholic Church worldwide." The Secretariat for the Economy will be given more powers, over the “Vatican bank” as well-ANDREA TORNIELLI
vatican city-The IOR will not be abolished but “will continue to serve with prudence and provide specialized financial services to the Catholic Church worldwide,” the Holy See informed in a communiqué published by the Holy See Press Office. The communiqué presents “a proposal on the future of the Istituto per le Opere di Religione (IOR) reaffirming the importance of the IOR’s mission for the good of the Catholic Church, the Holy See and the Vatican City State,” but does not specify what this proposal is.“The proposal,” the communiqué informs, “has been jointly developed by representatives of the Pontifical Referring Commission to the IOR (CRIOR), the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organization of the Economic- Administrative Structure of the Holy See (COSEA), the IOR’s Commission of Cardinals and the IOR Board of Superintendence and presented to the Holy Father by the Cardinal-Prefect for the Secretariat for the Economy with the consent of Cardinal Santos Abril Y Castelló, President of the IOR’s Commission of Cardinals. It is drawn from information on the legal status of the IOR and its operations gathered by and presented to the Holy Father and his Council of Cardinals by CRIOR in February 2014.” The proposal does not specify the kinds of transformations the IOR may eventually undergo but the Institute will nevertheless remain operative. “The IOR will continue to serve with prudence and provide specialized financial services to the Catholic Church worldwide. The valuable services that can be offered by the Institute assist the Holy Father in his mission as universal pastor and also aid those institutions and individuals who collaborate with him in his ministry,” the communiqué adds. The decision is in line with the course of action adopted by the Institute’s President Ernst von Freyberg, who is against radical transformations. It is also now in tune with the line taken by the Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, Pell. Relations between Pell and Von Freyberg are now excellent.“With the confirmation of the IOR’s mission and at the request of Cardinal-Prefect Pell, the President of the Board of Superintendence, Ernst von Freyberg, and the management of the IOR, will finalize their plan to ensure that the IOR can fulfil its mission as part of the new financial structures of the Holy See/Vatican City State,” the communiqué reads. This latter step is key and highlights the fact that the IOR will now form “part” of the “new financial structures”, that is, the recently established Secretariat and Council for the Economy. Cardinal Pell has essentially told the IOR’s president to carry on the work he has been doing over the past year.“The plan will be presented to the Holy Father’s Council of Cardinals (the C8 Ed.) and the Council for the Economy. The activities of the IOR will continue to fall under the regulatory supervision of AIF (Autorità di Informazione Finanziaria), the competent authority within the Holy See and Vatican City State.”“In compliance with Motu Proprios of August 8th, 2013 and November 15th, 2013, as well as Law No XVIII on transparency, supervision and financial information which came into force on October 8th, 2013, a comprehensive legal and institutional framework has been introduced to regulate financial activities within the Holy See and Vatican City State. In that respect, the Cardinal-Prefect Pell has confirmed the importance of a sustainable systematic alignment of the legal and regulatory framework of the Holy See/Vatican City State with regulatory international best practice. Strict regulatory supervision and improvements in compliance, transparency and operations initiated in 2012 and substantially accelerated in 2013 are critical for the Institute’s future,” the communiqué ends by saying. The text makes no reference to the future of the Referring Commission to the IOR (CRIOR) or to the other commission that deals with Economic- Administrative problems of the Holy See (COSEA). Both commissions are temporary as the Vatican Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin stressed in a recent interview published by Avvenire newspaper. It also remains to be seen whether there will be changes to CRIOR’S role and powers.A statement issued by the IOR’s press office confirms that Von Freyberg’s approach is the chosen one. It says the Pope’s approval "represents for us a strong accreditation, a great recognition of the importance of our mission and service work done in the last 12 months.” The IOR informed that it plans to finish analysing bank clients and registry data by the summer and announced operational improvements. The plan will be presented to the C8 and the Council for the Economy.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
ISAIAH 33:8
8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)
JERUSALEM DIVIDED
GENESIS 25:20-26
20 And Isaac was forty years old (A BIBLE GENERATION NUMBER=1967 + 40=2007+) when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the sister to Laban the Syrian.
21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
22 And the children (2 NATIONS IN HER-ISRAEL-ARABS) struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.
23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels;(ISRAEL AND THE ARABS) and the one people shall be stronger than the other people;(ISRAEL STRONGER THAN ARABS) and the elder shall serve the younger.(LITERALLY ISRAEL THE YOUNGER RULES (ISSAC)(JACOB-LATER NAME CHANGED TO ISRAEL) OVER THE OLDER ARABS (ISHMAEL)(ESAU)
24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau.(THE OLDER AN ARAB)
26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob:(THE YOUNGER-ISRAELI) and Isaac was threescore (60) years old when she bare them.(1967 + 60=2027)(COULD BE THE LAST GENERATION WHEN JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED AMOUNG THE 2 TWINS)(THE 2 TWINS WANT JERUSALEM-THE DIVISION OF JERUSALEM TODAY)(AND WHOS IN CONTROL OF JERUSALEM TODAY-THE YOUNGER ISSAC-JACOB-ISRAEL)(AND WHO WANTS JERUSALEM DIVIDED-THE OLDER,ESAU-ISHMAEL (THE ARABS)
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
PA sources: No backtrack on joining international bodies-Ramallah vows to pursue its applications, but FM Liberman says move will have consequences-By Avi Issacharoff, Times of Israel staff and AP April 8, 2014, 2:09 pm 1-The Times of Israel
Discussions between Israel, the Palestinians and the US over extending negotiations are serious and positive, sources in Ramallah told The Times of Israel Tuesday, even while vowing to hold fast to applications to 15 international treaty organizations.At the same time, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said no Arab prisoners would be released if the Palestinian Authority did not back down from its applications, which Israel has characterized as a unilateral move in breach of an agreement governing the talks.Sources in the Palestinian Authority told The Times of Israel that both sides were seeking to keep the stalled negotiations alive, but one added that “the distance between the sides is significant, primarily around the one issue of a settlement building freeze.” One of the Palestinian officials said the issue of prisoners who were to have been set free by Israel in the fourth round of releases remains problematic, but he hinted that solutions were emerging, including the release of a large number of prisoners.However, the source said Israeli settlement building remained a problem and an offer of a partial freeze that would not cover East Jerusalem or existing projects was unacceptable to the PA.“We are not prepared for [Israeli Housing] Minister Uri Ariel to continue to run roughshod and keep building with excuses such as ‘tenders were already issued’ or that they ‘already received building permits.’ Building in East Jerusalem is also not acceptable,” the source said. “We are already familiar with all the excuses of the Israeli government. The freeze must be a complete freeze, in order for negotiations to continue past the end of the month.”The official said the PA had not insisted on a settlement freeze before talks began in July, and in the meantime Israel had built in isolated settlements as well as West Bank communities within blocs that many see remaining under Israeli sovereignty under a peace deal.Another official added that the Palestinian Authority won’t, under any circumstances, withdraw from its applications to 15 international organizations.“It’s finished. Leave it alone, that won’t happen. What happened happened. We applied and we won’t retract; we crossed the line and it’s impossible to go back,” he said.The official praised the positive atmosphere around the negotiating table and hinted that the sense of crisis presented by the media was a bit exaggerated. “Yes, the situation is difficult and problematic, but we do not, and you do not, want to see the talks fail.”On Monday night, the sides held the second meeting in 24 hours. US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said efforts were ongoing to save the talks.“Gaps remain but both sides are committed to narrow the gaps,” she told reporters.However Liberman said Tuesday morning that Israel would not negotiate if it risked being seen as a “sucker.”
He said the Palestinian prisoner release would not happen as long as Palestinians pursue their bid to join UN agencies, and accused Ramallah of breaking the terms of the US-brokered peace talks.“We are in favor of negotiations but the previous offer of releasing prisoners doesn’t exist anymore,” Lieberman told Israel Radio on Tuesday. “Whoever broke the rules has to bear responsibility… therefore the previous offer is not relevant anymore.”Mohammed Ishtayeh, an aide to Abbas, said on Monday that the letters of accession will not be withdrawn and that the step is irreversible. He said the Palestinians were ready to widen their bid.Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Malki said Arab foreign ministers would convene in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss the breakdown in talks and Abbas would ask them for political and financial support.Under the terms of renewed talks, Israel had promised to release 104 long-held Palestinian prisoners in four groups, while the Palestinians said they would suspend a campaign to apply for membership as a state to various UN agencies.But as the talks stalled last month, Israel failed to release the fourth group of prisoners on time.The Palestinians then signed letters of accession for 15 international conventions.In the interview, Liberman argued that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s decision was responsible for the failure of talks, calling it “provocative,” but reiterated that Israel is ready to discuss all issues in the framework of negotiations and will not accept conditions that would restrict negotiations to the issue of borders alone.On the suggestion that the coalition could fall apart over the peace negotiations, Liberman said he preferred that negotiations continue and that all talk of parties potentially quitting the coalition was irresponsible.On Sunday, Liberman said he preferred calling new elections to releasing more prisoners.Aron Dónzis contributed to this report.
Israel, Palestinians press on with peace talks rescue bid
By Jeffrey Heller 4 hours ago-APR 8,14-YahooNews
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli and Palestinian negotiators ended another U.S.-mediated session on Tuesday with no sign of a breakthrough in efforts to save peace talks from collapse, but an Israeli official said they had agreed to meet again.In a statement about the latest discussions, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said: "Gaps remain but both sides are committed to narrow the gaps."The U.S.- brokered negotiations, which began in July, plunged into crisis last week after Israel, demanding a Palestinian commitment to continue talking beyond an April 29 deadline for a peace deal, failed to carry out a promised release of about two dozen Palestinian prisoners.Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas responded by signing 15 global treaties, including the Geneva Conventions on the conduct of war and occupations, on behalf of the State of Palestine, a defiant move that surprised Washington and angered Israel.Israeli Foreign Minister Avidgor Lieberman, speaking on Israel Radio on Tuesday, said Abbas would have to reverse that step in order for the prisoner release to be re-addressed.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened unspecified retaliation in response to what Israel views as a unilateral statehood move by Abbas. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki said Abbas would appeal at an Arab League meeting in Cairo on Wednesday for political and economic support in the event of Israeli punitive measures. As part of the U.S.-led bid to salvage the talks, Israeli chief negotiator Tzipi Livni and Palestinian counterpart Saeb Erekat, along with U.S. mediator Martin Indyk, reconvened late on Monday after what the United States had described as a "serious and constructive" meeting on Sunday."The atmosphere was business-like and the sides agreed to meet again to try to find a solution to the crisis," said an Israeli official, who asked not to be identified, after the latest talks wrapped up in the early hours of Tuesday.The official did not say when the next meeting would be held. There was no immediate Palestinian comment about any future session.
STUMBLING BLOCKS
Expectations among the Israeli and Palestinian public of a peace deal have been low from the start. The talks have stalled over Palestinian opposition to Israel's demand that it be recognized as a Jewish state, and over settlements built on occupied land Palestinians seek for a country of their own.Looking ahead to possible Israeli economic sanctions, Malki said that at the Arab League session, Abbas would voice concern Israel might again withhold tax revenues it transfers to the Palestinian Authority (PA).Interim peace deals task Israel with collecting taxes and customs duties for the PA amounting to around $100 million a month, on goods imported into the Palestinian territories. Israel has previously frozen the payments during times of heightened security and diplomatic tensions.Secretary of State John Kerry, who has signaled he may scale back his mediating efforts due to "unhelpful actions" by both sides, was due to meet President Barack Obama on Tuesday, with the state of the peace negotiations high on the agenda.A senior official in Abbas' Fatah party said that in order for the talks to continue, Palestinians would need a written commitment from Israel recognizing a Palestinian state within all of the territory in the West Bank and Gaza Strip captured in the 1967 Middle East war, with East Jerusalem as its capital.Israel has described those West Bank borders as indefensible and considers East Jerusalem as part of its capital, a claim not recognized internationally. Israel pulled out of the Gaza Strip, now ruled by Hamas Islamists, in 2005.The Fatah official said Palestinians were also demanding a cessation of settlement activity and a prisoner release.Palestinians fear settlements, viewed as illegal by most countries, will deny them a viable state and have condemned a series of Israeli construction projects announced while talks have been under way.(Additional reporting by Noah Browning in Ramallah; editing by Ralph Boulton)
87% of Leftists Don't Believe In Peace Talks-Unprecedented new poll results from before talks collapsed; 92% don't foresee peace from talks, nearly half say no urgent need for talks.-By Ari Yashar-First Publish: 4/8/2014, 4:35 PM-Israelnationalnews
A new survey released Tuesday has revealed some unprecedented statistics regarding the opinions of Israeli Jews regarding the peace talks. The wide consensus among 92% of respondents, from across the political spectrum, is that the talks won't bring peace.The poll, known as the "peace index," was conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute's Guttman Center and Tel Aviv University's Evens Program in Mediation and Conflict Resolution. It was carried out among 600 respondents last Sunday and Monday, right before Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas torpedoed negotiations last Tuesday by requesting to join 15 UN agencies against the conditions of the talks.When asked if the peace talks will bring peace, an overwhelming 92% answered in the negative. 95% of those identifying themselves as belonging to the political right answered the talks were pointless, along with 88.5% of "centrists," and a shocking 87% of self-identifying leftists, reports Walla!.Arab respondents similarly held low hopes for the talks, with 62% saying they would not bring peace. Last June, a 58% majority of Arab citizens of Israel expressed support for an intifada (violent uprising) against Israel if the talks did not advance, and 82% called the founding of modern Israel a "nakba" (catastrophe).
Peace talks 'not urgent'
Another insightful finding of the survey was that only a slim majority of 52% among Israeli Jews felt it was urgent to reach a peace agreement with the PA. 45.5% of respondents said reaching an agreement was not urgent.In terms of urgency, there was a much higher variation along the lines of political orientation; 37% of self-defined right-wingers felt an agreement was urgent, as opposed to 68% of centrists, and a whopping 87% of leftists.Other questions addressed the issue of international involvement in the talks. Regarding Europe's involvement to push forward the talks, 76% felt that Europe was not acting towards Israel fairly. Reports in January revealed US Secretary of State John Kerry was behind European boycotts to pressure Israel into agreements.While roughly 90% felt that Europe was important to Israel, 42% responded that Europe's offer last December of an unprecedented aid package to spur an agreement would not influence their position regarding a peace treaty.
Lapid last in the list of public satisfaction
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon's criticism last month of "soft" and "weak" American foreign policy towards Iran's nuclear program was also questioned; 65% felt that Ya'alon was correct in his assessment, even while 72% felt it wasn't smart of Ya'alon to voice his criticism publicly. Nevertheless, Ya'alon led the index of satisfaction from among governmental ministers, topping the charts at a score of 6.29 in scores ranging on a 1-10 scale.At the other end of the spectrum, Finance Minister Yair Lapid managed a pitiful score of 4.12, rounding out the bottom of the chart just behind Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman at 5.07.
All Talk and No Action in Peace Negotiations-PA demands full construction freeze to continue negotiations, says ready for 'Israel's tricks.' Defense Minister: 'I told you so.'-By Tova Dvorin-First Publish: 4/8/2014, 2:28 PM-IsraelnationalNews
Palestinian Authority (PA) sources told Walla! News Tuesday that the peace talks - which have not yet ceased, per se', but are in danger of folding - are not as dire and dramatic as the media makes it out to be."It is evident that both sides don't want the peace process to collapse," a source told the daily, explaining that the media has over-hyped the drama unfolding during meetings between representatives. According to the source, a construction freeze in Judea and Samaria is the real sticking point; while "controversy" continues over the PA's bid to international organizations for legitimacy, terrorist releases, and extending negotiations beyond the April deadline, he hinted that solutions are being discussed. The construction freeze, however, is "problematic," and the source explained that "a partial freeze is unacceptable" to the PA. "We will not allow Minister Uri Ariel to continue to run wild and build [Jewish] homes under excuses like 'the tenders have already been approved,'" the PA official snapped. "We're ready for all of the Israeli government's tricks. If we are to continue negotiations, a complete freeze needs to be introduced by the end of the months." Meanwhile, Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon has declared that peace talks are dead, according to Ma'ariv, and lamented that negotiations have seen Israel blamed once again. "On Passover, we should free ourselves from irrelevant concepts in regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," Ya'alon stated Tuesday. "It became clear in recent months, unsurprisingly, that the Palestinian side is interested in getting, not in giving. They told us clearly over the past several months: 'I will not talk to you about the recognition of Israel as a Jewish state, or giving up the Right of Return."""I am not a doomsayer; I am a realist," Ya'alon continued. "Unfortunately, on these issues, I find myself repeating over and over again, 'I told you so.' I wish it could have been different. I learned that this was so when I was the head of intelligence and now I've been shouting it for the past 20 years. Every time, the Palestinians run away [from talks] and then blame us." After a dramatic series of negotiations, Israel officially cancelled the fourth release of convicted Arab terrorists on Thursday and issued harsh sanctions on the PA over its unilateral diplomatic moves to apply for 15 UN-linked agencies.In response, the PA issued a number of extreme demands against Israel, including the release of over 1,000 terrorists and a withdrawal to 1949 Armistice lines - essentially demanding concessions on all key issues before negotiations even continue.The PA also continues to blame Israel over talks failing, claiming the release was pre-planned and that Israel merely wanted to stall for time. Ramallah has also blamed "settlement building" for the failure - especially after far-left group Peace Now ran to international media claiming that 700 building tenders had been submitted for Jerusalem housing after peace talks folded.
FALSE POPE FROM THE VATICAN
REVELATION 13:11-13
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;(FALSE VATICAN POPE) and he had two horns like a lamb,(JESUS IS THE LAMB OF GOD) and he spake as a dragon.(HES SATANICALLY INSPIRED,HES A CHRISTIAN DEFECTOR FROM THE FAITH)
12 And he (FALSE RELIGIOUS LEADER) exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him,(WORLD DICTATOR) and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.(THE WORLD DICTATOR CREATES A FALSE RESURRECTION AND IS CROWNED LEADER OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER).
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
REVELATION 17:1-5,9,15-18
1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication,(VATICAN IN POLITICS) and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3 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.
4 And the woman (FALSE CHURCH) was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour,(VATICAN COLOURS)(ANOTHER REASON WE KNOW THE FALSE POPE COMES FROM THE VATICAN) and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.(THE VATICAN IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS OR MOUNTAINS)
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.(VATICAN-CATHOLICS ALL AROUND THE WORLD OVER 1 BILLION)
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
04/ 7/2014 - THE VATICAN INSIDER-The Pope drinks tea with the King of Jordan-King Abdullah of Giordania with Pope Francis-King Abdullah II of Jordan attended a 45-minute audience with Francis ahead of the Pope’s visit to the Holy Land. The King assured the Pope of Jordan’s commitment to peace and interreligious dialogue-iacopo scaramuzzi
Rome-This afternoon’s 45-minute meeting between Pope Francis and King Abdullah II of Jordan was “cordial and informal” and took place in St. Martha’s House in the Vatican. The issues the two discussed over a cup of tea included Francis’ forthcoming trip to the Holy Land (24-26 May) and their commitment to peace and interreligious dialogue.” The Hashemite king was accompanied by Prince Ghazi bin Hussein, who advises the king on Christian-Muslim dialogue. The prince was dressed in western-style clothing.This is the Argentinean Pope’s second meeting with the King of Jordan. Francis received him for the first time on 29 August 2013, in the Apostolic Palace. The meeting was particularly memorable because of the bow the Pope gave when he said goodbye to Queen Rania. The queen was not present this afternoon. King Abdullah II, who is visiting the Vatican as part of a European tour was instead accompanied by Prince Ghazi, the royal household representative who signed a letter written by 38 Muslim scholars, politely protesting Benedict XVI’s Regensburg speech back in 2006. Then, on 9 May 2009, after the German Pope had set the record straight on what he had intended to say in his speech, the Prince took him on a guided tour of the King Hussein of Amman mosque.“His Majesty Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein of Jordan arrived in the Vatican just before 4 pm,” the Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi said after today’s meeting. “Upon his arrival at St. Martha’s House he was greeted by the Prefect of the Papal Household, HE Mgr. Georg Gänswein and the Vatican’s head of protocol, Mgr. José Avelino Bettencourt. At the entrance of St. Martha’s House, he was then greeted by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, accompanied by HE Mgr. Dominique Mamberti. The Holy Father received His Majesty the King in the sitting room on the ground floor where the meeting took place. The meeting was attended by Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad and an English interpreter from the Vatican.” Mgr. Mike Miles from the Secretariat of State was also present. He sat behind the Pope to help with the simultaneous translation. “The conversation, which took place over tea, lasted just over forty minutes and was cordial and informal.” The King’s visit took place in the context of Pope Francis’ much-awaited trip to the Holy Land, which also includes a visit to Jordan. His Majesty reaffirmed the sentiment of the Jordanian people who are preparing to welcome the Pope in a spirit of collaboration that is open peace and interreligious dialogue, Fr. Lombardi informed. At the end of the audience, the Holy Father also greeted the other members of the King’s entourage. The Pope’s illustrious guests left the Vatican at around 4:45 pm. The Pope was all smiles as he accompanied them to the door and waved goodbye to them as the car pulled away. Gifts will be exchanged via diplomatic representatives at a later date. The Pope and King Abdullah II will meet again when Francis visits the Holy Land between 24 and 16 May, stopping off in Jordan, Israel and Palestine.
04/ 7/2014 - THE VATICAN INSIDER-Francis has decided IOR is to stay-Cardinal Pell-The Institute for the Works of Religion “will continue to serve with prudence and provide specialised financial services to the Catholic Church worldwide." The Secretariat for the Economy will be given more powers, over the “Vatican bank” as well-ANDREA TORNIELLI
vatican city-The IOR will not be abolished but “will continue to serve with prudence and provide specialized financial services to the Catholic Church worldwide,” the Holy See informed in a communiqué published by the Holy See Press Office. The communiqué presents “a proposal on the future of the Istituto per le Opere di Religione (IOR) reaffirming the importance of the IOR’s mission for the good of the Catholic Church, the Holy See and the Vatican City State,” but does not specify what this proposal is.“The proposal,” the communiqué informs, “has been jointly developed by representatives of the Pontifical Referring Commission to the IOR (CRIOR), the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Organization of the Economic- Administrative Structure of the Holy See (COSEA), the IOR’s Commission of Cardinals and the IOR Board of Superintendence and presented to the Holy Father by the Cardinal-Prefect for the Secretariat for the Economy with the consent of Cardinal Santos Abril Y Castelló, President of the IOR’s Commission of Cardinals. It is drawn from information on the legal status of the IOR and its operations gathered by and presented to the Holy Father and his Council of Cardinals by CRIOR in February 2014.” The proposal does not specify the kinds of transformations the IOR may eventually undergo but the Institute will nevertheless remain operative. “The IOR will continue to serve with prudence and provide specialized financial services to the Catholic Church worldwide. The valuable services that can be offered by the Institute assist the Holy Father in his mission as universal pastor and also aid those institutions and individuals who collaborate with him in his ministry,” the communiqué adds. The decision is in line with the course of action adopted by the Institute’s President Ernst von Freyberg, who is against radical transformations. It is also now in tune with the line taken by the Prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, Pell. Relations between Pell and Von Freyberg are now excellent.“With the confirmation of the IOR’s mission and at the request of Cardinal-Prefect Pell, the President of the Board of Superintendence, Ernst von Freyberg, and the management of the IOR, will finalize their plan to ensure that the IOR can fulfil its mission as part of the new financial structures of the Holy See/Vatican City State,” the communiqué reads. This latter step is key and highlights the fact that the IOR will now form “part” of the “new financial structures”, that is, the recently established Secretariat and Council for the Economy. Cardinal Pell has essentially told the IOR’s president to carry on the work he has been doing over the past year.“The plan will be presented to the Holy Father’s Council of Cardinals (the C8 Ed.) and the Council for the Economy. The activities of the IOR will continue to fall under the regulatory supervision of AIF (Autorità di Informazione Finanziaria), the competent authority within the Holy See and Vatican City State.”“In compliance with Motu Proprios of August 8th, 2013 and November 15th, 2013, as well as Law No XVIII on transparency, supervision and financial information which came into force on October 8th, 2013, a comprehensive legal and institutional framework has been introduced to regulate financial activities within the Holy See and Vatican City State. In that respect, the Cardinal-Prefect Pell has confirmed the importance of a sustainable systematic alignment of the legal and regulatory framework of the Holy See/Vatican City State with regulatory international best practice. Strict regulatory supervision and improvements in compliance, transparency and operations initiated in 2012 and substantially accelerated in 2013 are critical for the Institute’s future,” the communiqué ends by saying. The text makes no reference to the future of the Referring Commission to the IOR (CRIOR) or to the other commission that deals with Economic- Administrative problems of the Holy See (COSEA). Both commissions are temporary as the Vatican Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin stressed in a recent interview published by Avvenire newspaper. It also remains to be seen whether there will be changes to CRIOR’S role and powers.A statement issued by the IOR’s press office confirms that Von Freyberg’s approach is the chosen one. It says the Pope’s approval "represents for us a strong accreditation, a great recognition of the importance of our mission and service work done in the last 12 months.” The IOR informed that it plans to finish analysing bank clients and registry data by the summer and announced operational improvements. The plan will be presented to the C8 and the Council for the Economy.
