Expert: Griff Ruby - 10/16/2008

Question
Dear Griff,


                 I have a few questions to ask. I have a calling to become a sister. I have been praying since I was 15. I love God with all my heart. I want to become a teacher for elementry from 1-5th grade. I feel it in my soul God is calling me to teach them about God and basic learning.

I was drawn to Dominican sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist. For some time now. I feel good and drawn to it like if I belong there. I am 22 years old now. Going to be 23 in 5 mons. I was suppose to be born in Easter Sunday. Go figure lol. I am proud to be Catholic. I feel that God is calling me to this way of life.

Do you think the Catholics are the real ELECT OF CHRIST? Do you think we are seeing the prophecies fullfill now? Are we seeing the end of days unravelling in our mists? Do you think the Catholics are Jewish in practice and faith even Christian on there believes? I feel that they are. I feel that we are the real Israelites that were scattered since the time of Christ.

Do you think Obama is the Anti Christ to come or Putin? What do you think? The reports says Obama is smooth and chrismatic and they also say Putin is very into himself and not others they said that for Putins birthday he got a golden crown with a cross on top of it and he was very pleased. He worn this crown several times.

The Fairness doctrine is trying to make its way to America! Russia has the Fairness doctrine in there country. Radical Muslims have there doctrine in areas were they disapprove of CHRISTIANS! I think that Christ is almost at the gates of Heaven and ready to call upon his people do you think so?

Answer
Not all Catholics are to be the elect of Christ, for some fall into mortal sin, and if they die thus without repentance they will not be among the elect.  On the other hand, there could still be some souls out there who are "Catholic-at-heart" and who would be with us in an instant if only they understood the truth.  Even they should be discontent with error and seeking something better, even if they remain clueless as to where that something better is to be found.  But ultimately they must either find their way to the Church or die trying if they are to have a chance at being from among the elect, and of course it is God alone who knows their hearts.
We are the Spiritual Israel, and as such the successors of the Jewish Covenant.  I am not sure that makes us Jews since there is a specific meaning one normally has when one says of a person that they are a Jew, and obviously does not apply to Catholics, apart from what few down through the ages have come from the Circumcision, and retained the Jewish Kashrut while believing and practicing as Catholics.  Such a practice was common in the First Century but has been rare (at best) ever since.
I am always resistant to claiming that any current figure in politics or money or entertainment or whatever would also happen to be the infamous "Captain 666" of Biblical prophecy.
In my mind, Osama has actually managed to display Hillary Clinton as the nearest approximation to the Antichrist of Biblical prophesy as to be found in current politics.  As to whether some later, even more wicked, figure should arise in later times, that remains to be seen.  Stalin and Pol Pot were quite horrible too, in their times.
I know nothing of a "Fairness doctrine" and so cannot comment in it at all.
Hope this helps, God bless!