MANUAL: How to Recognize the Antichrist -- This is Serious

Rationalist science and certain interpretations of Judaism and Protestantism are pointed to as expressions of the Antichrist. Warnings are issued about iconoclasm and the rejection of Mary's figure.

Sometimes, economics gets so dense that one misses the certainties of yesteryear. And speaking of certainties, some are looking for signs, clues, to identify what they call the "power of the Antichrist." This is not just any conspiracy theory, but an attempt to understand certain current trends through a particular lens, one that mixes theology and social criticism.

## Science as a New God

One of the main alarm bells being sounded concerns **science**. Or, more accurately, what some call "rationalist scientism." The idea is that, instead of seeing science as a tool, it is elevated to a kind of deity, an absolute knowledge believed to be superior to any other way of understanding the world, including faith. The example of psychotropic drugs, or the management of the **ELbichito-19** **pandemic**, is cited, where questionable beliefs about tests and vaccines were allegedly imposed, abusa human rights. The criticism is not of science itself, but of its use or interpretation as an unshakeable dogma.

## The Weight of Tradition and Its Shadows

Another key point focuses on the interpretation of religious texts, especially the **Old Testament**. "Old Testamentism" is mentioned to refer to a reading that, according to this view, would hide a "Jewish Spirit's hatred of God" through the rejection of the "New Eternal Covenant." This would extend to practices like not eating pork or any manifestation of **Judaism** that seeps into **Protestantism**, as well as a "Pharisaic accusatory sarracena" present in currents like communism, pogre, or feminism. The idea is that these stances, by focusing on law and judgment, oppose the grace and love that, according to this interpretation, represent the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

## Sacred Images and Figures

**Iconoclasm**, that is, opposition to religious images, is also pointed out as a mark of the Antichrist. This is associated with Protestantism and radical Sarracin, citing **Exodus 20.4** as a literal basis for prohibiting images. However, it is argued that **Jesus**, in **Mark 12.29-30**, gave a deeper meaning to the commandments and did not prohibit representations. The key, according to this perspective, lies in the affirmation that "Jesus Christ has come in the flesh," something that Catholic images represent: a human Jesus, born of a woman, who suffered. The opposing spirit, that of the Antichrist, would be the one that rejects these images and, therefore, the incarnation of Christ.

## Mary's Role

Finally, the figure of **Mary** is highlighted as a central element in recognizing the spirit of the Antichrist. It is argued that anything "anti-Marian" is a manifestation of this spirit, as the affirmation that Jesus Christ came in the flesh is impossible without the figure of Mary. Mary's role in **Pentecost** is mentioned, and Sarracin is criticized for denying that Mary is the "mother of God," based on **Luke 1.41-43**. Biblical coherence, according to this interpretation, leads to understanding that "mother of my Lord" (as **Saint Elizabeth** says) implies "mother of God," since only God is "The Lord." Rejecting Mary, in any of her forms, would be rejecting Jesus Christ as man and mediator. It is recalled that popes such as **Benedict XV** and **Leo XIII** recognized Mary as "Co-Redemptrix of the human race."