Thu Mar 3, 2022 – 4:26 pm EST
(LifeSiteNews) — On this week’s episode of Faith & Reason, the panel discusses the latest news on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the possibility of further escalation, and the hope that Pope Francis consecrates Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Regarding nuclear warfare, Fr. James Altman doesn’t think Russian leaders are “stupid” enough to initiate it, but that if anyone did, it would be Western leaders. Jack Maxey’s take is that the war is already disruptive enough and the “downside for all the participants is so great that there’s really no interest in going there.”
But John-Henry Westen, LifeSiteNews’ editor-in-chief, reminds us that Our Lady of Fatima warns of the “annihilation of various nations,” which could theoretically happen in the context of a nuclear war.
“Russia will spread her errors throughout the world and so on and so forth, and [she] talks about wars and … the annihilation of various nations,” he says. “Now that hasn’t happened yet, but she talks about that, and here we are on the cusp of what might be even nuclear war.”
As for the consecration of Russia, Jack believes it would be
The remainder of this article is available in its entirety at LifeSite News
The views expressed in this news alert by the author do not directly represent that of The Official Street Preachers or its editors
