“THE CHURCH OF THE LOCKDOWN, THE LULL AND THE ESCAPE TO THE CATACOMBS”. Part 3

THE CHURCH OF THE LOCKDOWN, THE LULL AND THE ESCAPE TO THE CATACOMBS

An epic poem (in 4 parts), by Crusader Will

Part 3 of 4.

Part III:  A Non-Starter with No Takers

Now’s my chance for some heavy thinking.

While just ten won’t reopen church doors,

To still hanker for True/Mass-shrinking,

Still needs some Mass that Francis restores.

 

No congregation can he deceive

If there’s few wanting to come back in.

How can they change in what they believe

If there no ‘give’ to get slack in?

 

And if the masses, having returned,

Are thrown out come the net new plague,

What some (back again safe) will have spurned

Must be sharp to the eye: not vague.

 

Still, some will flee the Reformer’s wiles,

As has been foretold. Now, all these outs

And ins are confusing. But Church trials

Do allow time to settle grave doubts.

 

Be this short or long, easy or hard,

This time must end up with real plans,

Since the pope’s schemes, even if en garde,

Will be clear and involve swift bans.

 

Covid Nineteen struck at one fell swoop:

Caught us on the hop, our every right

Violated with not one troop

On the job, nor, on our part, much fight.

 

Meekly we gave in. But the ordeal

Was so great, we might now be inclined

To ask hard questions, what with the Seal

Of the Living God to bring to mind.

 

Its promise is full non-detection

By enemy attempts on our souls.

Much shown by Covid to inspection

Looks New-World-Order in its controls..

 

We must plan our escape. Death camps wait

As bad as past centuries’ worst.

Survive some must this intended fate

As New Era guests live on-board first..