Pope theory.
Just an observation. It appears the cabal is somehow trying to game God by playing Him against Himself. They seem to be trying to deliberately fulfill prophecy in an effort to coax Him into an apocalypse. But now with this Pope stuff, I have to wonder if the Pope/cabal believe that even if the Pope is illegitimate and they speak against the will of God, that God is going to honor that one promise "whatever you loose on Earth, I'll loose in Heaven. Whatever you bind on Earth."
That's why the Pope is insisting there's no eternal hell. He's hoping God actually does away with it. That's why he calls out against the death penalty. He's hoping to be made a martyr of injustice when they all get rope.
This shit obviously won't work, but does anyone think they might be delusional enough to be trying this? Or do you think it's just framing for the masses they still control?