
Cardinal Robert Sarah addressed the European Parliament in Brussels, denouncing gender ideology and Islamic fundamentalism as 'apocalyptic beasts' that threaten to destroy the family and humanity as the image of God. His warnings signal a growing recognition among senior Church leaders that forces actively reshaping human identity and civilisation are not merely political but spiritually catastrophic in nature. Scripture warns that in the last days society will suppress truth, exchange natural order for corruption, and that deception will reach global scale — echoing Paul's words in Romans 1:21-32 and Christ's own warning that lawlessness will increase before His return in Matthew 24:12.