What are your views on the Apocalypse?
It’s essentially irrelevant from a Catholic perspective. As it should be for anyone that can read and believes the Bible. It is clearly stated, that not even Jesus, only God the Father knows the hour (the time) at which the Apocalypse (Revelation) will happen. So, if even Jesus does not know, we certainly will not, so… why worry about it at all?
Secondly, there are many prophecies by Catholic mystics that all seem to suggest there will be a pre-final Apocalypse kind of really, really, bad times, where a LOT of people will die and almost no one will be religious, but that is not the FINAL, bad Apocalypse everyone talks about. So, again, no one will really know when the actual Apocalypse is upon us. and ultimately it makes no difference at all to how you should comport yourself. As a Catholic, your duty is to behave and be a Catholic and to retain your faith, regardless of the hardships that come your way. So, that’s our position, or to paraphrase a Zen Koan I was rather fond of:
Before the Apocalypse: Pray the Rosary, attend Mass, be Catholic.
After the Apocalypse: Pray the Rosary, attend Mass, be Catholic.
