Pope Francis continues to stir controversy worldwide.
After announcing that the Vatican would open five sacred portals on Christmas Eve, many were intrigued by what this meant. As Charisma News reported, this was set to mark the Catholic Jubilee, the first time in 25 years that these “portals,” or “Holy Doors,” were to be opened. Now, Pope Francis has gone through with this sacred, Catholic tradition.
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In the video of Pope Francis at the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, he can be seen knocking on the door, it slowly opening and of him being pushed in his wheelchair through the doorway. The Vatican considered this to be the start of the “2025 Jubilee Year of Hope.”
According to the Vatican News, this “Ordinary Jubilee” which started on Dec. 24 will end with the closing of the Holy Door on Jan. 6, 2026.
The Pope’s Christmas mass following this historic event included his prayer for the Holy Year in which he said, “May the light of Christian hope illumine every man and woman, as a messenger of God’s love addressed to all! And may the church bear faithful witness to this message in every part of the world!
“Tonight, the door of hope has opened wide to the world,” the Pope said. “And God speaks to each of us and says, ‘There is hope also for you!'”
The Pope also called for people not to be caught up in laziness and to “rediscover the joy of meeting the Lord” during the Jubilee. He will also open another sacred “portal” today, Dec. 26, in a Roman prison.
What’s interesting about the Pope’s decision to open these portals is that it comes during a time when the discussion of portals, extraterrestrials and bizarre occurrences in the sky continue to take our world by storm. Portals are not typically known for opening us up to good, noble things, but rather they are frequently included in the discussion about the demonic.
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By calling these doors holy, the Pope also appears to reassert what many would consider God-like authority. Yet, it is only Jesus who can truly make an open door holy. Revelation 3:7-8 tells us:
He who is holy, He who is true, He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens, says these things: I know your works! Look! I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it.
True holy doors cannot be open or closed by any man, but only by Jesus Christ. As the Pope continues to open and close doors, we’ll have to see what the spiritual repercussions are of his actions.
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Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
