Worse Than ‘Before The Flood’?

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Two Views of the Flood | Catholic Answers Q&A

You hear it on occasion, for the most part from apparitions or the seers attached to them: the notion that mankind is as deep or deeper into the realm of darkness than ever, including in the time of Noah.

After World War Two—in 1945, for example—it’s claimed Jesus appeared at Heede, Germany (in the wake of Mary), saying, “Humanity has not heard My Mother. The times are serious. The angels of justice are spread throughout the world. For those who do not have Grace, it will be scary. What will happen will be terrible. Humanity is worse than before the Flood. The world lies in the obscure darkness. I want to save everyone. This generation deserves to be destroyed, but looking at the righteous, I’ll leave that My Mercy eventually triumphs.”

Worse than the Flood?

In Noah’s era, there were similarities to our own time. Men were laughing and partying, consuming, disregarding the spiritual, focused on the material, perhaps even harboring Nephilim. That’s what comes across. “Then God said to Noah, ‘The end of all flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.'” (Genesis 6:13).

“As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man,” adds Matthew 24:37-39. “For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark; and they knew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away. That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.”

1 Peter 3:20: “to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it, only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water.”

That we’re “worse” is understandable when one tallies (be patient here): abortion, genetic manipulation, homosexual marriage, euthanasia, transgenderism, transhumanism, materialism, pornography, legalized drugs, irreligiosity, persecution, destruction of Creation, divorce, drugs, fornication, adultery, divisiveness, selfishness, harshness, hatred, public profanity, public nudity (even back in 1917 at Fatima the Virgin was warning about “fashions,” which are of course far more lascivious now), and especially the use of God’s Name in vain (which was specifically cited by Mary at LaSalette in France as a reason for a coming famine and plague).

And what about 1945? How was it back then compared to now? Why did Mary appear so frequently in the 1930s and 1940s?

Note the lines of the graphs explode upwards during the late 1930s and 1940s and unto now.

The 19th and 20th centuries saw a transformation in contraceptive technologies. This led to a sexual revolution, which witnessed a rise in premarital sex and out-of-wedlock births and a decline in marriage. (Premarital Sex in 20th-Century America: The graph plots the percentage of women, by various cohorts, who had premarital sex by ages 20 and 30, left axis. It also charts the number of partners these women had before marriage, right axis):

Premarital Sex in 20th-Century America. The graph plots the percentage of women, by various cohorts, who had premarital sex by ages 20 and 30, left axis. It also charts the number of partners these women had before marriage, right axis.
In 1945, the societal norms surrounding sexuality were predominantly conservative. The aftermath of World War II had a profound impact on societal structures, with a strong emphasis on rebuilding family units and adhering to traditional values. Sexual behavior was largely confined to marriage, and topics such as premarital sex, homosexuality, and sexual freedom were taboo and often stigmatized. The typical narrative promoted within society was one of heteronormative relationships, where deviation from this norm was seldom discussed openly.

Contrastingly, as we all know, today’s society is marked by a broader acceptance of diverse sexual orientations and practices, to put it mildly. The sexual revolution of the 1960s and subsequent decades radicalized attitudes toward sex and turned morality upside-down. (Evil has become good now and good is evil—intolerance.).

Our times would make someone back in 1945 blush, never mind those in France during the time of LaSalette, and at the very least, indeed, rivaling the times of Noah.

Church attendance?

Meanwhile, 1945 was a significant year in history because it marked the end of World War Two and the rise of the United States and the Soviet Union as global power.
Here are some events that happened in 1945:
  • May 8, 1945
    Germany surrendered, ending World War II in Europe. This day became known as Victory in Europe (V-E) Day, and people celebrated in the streets with newspapers declaring the victory.
  • August 6 and 9, 1945
    The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, respectively, after Japan refused to surrender on the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. The first bomb, codenamed “Little Boy”, was the first nuclear weapon used in combat and had an energy of around 15 kilotons of TNT.
  • September 2, 1945
    Japan surrendered, and formal surrender documents were signed aboard the USS Missouri, marking Victory over Japan (V-J) Day. The ceremony included a Navy chaplain’s invocation, the national anthem, singing, and hundreds of American planes flying overhead.
  • Other events
    Concentration camps were liberated, and Europe and Asia were left in ruins. President Harry S. Truman also took office in April 1945 and began working with Secretaries of State George C. Marshall and Dean G. Acheson to contain Soviet expansion, marking the beginning of the Cold War.
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    No wonder Mary was appearing with such frequency, including Germany (Heede, Heroldsbach, and Marienfried). nearby Belgium (the famous approved sites of Banneaux and Beauraing).
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    Heaven knew what was in the offing and what its consequences could be.
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