WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS?

The answer to that is: He knows perfectly well who he is.

Who is this of whom I speak?  None other than Papa Francis.

Anyone who has even read one good history book on the Vatican and their Jesuit (Society of Jesus) warriors will know.  If you don't you are missing quite a drama.  (Read Secret History of the Jesuits by Edmond Paris)

In a nut shell a Jew by birth, Ignatius Loyola channeled a spirit in the 1500's telling him to become the warrior against the then rising Protestant Reformation and bring back to the Mother Church all the lost ones.  This was called the counter-reformation. 

The popes up through that time were inflamed with the reformation and it's liberty/freedom's it promoted.  The Reformation not only promoted freedom to worship God as you pleased but it became lawful to read the Bible for your self instead of having it interpreted to you by a priest.  You no longer had to pay the Roman church anything anymore.  You now could own your own property instead of it being the Churches property through sovereign rights.  The reformation denied Rome's claim to Constantine's will declaring that the Church of Rome owned all the lands including the America's. 

The land much cherished seemed out of reach of Rome in the 1500's 1600's and even the 1700's.  That was North America.  The colonies were formed and originated by the reformers who fled persecution in England and Europe to find freedom on the shores of what would become the United States of America. 

As soon as U.S. Constitution was founded the Jesuits knew they would have freedom to come onto the shores of America.  Up until then they were outlawed.  After the town called, Rome on the Potomac was later named, Washington D.C. it allowed the first Jesuit University to be grown, Georgetown University.  The rest is history. 

Today with the world's first Jesuit Pope, his eyes have been on the U.S.  2015 was very important to the Pope's plans.  He gained rule over the Congress, over the Supreme Court, over the peoples of the U.S. and over the POTUS apparently in their reception of him in 2015.  All bowed as he held mass ( a sign of rule) throughout the halls of American Protestant strongholds.  Nary a whimper was heard. 

Between the beginning of 2014 and the end of 2015 all major evangelical denominations leaders went to Rome and met with the Pope.  All the global corporate leaders also went to Rome, even recently again.   All the important Cardinals and Bishops went to Rome and finally the Russian Orthodox Bishop made amends with Rome after centuries of battle.  Then the social media giants of Facebook & Google went to Rome, likely to get their marching orders as well.  Political leaders from all 52 OIC (Islamic) rulerships went to Rome, many times. Remember the Pope called Islam and the Koran a religion of peace.  So who's left?  Oh, yes Hollywood's actors, who can forget. They trickle in and out all the time.  The U.S. politician's went to Rome (Bernie Sander's did in 2016) and or courted the Pope when he came here.  Who in the religious world carries this weight of influence?  Who? I answer no one does.  No one.

Keep in mind that the many Pope's down through the ages call themselves the Vicar's of Christ (earthly rulers in place of Christ)?  Do they not have sway over the largest church in the World?  Is not Rome quite possibly the richest entity in the world and pays no taxes to anyone?   Does not the Church has the only religious/state seat in the U.N.?   Does not Rome have the U.S.'s acceptance as a nation? Does not the Vatican exist behind a wall and very good security?  Listen, this Pope knows very well who he is and what he can do. The kings of the earth give their POWER unto the beast! (Revelation 17:12-13)
If you would like a couple great books about what Rome's intentions for the world are:  read Washington in the Lap of Rome by Justin Dewey Fulton  & Ecclesiastical Megalomania by John W. Robbins

http://www.fortuneconferences.com/global-forum-2016/
https://zenit.org/articles/pope-calls-for-action-on-climate-change-free-from-political-and-economic-pressures/
https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2016/10/12/161012a.html
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/nov/04/paris-climate-change-agreement-enters-into-force