> I have to dig out Revelations (or Apocalpyse, as the Catholics say)
> later but I thought the Antichrist was supposed to be seductive, not
> some Satanic-seeming figure. Anyone here up on the Antichrist?
Not really. But I remember Cardinal Archibishop Giacomo Biffi of Bologna making an intervention on the subject a few years ago:
*** Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, 71, said that the modern Antichrist, identified in the Book of Revelation as a seven-headed beast, was most likely now disguised as a philanthropist supporting creeds like vegetarianism, animal rights or pacifism, or advocating dialogue with Orthodox or Anglican believers. ***
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/668048.stm
Chris