I find quantum theory helps quite a lot in dealing with these issues.
What about Archbishop Bouffards testimony re: Rivera?

Also there is an invisible link which I have been exploring between the Vatican and Islam. There is a good set of videos by a Dr Walter Veith called Total Onslaught which I came across when researching a book I am writing on Islam. You can view them on Google Video or You tube. The one on Islam is great, as are most of the others.
He is Seventh Day Adventist and I do not agree with some of the things he says but there is 95% good information.
Back in the early 1990's I began to take heed to a Dr Alberto Rivera. A very maligned man who I have found spoke much truth, since over the years everything he has said that I have heard and read I have found to be true. He said that the Vatican created Islam and from all that I have discovered it does appear that way. The link though does not come through christianity, it comes from the old pagan religions of Babylon and Egypt.

I used to play drums in the church I was involved in, and it became clear to me what influence and control we had over the congregation. It even went so far that one occasion the Pastor started giving me the whip it up signal when the song was clearly winding down. I intentionally ended the song as I would not be responsible for false fire not on your sweet ditty.
So there is the control factor of contemporary music.
Equally problematic is the terrible theology, repetition and selfish orientation of the lyrics. In short I find it hard to see a church using contemporary music to not be preaching a fairy floss gospel and man made psychology and attracting party people.

The church is infiltrated with the very workers of Satan. These workers do fill the most respected positions and hold the honour of most believer as MEN OF GOD.
We have a serious dilemma on our hands and we need to be dealing with it now.

Your point as to why Paul would warn the church about an Antichrist 2000 years in the future is good. Unless it was something present working in their midst, something they could resist and fight against then it would be completely irrelevant for Paul to discuss this with the early church. Especially mentioned outside of scripture when he was present with the Thessalonians.
The Pope can be no other than the man of sin, the son of perdition. It is another great fulfillment that should add great faith to the body of Christ. I guess the problem is very few believe this or even examine the scriptures on this issue as it is politically incorrect.

Besides what is a true church to do, display biblical nativity scenes around July / August? Since December is no where near Christs birth.
The early church never celebrated Christmas so neither should we.

Many will come saying Lord Lord and be sent away very very vexed.

Do you see what I am saying.
Jesus said "there will be great tribulation".
People have in their own myopic vision assumed that this refers to a one time grand blood bath (and I do think there will be much worse to come eg: Un's Biodiversity Report, the plans for massive planetary population reduction) but it has been conveniently ignored that Great also relates to the grand sweep of time. It is not only great in intensity but in scope.

Thus as Jago previously said quoting 1 John there are many antichrists. They were already in the church influencing and redirecting the direction of the church towards what would eventually become the Roman Catholic Church.

Staight up you cannot trust corporate christianity to provide an uncorrupted Bible. Psalms says "When the wicked prosper the righeous run and hide."
The wicked are gaining. Satan owns much of the church and the very words of scripture is darkened.
Take the Message Translation in the Lords prayer saying instead of "on earth as it is in heaven." "as above, so below."
This is straight up witchcraft. If you wanted to illustrate it you can impose an upright triangle over an upside down triangle.
The word of God has to be corrupted, why? becuase there is an uncorrupted word, of which new christians are unaware of.

You make a good point.
1. The reformation did not go far enough. It is our responsibility to see that and keep pushing the envelope as God shows us.
An example is for myself, the church I attend makes me considerably uncomfortable with the symbols used. The cross firstly is not christian. Combined with an X is equally pagan. To also have a circle around the cross is again pagan. I hate it.
There is plenty to which we all do not conform to scripture.
This certainly folds into what you say next.
2.Men taught by men to be men of God are merely hirelings (even little Pontiffs). If God is not pointing daily to life saying hey check that out see how that emphasises a verse etc and expounding scripture in your own life something is wrong.
The difference between men of Pontiffs (bridge builders to God) and men of God is men of Pontiffs stay either stagnant or revert to fleshy teaching.
A man of God though is a pioneer building upon the truth establishing greater understanding and deeper knowledge of God through His word, but never contrary to it. He will also say things that upsets people and stirs up righteousness and godliness in people.
Where is that happening today?