NEWS PROVIDED BY
Walter Hanna
Aug. 3, 2026
IRVING, Texas, Aug. 3, 2026 /Standard Newswire/ — Catholic bishops, priests, theologians, biblical scholars, Catholic media, and the faithful are invited to undertake a careful examination of a brief document titled “Woe to the Leaders Who Harm the Innocent — A Warning from God’s Word.”
The warning itself is approximately 270 words and is reproduced in the book Woe to the Leaders Who Harm the Innocent — A Warning from God’s Word, available through Amazon. This is an invitation to examine it in the light of Sacred Scripture and the Church’s longstanding tradition of discernment.
The document is built upon three biblical passages: James 3:1, Matthew 18:6, and Isaiah 10:1–3. Together, these passages present a unified message concerning the accountability of leaders, the protection of the innocent, God’s justice, and the call to repentance.
The first step is to examine the document itself. Read it as a complete work. Analyze its biblical structure, scriptural foundations, theological themes, literary organization, and its resemblance to biblical warning literature. Artificial intelligence may also be used as a research tool to assist with biblical and literary analysis, while recognizing that neither AI nor human scholarship can determine divine authorship.
The WOE message was received electronically on August 8, 2025. I believe that date may have significance in relation to Israel and biblical chronology. The complete chronology, supporting research, and historical documentation will be published on a dedicated website so that scholars, clergy, journalists, and interested readers may independently review, verify, challenge, or expand upon the research.
This investigation also asks whether the document may represent the kind of warning that, throughout biblical history, has often preceded periods of accountability. Scripture repeatedly records that God warned individuals and nations before times of judgment and called them to repentance.
If, after careful examination, this warning is found worthy of serious consideration, another important question naturally follows: Could this represent the kind of warning that precedes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ? Scripture teaches that Christ will return and that God has consistently warned people before significant acts of judgment. Whether this document bears any relationship to that biblical pattern is for the Church and each reader to examine through Scripture, prayer, and careful discernment.
“Test everything; hold fast what is good.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:21
SOURCE Walter Hanna
CONTACT: Walter.hanna1@icloud.com