Roman politics

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https://adventmessenger.org/catholic-journalist-says-the-top-three-contenders-for-the-2028-republican-presidential-ticket-are-roman-catholic/

Quoted article below from link above.

Catholic Journalist Says the Top Three Contenders for the 2028 Republican Presidential Ticket are Roman Catholic

Sachin Jose is a journalist for Eternal Word Television Network—a major Catholic media organization and broadcasting network. On February 14, 2026, he published a post titled, "The top three contenders for the 2028 Republican presidential ticket are Catholics—J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio, and Ron DeSantis,"  suggesting that, from a Catholic media perspective, these three figures represent leading possibilities for future Republican presidential leadership and could, if political trends aligned in their favor, potentially serve consecutively. If each of them were elected and served two full terms, it could mean the possibility of having a Catholic president in office for the next 20 or more years.

What Sachin Jose is pointing to is more than just a passing political statistic—it carries major prophetic significance. The fact that the leading Republican candidates are Roman Catholic is not just a coincidence; it is a preplanned trajectory. According to prophecy, the United States will ultimately form an image of the beast—understood to imitate Rome. America started out as "lamb-like"—meaning it was founded on civil and religious liberty. But God's word says that one day it will "speak like a dragon." That means it will use government power and legislation to enforce religious practices, including Sunday laws, thus moving away from the religious liberty it was originally built on.

In this work of transformation, America's leading political figures, especially U.S. presidents, play a significant role. For most of our history, this nation was Protestant. Suspicion towards Catholic political power once ran deep. During the election of John F. Kennedy, the nation openly debated whether a Catholic president could act independently of papal influence. That era is gone. Today, Catholic leadership in American politics is not controversial—it has become mainstream, normalized, and even celebrated.

This demonstrates that Protestant America no longer protests. Rome is, by its very nature, a religious-political system that claims to have changed the Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday. And since the final crisis will center on mandatory worship and Sunday legislation, Rome's growing intrusion into American political power should be considered prophetically significant. This isn't about individuals like J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio, or Ron DeSantis. The problem has to do with the "healing of the deadly wound"—a restoration of global and political influence to the Papal system after its loss of temporal power in 1798. The steady rise of Catholic influence in global affairs, combined with increasing Catholic presence at the pinnacle of American political leadership, appears consistent with that healing process.

Equally concerning is the convergence between evangelical Protestantism and Catholicism within conservative politics. Once divided by major theological differences, these groups now stand shoulder to shoulder on just about every political issue. America's religious identity is shifting and, from this perspective, will continue to do so until Washington, D.C., ultimately aligns itself with the Vatican by enforcing policies consistent with its decrees. What begins as influence moves to alignment, alignment to cooperation, and cooperation to control.

"God's Word has given warning of the impending danger; let this be unheeded, and the Protestant world will learn what the purposes of Rome really are, only when it is too late to escape the snare. She is silently growing into power. Her doctrines are exerting their influence in legislative halls, in the churches, and in the hearts of men. She is piling up her lofty and massive structures, in the secret recesses of which her former persecutions will be repeated. Stealthily and unsuspectedly she is strengthening her forces to further her own ends when the time shall come for her to strike. All that she desires is vantage-ground, and this is already being given her. We shall soon see and shall feel what the purpose of the Roman element is. Whoever shall believe and obey the Word of God will thereby incur reproach and persecution" (Great Controversy, p. 581).

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5J4S5LPeWM

A good video regarding our Christian founders, and their true intentions regarding the separation of church and state. Which neither supports the Secular Humanist views of removing all religious reference or belief from office as it were, or that of Roman Christianity which unites Church and State unto mandated "Christianity". As neither of these views either historically, or revolutionarily established in Europe during the days of our nations founding (French Revolution), were entertained by the majority of the founding peoples of these United States. Who as the video points out concerning our European emigrated peoples, were overwhelmingly Protestant well into the 19th century. The video suggests they were 98% Protestant, higher than I had reckoned, though I knew they were predominantly so.

The colonists, including their philosohy in their religion, as the people up to that time had always done, were neither skeptics nor sensualilsts, but Christains. The school that bows to the senses as the sole inerpreter of truth had little share in colonizing our America. The colonists from Main to Carolina, the adventurous companies of Smith, the proscribed Puritans that freighted the fleet of Winthrop, the Quaker outlaws that fled from jails with a Newgate prisoner as their sovereign-all had faith in God and in the soul. The system which had been revealed in Judea-the system which combines and perfects the symbolic wisdom of the Orient and the reflective genius of Greece- the system, conforming to reason, yet kindling enthusiasm; always hastening reform, yet always conservative; proclaiming absolute equality among men, yet not suddenly abolishing the unequal institutions of society; guaranteeing absolute freedom, yet invoking the inexorable restrictions of duty; in the highest degree theoretical, and yet in the highest degree practical; awakening the inner man to a consciousness of his destiny, and yet adapted with exact harmony to the outward world; at once divine and human-this system was professed in every part of our widely extended country, and cradled our freedom.
    Our fathers were not only Christains; they were, even in Maryland by a vast majority, elsehwere almost unanimously, Protestants. Now the Protestant reformation, considered in its largest influence on politics, was the awakening of the common people to freedom of mind.
    During the decline of the Roman empire, the opressed invoked the power of Christianity to resist the supremacy of brute force; and the merciful priest assumed the office of protector.  The tribunes of Rome, appointed by the people, had been declared inviolable by the popular vote; the new tribunes of humanity, deriving their office from religion, and ordained by religion to a still more venerable sanctity, defended the poor man's house against lust by the sacrament of marriage;  restrained arbitrary passion by a menace of the misery due to sin unrepented of and unatoned; and taught respect for the race by sprinkling every new-born child with the water of life, confirming every youth, bearing the oil of consolation to every death-bed, and sharing freely with every human being the consecrated emblem of God present with man.
    But from protectors priests grew to be usurpers.  Expressing all moral truth by the mysteries of symbols, and reserving to themselves the administration of seven sacraments, they claimed a monopoly of thought and exercised an absolute spiritual dominion.  Human bondage was strongly riveted; for they had fastened it on the affections, the understanding, and the reason.  Ordaining thier own successors, they ruled human destiny at birth, on entering active life, at marriage, when frailty breathed its confession, when faith aspired to communion with God, and at death. 
(History of the United States, Bancroft Vol. 1.)

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https://www.catholicworldmission.org/post/top-10-countries-with-large-catholic-population

Quote below from link above.

4. The United States
The United States has one of the highest Catholic populations globally, with approximately 51 million adults identifying as Catholic. About 21% of the population in the United States practices Catholicism. In the 1500s, the Spanish introduced Catholicism to the United States, beginning in the areas now known as Florida, Texas and California.
In the 1700s, the French also created their own missions in Alabama, Louisiana, Michigan, Arkansas and Illinois. When the United States gained its independence, its Catholic population also increased.

The policies of the Roman Church dictate that her adherents seek to politically establish her teachings and or social justice agendas. She does not believe in or support separation of church and state, but where she is helpless to go along with a majority which do. Today, politicians of her persuasion are over represented in Federal as well as many state governments. Seemingly poised to occupy the Presidency once again as well, after Trump. The last and only second Catholic President of these United States openly professed the profound influence of his faith and the Pope upon his Presidency, in stark contrast to our first Catholic President JFK. That pope being the left leaning and openly anti-capitalist Francis. We all know and still feel the effects of that Presidency today, much of which Trump is combatting and or trying to correct. The question now is, what will be the effect in the near future if or when a far more right leaning Catholic is President, with the now more right leaning Pope in office? Will we not see the same striving to politically establish Roman teaching and social justice agenda, from the right leaning half as well? And what will that look like?

Regardless, it will not reflect the wishes and intents of that of our founding fathers. As the opening video clearly represented the facts regarding their intentions. The next post will be quotes from a book addressing what the author suggests the papacy intends for our nation, quoting their own words regarding such from years ago.

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FACTS OF FAITH
By Christian Edwardson
Chapter - THE UNITED STATES IN PROPHECY

A SAD CHANGE

We wish we could close the picture here, and leave its unmarred beauty lingering in our minds; but, sad to say, there is another chapter to it that must be read. The prophet continues' "He spake as a dragon." Revelation 13' 11. A nation speaks through its laws. This prophetic statement, therefore, reveals that a great change in policy is to come over our belov ed country. The "dragon" is a symbol of pagan Rome, that persecuted the early Christians during the first three centuries. (Revelation 12:1-5, 11.) And a similar persecution will be inaugurated against the "remnant" church, for we read: "The dragon was wroth with the woman [church], and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." Revelation 12:17. And he has "great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time." Verse 12. Here we see what is meant by speaking "as a dragon," and we also see upon whom this persecution will come; namely, upon commandment-keepers.

This prophecy also reveals what influence will be brought to bear upon our lawmakers and people to produce this sad change. We have already seen that "the first beast" of Revelation 13:1-10 represents the Papacy, and by reading the eleventh and twelfth verses we see that the effort of the lamblike beast will be to cause "the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed." That is: The whole trend is Romeward, therefore it must be Rome that is working in disguise to bring about such a trend. And now as to the facts in the case. We quote the following from Roman Catholic sources'

At the Centennial Conference of American Catholics, held in Baltimore, November, 1890, Archbishop Ireland said:

"Catholics of the United States are called... to make America Catholic .... The church triumphant in America, Catholic truth will travel on the wings of American influence. and with it encircle the universe."-" The Pope and the New Era," pp. 222, 223. London: W. T. Stead, 1890.

A letter from Rome, dated October 14, 1894, says:

"The United States of America, it can be said without exaggeration, are the chief thought of Leo XIII .... A few days ago, on receiving an eminent American, Leo XIII said to him: 'But the United States are the future; we think of them incessantly.'... That is why Leo XIII turns all his soul, full of ideality, to what is improperly called his American policy. It should be called his Catholic universal policy."-' Catholic Standard and Times" (Philadelphia), November 3, 1894; quoted in "Protestant Magazine," October, 1913, p. 441.

The report of "the third Washington conference" says: "Our purpose is to make America dominantly Catholic."-'' The Mission Movement in America," issued from the Catholic University, Washington, D. C., June, 1909.

"It seems to me that the main support of Protestantism comes from the United States and England .... If we put an end to this effort in England and the United States by making these nations predominantly Catholic, we will have removed the chief obstacle to the conversion of the world to the true faith· . . A vigorous effort in the United States at this time will reduce the opposition to an insignificant condition .... In the course of another century, the [Protestant] sects will be a study for the historian and antiquarian along with Arianism."-Extract from a letter in "The Missionary" (Roman Catholic), Washington, D. C.: May, 1910; quoted in "Protestant Magazine," Vol. II, p. 22.

This Catholic movement has already made such progress in England, that, with a little careful manipulation, its leaders anticipate very little opposition in the future. (See "History of the Romeward Movement in the Church of England," London: 1900, and "The Secret History of the Oxford Movement," London: 1899, both by Walter Walsh; and "The Oxford Movement in America," by Rev. C. E. Walworth, New York: 1895;

MAKING AMERICA CATHOLIC

The Roman hierarchy knew that the older Protestants, who had read about the persecutions of the Dark Ages, and who knew some of the inside workings of the papal church, would never become Catholics. Rome's hope lay in capturing the younger generation. If the Papacy could cover up those dark pages of its history, when it waded in the blood of martyrs, and could appear in the beautiful modern dress of a real champion for liberty, as a lover of science, art, and education, it would appeal to the American youth, and the battle would be won.

The Jesuits, who through years of experience in Europe, have become experts in molding young minds, are now establishing schools everywhere, that are patronized by thousands of Protestant youth. They have also undertaken the delicate task of Romanizing the textbooks of our public schools, and books of reference, in order to cover up their past, and to whitewash the Dark Ages. That Romanists desire to cover up their past record of bloody persecution is acknowledged by that honorable Roman Catholic author, Alfred Baudrillart, Rector of the Catholic Institute of Paris. After giving a frank statement of the many persecutions of which his church is guilty, he says in the words of Mgr. d'Hulst:

"Indeed, even among our friends and our brothers we find those who dare not look this problem in the face. They ask permission from the Church to ignore or even to deny all those facts and institutions in the past which have made orthodoxy compulsory.'''-'' The Catholic Church; the Renaissance and Protestantism,'' Alfred Archeveque Cardinal BaudrilIart, pp. I83, 184.

ROMANIZING TEXTBOOKS

In the first place, all general histories used in our public schools and high schools had to be revised to eliminate every bishops as before. The priest's education is to be thoroughly revised and modernized-with special attention to modern propaganda methods. In addition there will be established in each country a central bureau, responsible only to Rome, to combat red agitation with every political weapon available .... The church must fight, and at once.

"Coughlin has shown us the way of getting at the modern man. He has embarrassed us by showing and using the political power of the church so openly .... We know how to tackle America today, and that is our most important problem at the moment.

"Pacelli is contacting the American cardinals and leading Catholic personalities,... to explain the Vatican's plan for the new crusade .... The Catholic political organizations in the large cities, like Tammany Hall, will give the church a good lever. Those contacts are also being carefully inspected by the pope's minister.

"The Vatican itself resembles a general staff headquarters preparing plans and arms for a big offensive. Since the time of the Counter- Reformation, churchmen say, no such extensive reorganization of personnel and propaganda methods has been undertaken. The whole world-wide net of Catholic organizations and sub- organizations is being contacted directly from Rome and cleared for action. The church is to be adjusted to modern political, social, and cultural conditions"-P. 10, col. 3, 4, used by permission.

This article speaks of Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, then papal secretary of state, coming from the Vatican to effect the above. mentioned reorganization. He toured the United States "in a chartered airplane." Christian Science Monitor says: "The visit of a high Roman prelate to the United States on the eve of an election is as unprecedented as it is delicate"-Oct. 2, 1926.

This Catholic plan of conquest was well understood years ago. An illustration in Harper's Weekly of October 1, 1870, pictured the pope pointing to America as "The Promised Land," also "The Jesuits and the British Press," by Michael J. F. McCarthy).

Now the "Catholic Action" is focused on America, not in an antagonistic way, but quietly, in wisely planned, systematically organized, and well directed efforts along numerous lines, so as to gain favor among Protestants, and not to be suspected as propaganda. And, remarkable as it may sound, Protestant leaders and people are totally asleep on the Catholic question, even more so than the Huguenots were in France before the St. Bartholomew's Massacre.

Dr. E. Boyd Barrett, for many years a Jesuit, and still a Roman Catholic, as far as the author knows, has the following to say about the plans of his church:

"In theory, Catholic Action is the work and service of lay Catholics in the cause of religion, under the guidance of the bishops. In practice it is the Catholic group fighting their way to control America"-"Rome Stoops to Conquer," p. 15. New York: 1935.

"The effort, the fight, may be drawn out. It may last for five or ten years. Even if it last for twenty-what is twenty years in the life of Rome? The fight must be fought to a finish-opposition must be worn down if it cannot be swept away. Rome's immortal destiny hangs on the outcome. That destiny overshadows the land.

"And in the fight, as she has ever fought when battles were most desperate in the past, Rome will use steel, and gold, and silvery lies. Rome will stoop to conquer."-Id., pp. 266, 267.

In a communication from Vatican City, published in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press, November 4, 1936, we read:

"Pope Pius feels that the United States is the ideal base for Catholicism's great drive ....

"The Catholic Movement, Rome's militant organization numbering millions all over the world, will be marshaled direct from Rome by Monsignor Pizzardo-next to Pacelli the Holy See's shrewdest diplomat and politician-instead of by the localtrace of the objectionable features from their pages. Plain historical facts of the Middle Ages,-such as the popes' interference with public government (as in the case of Henry IV, Emperor of Germany, A. D. 1077, and King John of England, A. D. 1213); the persecution of Waldenses, Albigenses, and Huguenots; the Inquisition; the sale of indulgences; and the Reformation,-all had to be eliminated or rewritten so as to exonerate the Papacy, and brand its opponents simply as political offenders and revolutionists, who suffered at the hand of the civil government, instead of being persecuted by the Church for their religion.

Such radical changes could never have been accomplished so quietly if Protestantism had not been asleep. At times it became necessary to create public sentiment against a certain textbook through newspaper articles written by some learned Catholic professor, and then pressure was brought to bear on school boards to eliminate it, substituting for it a Romanized book. Thus Swinton's "Outlines of History" was thrown out of the schools, and "Anderson's History" was blacklisted, but later revised according to Catholic wishes, and brought back to take the place of Swinton's. Myers's "Medieval and Modern History" was also censored. At first the author refused to change it, claiming "history is history," but later it was revised and came into quite general use for a time. Not all of this was done in the dark. As one example of protest we refer the reader to Senate Document on Public Hearing before the United States Committee on Education and Labor, Friday, February 15, 1889, and Friday, February 22, 1889, on "Senate Resolution No. 86: Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Respecting Establishment of Religion and Free Public Schools," which unmasks some of this work. We shall now point out two of the vital changes made in our textbooks:

(1) The Catholic Church will never acknowledge the Reformation of the sixteenth century as a reform, but brands it as a "revolt" against the authority of the pope, and as a "revolution." A sure earmark, therefore, of all Romanized textbooks is the fact that they never speak of the Reformation as a work of reform but as "the Protestant Revolt," "the Protestant Revolution," "the so-called Reformation," or "what is called the Reformation." Let any one look it up in the schoolbooks used by his children, and see for himself.

To give the readers who may not have seen the textbooks used in our schools today an idea of what the Protestant children are taught, we shall take the "History of Western Europe," by Professor J. II. Robinson, as an example. It has the following chapters on the Reformation of the sixteenth century: chapter 24, "Germany Before the Protestant Revolt"; chapter 25, "Martin Luther and His Revolt Against the Church"; chapter 26, "Course of the Protestant Revolt in Germany"; chapter 27, "The Protestant Revolt in Switzerland and England." Chapter 25 says: "As Luther became a confessed revolutionist, he began to find friends among other revolutionists and reformers."-P. 393. Chapter 28 takes up the effort of the Catholics to destroy the Reformation by a counterreform, by the work of the Jesuits, and the bloody persecution of Protestants in Spain, in the Netherlands, and France. This chapter is entitled: "The Catholic Reformation," and yet it comes the farthest from deserving the title of reformation of all the above- mentioned chapters. In these Romanized textbooks the historical facts of the Middle Ages are entirely reversed. The way the last-mentioned chapter extols the Jesuits shows who has put their stamp on the book. Senator Thomas E. Watson truthfully says:

"In the public schools the Catholics have stealthily introduced textbooks written by Jesuits; and your children are being taught that the Roman church was misunderstood in the past; that its doctrines are not fatal to humanity and gospel religion; that its record is not saturated with the blood of innocent millions, murdered by papal persecutors, and that there never was such a monstrosity as the alleged sale of papal pardons of sins.

"Educate youth in this Catholic way, and the consequences are
logical."-"Roman Catholics in America Falsifying History and Poisoning the Minds of Protestant School Children," p. 5. Thompson, Ga.: 1928.

SALE OF INDULGENCES

Histories used in the public schools in the United States up to the year 1900 were opposed by the Roman Catholic Church on the ground that they were not stating the truth about "indulgences.'' These histories simply stated that Martin Luther began the Reformation by opposing Tetzel's sale of indulgences, which is a historical fact.

"An Introduction to the History of Western Europe," by Professor J. H. Robinson, says:

"It is a common mistake of Protestants to suppose that the indulgence was forgiveness granted beforehand for sins to be committed in the future. There is absolutely no foundation for this idea"-P. 391. Ginn and Co.: 1903.

This statement is copied on page 311 in "A General History of Europe," by Robinson, Breasted, and Smith, a textbook quite generally used of late. We shall leave it with the reader to judge whether such statements actually represent the Protestant conception of "indulgences," or whether they are part of a program to cover up historical facts; and we would respectfully ask: Are not American youth entitled to know the unvarnished facts of history?

The historical facts about "indulgences," gathered from unquestionable sources, are found on pages 162-172 of this book. It is here shown that the idea of "indulgences" had so degenerated between the eleventh and the sixteenth centuries, that they were actually sold for money. Tetzel's "Indulgences" read: I "absolve thee... from all thy sins, transgressions and excesses.., and I restore thee.., to that innocence and purity which thou possessedst at baptism; so that, when thou diest, the gates of punishment shall be shut, and the gates of the paradise of delight shall be open."- Coxe's "House of Austria," Vol. I, p. 385. London: George Bell and Sons, 1906.

REVISING BOOKS OF REFERENCE

The next step in the papal plan was to revise all books of reference, such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, and larger historical works, so as to mold the minds not only of pupils but also of teachers and of preachers. An example of this is seen in the revision of the New International Encyclopedia. The editor of the Catholic Mirror (at that time the official organ of Cardinal Gibbons), in a lengthy editorial, dated October 28, 1905, tells of how the publishers of that Encyclopedia cooperated with the Jesuits in revising it. He quoted the following letter from the Rev. Thomas J. Campbell, S. J., which he had just received:

"Dodd, Mead and Co. sent their representatives to us, and not only expressed a desire to avoid misstatements in their encyclopedia, but asked for some one to excise whatever might be offensive .... Mr. Conde B. Pallen took the matter in hand, and was afforded full liberty to revise and correct not only the topics which dealt professedly with Catholic subjects but those also which might have even an indirect bearing on them .... The firm has done all in its power to make it acceptable to Catholics."- Quoted in "Liberty," Vol. V, No. 3, pp. 34, 35. Washington, D. C., I910.

After this was done, every effort was made to get this New International Encyclopedia into the hands of all Protestant ministers in this country, who were unaware of its Romanlzed features. Its molding influence was soon seen in the striking similarity in viewpoint (on many subjects) between the Roman theology and that of the Protestant pulpit and press, and this is becoming more so now after practically all encyclopedias have been Romanized. Even Webster's Dictionary has not been allowed to speak its old familiar truths any more. We read:

"Time was when complaint was common that injustice was done to the Catholics in 'Webster's Dictionary.' There is no room for such a thing in the new 'Webster's International Dictionary,' issued by G. and C. Merriam Co., Springfield, Mass., because Vicar-General Callaghan, of the diocese of Little Rock, has revised and edited everything appertaining to the church." -" Freeman's Journal" of New York, May 28, 1892. Since then a Catholic official has been regularly connected with the editorial staff, whenever a new revision was made, as can be seen in the preface of later editions.

Suppose, in the next encyclopedia, we ask brewery officials to edit everything pertaining to temperance and the liquor question, and ask the officials of Wall Street to edit all that pertains to capital and labor, would we then get a more correct and unbiased representation of these subjects? We ask why, then, should Roman Catholic officials edit everything pertaining to the Protestant controversy with Rome?

At the First American Catholic Missionary Congress, held at Chicago, November 17, 1908, Dr. William McGinnis outlined the program of the International Catholic Truth Society for making America Catholic:

(1) by Romanizing our schoolbooks,

(2) by revising our books of reference,

(3) by controlling the daily press,

(4) by capturing the libraries. He said in part:

"A few years ago the publishers of an encyclopedia in twelve volumes entered the office of the Truth Society and said: 'We realize there are many misstatements and errors regarding things Catholic in this work, but we put the whole edition in your hands and will accept every correction you make and every addition which you wish to insert.'... So, likewise, one of the largest publishing houses of the United States, a house that supplies perhaps one third of the textbooks used in the public schools of America, asked that certain books might be examined and erroneous statements and unjust charges against the Church be corrected .... And we are happy to say that in practically every case these misrepresentations of the Church that otherwise would have gone into the minds of millions of children were courteously corrected by gentlemanly authors."-" The Two Great American Catholic Missionary Congresses," pp. 427, 428. Chicago: J. S. Hyland and Co., 1914.

Many Protestant parents would not send their children to Catholic parochial schools, but they will allow them to be taught the same thing from Romanized textbooks, without any protest!

We ask, What made the More-mentioned publishers so anxious to have the Catholics revise the public schoolbooks and encyclopedias, which they intended to publish? Why did they not go to some Protestant organization to have the books revised? Was it because Protestants are not educated? Certainly not! But these publishers knew from experience, that, unless the books were Romanized, Catholic societies would stir up such opposition against their use, that it would result in financial loss to the publishers. Dr. McGinnis tells the secret when he relates how he had urged the Knights of Columbus to "wake up" and "form a committee," to examine the "histories of education in use in high schools and normal schools." He says: "The spirit of Knighthood was not dead in that Council, the subject was investigated, the book I had quoted from was the textbook of the class, and, after much discussion, it was removed from the curriculum of the school."-Id., pp. 423, 424.

Any one who will take the trouble to examine the textbooks used in our public schools before 1900, and compare them with those used after this Romanizing propaganda began, wi1l discover the fact that the Romanizing features have been introduced gradually into a series of textbooks, the one taking the place of the other as fast as the public could assimilate the Catholic sentiments and phraseology, and the same is true regarding books of reference.

MUZZLING THE PUBLIC PRESS

Dr. McGinnis also spoke of their plans regarding the daily papers. He said: "We may consider briefly the program of the International Catholic Truth Society in reference to two great agencies in the formation of the minds and hearts of the great American people, — the press and the public libraries.

"Our daily press... mold the thought and influence the will of the country .... We do demand that the great Catholic Church, in her saving doctrines and in her marvelous activities, should be brought more prominently before the American public."-Id., p. 419.

Dr. McGinnis further stated that arrangements had been made with the Vatican for Catholic reporters all over the world to furnish material for the "Truth Society" to be used in the daily press, and then he says:

"With a membership of two or three thousand scholarly, zealous priests and laymen, and the headquarters of the Society acting as a clearing house, calumnies would not remain unanswered, misstatements of doctrines would be corrected."-Id., pp. 420, 421.

"We realize, moreover, that refutations and corrections, valuable though they be, are not sufficient. We want to carry the campaign a little farther. We want to make of the press of this country a positive agency in the dissemination of Catholic ideas .... We are now furnishing on the first and third Sundays of each month one column or a column and a half of positive Catholic matter to daily papers .... But the 'Notes and Comments'... deal with such topics as the conversion of some distinguished scholar, the life work of a recently deceased Catholic who was eminent in the domain of physical science, archeological discoveries bearing upon Christian doctrine, important congresses abroad .... If the demands of our people prove that the new feature is appreciated, the 'service' will become weekly, and it will bring light and sympathy for things Catholic to many millions of readers."-Id., pp. 421,422.

"The demands" must have proved successful, for instead of this "new feature" appearing weekly, articles and notes seem to appear almost daily. Though it is legitimate for religious denominations to make use of the public press, for them to muzzle the freedom of the press is not legitimate! When large religious organizations parade their great number of adherents and bring pressure to bear on the press, threatening nonsupport if the other side appears in its columns, while they monopolize them with their own propaganda, such organizations lose the respect of thinking people.

CAPTURING THE PUBLIC LIBRARIE

At the before-mentioned Catholic Congress plans were also laid for making the public libraries agencies in their propaganda. Dr. McGinnis says:

"Another force, second only to the school and the press in shaping the thoughts of the nation, is the public library system of the United States .... I ask why, in the name of the God of truth, is the great Catholic Church excluded from the shelves of the public libraries of the United States?... Create a strong, legitimate demand for Catholic literature, and the public libraries will meet the demand."- Id., pp.422,423.

But how did that Congress propose to "create" this strong "demand" for Catholic books? Here is their scheme: They will supply their people with lists of books to be asked for at the libraries, and when several hundred or thousand people have called for the same books, it will create a demand.

"The demand for such literature must be brought to the public libraries. We wish to emphasize the fact that the demand must be made in good faith-the books are called for at the library because the man wants to read them. The International Catholic Truth Society will supply general and special lists of books, and the Spiritual Director... will... designate appropriate works for individual members. From this widespread bona fide demand for Catholic works at public libraries three results will follow. [It will help the members.] Their work will be instrumental in placing these books within the reach of the great non-Catholic American public, who will thus have some opportunity to find out what the Church's doctrines and practices really are, and finally the increased circulation of such literature will be a well-deserved and much- needed stimulus to Catholic writers."-Id., p. 424. See also "Catholic Digest," March, 1937, pp. 126, 127, and "America," September 13, 1913, pp. 547, 548.

Mr. Michael J. F. McCarty, of England, gives us some interesting facts regarding a similar work done by Jesuits in England. He says that they suppress books of Protestant authors, and bring to the front those of Catholics, and as a result of this systematic work, he says:

"Many Protestant authors are forced to speak favorably and kindly of Romanism .... The publication of books containing friendly allusion to Protestant Christianity has almost ceased in England, [while the other kind of books] floods the country."-"The Jesuits and the British Press," p. 52. Edinburgh and London: 1910.

But, in addition to this, the Jesuits always have a man, either a priest or a layman, on the committee of almost every public library in Great Britain.

"The Jesuits' man comes provided with two lists, a black list, which includes every well-known book, ancient and modern, adverse to Romanism; and a white list of new books especially [avorable to Romanism which he submits beforehand to the librarian, and eventually succeeds in getting placed in the library."-Pp. 50, 51.

It is quite evident from our investigation of the facts that the Jesuits are the same in America as in England. Besides this, the few remaining books from the days when it was not so unpopular to state the unvarnished facts about medieval history have been diminishing in number by being worn out or purposely destroyed.

CENSORSHIP OF BOOKS

Those who write histories today have more source matter on ancient history, but less on medieval, than historians had four hundred years ago; for after the Reformation had fully aroused the papal church to action, her emissaries, especially the vigilant Jesuits, searched out and destroyed every evidence that was damaging to her. When Bishop Gilbert Burnet, D. D., prepared to write his "History of the English Reformation," he became surprised, while searching among court records and public registers, to find so much missing, till he finally discovered the cause. He says:

"In the search I made of the Rolls and other offices, I wondered much to miss several commissions, patents, and other writings, which by clear evidence I knew were granted, and yet none of them appeared on record.

"But as I continued down my search to the fourth year of Queen Mary, I found in the twelfth roll of that year, a commission which cleared all my former doubts, and by which I saw what was become of the things I had so anxiously searched after. We have heard of the expurgation of books practiced in the Church of Rome; but it might have been imagined that public registers and records would have been safe; yet lest these should have been afterwards confessors, it was resolved they should then be martyrs; for on the 29th of December, in the fourth year of her reign, a commission was issued out under the great seal to Bonner, Bishop of London, Cole, Dean of St. Paul's, and Martine, a doctor of the civil law, [which commanded the destruction of] divers compts, books, scrolls, instruments ....

"When I saw this, I soon knew which way so many writings had gone"-"History of the Reformation of the Church of England,'' 2- vol. ed., Vol. I, Preface, p. xiii. London: 1880.

Let no one, therefore, say that statements in older histories are not true because we cannot now find sources to prove them.

The reader may not know that back of all this activity stands the Roman Curia, one department of which is the Sacred Congregation of the Index, which meets at Rome on stated days to decide what books are forbidden, and to make lists of them, called "The Index of Prohibited Books."* The writer has examined two editions of this "Index," one early edition, and their latest one of 1930 by Pope Plus XI. Some books are permanently forbidden, while others are forbidden until certain corrections are made in them, which explains the revisions of our schoolbooks, for the "Index" says:

"Can. 1396. Books condemned by the Holy See are prohibited all over the world and in whatever language into which they may have been translated.

"Can. 1397, Sec. 1. It is the duty of all the faithful, particularly of clerics, or those holding high positions and noted for their learning, to denounce any book, they may consider dangerous, to the local Ordinaries, or to the Holy See ....

"Sec. 3. Those to whom such denunciations are made are bound in conscience not to reveal the names of the accusers.

"Sec. 4. Local Ordinaries, either directly themselves, or through the agency of capable priests, are in duty bound to keep a close watch on the books that are published, or sold, within their territory ....
 
"Can. 1398, Sec. 1. The condemnation of a book entails the prohibition, without especial permission, either to publish, to read, to keep, to sell, to translate it, or in any way to pass it on to others.

"Sec. 2. A book which has been prohibited in any way may not be republished, unless, after the necessary corrections have been made."-"Index," of 1930, pp. xvi, xvii. Vatican Polyglot Press.

The Catholic Encyclopedia has this to say about the "Censorship of Books": "In general, censorship of books is a supervision of the press in order to prevent any abuse of it.

"The reverse of censorship is freedom of the press."- Vol. III, p. 519.

This "supervision of the press" extends also to articles written in magazines and newspapers, and among the special organizations working in this field is the International Catholic Truth Society, and the Catholic International Associated Press. Reporting the Louisville federation convention of the latter, Michael Kenny, S. J., in America (a Jesuit weekly) for August 31, 1912, says of their Catholic Press Bureau:

"We have it in our power to compel our papers, the thinking machines of the people, to tell the truth and refrain from transmitting slanders on Catholic matters. We can prevent the wells at which the people drink from being poisoned. We can, follow-lng the lead of the Austrian Catholic Congress, establish a Catholic International Associated Press, and to accomplish this object every Catholic of the right spirit, reading in the daily papers calumnies of our religion and the most brazen justification of the robber bands who drive our religious from their homes and confiscate their property, should be willing to contribute a tithe of his possessions. All this and more can be accomplished by federated action .... Marching shoulder-to shoulder with the spirit of soldiers on the battlefield at the call of the Church, we can successfully combat the organizations of her enemies and make this an era of Catholic manhood."-"America," August 31, 19I2, p. 486, article by M. Kenny, S. J.

As a result of this organized effort no newspapers in the United States will accept any news that reflects unfavorably on the Catholic Church or its propaganda in this country, while news unfavorable to Protestants is printed.

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FACTS OF FAITH
By Christian Edwardson
Chapter - THE UNITED STATES IN PROPHECY

A SAD CHANGE

We wish we could close the picture here, and leave its unmarred beauty lingering in our minds; but, sad to say, there is another chapter to it that must be read. The prophet continues' "He spake as a dragon." Revelation 13' 11. A nation speaks through its laws. This prophetic statement, therefore, reveals that a great change in policy is to come over our belov ed country. The "dragon" is a symbol of pagan Rome, that persecuted the early Christians during the first three centuries. (Revelation 12:1-5, 11.) And a similar persecution will be inaugurated against the "remnant" church, for we read: "The dragon was wroth with the woman [church], and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." Revelation 12:17. And he has "great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time." Verse 12. Here we see what is meant by speaking "as a dragon," and we also see upon whom this persecution will come; namely, upon commandment-keepers.

This prophecy also reveals what influence will be brought to bear upon our lawmakers and people to produce this sad change. We have already seen that "the first beast" of Revelation 13:1-10 represents the Papacy, and by reading the eleventh and twelfth verses we see that the effort of the lamblike beast will be to cause "the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed." That is: The whole trend is Romeward, therefore it must be Rome that is working in disguise to bring about such a trend. And now as to the facts in the case. We quote the following from Roman Catholic sources'

At the Centennial Conference of American Catholics, held in Baltimore, November, 1890, Archbishop Ireland said:

"Catholics of the United States are called... to make America Catholic .... The church triumphant in America, Catholic truth will travel on the wings of American influence. and with it encircle the universe."-" The Pope and the New Era," pp. 222, 223. London: W. T. Stead, 1890.

A letter from Rome, dated October 14, 1894, says:

"The United States of America, it can be said without exaggeration, are the chief thought of Leo XIII .... A few days ago, on receiving an eminent American, Leo XIII said to him: 'But the United States are the future; we think of them incessantly.'... That is why Leo XIII turns all his soul, full of ideality, to what is improperly called his American policy. It should be called his Catholic universal policy."-' Catholic Standard and Times" (Philadelphia), November 3, 1894; quoted in "Protestant Magazine," October, 1913, p. 441.

The report of "the third Washington conference" says: "Our purpose is to make America dominantly Catholic."-'' The Mission Movement in America," issued from the Catholic University, Washington, D. C., June, 1909.

"It seems to me that the main support of Protestantism comes from the United States and England .... If we put an end to this effort in England and the United States by making these nations predominantly Catholic, we will have removed the chief obstacle to the conversion of the world to the true faith· . . A vigorous effort in the United States at this time will reduce the opposition to an insignificant condition .... In the course of another century, the [Protestant] sects will be a study for the historian and antiquarian along with Arianism."-Extract from a letter in "The Missionary" (Roman Catholic), Washington, D. C.: May, 1910; quoted in "Protestant Magazine," Vol. II, p. 22.

This Catholic movement has already made such progress in England, that, with a little careful manipulation, its leaders anticipate very little opposition in the future. (See "History of the Romeward Movement in the Church of England," London: 1900, and "The Secret History of the Oxford Movement," London: 1899, both by Walter Walsh; and "The Oxford Movement in America," by Rev. C. E. Walworth, New York: 1895;

MAKING AMERICA CATHOLIC

The Roman hierarchy knew that the older Protestants, who had read about the persecutions of the Dark Ages, and who knew some of the inside workings of the papal church, would never become Catholics. Rome's hope lay in capturing the younger generation. If the Papacy could cover up those dark pages of its history, when it waded in the blood of martyrs, and could appear in the beautiful modern dress of a real champion for liberty, as a lover of science, art, and education, it would appeal to the American youth, and the battle would be won.

The Jesuits, who through years of experience in Europe, have become experts in molding young minds, are now establishing schools everywhere, that are patronized by thousands of Protestant youth. They have also undertaken the delicate task of Romanizing the textbooks of our public schools, and books of reference, in order to cover up their past, and to whitewash the Dark Ages. That Romanists desire to cover up their past record of bloody persecution is acknowledged by that honorable Roman Catholic author, Alfred Baudrillart, Rector of the Catholic Institute of Paris. After giving a frank statement of the many persecutions of which his church is guilty, he says in the words of Mgr. d'Hulst:

"Indeed, even among our friends and our brothers we find those who dare not look this problem in the face. They ask permission from the Church to ignore or even to deny all those facts and institutions in the past which have made orthodoxy compulsory.'''-'' The Catholic Church; the Renaissance and Protestantism,'' Alfred Archeveque Cardinal BaudrilIart, pp. I83, 184.

ROMANIZING TEXTBOOKS

In the first place, all general histories used in our public schools and high schools had to be revised to eliminate every bishops as before. The priest's education is to be thoroughly revised and modernized-with special attention to modern propaganda methods. In addition there will be established in each country a central bureau, responsible only to Rome, to combat red agitation with every political weapon available .... The church must fight, and at once.

"Coughlin has shown us the way of getting at the modern man. He has embarrassed us by showing and using the political power of the church so openly .... We know how to tackle America today, and that is our most important problem at the moment.

"Pacelli is contacting the American cardinals and leading Catholic personalities,... to explain the Vatican's plan for the new crusade .... The Catholic political organizations in the large cities, like Tammany Hall, will give the church a good lever. Those contacts are also being carefully inspected by the pope's minister.

"The Vatican itself resembles a general staff headquarters preparing plans and arms for a big offensive. Since the time of the Counter- Reformation, churchmen say, no such extensive reorganization of personnel and propaganda methods has been undertaken. The whole world-wide net of Catholic organizations and sub- organizations is being contacted directly from Rome and cleared for action. The church is to be adjusted to modern political, social, and cultural conditions"-P. 10, col. 3, 4, used by permission.

This article speaks of Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, then papal secretary of state, coming from the Vatican to effect the above. mentioned reorganization. He toured the United States "in a chartered airplane." Christian Science Monitor says: "The visit of a high Roman prelate to the United States on the eve of an election is as unprecedented as it is delicate"-Oct. 2, 1926.

This Catholic plan of conquest was well understood years ago. An illustration in Harper's Weekly of October 1, 1870, pictured the pope pointing to America as "The Promised Land," also "The Jesuits and the British Press," by Michael J. F. McCarthy).

Now the "Catholic Action" is focused on America, not in an antagonistic way, but quietly, in wisely planned, systematically organized, and well directed efforts along numerous lines, so as to gain favor among Protestants, and not to be suspected as propaganda. And, remarkable as it may sound, Protestant leaders and people are totally asleep on the Catholic question, even more so than the Huguenots were in France before the St. Bartholomew's Massacre.

Dr. E. Boyd Barrett, for many years a Jesuit, and still a Roman Catholic, as far as the author knows, has the following to say about the plans of his church:

"In theory, Catholic Action is the work and service of lay Catholics in the cause of religion, under the guidance of the bishops. In practice it is the Catholic group fighting their way to control America"-"Rome Stoops to Conquer," p. 15. New York: 1935.

"The effort, the fight, may be drawn out. It may last for five or ten years. Even if it last for twenty-what is twenty years in the life of Rome? The fight must be fought to a finish-opposition must be worn down if it cannot be swept away. Rome's immortal destiny hangs on the outcome. That destiny overshadows the land.

"And in the fight, as she has ever fought when battles were most desperate in the past, Rome will use steel, and gold, and silvery lies. Rome will stoop to conquer."-Id., pp. 266, 267.

In a communication from Vatican City, published in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press, November 4, 1936, we read:

"Pope Pius feels that the United States is the ideal base for Catholicism's great drive ....

"The Catholic Movement, Rome's militant organization numbering millions all over the world, will be marshaled direct from Rome by Monsignor Pizzardo-next to Pacelli the Holy See's shrewdest diplomat and politician-instead of by the localtrace of the objectionable features from their pages. Plain historical facts of the Middle Ages,-such as the popes' interference with public government (as in the case of Henry IV, Emperor of Germany, A. D. 1077, and King John of England, A. D. 1213); the persecution of Waldenses, Albigenses, and Huguenots; the Inquisition; the sale of indulgences; and the Reformation,-all had to be eliminated or rewritten so as to exonerate the Papacy, and brand its opponents simply as political offenders and revolutionists, who suffered at the hand of the civil government, instead of being persecuted by the Church for their religion.

Such radical changes could never have been accomplished so quietly if Protestantism had not been asleep. At times it became necessary to create public sentiment against a certain textbook through newspaper articles written by some learned Catholic professor, and then pressure was brought to bear on school boards to eliminate it, substituting for it a Romanized book. Thus Swinton's "Outlines of History" was thrown out of the schools, and "Anderson's History" was blacklisted, but later revised according to Catholic wishes, and brought back to take the place of Swinton's. Myers's "Medieval and Modern History" was also censored. At first the author refused to change it, claiming "history is history," but later it was revised and came into quite general use for a time. Not all of this was done in the dark. As one example of protest we refer the reader to Senate Document on Public Hearing before the United States Committee on Education and Labor, Friday, February 15, 1889, and Friday, February 22, 1889, on "Senate Resolution No. 86: Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Respecting Establishment of Religion and Free Public Schools," which unmasks some of this work. We shall now point out two of the vital changes made in our textbooks:

(1) The Catholic Church will never acknowledge the Reformation of the sixteenth century as a reform, but brands it as a "revolt" against the authority of the pope, and as a "revolution." A sure earmark, therefore, of all Romanized textbooks is the fact that they never speak of the Reformation as a work of reform but as "the Protestant Revolt," "the Protestant Revolution," "the so-called Reformation," or "what is called the Reformation." Let any one look it up in the schoolbooks used by his children, and see for himself.

To give the readers who may not have seen the textbooks used in our schools today an idea of what the Protestant children are taught, we shall take the "History of Western Europe," by Professor J. II. Robinson, as an example. It has the following chapters on the Reformation of the sixteenth century: chapter 24, "Germany Before the Protestant Revolt"; chapter 25, "Martin Luther and His Revolt Against the Church"; chapter 26, "Course of the Protestant Revolt in Germany"; chapter 27, "The Protestant Revolt in Switzerland and England." Chapter 25 says: "As Luther became a confessed revolutionist, he began to find friends among other revolutionists and reformers."-P. 393. Chapter 28 takes up the effort of the Catholics to destroy the Reformation by a counterreform, by the work of the Jesuits, and the bloody persecution of Protestants in Spain, in the Netherlands, and France. This chapter is entitled: "The Catholic Reformation," and yet it comes the farthest from deserving the title of reformation of all the above- mentioned chapters. In these Romanized textbooks the historical facts of the Middle Ages are entirely reversed. The way the last-mentioned chapter extols the Jesuits shows who has put their stamp on the book. Senator Thomas E. Watson truthfully says:

"In the public schools the Catholics have stealthily introduced textbooks written by Jesuits; and your children are being taught that the Roman church was misunderstood in the past; that its doctrines are not fatal to humanity and gospel religion; that its record is not saturated with the blood of innocent millions, murdered by papal persecutors, and that there never was such a monstrosity as the alleged sale of papal pardons of sins.

"Educate youth in this Catholic way, and the consequences are
logical."-"Roman Catholics in America Falsifying History and Poisoning the Minds of Protestant School Children," p. 5. Thompson, Ga.: 1928.

SALE OF INDULGENCES

Histories used in the public schools in the United States up to the year 1900 were opposed by the Roman Catholic Church on the ground that they were not stating the truth about "indulgences.'' These histories simply stated that Martin Luther began the Reformation by opposing Tetzel's sale of indulgences, which is a historical fact.

"An Introduction to the History of Western Europe," by Professor J. H. Robinson, says:

"It is a common mistake of Protestants to suppose that the indulgence was forgiveness granted beforehand for sins to be committed in the future. There is absolutely no foundation for this idea"-P. 391. Ginn and Co.: 1903.

This statement is copied on page 311 in "A General History of Europe," by Robinson, Breasted, and Smith, a textbook quite generally used of late. We shall leave it with the reader to judge whether such statements actually represent the Protestant conception of "indulgences," or whether they are part of a program to cover up historical facts; and we would respectfully ask: Are not American youth entitled to know the unvarnished facts of history?

The historical facts about "indulgences," gathered from unquestionable sources, are found on pages 162-172 of this book. It is here shown that the idea of "indulgences" had so degenerated between the eleventh and the sixteenth centuries, that they were actually sold for money. Tetzel's "Indulgences" read: I "absolve thee... from all thy sins, transgressions and excesses.., and I restore thee.., to that innocence and purity which thou possessedst at baptism; so that, when thou diest, the gates of punishment shall be shut, and the gates of the paradise of delight shall be open."- Coxe's "House of Austria," Vol. I, p. 385. London: George Bell and Sons, 1906.

REVISING BOOKS OF REFERENCE

The next step in the papal plan was to revise all books of reference, such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, and larger historical works, so as to mold the minds not only of pupils but also of teachers and of preachers. An example of this is seen in the revision of the New International Encyclopedia. The editor of the Catholic Mirror (at that time the official organ of Cardinal Gibbons), in a lengthy editorial, dated October 28, 1905, tells of how the publishers of that Encyclopedia cooperated with the Jesuits in revising it. He quoted the following letter from the Rev. Thomas J. Campbell, S. J., which he had just received:

"Dodd, Mead and Co. sent their representatives to us, and not only expressed a desire to avoid misstatements in their encyclopedia, but asked for some one to excise whatever might be offensive .... Mr. Conde B. Pallen took the matter in hand, and was afforded full liberty to revise and correct not only the topics which dealt professedly with Catholic subjects but those also which might have even an indirect bearing on them .... The firm has done all in its power to make it acceptable to Catholics."- Quoted in "Liberty," Vol. V, No. 3, pp. 34, 35. Washington, D. C., I910.

After this was done, every effort was made to get this New International Encyclopedia into the hands of all Protestant ministers in this country, who were unaware of its Romanlzed features. Its molding influence was soon seen in the striking similarity in viewpoint (on many subjects) between the Roman theology and that of the Protestant pulpit and press, and this is becoming more so now after practically all encyclopedias have been Romanized. Even Webster's Dictionary has not been allowed to speak its old familiar truths any more. We read:

"Time was when complaint was common that injustice was done to the Catholics in 'Webster's Dictionary.' There is no room for such a thing in the new 'Webster's International Dictionary,' issued by G. and C. Merriam Co., Springfield, Mass., because Vicar-General Callaghan, of the diocese of Little Rock, has revised and edited everything appertaining to the church." -" Freeman's Journal" of New York, May 28, 1892. Since then a Catholic official has been regularly connected with the editorial staff, whenever a new revision was made, as can be seen in the preface of later editions.

Suppose, in the next encyclopedia, we ask brewery officials to edit everything pertaining to temperance and the liquor question, and ask the officials of Wall Street to edit all that pertains to capital and labor, would we then get a more correct and unbiased representation of these subjects? We ask why, then, should Roman Catholic officials edit everything pertaining to the Protestant controversy with Rome?

At the First American Catholic Missionary Congress, held at Chicago, November 17, 1908, Dr. William McGinnis outlined the program of the International Catholic Truth Society for making America Catholic:

(1) by Romanizing our schoolbooks,

(2) by revising our books of reference,

(3) by controlling the daily press,

(4) by capturing the libraries. He said in part:

"A few years ago the publishers of an encyclopedia in twelve volumes entered the office of the Truth Society and said: 'We realize there are many misstatements and errors regarding things Catholic in this work, but we put the whole edition in your hands and will accept every correction you make and every addition which you wish to insert.'... So, likewise, one of the largest publishing houses of the United States, a house that supplies perhaps one third of the textbooks used in the public schools of America, asked that certain books might be examined and erroneous statements and unjust charges against the Church be corrected .... And we are happy to say that in practically every case these misrepresentations of the Church that otherwise would have gone into the minds of millions of children were courteously corrected by gentlemanly authors."-" The Two Great American Catholic Missionary Congresses," pp. 427, 428. Chicago: J. S. Hyland and Co., 1914.

Many Protestant parents would not send their children to Catholic parochial schools, but they will allow them to be taught the same thing from Romanized textbooks, without any protest!

We ask, What made the More-mentioned publishers so anxious to have the Catholics revise the public schoolbooks and encyclopedias, which they intended to publish? Why did they not go to some Protestant organization to have the books revised? Was it because Protestants are not educated? Certainly not! But these publishers knew from experience, that, unless the books were Romanized, Catholic societies would stir up such opposition against their use, that it would result in financial loss to the publishers. Dr. McGinnis tells the secret when he relates how he had urged the Knights of Columbus to "wake up" and "form a committee," to examine the "histories of education in use in high schools and normal schools." He says: "The spirit of Knighthood was not dead in that Council, the subject was investigated, the book I had quoted from was the textbook of the class, and, after much discussion, it was removed from the curriculum of the school."-Id., pp. 423, 424.

Any one who will take the trouble to examine the textbooks used in our public schools before 1900, and compare them with those used after this Romanizing propaganda began, wi1l discover the fact that the Romanizing features have been introduced gradually into a series of textbooks, the one taking the place of the other as fast as the public could assimilate the Catholic sentiments and phraseology, and the same is true regarding books of reference.

MUZZLING THE PUBLIC PRESS

Dr. McGinnis also spoke of their plans regarding the daily papers. He said: "We may consider briefly the program of the International Catholic Truth Society in reference to two great agencies in the formation of the minds and hearts of the great American people, — the press and the public libraries.

"Our daily press... mold the thought and influence the will of the country .... We do demand that the great Catholic Church, in her saving doctrines and in her marvelous activities, should be brought more prominently before the American public."-Id., p. 419.

Dr. McGinnis further stated that arrangements had been made with the Vatican for Catholic reporters all over the world to furnish material for the "Truth Society" to be used in the daily press, and then he says:

"With a membership of two or three thousand scholarly, zealous priests and laymen, and the headquarters of the Society acting as a clearing house, calumnies would not remain unanswered, misstatements of doctrines would be corrected."-Id., pp. 420, 421.

"We realize, moreover, that refutations and corrections, valuable though they be, are not sufficient. We want to carry the campaign a little farther. We want to make of the press of this country a positive agency in the dissemination of Catholic ideas .... We are now furnishing on the first and third Sundays of each month one column or a column and a half of positive Catholic matter to daily papers .... But the 'Notes and Comments'... deal with such topics as the conversion of some distinguished scholar, the life work of a recently deceased Catholic who was eminent in the domain of physical science, archeological discoveries bearing upon Christian doctrine, important congresses abroad .... If the demands of our people prove that the new feature is appreciated, the 'service' will become weekly, and it will bring light and sympathy for things Catholic to many millions of readers."-Id., pp. 421,422.

"The demands" must have proved successful, for instead of this "new feature" appearing weekly, articles and notes seem to appear almost daily. Though it is legitimate for religious denominations to make use of the public press, for them to muzzle the freedom of the press is not legitimate! When large religious organizations parade their great number of adherents and bring pressure to bear on the press, threatening nonsupport if the other side appears in its columns, while they monopolize them with their own propaganda, such organizations lose the respect of thinking people.

CAPTURING THE PUBLIC LIBRARIE

At the before-mentioned Catholic Congress plans were also laid for making the public libraries agencies in their propaganda. Dr. McGinnis says:

"Another force, second only to the school and the press in shaping the thoughts of the nation, is the public library system of the United States .... I ask why, in the name of the God of truth, is the great Catholic Church excluded from the shelves of the public libraries of the United States?... Create a strong, legitimate demand for Catholic literature, and the public libraries will meet the demand."- Id., pp.422,423.

But how did that Congress propose to "create" this strong "demand" for Catholic books? Here is their scheme: They will supply their people with lists of books to be asked for at the libraries, and when several hundred or thousand people have called for the same books, it will create a demand.

"The demand for such literature must be brought to the public libraries. We wish to emphasize the fact that the demand must be made in good faith-the books are called for at the library because the man wants to read them. The International Catholic Truth Society will supply general and special lists of books, and the Spiritual Director... will... designate appropriate works for individual members. From this widespread bona fide demand for Catholic works at public libraries three results will follow. [It will help the members.] Their work will be instrumental in placing these books within the reach of the great non-Catholic American public, who will thus have some opportunity to find out what the Church's doctrines and practices really are, and finally the increased circulation of such literature will be a well-deserved and much- needed stimulus to Catholic writers."-Id., p. 424. See also "Catholic Digest," March, 1937, pp. 126, 127, and "America," September 13, 1913, pp. 547, 548.

Mr. Michael J. F. McCarty, of England, gives us some interesting facts regarding a similar work done by Jesuits in England. He says that they suppress books of Protestant authors, and bring to the front those of Catholics, and as a result of this systematic work, he says:

"Many Protestant authors are forced to speak favorably and kindly of Romanism .... The publication of books containing friendly allusion to Protestant Christianity has almost ceased in England, [while the other kind of books] floods the country."-"The Jesuits and the British Press," p. 52. Edinburgh and London: 1910.

But, in addition to this, the Jesuits always have a man, either a priest or a layman, on the committee of almost every public library in Great Britain.

"The Jesuits' man comes provided with two lists, a black list, which includes every well-known book, ancient and modern, adverse to Romanism; and a white list of new books especially [avorable to Romanism which he submits beforehand to the librarian, and eventually succeeds in getting placed in the library."-Pp. 50, 51.

It is quite evident from our investigation of the facts that the Jesuits are the same in America as in England. Besides this, the few remaining books from the days when it was not so unpopular to state the unvarnished facts about medieval history have been diminishing in number by being worn out or purposely destroyed.

CENSORSHIP OF BOOKS

Those who write histories today have more source matter on ancient history, but less on medieval, than historians had four hundred years ago; for after the Reformation had fully aroused the papal church to action, her emissaries, especially the vigilant Jesuits, searched out and destroyed every evidence that was damaging to her. When Bishop Gilbert Burnet, D. D., prepared to write his "History of the English Reformation," he became surprised, while searching among court records and public registers, to find so much missing, till he finally discovered the cause. He says:

"In the search I made of the Rolls and other offices, I wondered much to miss several commissions, patents, and other writings, which by clear evidence I knew were granted, and yet none of them appeared on record.

"But as I continued down my search to the fourth year of Queen Mary, I found in the twelfth roll of that year, a commission which cleared all my former doubts, and by which I saw what was become of the things I had so anxiously searched after. We have heard of the expurgation of books practiced in the Church of Rome; but it might have been imagined that public registers and records would have been safe; yet lest these should have been afterwards confessors, it was resolved they should then be martyrs; for on the 29th of December, in the fourth year of her reign, a commission was issued out under the great seal to Bonner, Bishop of London, Cole, Dean of St. Paul's, and Martine, a doctor of the civil law, [which commanded the destruction of] divers compts, books, scrolls, instruments ....

"When I saw this, I soon knew which way so many writings had gone"-"History of the Reformation of the Church of England,'' 2- vol. ed., Vol. I, Preface, p. xiii. London: 1880.

Let no one, therefore, say that statements in older histories are not true because we cannot now find sources to prove them.

The reader may not know that back of all this activity stands the Roman Curia, one department of which is the Sacred Congregation of the Index, which meets at Rome on stated days to decide what books are forbidden, and to make lists of them, called "The Index of Prohibited Books."* The writer has examined two editions of this "Index," one early edition, and their latest one of 1930 by Pope Plus XI. Some books are permanently forbidden, while others are forbidden until certain corrections are made in them, which explains the revisions of our schoolbooks, for the "Index" says:

"Can. 1396. Books condemned by the Holy See are prohibited all over the world and in whatever language into which they may have been translated.

"Can. 1397, Sec. 1. It is the duty of all the faithful, particularly of clerics, or those holding high positions and noted for their learning, to denounce any book, they may consider dangerous, to the local Ordinaries, or to the Holy See ....

"Sec. 3. Those to whom such denunciations are made are bound in conscience not to reveal the names of the accusers.

"Sec. 4. Local Ordinaries, either directly themselves, or through the agency of capable priests, are in duty bound to keep a close watch on the books that are published, or sold, within their territory ....
 
"Can. 1398, Sec. 1. The condemnation of a book entails the prohibition, without especial permission, either to publish, to read, to keep, to sell, to translate it, or in any way to pass it on to others.

"Sec. 2. A book which has been prohibited in any way may not be republished, unless, after the necessary corrections have been made."-"Index," of 1930, pp. xvi, xvii. Vatican Polyglot Press.

The Catholic Encyclopedia has this to say about the "Censorship of Books": "In general, censorship of books is a supervision of the press in order to prevent any abuse of it.

"The reverse of censorship is freedom of the press."- Vol. III, p. 519.

This "supervision of the press" extends also to articles written in magazines and newspapers, and among the special organizations working in this field is the International Catholic Truth Society, and the Catholic International Associated Press. Reporting the Louisville federation convention of the latter, Michael Kenny, S. J., in America (a Jesuit weekly) for August 31, 1912, says of their Catholic Press Bureau:

"We have it in our power to compel our papers, the thinking machines of the people, to tell the truth and refrain from transmitting slanders on Catholic matters. We can prevent the wells at which the people drink from being poisoned. We can, follow-lng the lead of the Austrian Catholic Congress, establish a Catholic International Associated Press, and to accomplish this object every Catholic of the right spirit, reading in the daily papers calumnies of our religion and the most brazen justification of the robber bands who drive our religious from their homes and confiscate their property, should be willing to contribute a tithe of his possessions. All this and more can be accomplished by federated action .... Marching shoulder-to shoulder with the spirit of soldiers on the battlefield at the call of the Church, we can successfully combat the organizations of her enemies and make this an era of Catholic manhood."-"America," August 31, 19I2, p. 486, article by M. Kenny, S. J.

As a result of this organized effort no newspapers in the United States will accept any news that reflects unfavorably on the Catholic Church or its propaganda in this country, while news unfavorable to Protestants is printed.

  thanks

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My pleasure. Roman politics is a very deep subject. Which while being well chronicled and documented, remains in relative obscurity due to the large efforts put forth to keep the darker aspects out of public view and therefore knowledge.

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My pleasure. Roman politics is a very deep subject. Which while being well chronicled and documented, remains in relative obscurity due to the large efforts put forth to keep the darker aspects out of public view and therefore knowledge.

Amen Remember Greek the same way queen mother of heaven the denominator of mythology. One look for her dead bones the other no bones--- dead oral traditions of dying mankind

[Amo]

Amen Remember Greek the same way queen mother of heaven the denominator of mythology. One look for her dead bones the other no bones--- dead oral traditions of dying mankind

Yes Papal Roman, Pagan Roman, Greek, Persian, Babylonian, and so on and so forth. All manifestations of the false in direct conflict with the truth. And the many conglomerates of the same today. The seven heads of the dragon which war against God and his own, manifested in the seven beasts of biblical prophecy throughout the history of our world. The seven counterfeit heads, beasts, or mountains (also kingdoms) of the evil one, through which he has maintained his rebellion against God. Through the kingdoms most directly connected to his war against the very people of God on earth. Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Pagan Rome, Papal Rome, resurrected Papal Rome from the deadly wound it received in 1798, Protestant America gone apostate uniting with and resurrecting the power of the Holy Roman Papal empire by their cooperation and eventual submission to the same, and the final global biblical beast they form together along with ancient spiritualism sustained by the false doctrine of the immortality of the soul. Which has maintained the serpents first lie to humanity, that we shall not surely die by eating the fruit of the forbidden tree. So be it as God's word has predicted, which has been, is being, and will continue to be fulfilled exactly as He has ordained. AMEN!

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https://adventmessenger.org/from-lamb-to-dragon-secretary-of-war-pete-hegseth-claims-that-without-the-catholic-crusades-there-would-be-no-protestant-reformation-or-america/

Quoted article below from link above.

From Lamb to Dragon: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Claims that Without the Catholic Crusades, there would be no Protestant Reformation or America

Recent developments reported by The New York Times reveal a troubling and significant shift taking place within the United States—one that should not be ignored by those who understand Bible prophecy. In an article published on March 20, 2026, titled "Hegseth Invokes Divine Purpose to Justify Military Might," it highlights how high-level leadership within the Pentagon—particularly under Secretary of War Pete Hegseth—has increasingly incorporated overt, medieval Catholic Crusade-era religious language into official military settings, especially in the context of an escalating war with Iran.

The New York Times published the following on March 20, 2026:

• "More than any top American military leader in recent history, Mr. Hegseth has framed U.S. military operations in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America as bigger than politics or foreign policy. Often he has imbued these actions with a Christian moral underpinning that suggests they are divinely sanctioned."

• "Mr. Hegseth posted a video that mixed audio of himself reciting the Lord's Prayer with video of missiles firing, warships steaming and paratroopers falling from the sky."

• "We face an essential test," he told defense ministers from across the Western Hemisphere, "whether our nations will be and remain Western nations with distinct characteristics, Christian nations under God."

• "Mr. Hegseth's calls to prayer in the Pentagon press room and the monthly, voluntary Christian worship services that he has organized in the Pentagon auditorium are a stark departure from the way military chaplains are taught to minister to their flock."

• "Mr. Hegseth, for his part, reaches back to an earlier era of the Catholic church to support his view."

• "Tattooed on Mr. Hegseth's right biceps is the Latin phrase "Deus vult," or "God wills it," which he has described as a "battle cry" of the Crusades, the ruthless medieval wars where Christian warriors fought to take over Jerusalem from Muslim rule. Mr. Hegseth sees those battles as perhaps the most formative moment in the history of the free world."

• "In his book "American Crusade," published in 2020, he describes the Crusades as "bloody" and "full of unspeakable tragedy," but argues that they were justified because they saved a Christian Europe from the onslaught of Islam."

• "Do you enjoy Western civilization? Freedom? Equal justice? Thank a crusader," he writes in the book. "If not for the Crusades, there would have been no Protestant Reformation or Renaissance. There would be no Europe and no America."

• "This is the view of God, Christianity and war that dominates Mr. Hegseth's Pentagon prayer services."

When a high-ranking political leader in charge of our armed forces praises the Catholic Crusades as the means that saved Western civilization, including Protestantism and America, it demonstrates a lack of historical knowledge and serves as an indication of what is being planned for the days ahead. First and foremost, the Crusades were not merely defensive wars; they were also offensive religious conflicts, characterized by the use of force, bloodshed, and the union of Church and State. Praising them amounts to glorifying the idea that resorting to violence to promote religion is acceptable, rather than upholding freedom of conscience.

Secondly, it is not true that the Crusades helped preserve society or paved the way for the Protestant Reformation. It was God who preserved His truth and protected the reformers. In fact, there were several crusades launched by Rome to destroy the Albigensians, Waldensians, Hussites, Lutherans, Calvinists, Anabaptists, Huguenots, and many other groups that sought to follow the Bible. The truth is that Roman Catholics, under the so-called Holy Roman Inquisition, attempted to completely eradicate Protestantism.

Thirdly, this kind of thinking goes against the principle of separating church and state. The United States was founded to protect religious liberty—not to enforce religious ideas through government or military power. History shows that mixing religion with force leads to persecution and suffering, and praising the Crusades as a model for modern warfare sends the dangerous message that faith can be spread or defended by military powers—something that has always led to the loss of true religious freedom.

When Pete Hegseth uses the Catholic Crusades as inspiration for military warfare, it introduces the idea that wars carry divine approval. It unites faith with force, leading people to believe that military actions are aligned with God's will. Such thinking makes it easier to justify war in the name of righteousness and reinterprets human conflict as a holy cause. Under this mindset of religious warfare, questioning modern military actions can be seen as opposing God Himself.

"Our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near." (Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 451)

The "image of the beast" represents a system where apostate faith and political force unite. This is not biblical Christianity but apostate Protestantism that uses civil power to advance church dogmas. What we are witnessing is the formation of this very image: a government that increasingly imposes religious identity through military force. These are early steps toward a system that will eventually enforce false worship. America is not yet fully speaking like a dragon—but the tone is changing. Our nation, which professes freedom while moving toward increased religious influence in government, is fulfilling this very contradiction warned of by God:

"The lamblike horns and dragon voice of the symbol point to a striking contradiction between the professions and the practice of the nation thus represented ... And the statement that the beast with two horns 'causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast' indicates that the authority of this nation is to be exercised in enforcing some observance which shall be an act of homage to the papacy" (Great Controversy, p. 442).

"By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness."
(The Great Controversy, p. 451)

The United States has long been recognized as a nation founded on the principles of civil and religious liberty—a land where church and state were intentionally separated to protect freedom of conscience. This gives prophetic meaning to the description in Revelation 13:11 of a beast with "two horns like a lamb," representing republicanism—a constitutional form of government—and Protestantism, with its emphasis on liberty of conscience. However, Bible prophecy also reveals that a transformation will take place, and this lamb-like beast will eventually "speak like a dragon."

We do not owe Roman Catholic Crusaders any recognition concerning the establishment and maintenance of the Protestant motivated and or supported freedoms and liberties we have enjoyed in these United States and or countries of modern Europe. Such recognition is reserved to the very large number of Roman Catholics who defied either the religious or political tyrannies of their Popes and clergy. Those who were later branded as Protestants because of their protests against all such, including their eventual recognition of Holy Scripture as a greater authority than that of Popes, politicians, prelates, clergy, and tradition. Millions of Professed Roman Catholics who accepted excommunication, ridicule, imprisonment, persecution, torture, and even death at the hands of their once 
professed brothers and sisters, for maintaining their God given right to disagree with their religious and political leaders.

These are the Roman Catholics of history, we can thank for the liberties and freedoms we now enjoy. Not to mention the many others afterward, who have served this nation in many different capacities including militarily, to defend and maintain these very same rights and liberties. Among whom are many of my own ancestors. 

[Amo]

https://adventmessenger.org/pope-leo-xiv-reaffirms-the-catholic-churchs-commitment-to-unite-all-religions-to-advance-the-common-good/

Quoted article below from link above.

Pope Leo XIV Reaffirms the Catholic Church's Commitment to Unite all Religions to Advance the Common Good

On March 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV, in a clear effort to promote interfaith unity, praised initiatives aimed at fostering fraternity between Christians and Muslims. He emphasized that all religions share a common witness and expressed his openness to embrace what each religious tradition upholds. Describing these efforts as the work of the Holy Spirit, he called for greater unity among religions for the sake of the common good.

The Holy See Press Office published the following:

• "I warmly welcome you and offer you fraternal greetings. I express my appreciation for your commitment to fostering fraternity between Christians and Muslims ... I likewise thank the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue for its devoted service, which enables the Church to advance in dialogue with followers of other religions, and to promote peace and a spirit of fraternity among all."

• "The Catholic Church calls for mutual understanding and respect for the followers of other religions, affirming that she "rejects nothing of what is true and holy in these religions," for they "often reflect a ray of that truth which enlightens all men and women." Indeed, every authentic journey toward unity and communion undertaken by Christians and by people of good will is the work of the Holy Spirit and requires hearts open to encounter and dialogue so as to embrace one another in genuine fraternity."

• "In this regard, your ongoing dialogue with the Dicastery is a positive sign, calling Christians, guided by Christ's love, to foster communion and deepen our commitment to Christian-Muslim cooperation for the sake of the common good. Through such efforts, peace, justice and hope will increasingly flourish in African societies and beyond. I likewise trust that these encounters will bear fruit through the sharing of grassroots initiatives to promote social friendship, the strengthening of partnerships, and a common discernment of those areas requiring urgent action."

Pope Leo XIV emphasizes that this so-called common witness between Christians and Muslims demonstrates how the world's religions can unite to promote peace and the common good. This reflects the accelerating momentum toward religious solidarity under papal leadership—a development that Bible prophecy identifies as necessary for the formation of the end-time global religious system foretold in Revelation 13 and 17. The ultimate goal is to move beyond our doctrinal differences, declaring that every belief system—including atheism, pantheism, and pagan spiritualities—is equally sacred and contains divine truth.

The "common witness" and "common ground" now being promoted will soon make way to a common day of rest—a unified day of worship enforced upon all. According to Pope Leo XIV, our world cannot progress toward true peace unless it embraces a universal fraternal mission that every religion must accept. Through ecumenism, he is urging churches to set aside their distinctive doctrines and peculiarities in favor of a united global mission. He calls believers to come together on earth now since he believes all will be united in heaven anyway. In his view, every religion contains something sacred and worthy of respect.

To adopt this position is to abandon the true Christian faith. Tragically, more and more Protestant churches are embracing these dangerous ecumenical sentiments, not knowing that this is preparing the way for the final union of church and state foretold in Bible prophecy. A false unity will lead to the enforcement of the mark of the beast and the persecution of those who remain loyal to God's commandments and the seventh-day Sabbath.

[Amo]

https://adventmessenger.org/catholic-political-organization-declares-the-future-in-america-is-catholic/

Quoted article below from link above.

THE FUTURE IN AMERICA IS CATHOLIC!

In a bold declaration, Catholics for Catholics—an organization dedicated to promoting the Catholic faith by influencing the political and cultural arenas—announced on April 4, 2026, that the future in America is Catholic. Citing a recent Fox News report highlighting surging adult conversions and growing interest among young people, this Catholic resurgence is reclaiming ground in the New World and drawing converts not just in the pews but in the public square.

Rome is steadily regaining prominence through cultural acceptance, political engagement, and institutional influence. What was once resisted is now being openly embraced, revealing that the very system Protestantism protested is finding renewed footing at the heart of American life. There is a prophetic significance to this news, as this is one of the signs that we are entering the final crisis.

"And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh." Luke 21:20.

When Jerusalem was surrounded by the armies of Rome, it was Christ's unmistakable sign that the end was at the door. Christ had warned that the moment pagan Rome, with its idolatrous standards and imperial authority, encircled the holy city, the "abomination of desolation" had arrived in visible form (Matthew 24:15). Those Roman legions did not come quietly; they came bearing symbols of false worship, planting them where only the name of the true God should be honored. In that moment, Rome's encircling power revealed that when God's warnings are rejected, as they were by ancient Israel, the forces of destruction are not far behind.

Today, in these last days, the influence of Rome is once again rising through the spread of its principles, as its idolatrous standards are effectively being planted within Protestant America. A nation once founded in protest against religious tyranny is increasingly abandoning that protest, embracing doctrines, practices, and policies that reflect the very system it once resisted. This shift is seen most clearly in the growing union of political power with religious authority, a development described in Revelation 13.

"As the siege of Jerusalem by the Roman armies was the signal for flight to the Judean Christians, so the assumption of power on the part of our nation in the decree enforcing the papal sabbath will be a warning to us. It will then be time to leave the large cities, preparatory to leaving the smaller ones for retired homes in secluded places among the mountains" (Testimonies, Vol. 5, p. 464).

The "abomination of desolation" represents not only pagan Rome but also its continuation in a religio-political system that seeks to exalt human tradition above divine law. With the armies of Rome taking over and encircling Protestant America, false worship is about to be enforced not just here but throughout the world.

"When the idolatrous standards of the Romans should be set up in the holy ground, which extended some furlongs outside the city walls, then the followers of Christ were to find safety in flight" (Great Controversy, p. 26).

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk-0p6gtWFo

[Amo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8kFuSoiSL4

[Amo]

https://www.romereports.com/en/2023/12/22/pope-francis-meets-with-irans-new-ambassador-to-the-holy-see/

The Vatican and Iran have had diplomatic relations for quite some time now.

[Amo]

https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=63700

Vatican's has had a secret accord with China.

[garee]

https://www.romereports.com/en/2023/12/22/pope-francis-meets-with-irans-new-ambassador-to-the-holy-see/

The Vatican and Iran have had diplomatic relations for quite some time now.

There are many voices in the world claiming authority—some written, some spoken, some passed down as tradition.

But the believer is not left without a safeguard.First Epistle of John 4:1
"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God..."

Witness:Not every claim to authority is from the Holy Father.Every voice must be tested—not by itself, but by the Word already given.

Second Witness — Do Not Add or Subtract Book of Revelation 22:18–19"...If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues...and if any man shall take away... God shall take away his part..."

Witness:The warning is complete—nothing added, nothing removed.The foundation is sealed; the testimony stands.

Third Witness — The Word Is SufficientSecond Epistle to Timothy 3:16–17
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God...That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."


If Scripture furnishes completely, then nothing outside it completes it.
The sufficiency of the Word leaves no room for a second foundation.


Spirits must be tested (1 John 4)The Word must not be added to (Revelation 22)
Scripture is sufficient (2 Timothy 3)

Three witnesses — one conclusion:The authority of faith rests in what is written,not in later voices that claim to stand beside it.

"The born again believer rests in what is already written and does not follow voices that go beyond it."


The sheep are not guided by many voices,but by one Word—already spoken, already sealed, and faithful to the end.

[Amo]

There are many voices in the world claiming authority—some written, some spoken, some passed down as tradition.

But the believer is not left without a safeguard.First Epistle of John 4:1
"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God..."

Witness:Not every claim to authority is from the Holy Father.Every voice must be tested—not by itself, but by the Word already given.

Second Witness — Do Not Add or Subtract Book of Revelation 22:18–19"...If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues...and if any man shall take away... God shall take away his part..."

Witness:The warning is complete—nothing added, nothing removed.The foundation is sealed; the testimony stands.

Third Witness — The Word Is SufficientSecond Epistle to Timothy 3:16–17
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God...That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."


If Scripture furnishes completely, then nothing outside it completes it.
The sufficiency of the Word leaves no room for a second foundation.


Spirits must be tested (1 John 4)The Word must not be added to (Revelation 22)
Scripture is sufficient (2 Timothy 3)

Three witnesses — one conclusion:The authority of faith rests in what is written,not in later voices that claim to stand beside it.

"The born again believer rests in what is already written and does not follow voices that go beyond it."


The sheep are not guided by many voices,but by one Word—already spoken, already sealed, and faithful to the end.

You are correct sir. Which is the main problem many have with the claims of the papacy, suggesting other voices and or tradition as being as authoritative as scripture as well. Emphasis in the following quote is mine.

UNAM SANCTAM

Bull of Pope Boniface VIII promulgated November 18, 1302
Urged by faith, we are obliged to believe and to maintain that the Church is one, holy, catholic, and also apostolic. We believe in her firmly and we confess with simplicity that outside of her there is neither salvation nor the remission of sins, as the Spouse in the Canticles [Sgs 6:8] proclaims: 'One is my dove, my perfect one. She is the only one, the chosen of her who bore her,' and she represents one sole mystical body whose Head is Christ and the head of Christ is God [1 Cor 11:3]. In her then is one Lord, one faith, one baptism [Eph 4:5]. There had been at the time of the deluge only one ark of Noah, prefiguring the one Church, which ark, having been finished to a single cubit, had only one pilot and guide, i.e., Noah, and we read that, outside of this ark, all that subsisted on the earth was destroyed.

We venerate this Church as one, the Lord having said by the mouth of the prophet: 'Deliver, O God, my soul from the sword and my only one from the hand of the dog.' [Ps 21:20] He has prayed for his soul, that is for himself, heart and body; and this body, that is to say, the Church, He has called one because of the unity of the Spouse, of the faith, of the sacraments, and of the charity of the Church. This is the tunic of the Lord, the seamless tunic, which was not rent but which was cast by lot [Jn 19:23- 24]. Therefore, of the one and only Church there is one body and one head, not two heads like a monster; that is, Christ and the Vicar of Christ, Peter and the successor of Peter, since the Lord speaking to Peter Himself said: 'Feed my sheep' [Jn 21:17], meaning, my sheep in general, not these, nor those in particular, whence we understand that He entrusted all to him [Peter]. Therefore, if the Greeks or others should say that they are not confided to Peter and to his successors, they must confess not being the sheep of Christ, since Our Lord says in John 'there is one sheepfold and one shepherd.' We are informed by the texts of the gospels that in this Church and in its power are two swords; namely, the spiritual and the temporal. For when the Apostles say: 'Behold, here are two swords' [Lk 22:38] that is to say, in the Church, since the Apostles were speaking, the Lord did not reply that there were too many, but sufficient. Certainly the one who denies that the temporal sword is in the power of Peter has not listened well to the word of the Lord commanding: 'Put up thy sword into thy scabbard' [Mt 26:52]. Both, therefore, are in the power of the Church, that is to say, the spiritual and the material sword, but the former is to be administered for the Church but the latter by the Church; the former in the hands of the priest; the latter by the hands of kings and soldiers, but at the will and sufferance of the priest.

However, one sword ought to be subordinated to the other and temporal authority, subjected to spiritual power. For since the Apostle said: 'There is no power except from God and the things that are, are ordained of God' [Rom 13:1-2], but they would not be ordained if one sword were not subordinated to the other and if the inferior one, as it were, were not led upwards by the other.
 
For, according to the Blessed Dionysius, it is a law of the divinity that the lowest things reach the highest place by intermediaries. Then, according to the order of the universe, all things are not led back to order equally and immediately, but the lowest by the intermediary, and the inferior by the superior. Hence we must recognize the more clearly that spiritual power surpasses in dignity and in nobility any temporal power whatever, as spiritual things surpass the temporal. This we see very clearly also by the payment, benediction, and consecration of the tithes, but the acceptance of power itself and by the government even of things. For with truth as our witness, it belongs to spiritual power to establish the terrestrial power and to pass judgement if it has not been good. Thus is accomplished the prophecy of Jeremias concerning the Church and the ecclesiastical power: 'Behold to-day I have placed you over nations, and over kingdoms' and the rest. Therefore, if the terrestrial power err, it will be judged by the spiritual power; but if a minor spiritual power err, it will be judged by a superior spiritual power; but if the highest power of all err, it can be judged only by God, and not by man, according to the testimony of the Apostle: 'The spiritual man judgeth of all things and he himself is judged by no man' [1 Cor 2:15]. This authority, however, (though it has been given to man and is exercised by man), is not human but rather divine, granted to Peter by a divine word and reaffirmed to him (Peter) and his successors by the One Whom Peter confessed, the Lord saying to Peter himself, 'Whatsoever you shall bind on earth, shall be bound also in Heaven' etc., [Mt 16:19]. Therefore whoever resists this power thus ordained by God, resists the ordinance of God [Rom 13:2], unless he invent like Manicheus two beginnings, which is false and judged by us heretical, since according to the testimony of Moses, it is not in the beginnings but in the beginning that God created heaven and earth [Gen 1:1]. Furthermore, we declare, we proclaim, we define that it is absolutely necessary for salvation that every human creature be subject to the Roman Pontiff.

[Amo]

https://adventmessenger.org/romes-top-attorney-tells-the-dojs-religious-liberty-commission-that-religion-can-be-governments-greatest-partner-in-shaping-societys-moral-values/

Quoted article below from link above, where the video quoted may be watched as well.

Rome's Top Attorney Tells the DOJ's Religious Liberty Commission that Religion Can Be Government's "Greatest Partner" in Shaping Society's Moral Values

Testimony heard during the U.S. Department of Justice's Religious Liberty Commission's final hearing on April 13, 2026, brought together officials, legal experts, and faith leaders to review current challenges facing religious liberty and propose future policy directions for the U.S. administration. Law professor Helen Alvaré, a Vatican-connected official and member of the Holy See's Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life, pushed for closer cooperation between the U.S. government and churches to instill moral values in society.

She also called for an end to the "fear and neuralgia" about religion being involved in government spaces—especially public schools—and emphasized the need to promote the "beauty" of the common good. That is Roman Catholicism being advocated in a DOJ forum that seeks to propose enforcement policies in the United States. Truly, efforts are being made to create an image of the papal beast of Bible prophecy here in America.

According to the bio published by the DOJ, Helen Alvare is a Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University and is a "member of the Holy See's Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life" in Vatican City. She also serves as a board member of Catholic Relief Services. She previously taught law at the Catholic University of America and has represented the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops before legislative bodies.

Helen Alvaré expressed the following during the Religious Liberty Commission's final hearing:

• "In fact, Religions can be among the governments greatest partners and allies in fostering the ideals and values that our public institutions, including public schools, hope to instill".

This statement essentially argues that religion can serve as the greatest partner for advancing government goals — especially in shaping moral values within society and its institutions, such as public schools. It would create a shared mission between religion and government and calls for a greater religious presence in public education and other government institutions. Once religion becomes the "partner" of the state, this raises the question: whose religion gets represented? Clearly, Rome is pushing for its own policies to shape young minds through academia and is seeking greater religious influence in law and society.

Helen Alvare then makes the following statement:

• "We need to get rid of the fear and neuralgia about keeping religion out but that has to begun at a very early stage, I think, and schools are a good place to do it".

This statement is an open call to change how society thinks about religion in public life — starting with children. Helen Alvaré is saying that we have been too cautious and overly fearful about keeping religion out of government, especially public schools. She believes this fear needs to end quickly and without hesitation so that society must get used to religion having a visible role in our public institutions.
But the most revealing part of the strategy is that they want to begin at an early stage—the public schools. Basically, they want to expose children to religion and normalize the idea of church-state cooperation from a young age. The message is clear: as a society, we need to stop resisting religion in public institutions, especially our schools.

Helen Alvare concludes by saying the following:

• "The witness we are seeking to preserve is beautiful and good for the common good".

This is pure Roman Catholic social teaching being advocated in the U.S. Department of Justice. Religion is being presented not only as something spiritually beneficial but as part of the common good for all of society. In this context, religion is something that should be promoted and integrated into every facet of public life. They do not want religion relegated to the outer margins of the federal government. They want it at the very heart of our government and its institutions, because they see it as a moral force that strengthens the nation.

Here is the problem: This is not anything new. For generations throughout American history, misguided and radicalized Christian nationalists have always sought to inject religion into public life. It always starts with religion in public schools, but it never ends there. The movement to Christianize our nation is always closely connected with efforts to enforce Sunday observance.

In the following statement, Ellen G. White, a co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, warned that a deliberate plan would be set in motion to shape both education and Sunday observance through law:

"In our own country there is much to be done. There are many cities to be entered and warned. Evangelists should be finding their way into all the places where the minds of men are agitated over the question of Sunday legislation and the teaching of religion in the public schools. It is the neglect of Seventh-day Adventists to improve these providential opportunities that is hindering the advancement of the cause" (Testimonies, Vol. 9, p. 51).

Efforts to make our nation more Christian always work on two fronts: reintroducing religious instruction into public schools and promoting Sunday as the universal day of rest through legislation. Public education is used as the training ground for moral instruction, while Sunday laws become the instrument of enforcement and conformity. What begins with religious education in the classroom steadily moves toward control over what day we must all observe for worship.

This same pattern is re-emerging today. Calls to restore prayer, moral instruction, Ten Commandments displays, and Bibles in public schools are once again gaining traction. At the same time, society is increasingly drawn to the idea of a unified day of rest—often presented in terms of family, health, worship, or social wellness. Whenever religion becomes the subject of public policy — especially within state institutions like schools — it always leads to more legislation. Historically, that legislation ends with government-mandated Sunday laws.

[Amo]

https://dn721904.ca.archive.org/0/items/TheCatholicRootsOfObamasActivism/The%20Catholic%20Roots%20of%20Obama's%20Activism_text.pdf

Article at the above link is a reminder of the Obama, Catholic, and Chicago connections.


The Catholic Roots of Obama's Activism

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https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/trump-post-pope-same-city-as-obama-no-coincidence-50192f

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Did Trump Claim the Pope's Chicago Roots Were No Coincidence and Linked to Obama?

Executive summary

President Trump did post comments asserting that Pope Leo XIV's American, Chicago roots — and ties to people associated with Barack Obama — were politically significant, claiming the pope was "only put there" because he was American and implying his own influence over the papal selection; those remarks appeared in a Truth Social post and were widely reported and criticized. The administration amplified the attack with subsequent posts and an AI-generated Jesus image, triggering pushback from religious leaders, analysts and international figures who said the episode breaks with recent norms of presidential conduct toward the papacy.

1. What Trump actually wrote and posted

In a lengthy Truth Social post that reporters and outlets reproduced, Trump called Pope Leo "weak," said the pope "wasn't on any list to be Pope" and asserted he had been "only put there by the Church because he was an American," adding that "if I wasn't in the White House, Leo wouldn't be in the Vatican," language that plainly ties the pope's nationality and alleged political calculus to his criticism of the pontiff. That social-media tirade was followed by other provocative material — including an AI-generated image depicting Trump as Jesus — which was circulated and then removed, keeping the episode in the news cycle.

2. Context: why nationality and Chicago matter to Trump's argument

Trump's framing leaned on the novelty of an American-born pope and on the pope's Chicago upbringing to suggest a partisan affiliation or influence, echoing a longer pattern in which popes' backgrounds have been interpreted as political signals; journalists and analysts noted Trump's claims that the pope met with "Obama sympathizers" as part of an effort to connect the pontiff to Democratic politics. Reporting also shows Trump criticized the pope for meeting with former Obama adviser David Axelrod and used that meeting to buttress the suggestion of partisan alignment.

3. Immediate reactions and institutional pushback

Religious leaders and Vatican-watchers pushed back: Pope Leo said he had "no fear of the Trump administration" and vowed to continue speaking on moral issues, while the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement defending the pontiff — a rare and pointed institutional response to a sitting president's attack. Conservative figures close to Trump expressed dismay as well, warning that the remarks could alienate Catholic voters; analysts warned the brouhaha risked political costs for Republicans ahead of midterms.

4. Different readings: political theater versus substantive critique Supporters framed Trump's posts as a blunt defense of U.S. policy and national interest, arguing the pope's comments on the Iran war and on just-war theology were inappropriate for a religious leader and that the president was answering back. Critics characterized Trump's language as a personal attack and a politicization of the papacy — noting that modern popes have long spoken on moral and geopolitical issues and that this level of public rancor between a U.S. president and the pope is historically unusual.

5. What reporting does — and does not — prove

Contemporary reporting documents that Trump publicly tied Pope Leo's American and Chicago origins to political judgments about his papacy and asserted influence over the selection; those direct quotes and the subsequent social-media material are on the record. Reporting does not, however, provide independent evidence for Trump's factual claim that the pope was "only put there" because he was American or that Trump personally determined the outcome of the conclave; outlets note the assertion as part of Trump's rhetoric but do not confirm it.

6. Takeaway: claim, strategy, and stakes

The answer is yes: Trump did post a message asserting that it was no coincidence the pope was American/Chicago-born and linked that background to supposed partisan sympathies and to his own influence — a claim widely reported, criticized, and politically consequential — but available reporting shows the assertion is rhetorical and contested rather than independently verified. The episode underscores a broader break in norms between the White House and the Vatican and raises questions about how voters—especially Catholic voters—will weigh a president who publicly spars with the pope.

There is a lot more to this situation than mainstream media will ever address and or cover. Anyone who will take a serious look at Papal Encyclicals, Doctrinal Notes, Social Justice teachings, and the serious Papal politics involved, will understand the far left leaning of the Papacy for many a decade now. As a matter of fact, the Papacy has never supported certain freedoms and or aspects of the government of the United States of America. As I have chronicled on these boards with a great many articles, quotes from Papal Encyclicals, Doctrinal Notes, and so on and so forth.

The Papacy has political roots within a great many nations the world over. She adapts and changes sides within them or on an international global scale according to their present support or not, of her own political agendas. Which as a matter of fact, are far from supportive of the political thought and intent of our founding fathers. 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNcPXuon9XA

A prominent Catholic decides he has had enough, and must walk away.

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https://adventmessenger.org/catholic-bishop-appeals-to-the-catechism-claiming-the-papacy-holds-moral-authority-over-us-war-decisions/

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Catholic Bishop Appeals to the Catechism, Claiming the Papacy Holds Moral Authority Over US War Decisions

The clash between Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump over the military actions in Iran and tensions tied to Venezuela has put the world on a collision course between moral authority and state power. While the Pope condemns the conflicts, Donald Trump defends them as necessary. Beneath it all lies a struggle over who defines right and wrong in war—the voice of the church or the authority of the state? These conflicts have turned into a historic global showdown between spiritual and political power.

Bishop Robert Barron serves as a member of Trump's Religious Liberty Commission, meaning he is directly involved in advising the federal government on issues related to religious freedom, public policy, and the role of faith in American life. On April 20, 2026, Bishop Barron issued a statement addressing the tensions between Pope Leo XIV and Donald Trump, appealing to the Catechism of the Catholic Church as a guide for defining the proper relationship between the papacy and the presidency moving forward.

Bishop Robert Barron made the following statement:

• "There is a way past the absurd and deeply divisive 'war' between the President and the Pope, which has been enthusiastically ginned up by the press. And it is indicated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2309 to be precise. After laying out the various criteria for determining a just war—proportionality, last resort, declaration by a competent authority, reasonable hope of success, etc.—the Catechism points out that 'the evaluation of these conditions for moral legitimacy belongs to the prudential judgment of those who have responsibility for the common good'."

• "The assumption is that the just war principles function, to use the technical term, as heuristic devices, designed to guide the practical decision-making of those civil authorities who have to adjudicate matters of war and peace. The role of the Church, therefore, is to call for peace and to urge that any conflict be strictly circumscribed by the moral constraints of the just war criteria. But it is not the role of the Church to evaluate whether a particular war is just or unjust. That appraisal belongs to the civil authorities, who, one presumes, have requisite knowledge of conditions on the ground."

• "The posing of those questions—indeed the insistence upon their moral relevance—belongs rightly to the Church, but the answering of them belongs to the civil authorities."

• "The Pope has said, on numerous occasions, that he is not a politician and that his role is not the determination of any nation's foreign policy. But he has just as clearly said that he will continue to speak for peace and for moral constraint. In making both of these claims, he is operating perfectly within the framework of paragraph 2309 of the Catechism. If we understand that the Pope and the President have qualitatively different roles to play in the determination of moral action in regard to war, we can, I hope, extricate ourselves from the completely unhelpful narrative of Pope vs. President."

If you strip away the extensive wording, Robert Barron is essentially arguing that while the Church does not make the final decision to go to war, it does establish the moral rules that must guide those decisions. By appealing to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, he is asserting that the Church—through Pope Leo XIV—establishes what is morally acceptable, while political leaders, including the U.S. president, are responsible for applying those moral principles in practice.

So while Robert Barron claims the Pope isn't telling Donald Trump what to do, he still places Pope Leo XIV as the moral authority above the President in determining the legitimacy and boundaries of military action. In other words, Rome defines the moral limits of war, and the sitting U.S. president is expected to operate within those boundaries.

Here we have a Roman Catholic bishop who sits on an influential panel involved in shaping national policy, appealing to the Catholic Catechism as a guide for the U.S. president. The model being proposed is that Pope Leo XIV defines the moral order of what is right and wrong in a given war or conflict, and the president, operating within those parameters, is expected to act accordingly.

No. In the United States, the guiding authority for shaping the decisions of national leaders is the Constitution—not any religious document such as the Catholic Catechism. Ecclesiastical doctrine must never serve as the governing standard for public policy. When this happens, the Pope indirectly guides the actions of the president. Even without issuing direct orders, the Pope's role becomes that of moral authority, telling our leaders what they must do.

When religious influence, such as the Catholic Catechism, begins to shape our foreign and domestic policies, it reflects a growing union between Church and State that raises serious concerns regarding constitutional matters and religious freedom. This type of alignment is seen as laying the groundwork for what is described as the "image of the beast," where civil power ultimately enforces religious authority.

"And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed." Revelation 13:15.

Jhn 18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. 37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

Has God really called the Pope to determine who will fight what wars, and why or how? Or to try and lead the nations of earth, in the way that they should go? Is this the mission of authentic Christianity according to Holy Scripture, to lead the world.

Jas 4:1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

How much more a friend of the world can one become, than to rub shoulders with and continually meet with all the leaders of the world? Ending up telling them what to do, and how to do it. This is not the mission of authentic Christianity.

Mat 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

It is certainly not the place of Christ's church to direct the wars spoken of in our Lord's above words, nor the place of supposedly one man standing in the place of Christ on earth to do so on behalf of all professed Christinas. Who would dare claim such authority but antichrist himself. Nor is it the place of any religious leader to direct the affairs of this nation, let alone when and why we will go to war or not.

1st Amendment

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

How much more respect for Roman Catholicism can a nation give it, than to have our own President submit to a Pope's commands. This would represent a huge step back toward the dark ages. 

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https://adventmessenger.org/newsweeks-front-cover-describes-pope-leo-xiv-as-divine-intervention-claiming-he-will-prevail-in-the-battle-against-donald-trump/

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Newsweek's Front Cover Describes Pope Leo XIV as a "Divine Intervention," Claiming He Will Prevail in the Battle Against Donald Trump

The May 1, 2026, issue of Newsweek International has been released, reporting that Pope Leo XIV is emerging as the dominant figure on the global stage amid his public clash with President Donald Trump. Newsweek also explains how this confrontation will reshape both politics and faith worldwide and why they believe Pope Leo will ultimately come out on top. The front cover of Newsweek's May 1, 2026 edition shows a full spread of the Pope with the words "Divine Intervention: How a war of words with President Donald Trump has made Pope Leo XIV the man of the moment."

The Newsweek article is essentially saying that unless Donald Trump seeks to mend relations with the Pope, it could spell trouble for Republicans in the coming elections, arguing that the papacy is an institution that will outlast any U.S. presidency.

Newsweek published the following:

• "On a Sunday morning in mid-April, Donald Trump picked a fight with him—and found that the quiet pope was not so quiet after all. Leo was clearer than Francis had ever been, and growing more assured by the week."

• "As Trump's attacks escalated, so did the range of voices defending Leo, including figures who would not typically align with the Vatican on faith or geopolitics."

• "No sitting American president has publicly attacked a pope in such explicit personal terms. No American leader in the republic's history has so directly portrayed papal authority as subordinate to presidential power. Trump's assault on Pope Leo was something genuinely new in American politics: a Republican president openly confronting the moral authority of the Catholic Church itself."

• "What began as a clash with the Vatican was becoming something else entirely: a rupture with American Catholics. Catholics make up roughly one-fifth of the U.S. population, according to the Pew Research Center, and are among the country's most politically consequential religious blocs, with about half identifying as Republicans or Republican-leaning."

• "For much of American history, American political life was shaped by suspicion of Catholic allegiance ... that Catholics posed a threat to American sovereignty because their ultimate loyalty lay with Rome."

• "The pope he was attacking was born in Chicago, raised in the Midwest and already deeply embedded in American life. When Trump attacked him, he attacked a fellow citizen, one who was far more popular than the man making the attack."

• "Michele Dillon, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and a professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, has spent decades studying the tension between Catholicism and American Protestantism."

• "Mainline Protestantism used to be the default for American power," Dillon explained. "That dominance has evaporated. Now you have these two intense fronts of Christianity at play. And what you're seeing in the Trump administration is a coalition where evangelical fervor provides the populist energy, even as Catholic traditionalism shapes much of the policy leadership."

• "Leo has an unusual position in American public life. He doesn't have the same political aspirations or incentives as other leaders. That gives him a unique ability to weigh in morally and prophetically in a way that seems to bother Donald Trump, because he can't really compete with that," she said."

• "But that moral authority does not sit outside politics—it is beginning to shape it. For Republicans, the strategic implications remain unclear. The party's 2024 coalition relied on working-class voters, including many Hispanic Catholics in battleground states, a delicate balance of economic messaging and cultural conservatism. Catholics also make up a sizable share of voters in several competitive 2026 races, meaning even small shifts could have outsized effects."

• "As tensions escalate with an increasingly popular Pope, the party faces a choice: continue the feud or attempt to contain the political damage among Catholic voters ahead of November."

• "The pope himself remains undiminished. What the Trump administration had not anticipated was that it was picking a fight with an institution that had just found, at its helm, another American who could not be intimidated."

• "The church will outlast this presidency," Dillon said. "It has a long history of diplomacy, working behind the scenes with the U.S. and maintaining relationships with countries around the world. It's truly a global institution."

Historically, the Papacy has often presented itself as an authority that does not submit to political leaders but rather expects kings, emperors, and presidents to show it respect. Rooted in centuries-old doctrine, it has claimed both spiritual and temporal power—teaching that the Pope, as the Vicar of Christ, holds supreme authority that transcends earthly rulers.

The papacy has taught that submission to the Roman Pontiff is absolutely necessary for salvation—a claim most famously expressed by Pope Boniface VIII in the 1302 decree Unam Sanctam. As a result, popes at times asserted their influence by crowning emperors, symbolizing that political power needed to be validated and legitimized by the Church. The Papacy also believed it possessed the authority to depose emperors or—in the case of Donald Trump—that by incurring the Pope's displeasure, Republicans would lose the Catholic vote they needed to remain in power.

In this light, Newsweek's May 1, 2026 cover story presents Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born pontiff, as "Divine Intervention" and the clear victor in his escalating war of words with President Trump over issues like the Iran conflict, immigration, and moral authority. The magazine warns that unless Trump mends relations and symbolically bows to the papacy's enduring moral weight, Republicans risk a major rupture with Catholic voters, who comprise about one-fifth of the U.S. population and were key to Trump's 2024 election victory, especially in the Catholic battleground states.

Newsweek makes the point that Donald Trump's feud with the Pope is alienating the Catholic Vatican bloc, as no prior U.S. president has so directly challenged a Pope's authority, while the Church—an institution that outlasts any administration—retains global influence and can shape politics through its global influence. Continuing the clash could fracture the Republican base ahead of 2026 midterms, revealing how rulers and kings in the past who defied the papacy often faced long-term political consequences.

Under the coming reign of the Antichrist, no power—whether earthly rulers or institutions—will be permitted to overshadow the authority, power, and prestige of the Papacy. That authority will bring the entire world into submission—pagans, Protestants, Muslims, Jews, secular nonbelievers, and even kings, presidents, and other earthly rulers.

"And the woman (church) which thou sawest is that great city (Rome), which reigneth over the kings of the earth." Revelation 17:18.

"The Roman Church is far-reaching in her plans and modes of operation. She is employing every device to extend her influence and increase her power in preparation for a fierce and determined conflict to regain control of the world, to re-establish persecution, and to undo all that Protestantism has done. Catholicism is gaining ground upon every side. See the increasing number of her churches and chapels in Protestant countries. Look at the popularity of her colleges and seminaries in America, so widely patronized by Protestants" (Great Controversy, p. 565).

"The Protestant world will learn what the purposes of Rome really are, only when it is too late to escape the snare. She is silently growing into power. Her doctrines are exerting their influence in legislative halls, in the churches, and in the hearts of men. She is piling up her lofty and massive structures in the secret recesses of which her former persecutions will be repeated. Stealthily and unsuspectedly she is strengthening her forces to further her own ends when the time shall come for her to strike. All that she desires is vantage ground, and this is already being given her. We shall soon see and shall feel what the purpose of the Roman element is. Whoever shall believe and obey the word of God will thereby incur reproach and persecution" (Great Controversy, p. 581).

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https://adventmessenger.org/newsweeks-front-cover-describes-pope-leo-xiv-as-divine-intervention-claiming-he-will-prevail-in-the-battle-against-donald-trump/

Quoted article below from link above.

The Holy Spirit of truth will prevail. There is  no such thing a dying papal mankind divine intervention.

The Spirit of truth infallibly informs believers to be on guard against those who say we do need dying mankind to teach us calls them antichrists'  God is not a dying man as us  Job 9:33 identifies him as a daysman infalible interpreter that sits as umpire between our Holy Father not seen and on dying mankind seen.

The question is when will Catholisicim understand Holy Eternal Spirit is not a man a creation

It would seem the goal of the father of lies that God is a dying Jewish man Peter tied to take that position in Mathew 16 when inspired by the devil Peter rebuked the unseen Holy Father and forbid Jesus the son of man from doing the good will of the Holy Father He was forgiven of his blasphemy as the son of man Jesus  . 
 
No daysman (Pope) needed we have Christ the comforter, guide,  teacher and last but most-- he brings to our memory the previous things he did teach.

Numbers 23:19 says God is not a man, that He should lie. You're using that to stress God's transcendence and that no human religious office should be treated as divine.

So a more accurate and stronger formulation would be:

Job speaks of the human need for a mediator. Scripture later identifies Christ as the true mediator. Therefore, no pope or human office should be treated as if it occupies God's place or possesses divine status.

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The Holy Spirit of truth will prevail. There is  no such thing a dying papal mankind divine intervention.

The Spirit of truth infallibly informs believers to be on guard against those who say we do need dying mankind to teach us calls them antichrists'  God is not a dying man as us  Job 9:33 identifies him as a daysman infalible interpreter that sits as umpire between our Holy Father not seen and on dying mankind seen.

The question is when will Catholisicim understand Holy Eternal Spirit is not a man a creation

It would seem the goal of the father of lies that God is a dying Jewish man Peter tied to take that position in Mathew 16 when inspired by the devil Peter rebuked the unseen Holy Father and forbid Jesus the son of man from doing the good will of the Holy Father He was forgiven of his blasphemy as the son of man Jesus  . 
 
No daysman (Pope) needed we have Christ the comforter, guide,  teacher and last but most-- he brings to our memory the previous things he did teach.

Numbers 23:19 says God is not a man, that He should lie. You're using that to stress God's transcendence and that no human religious office should be treated as divine.

So a more accurate and stronger formulation would be:

Job speaks of the human need for a mediator. Scripture later identifies Christ as the true mediator. Therefore, no pope or human office should be treated as if it occupies God's place or possesses divine status.

Yes. No human, religious leader, civil leader, or any combination of the two equal God. Any and all who try to control or take away our God given rights are of the evil one, or spirit of anti-christ.

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https://adventmessenger.org/pope-leo-calls-for-the-development-of-a-global-community-rooted-in-catholic-principles-of-fraternity-and-the-common-good/

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Pope Leo Calls for the Development of a Global Community Rooted in Catholic Principles of Fraternity and the Common Good

"Our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near" (Testimonies, Vol. 5, p. 451).

In a message dated April 9, 2026, to the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences during its plenary session titled "The Uses of Power: Legitimacy, Democracy, and the Rewriting of the International Order," Pope Leo outlined his vision for how democracy, global order, and legitimate authority should be rooted in Catholic social doctrine and the pursuit of the common good. He emphasized the need for moral virtue in public life and sound political decision-making but stressed that these must reflect the Church's understanding on such critical matters.

In Catholic theology, the "common good" seeks to protect the collective well-being of the entire community above the individual liberties of minorities. This principle calls for laws and policies that serve all of society, even when they conflict with personal, individual conscience—especially in religious matters.

This Catholic vision contradicts fundamental American constitutional principles. The U.S. Constitution, particularly the First Amendment, was designed to protect all individuals, especially those in the minority, from government coercion in matters of speech, belief, worship, and conscience.

In the American system, religious liberty is not granted by majority vote or subject to collective consensus. It is an inherent, God-given right that protects minorities from being compelled to conform to the dominant religious or ideological standards, whether those of Roman Catholics or of Evangelical Protestants.

The Holy See Press office published the Pope's call to uphold the Catholic social teaching on the common good within society:

• "I was pleased to learn of the plenary session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences taking place from 14 to 16 April 2026, and I send prayerful good wishes to all taking part ... I likewise thank your President, Sister Helen Alford, for selecting the theme: 'The Uses of Power: Legitimacy, Democracy and the Rewriting of the International Order'."

• "It is a particularly timely topic, focusing your reflection on the exercise of power, which is a critical element for building peace within and among nations at this moment of profound global change."

• "Catholic social teaching regards power not as an end in itself, but as a means ordered toward the common good."

• "This implies that the legitimacy of authority depends not on the accumulation of economic or technological strength, but on the wisdom and virtue with which it is exercised for the common good."

• "This wisdom is inseparable from the moral virtues, which strengthen our desire to promote the common good."

• "Democracy recognizes the dignity of every person and calls each citizen to participate responsibly in the pursuit of the common good."

• "The development of such a global community of fraternity calls for a better kind of politics, one truly at the service of the common good."

• "With these sentiments, I earnestly hope that your reflections during these days will yield valuable insights for clarifying the legitimate uses of power, the criteria of authentic democracy and the kind of international order that serves the common good."

The American constitutional model protects dissenting opinions, disagreement, and even views that the majority may personally disapprove of. By contrast, Rome's "common good" doctrine is often used to justify coercive religious legislation, elevating a collectively imposed morality above individual rights and threatening freedom of conscience.

This is precisely why the United States places such strong emphasis on forbidding the government from establishing any religion: to safeguard every person's right of conscience and to ensure that no majority, religious institution, or church can lawfully compel belief or practice.

Though American by birth, Pope Leo XIV consistently promotes Catholic social teaching rather than the U.S. constitutional model of individual liberty and freedom of conscience.

Instead of upholding the First Amendment's commitment to protecting religious diversity by forbidding the state from favoring or enforcing any particular faith, he emphasizes the "common good"—a school of thought that supports civil laws that promote Sunday rest and other Catholic doctrines, not as a matter of faith, but as necessary for the good of society.

Instead of upholding the First Amendment's commitment to protecting religious diversity by forbidding the state from favoring or enforcing any particular faith, he emphasizes the "common good"—a misguided belief system that supports civil laws promoting Sunday rest and other Catholic social doctrines, not as matters of faith, but as necessary measures for the welfare and stability of society. This Catholic approach to law opens the door for state-backed religious legislation that undermines the protections enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.

"By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness" (Testimonies, Vol. 5, p. 451).

CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

2188 In respecting religious liberty and the common good of all, Christians should seek recognition of Sundays and the Church's holy days as legal holidays. They have to give everyone a public example of prayer, respect, and joy and defend their traditions as a precious contribution to the spiritual life of society. If a country's legislation or other reasons require work on Sunday, the day should nevertheless be lived as the day of our deliverance which lets us share in this "festal gathering," this "assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven."[125]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWdlldCW-kk

More papal political intrigues, involving Trump and Pope Leo.

Trump has three more years. The Papacy and Popes have been around for at least fifteen hundred years, and will still be in office when he is gone. One continuing and adding to the works of other Popes before them. It seems our next President will likely be Catholic, as the number of Catholic citizens and politicians is ever on the increase. Mostly by mass migrations rather than conversions. Nevertheless, an ever increasing population of Catholic peoples and elected officials largely chosen by them, equals greater Papal influence as time goes forward. Vigilance by those based in the founding principles, freedoms, and liberties our founding father envisioned alone, will prevent the fulfillment of the Papacies ultimate goal.

Furthermore, we declare, we proclaim, we define that it is absolutely necessary for salvation that every human creature be subject to the Roman Pontiff.(Unam Sanctam)

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https://adventmessenger.org/the-u-s-and-the-vatican-reaffirm-their-shared-commitment-to-strengthen-relations-and-promote-peace/

Quoted article below from link above.

The U.S. and the Vatican Reaffirm Their Shared Commitment to Strengthen Relations and Promote Peace

Following weeks of back-and-forth criticism and open attacks between Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Pope Leo at the Vatican on May 7, 2026, in a closed-door meeting that reportedly lasted 45 minutes. The purpose was clear: to calm the controversy, ease tensions, and mend relations between Washington and the Holy See. But behind the headlines, prophecy once again reveals a stark reality—America needs Rome's favor, and Rome needs America's power. Trump sent Rubio, a Catholic statesman, to smooth things over with Rome, give them reassurances, and rekindle the warm and close relationship that Bible prophecy says would exist between these two powers.

The Vatican released the following statement about Pope Leo and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on May 7, 2026:

• "During the cordial discussions held in the Vatican with the American Secretary of State Marco Rubio this morning, first with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV and subsequently with His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin and His Excellency Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, he shared commitment to fostering good bilateral relations between the Holy See and the United States of America was reaffirmed."

• "There was then an exchange of views on the regional and international situation, with particular attention to countries affected by war, political tensions and difficult humanitarian situations, as well as the need to work tirelessly to promote peace."

On the surface, this all sounds good, even noble—but prophecy looks beyond the polished press releases and asks, "What happens when the religious power of the Old World and the civil power of the New World begin speaking the same language, pursuing the same goals, and shaping the same global moral agenda?"

In Revelation 13, the first beast represents the Papal system—a religious-political power that rose from the ruins of imperial Rome, claimed spiritual supremacy, exercised authority over kings, persecuted dissenters, and sought to change God's law (Daniel 7:25). The second beast of Revelation 13 represents the United States that rose like a lamb, symbolizing youth, liberty, republicanism, Protestant principles, and freedom of conscience. But prophecy says that this lamb-like power will eventually form into an image of the first beast, Rome, and speak like a dragon (Revelation 13:11). That means America, once known for religious liberty and the separation of church and state, will eventually use civil authority in a way that reflects the coercive spirit of Rome.

That is why meetings between the United States and the Vatican matter prophetically. The Vatican statement says that the United States and the Holy See reaffirmed "good bilateral relations." This means cooperation between these two sovereign entities. But in prophetic language, it shows the second beast drawing closer to the first beast. The United States, instead of maintaining a clear separation of powers between civil government and religious influence, is increasingly treating the Vatican as a global moral partner it must work with in solving the world's crises.

Make no mistake, Revelation 13:12 says the second beast will cause the earth and them that dwell therein to worship the first beast. That means the United States will eventually use its influence to lead the world back toward the authority of Rome. The final issue will be worship, obedience, and the commandments of God—particularly the conflict between Sunday, Rome's tradition, and the true Sabbath, Saturday, the seal of God (Revelation 14:7). Prophecy has long declared that Sunday legislation will become the visible mark of this union between the two beasts of Revelation 13. Therefore, when the Vatican and the United States speak of shared commitments to peace and global order, we must watch these events carefully.

Rev 17:1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

Rev 18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. 4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. 6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. 7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

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Article quoted below, from link above. Where video referred to, may be viewed as well.

Marco Rubio Claims that America Stands as a Testament to the Enduring Influence of the Catholic Faith and is Rooted in the Philosophy of Augustine and Aquinas

On April 9, 2026, two days after meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican to ease tensions between U.S. President Donald Trump and the Pope, Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a video discussing Catholicism's role in shaping America ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary at the The Catholic University of America's Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition.  Unfortunately, Rubio is reinterpreting historical events and fundamentally reshaping the identity of the United States by portraying the nation's founding and political philosophy as being rooted in Catholic tradition and theology.

Rubio claims that the purpose of America's system of government seeks to promote the "common good," a phrase closely linked to Catholic social doctrine. He has also argued that America's founding principles come from the same tradition that produced the magnificent cathedrals of Rome and are rooted in the teachings of influential Catholic theologians such as Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. In Rubio's view, America represents the fulfillment of the hopes and dreams of the Old World, and he has even described the United States as one of the strongest examples of the lasting influence of the Catholic faith on society and public life.

Marco Rubio made the following remarks on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the Catholic University of America's Center for the Constitution and the Catholic Intellectual Tradition:

•  "In 1895, Pope Leo XIII penned an encyclical to the Catholic Church in the United States. 'All intelligent men are agreed,' he wrote, 'that America seems destined for greater things.' Now it is our wish that the Catholic Church should not only share in, but help to bring about this prospective greatness" (Video).

• "Some have claimed that the Catholic faith is a foreign import to our country. Only One of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence was Catholic Charles Carroll of Maryland, for whom one of this conference's hosts is named. Just two Catholic names appear on our Constitution itself" (Video).

• "But the Catholic faith has always been part of the American story. The first Christian service on our soil was a Catholic Mass. The oldest permanent settlement in the United States is the town of St. Augustine. Planted by Spanish Catholics on the coastal sands of my home state of Florida. Catholic saints were martyred on American soil well over a century before the Revolution began" (Video).

• "In missions and settlements, wilderness forts and trading posts stretching from the first colonies to the distant frontier, Catholic explorers, soldiers, priests and pioneers consecrated this new world to their ancient faith and christened its land with Catholic names. Maryland, St. Louis, San Francisco. Santa Fe. Almost every region of what is now the United States was first explored and mapped by Catholics. This is no coincidence" (Video).

• "We see this in the structure of our political order itself, built not to sanction, license, but to restrain passion, check ambition with ambition and secure the common good" (Video).

• "It is true, of course, that most of the men who wrote our founding documents were not Catholics themselves. But the system they gave us belongs to the same civilizational tradition that produced the towering cathedrals of Rome and the philosophy of Augustine and Aquinas" (Video).

• "America was a gift where the Church and the civilization it made was reborn, discovering itself anew in the wilderness. It is at once modern and ancient. The men who settled and founded our country were the architects of a great rebirth, renewing the deferred dreams of the Old World and the possibilities of a virgin continent" (Video).

• "It has been 250 years since a new people declared themselves to the world. At the time, less than 2% were Catholic. But the nation they built would come to serve as one of the proudest and most enduring testaments to the eternal truth of our faith" (Video).

Marco Rubio claimed that Pope Leo XIII believed America was destined for greatness and expressed his desire that the Catholic Church would "help bring about" that greatness. But that reflects Rome's vision for America—not the vision established by the U.S. Constitution. Rubio has embraced and promoted a Catholicized interpretation of American history, arguing that America's political system belongs to the same intellectual tradition that produced "the towering cathedrals of Rome" and the philosophy of Augustine and Aquinas.

He further described America as a place where "the Church and the civilization it created were reborn." Yet this is historical revisionism. America's founding documents were not written to enthrone Rome, Augustine, Aquinas, or Catholic social doctrine. They were written to limit government power, protect liberty of conscience, prohibit religious tests for public office, and forbid Congress from establishing religion—principles that historically stood in direct opposition to the religious-political system supported by the Roman Papacy.

Rubio's appeal to the "common good" may sound harmless, but in Catholic political theology that phrase is often tied to a vision in which civil government is expected to promote moral and religious order. That is the danger. Once the state begins defining the "common good" through religious doctrine, liberty of conscience becomes threatened. America is not the fulfillment of Rome's dreams. America was founded, in part, as a rejection of Old World Papal religious tyranny. The Constitution does not create a Catholic nation, a Protestant nation, or any church-state system. It creates a civil government that must not impose religious belief or worship by law.

And while Marco Rubio emphasizes Catholic suffering in early America, he entirely ignores Rome's own bloody history on the shores of the United States in Jacksonville, FL. In 1565, Spanish Catholic forces destroyed the French Protestant settlement at Fort Caroline—located in present-day Jacksonville—and massacred French Huguenots in the events surrounding what later became known as the Matanzas Massacre. The National Park Service describes these events as the Catholic massacre of French Protestants in the present-day United States, which helped establish Rome's control over Florida. That history cannot simply be ignored while Rubio portrays Catholics solely as victims.

So the issue is not whether Catholics have lived, served, or contributed in America. They have. The issue is whether America's founding story is now being revised to make Rome appear as the spiritual mother of the Republic. That claim is false, dangerous, and prophetic. America's greatness was never built on submission to Rome but on the God-given principle that no earthly power has the right to command the conscience.

American history is being rewritten before our very eyes. Modern Catholic politicians and revisionist voices are presenting a polished and sanitized version of the United States—one that portrays America as a Catholic nation founded upon Catholic principles and destined to fulfill Rome's vision. This narrative must be challenged, and true history must remain our teacher so that the dangers and abuses of the past are neither forgotten nor repeated.

An excellent article addressing a blatant case of Roman Catholic Revisionist history by a Roman Catholic future Presidential hopeful. As I have stated previously concerning these United States owing nothing to Roman Catholic Crusaders of the past, so I say concerning these false claims by Rubio. We owe nothing to the Popes, Prelates, and clergy of Rome. But moreover only, to the support of the millions of once Roman Catholics peoples which the papacy excommunicated from their ranks, because of their protests against the abuses all suffered under the united Roman church and state of Feudalist Europe. The majority of which peoples, were labeled and became Protestants. To these and other Roman Catholics who came to these shores and believed in and supported the Protestant vision of a separated church and state.

The exact purpose and intent of the majority Protestant population of this nation in its infancy, rationalists, and even Catholics, was to separate religion and politics for our future in contrast to the deplorable history of abuses suffered in Feudalist Europe's long history of mandated Roman Catholicism. Which example began to be imitated by the Protestant nations of ex Roman Catholics in Europe, as Protestant became numerous enough to take over entire countries of Europe. Who themselves began to persecute Catholics and even other Protestants who would not bow to the new united church and state governments of Protestantism. Protestantism reached a state of maturity within these United States, to finally support actual freedom of conscience regarding religion, for all of its citizens. This being the most biblical and Christian form of government, seeing that our God and his Son have never promoted the use of force or coercion concerning such. To the contrary, always seeking and promoting persuasion, personal conviction, and resulting conversion alone, as proper instruments of authentic Christianity.

Those who have wondered with amazement at the lefts use of revisionist history to effect their political goals, need look no further than Romanism to see where they got such ideas. Nor is the right guiltless of shaping history toward their own ends either, as Rubio has just demonstrated. It is crucial for every individual, to closely examine history for the truth. Especially if or when it is presented by or for politicians, politically motivated institutions, or individuals.

Anyone who will take the time to examine exactly what the Popes and Vatican really mean when they speak of the common good, can study Roman Catholic Social Doctrine and teaching in papal Encyclicals, Doctrinal Notes, and other articles concerning such. Which examination will reveal that Roman Catholic teaching and practice concerning the "common good" has nothing to do at all with the principles espoused by our founding fathers. To the contrary, their common good strikes directly against the principles of our guaranteed individual rights, freedoms, and liberties. In many ways calling for unalienable ethical demands of majorities, as in a common good for societies, which overrule or destroy our personal liberties. As I have discussed on these boards many times over.

If one wants to see how this nation would have turned out if Roman Catholics won the day of our founding, let them observe the histories of South America. Where Catholicism was still the established religion of the colonizers. Where the natives were offered conversion, death, or slavery. And or the abuses suffered by many throughout the history of these countries and Canada where Catholicism was still staunchly attached to government.

Though I have posted the following several times before, I think it pertinent and important to proper understanding regarding the formation of our nation here as well. John Adams had more than a little to say, about what our government wished to avoid in these United States in the following -

Excerpts from  - John Adams - A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal Law (On man's standing in the order of creation)

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The poor people, it is true, have been much less successful than the great. They have seldom found either leisure or opportunity to form a union and exert their strength; ignorant as they were of arts and letters, they have seldom been able to frame and support a regular opposition. This, however, has been known by the great to be the temper of mankind; and they have accordingly labored, in all ages, to wrest from the populace, as they are contemptuously called, the knowledge of their rights and wrongs, and the power to assert the former or redress the latter. I say RIGHTS, for such they have, undoubtedly, antecedent to all earthly government, -- Rights, that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws -- Rights, derived from the great Legislator of the universe.

Since the promulgation of Christianity, the two greatest systems of tyranny that have sprung from this original, are the canon and the feudal law. The desire of dominion, that great principle by which we have attempted to account for so much good and so much evil, is, when properly restrained, a very useful and noble movement in the human mind. But when such restraints are taken off, it becomes an encroaching, grasping, restless, and ungovernable power. Numberless have been the systems of iniquity contrived by the great for the gratification of this passion in themselves; but in none of them were they ever more successful than in the invention and establishment of the canon and the feudal law.

By the former of these, the most refined, sublime, extensive, and astonishing constitution of policy that ever was conceived by the mind of man was framed by the Romish clergy for the aggrandisement of their own order. All the epithets I have here given to the Romish policy are just, and will be allowed to be so when it is considered, that they even persuaded mankind to believe, faithfully and undoubtingly, that God Almighty had entrusted them with the keys of heaven, whose gates they might open and close at pleasure; with a power of dispensation over all the rules and obligations of morality; with authority to license all sorts of sins and crimes; with a power of deposing princes and absolving subjects from allegiance; with a power of procuring or withholding the rain of heaven and the beams of the sun; with the management of earthquakes, pestilence, and famine; nay, with the mysterious, awful, incomprehensible power of creating out of bread and wine the flesh and blood of God himself. All these opinions they were enabled to spread and rivet among the people by reducing their minds to a state of sordid ignorance and staring timidity, and by infusing into them a religious horror of letters and knowledge. Thus was human nature chained fast for ages in a cruel, shameful, and deplorable servitude to him, and his subordinate tyrants, who, it was foretold, would exalt himself above all that was called God, and that was worshipped....................................

But another event still more calamitous to human liberty, was a wicked confederacy between the two systems of tyranny above described. It seems to have been even stipulated between them, that the temporal grandees should contribute every thing in their power to maintain the ascendency of the priesthood, and that the spiritual grandees in their turn, should employ their ascendency over the consciences of the people, in impressing on their minds a blind, implicit obedience to civil magistracy. Thus, as long as this confederacy lasted, and the people were held in ignorance, liberty, and with her, knowledge and virtue too, seem to have deserted the earth, and one age of darkness succeeded another, till God in his benign providence raised up the champions who began and conducted the Reformation. From the time of the Reformation to the first settlement of America, knowledge gradually spread in Europe, but especially in England; and in proportion as that increased and spread among the people, ecclesiastical and civil tyranny, which I use as synonymous expressions for the canon and feudal laws, seem to have lost their strength and weight. The people grew more and more sensible of the wrong that was done them by these systems, more and more impatient under it, and determined at all hazards to rid themselves of it; till at last, under the execrable race of the Stuarts, the struggle between the people and the confederacy aforesaid of temporal and spiritual tyranny, became formidable, violent, and bloody.

It was this great struggle that peopled America. It was not religion alone, as is commonly supposed; but it was a love of universal liberty, and a hatred, a dread, a horror, of the infernal confederacy before described, that projected, conducted, and accomplished the settlement of America.

The following quote reveals who the real predominant founders of this nation were. Emphasis is mine.

 

The colonists, including their philosohy in their religion, as the people up to that time had always done, were neither skeptics nor sensualilsts, but Christains. The school that bows to the senses as the sole inerpreter of truth had little share in colonizing our America. The colonists from Main to Carolina, the adventurous companies of Smith, the proscribed Puritans that freighted the fleet of Winthrop, the Quaker outlaws that fled from jails with a Newgate prisoner as their sovereign-all had faith in God and in the soul. The system which had been revealed in Judea-the system which combines and perfects the symbolic wisdom of the Orient and the reflective genius of Greece- the system, conforming to reason, yet kindling enthusiasm; always hastening reform, yet always conservative; proclaiming absolute equality among men, yet not suddenly abolishing the unequal institutions of society; guaranteeing absolute freedom, yet invoking the inexorable restrictions of duty; in the highest degree theoretical, and yet in the highest degree practical; awakening the inner man to a consciousness of his destiny, and yet adapted with exact harmony to the outward world; at once divine and human-this system was professed in every part of our widely extended country, and cradled our freedom.
    Our fathers were not only Christains; they were, even in Maryland by a vast majority, elsehwere almost unanimously, Protestants. Now the Protestant reformation, considered in its largest influence on politics, was the awakening of the common people to freedom of mind.
    During the decline of the Roman empire, the opressed invoked the power of Christianity to resist the supremacy of brute force; and the merciful priest assumed the office of protector.  The tribunes of Rome, appointed by the people, had been declared inviolable by the popular vote; the new tribunes of humanity, deriving their office from religion, and ordained by religion to a still more venerable sanctity, defended the poor man's house against lust by the sacrament of marriage;  restrained arbitrary passion by a menace of the misery due to sin unrepented of and unatoned; and taught respect for the race by sprinkling every new-born child with the water of life, confirming every youth, bearing the oil of consolation to every death-bed, and sharing freely with every human being the consecrated emblem of God present with man.
    But from protectors priests grew to be usurpers.  Expressing all moral truth by the mysteries of symbols, and reserving to themselves the administration of seven sacraments, they claimed a monopoly of thought and exercised an absolute spiritual dominion.  Human bondage was strongly riveted; for they had fastened it on the affections, the understanding, and the reason.  Ordaining thier own successors, they ruled human destiny at birth, on entering active life, at marriage, when frailty breathed its confession, when faith aspired to communion with God, and at death.  (History of the United States, Bancroft Vol. 1.)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z6EQqZ7xl8

The above video reveals some of what Roman Catholic Marco Rubio discussed recently with Pope Leo behind closed doors, on behalf of reconciliation between the United States and or Trump, and the Vatican. At about 5 minutes and thirty seconds Rubio talks about the 100,000,000 dollars the U.S. is apparently ready to give to Cuba. That it must be given to them by a non governmental agency, which would be the Catholic Church apparently. So we will give the Catholic Church 100,000,000 dollars to give to Cuba. As they facilitate there globalist redistribution of wealth through Catholic politicians helping to facilitate this agenda. In this case apparently, 100,000,000 dollars of American tax payers money, with or without our consent of course. I know I don't approve of this, do you? This will be of course on top of the tens of billions the Catholic church already receives from the tax payers of the United States with or without our consent either. Rubio reveals that this topic was part of what he discussed with Pope Leo in the video. Mentioning that meeting in relation to this giving of 100,000,000 to Cuba.

So much for the separation of church and state envisioned by our founding fathers. Emphasis in the following quoted letters is mine.

 

BILL FOR ESTABLISHING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN VIRGINIA (1799)

Well aware that Almighty God hath created the mind free; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burdens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the Holy Author of our religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do; that the impious presumption of legislators and rulers, civil as well as ecclesiastical, who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up there own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world, and through all time; that to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tryannical; that even the forcing him to support this or that teacher of his own religious persuasion, is depriving him of the comfortable liberty of giving his contributions to the particular pastor whose morals he would make his pattern, and whose powers he feels most persuasive to righteousness, and is withdrawing from the ministry those temporal rewards, which proceeding from an approbation of their personal conduct, are an additional incitement to earnest and unremitting labors for the instruction of mankind; that our civil rights have no dependence on our religious opinions, more than our opinions in physics or geometry; that, therefore, the proscribing any citizen as unworthy the public confidence by laying upon him the incapacity of being called to the offices of trust and emolument, unless he profess or renounce this or that religious opoinion, is depriving him injuriously of those priviledges and advantages to which in common with his fellow citizens he has a natural right; that it tends also to corrupt the principles of that very religion it is meant to encourage, by bribing, with a monopoly of worldly honors and emoluments, those who will externally profess and conform to it; that though indeed these are criminal who do not withstand such temptation, yet neither are those innocent who lay the bait in their way; that to suffer the civil magistrate to intrude his powers into the feild of opoinion and to restrain the profession or propagation of principles, on the supposition of their ill tendency, is a dangerous fallacy, which at once destroys all religious liberty, because he being of course judge of that tendency, will make his opinions the rule of judgment, and approve or condemn the sentiments of others only as they shall square with or differ from his own; that it is time enough for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its offices to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order; and finally, that truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them.

    Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly, That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.

    And though we well know this Assembly, elected for the people for the ordinary services of legislation only, have no power to restrain the acts of succeeding assemblies, constituted with the powers equal to our own, and that therefore to declare this act irrevocable, would be of no effect in law, yet we are free to declare, and do declare, that the rights hereby asserted are of the natural rights of mankind, and that if any act shall be hereafter passed to repeal the present or to narrow its operation, such act will be an infringement of natural right.

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Quoted article below from link above.Where video may be viewed as well.

Rededicate 250: "We Release Miracles, Revival, Fire, Healing, Power, Deliverance, and a New Beginning for America"

"Fearful sights of a supernatural character will soon be revealed in the heavens, in token of the power of miracle-working demons" (Great Controversy, p. 624).

The Sunday worship service at Rededicate 250 in Washington D.C. was a prophetic warning sign as religious leaders throughout the day cried out to God for miracles, revival, fire, healing, power, deliverance, and a new beginning for America. But as long as these calls for unity and renewal are presented in a non-doctrinal, ecumenical, and non-prophetic platform, they can never produce true biblical revival. A genuine revival must proclaim the full truth of God's Word—including the warning messages concerning the antichrist, the beast, the image of the beast, and the mark of the beast. Any movement that avoids these vital prophetic truths while promoting unity at all costs will not lead people fully to Christ and His commandments, but will instead prepare them to embrace the authority and teachings of Rome.

The issue is not whether America needs repentance. It does. The issue is what kind of revival is being promoted, who is leading it, and where it is ultimately headed. Scripture warns that the final deception will come through a powerful religious movement filled with signs, wonders, emotional worship, and calls for national unity. Revelation speaks of a power that causes the earth to unite around false worship while appearing righteous and lamb-like outwardly.

In the Bible, Jesus spoke about false prophets in the last days on several occasions. One of the best-known passages is found in Matthew 24, where Jesus describes the signs of the end of the world and warns his disciples to be on guard against false teachers who will come to deceive them:

"And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many." Matthew 24:4, 5.

"And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many." Matthew 24:11.

"For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect." Matthew 24:24.

In these passages, Jesus warns that false teachers and prophets will arise, claiming to have a special message from God. He cautions his followers to be on guard against these deceivers and to remain faithful to the end. Here is how you can tell the difference between true biblical revival and the devil's counterfeit:

"Yet none need be deceived. In the light of God's word, it is not difficult to determine the nature of these movements. Wherever men neglect the testimony of the Bible, turning away from those plain, soul-testing truths which require self-denial and renunciation of the world, there we may be sure that God's blessing is not bestowed" (Great Controversy, p. 464).

"Popular revivals are too often carried by appeals to the imagination, by exciting the emotions, by gratifying the love for what is new and startling. Converts thus gained have little desire to listen to Bible truth, little interest in the testimony of prophets and apostles. Unless a religious service has something of a sensational character, it has no attractions for them. A message which appeals to unimpassioned reason, awakens no response. The plain warnings of God's Word, relating directly to their eternal interests, are unheeded" (Great Controversy, p. 463).

Unfortunately, what was seen at Rededicate 250 fits perfectly into that prophetic trajectory. The repeated calls for "fire," "power," and "miracles" are especially concerning because the Bible warns that in the last days miraculous manifestations will be used to deceive the world. Satan understands that people are more easily controlled through emotional religious excitement than through Scripture.

"For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty." Revelation 16:14.

"And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live." Revelation 13:14.

The frightening reality is that these movements are no longer happening on the fringes. They are occurring openly in connection with national celebrations, political figures, Catholic and Evangelical leaders, and government-supported religious worship. This is precisely the kind of church-state entanglement the founders of America feared and the very union Bible prophecy warned would arise before the mark of the beast crisis.

Revelation warns that America would eventually speak "as a dragon" while maintaining lamb-like appearances. A nation once founded upon liberty of conscience will ultimately use religious pressure to enforce false worship. The seeds of that transformation are already being planted when public worship rallies on Sunday become tied to national identity and America's future restoration.

True revival will never lead people toward state-backed religion, ecumenical compromise, or exaltation of man-made traditions. True revival leads to obedience to all of God's commandments, faithfulness to Jesus Christ, and separation from worldly religious-political systems. The counterfeit revival now rising in America seeks unity without biblical truth, power without the Spirit of truth, miracles without obedience, and worship without God's seventh-day Sabbath. What took place at Rededicate 250 was another unmistakable sign that America is moving rapidly toward the fulfillment of Revelation 13.

Rev 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

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https://adventmessenger.org/rededicate-2026-cardinal-dolan-links-the-sabbath-and-the-common-good-to-our-american-identity/

Article quoted below from link above. Where video may be viewed as well.

Rededicate 250: Cardinal Dolan Links the Sabbath and the Common Good to our American Identity

Cardinal Timothy Dolan was one of the featured speakers at the Rededicate 250 event, and he also serves as a member of the White House Religious Liberty Commission. Unfortunately, his remarks were not patriotic at all. Instead, they reflected an effort to redefine America's identity through the lens of Roman Catholic social teaching. What makes his statements especially concerning is the deliberate linking of the "Sabbath" and the "common good" to America's national identity—language that points toward the formation of a unified Catholic-Protestant political system. According to Bible prophecy, this kind of language helps prepare the way for a union of church and state.

Cardinal Timothy made the following statement:

• "As our country pauses to thank Almighty God for guiding our nation unfailingly over the last two hundred and fifty years, you know as well as I do, in every chapter of the American story, our faith in God has been the bedrock of our greatness, the source of our success" (Video).

• "Boy, going back to the days of the Revolutionary War, our very way of life has been defined, in part, by a few key principles: prayer, trust, worship, the Sabbath, loyalty to family, freedom of religion, the power and strength of democracy, the principle of subsidiarity, devotion to the common good" (Video).

• "In other words, our deepest values as a country have always been rooted in our identity as a people of God and anchored in the reality that we're not only American citizens—you bet we are, and grateful for it—but that we are bound someday to be citizens of heaven" (Video).

• "We Catholics, I'm grateful to say, have played a key role in the story of the United States" (Video).

• "To commemorate this momentous anniversary, boy, am I grateful that we bishops in the United States intend to consecrate the United States of America to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on June twelfth of this year" (Video).

The Catholic cardinal's statement that America's "way of life" has been defined by "the Sabbath" is especially prophetic. Historically, when Roman Catholic leaders speak about "the Sabbath," they are not referring to the biblical seventh-day Sabbath of Scripture but to Sunday—the day Rome claims authority to have transferred from Saturday. And when influential Catholic leaders publicly connect "the Sabbath" to America's founding principles and national greatness, they are advancing the idea that national morality and stability are tied to Sunday worship.

Even though Cardinal Timothy Dolan referred to "religious liberty" as part of America's unique identity, he also paired it with an emphasis on the "common good." In Roman Catholic social teaching, the "common good" is often presented as taking precedence over personal individual liberty and has historically been used to justify closer cooperation between religious institutions and civil governments for the moral benefit of society.

The "common good" has often been used as a justification for pressuring society to conform to the beliefs and practices of the majority. Because Revelation 13 warns of a future system in which religious and political powers unite to enforce worship practices upon the world, it becomes deeply concerning when religious leaders begin redefining national identity around specific religious obligations and then appeal to the state, under the banner of the "common good," to uphold and promote those ideals.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan's announcement that U.S. Catholic bishops plan to consecrate America to the "Most Sacred Heart of Jesus" is also prophetically significant. He intentionally omitted the fact that the consecration to America will also connect with devotion to Mary. This reflects an ongoing effort to place the nation under distinctly Roman Catholic spiritual teachings and symbols while further mixing religious identity with political life.

Sunday sacredness is increasingly being presented as part of America's identity, heritage, and moral responsibility. The final crisis will center on worship and obedience to God's commandments. The issue will ultimately become whether the world will follow the commandments of God or the traditions of men. As religious leaders continue pushing Sunday observance, national renewal, and the "common good" into America's public life, faithful Sabbath keepers must recognize the prophetic significance of these developments and stand firmly for liberty of conscience and the everlasting gospel of Revelation 14.

Emphasis in the following quotes is mine.

Stated Principles of the founders of these United States -

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,"(The Declaration of Independence)

1st Amendment

        Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. (Constitution, Bill of rights)

Just a few drops of contradicting stated Principles of the Papacy from a virtual ocean which could be quoted -

This authority, however, (though it has been given to man and is exercised by man), is not human but rather divine, granted to Peter by a divine word and reaffirmed to him (Peter) and his successors by the One Whom Peter confessed, the Lord saying to Peter himself, 'Whatsoever you shall bind on earth, shall be bound also in Heaven' etc. Therefore whoever resists this power thus ordained by God, resists the ordinance of God.....................Furthermore, we declare, we proclaim, we define that it is absolutely necessary for salvation that every human creature be subject to the Roman Pontiff.
(Unam Sanctam)


14. This shameful font of indifferentism gives rise to that absurd and erroneous proposition which claims that liberty of conscience must be maintained for everyone. It spreads ruin in sacred and civil affairs, though some repeat over and over again with the greatest impudence that some advantage accrues to religion from it......................................
Experience shows, even from earliest times, that cities renowned for wealth, dominion, and glory perished as a result of this single evil, namely immoderate freedom of opinion, license of free speech, and desire for novelty.

15. Here We must include that harmful and never sufficiently denounced freedom to publish any writings whatever and disseminate them to the people, which some dare to demand and promote with so great a clamor. We are horrified to see what monstrous doctrines and prodigious errors are disseminated far and wide in countless books, pamphlets, and other writings which, though small in weight, are very great in malice...................

16. The Church has always taken action to destroy the plague of bad books. This was true even in apostolic times for we read that the apostles themselves burned a large number of books.....................................
"We must fight valiantly," Clement XIII says in an encyclical letter about the banning of bad books, "as much as the matter itself demands and must exterminate the deadly poison of so many books; for never will the material for error be withdrawn, unless the criminal sources of depravity perish in flames."[26] Thus it is evident that this Holy See has always striven, throughout the ages, to condemn and to remove suspect and harmful books. The teaching of those who reject the censure of books as too heavy and onerous a burden causes immense harm to the Catholic people and to this See. They are even so depraved as to affirm that it is contrary to the principles of law, and they deny the Church the right to decree and to maintain it.

17. We have learned that certain teachings are being spread among the common people in writings which attack the trust and submission due to princes; the torches of treason are being lit everywhere...............................

20. Nor can We predict happier times for religion and government from the plans of those who desire vehemently to separate the Church from the state, and to break the mutual concord between temporal authority and the priesthood. It is certain that that concord which always was favorable and beneficial for the sacred and the civil order is feared by the shameless lovers of liberty. .................................

24. That all of this may come to pass prosperously and happily, let Us raise Our eyes and hands to the most holy Virgin Mary, who alone crushes all heresies, and is Our greatest reliance and the whole reason for Our hope. ..................(Mirari Vos - On Liberalism and religious Indifferentism)


But the social doctrine of the Church has unceasingly highlighted the importance of distributive justice and social justice for the market economy, not only because it belongs within a broader social and political context, but also because of the wider network of relations within which it operates.

36. Economic activity cannot solve all social problems through the simple application of commercial logic. This needs to be directed towards the pursuit of the common good, for which the political community in particular must also take responsibility. Therefore, it must be borne in mind that grave imbalances are produced when economic action, conceived merely as an engine for wealth creation, is detached from political action, conceived as a means for pursuing justice through redistribution.............................

37. The Church's social doctrine has always maintained that justice must be applied to every phase of economic activity,.......................

Economic life undoubtedly requires contracts, in order to regulate relations of exchange between goods of equivalent value. But it also needs just laws and forms of redistribution governed by politics,.....................

39. Paul VI in Populorum Progressio called for the creation of a model of market economy capable of including within its range all peoples and not just the better off.............................
......... Rerum Novarum, written when, as a result of the Industrial Revolution, the idea was first proposed — somewhat ahead of its time — that the civil order, for its self-regulation, also needed intervention from the State for purposes of redistribution....................

The processes of globalization, suitably understood and directed, open up the unprecedented possibility of large-scale redistribution of wealth on a world-wide scale;............................
It is necessary to correct the malfunctions, some of them serious, that cause new divisions between peoples and within peoples, and also to ensure that the redistribution of wealth does not come about through the redistribution or increase of poverty:................

The world-wide diffusion of forms of prosperity should not therefore be held up by projects that are self-centred, protectionist or at the service of private interests...

It should be added that at present it is possible to achieve improved energy efficiency while at the same time encouraging research into alternative forms of energy. What is also needed, though, is a worldwide redistribution of energy resources, so that countries lacking those resources can have access to them.

67. In the face of the unrelenting growth of global interdependence, there is a strongly felt need, even in the midst of a global recession, for a reform of the United Nations Organization, and likewise of economic institutions and international finance, so that the concept of the family of nations can acquire real teeth. One also senses the urgent need to find innovative ways of implementing the principle of the responsibility to protect[146] and of giving poorer nations an effective voice in shared decision-making. This seems necessary in order to arrive at a political, juridical and economic order which can increase and give direction to international cooperation for the development of all peoples in solidarity. To manage the global economy; to revive economies hit by the crisis; to avoid any deterioration of the present crisis and the greater imbalances that would result; to bring about integral and timely disarmament, food security and peace; to guarantee the protection of the environment and to regulate migration: for all this, there is urgent need of a true world political authority, as my predecessor Blessed John XXIII indicated some years ago. Such an authority would need to be regulated by law, to observe consistently the principles of subsidiarity and solidarity, to seek to establish the common good[147], and to make a commitment to securing authentic integral human development inspired by the values of charity in truth. Furthermore, such an authority would need to be universally recognized and to be vested with the effective power to ensure security for all, regard for justice, and respect for rights[148]. Obviously it would have to have the authority to ensure compliance with its decisions from all parties, and also with the coordinated measures adopted in various international forums. Without this, despite the great progress................. (ENCYCLICAL LETTER CARITAS IN VERITATE OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF BENEDICT XVI)

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Quoted article below from link above.

Rome Calls for America's Catholic Consecration and "Full Unity" with Orthodox Churches

Pope Leo XIV is advancing Rome's vision by promoting both the consecration of America to the "Sacred Heart of Jesus" and full unity with the Orthodox churches. These efforts are being presented as movements for peace, healing, moral renewal, and Christian reconciliation, but they also reveal Rome's long-standing mission to restore its religious influence on a worldwide scale. These developments are prophetically significant because Bible prophecy warns that the Papacy's deadly wound would be healed and that it would once again exert growing influence over the political and religious powers of the world—especially in the United States.

On May 21, 2026, the Catholic Herald published the following about the Catholic consecration of America:

• "The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will consecrate the United States of America to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 11 during its Spring Plenary Assembly in Orlando, Florida, as the country prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The consecration, to be led by Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the USCCB, will take place during a concelebrated Mass. Parishes and individual Catholics nationwide are being invited to prepare through 250 hours of Eucharistic Adoration, 250 works of mercy and a novena to the Sacred Heart."

On May 15, Vatican News revealed that Pope Leo is working to bring the Orthodox into full unity with Rome:

• "The 'full unity' of Christians is not only a distant goal but an urgent need, particularly in light of the conflicts afflicting the world and especially tearing apart the Middle East. Pope Leo XIV reaffirmed the necessity of a more vigorous ecumenical commitment in this era of wars and divisions during a phone conversation and in a letter to the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria, Tawadros II, Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, on the occasion of the Day of Coptic-Catholic Friendship."

These developments represent that prophetic movements are unfolding before our eyes and that Rome is steadily increasing its moral, spiritual, and global influence by calling the nations and churches of the world into greater unity under its leadership. The upcoming consecration of the United States to the Sacred Heart of Jesus—scheduled by the U.S. bishops for June 11, 2026, as part of America's 250th anniversary—and the intensified ecumenical push for "full unity" with the Orthodox churches reveal a significant consolidation of religious influence. This is unfolding at the very time Bible prophecy foretold that the Papacy's deadly wound would be healed and "all the world wondered after the beast" (Revelation 13:3).

What we are witnessing today is the gradual preparation for the final crisis foretold in Revelation 13—a deliberate movement toward religious unity and ever-closer cooperation between church and state. These developments will lead Protestant America to impose Catholic doctrines by law during the Mark of the Beast crisis. The final movements are rapidly taking shape as the world turns to Rome for solutions to its political, moral, and spiritual problems. The stage is being set for the enforcement of false worship and the loss of liberty of conscience. God's people must remain firmly grounded in Scripture and faithful to the everlasting gospel, for the signs all around us make it unmistakably clear that earth's closing scenes are rapidly approaching.

"God's Word has given warning of the impending danger; let this be unheeded, and the Protestant world will learn what the purposes of Rome really are, only when it is too late to escape the snare. She is silently growing into power. Her doctrines are exerting their influence in legislative halls, in the churches, and in the hearts of men. She is piling up her lofty and massive structures, in the secret recesses of which her former persecutions will be repeated. Stealthily and unsuspectedly she is strengthening her forces to further her own ends when the time shall come for her to strike. All that she desires is vantage-ground, and this is already being given her. We shall soon see and shall feel what the purpose of the Roman element is. Whoever shall believe and obey the Word of God will thereby incur reproach and persecution" (Great Controversy, p. 581).

Papal agendas of the unification of all humanity, global one world government, global economic system, and global unity of religions under her own moral guidance, marches forward.

Gen 11:1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. 2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. 3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. 4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. 5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. 6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. 7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. 8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. 9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

The Lord intervened at the tower of Babel, to prevent humanity from unifying in rebellion against God again unto universal destruction again, before God's own appointed timing. When God allows the unification of fallen humanity again on a global scale, universal rebellion will quickly follow. So also will universal destruction by the judgments of God upon a rebellious world. This time by fire, not flood. According to the testimony of him whom the Papacy considers the first Pope.

2Pe 3:1 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: 2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: 3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

There cannot be unity among fallen humanity without compromise. The commandments and principles of our Lord's spiritual kingdom upon earth, cannot compromise with the false and evil politics and religions of this world. Such unification would, and will only corrupt the truth and the lives of those who have chosen to live by the truth by faith in God through Christ Jesus our Lord. Holy scripture does not predict that fallen humanity will collectively submit to the truths of God's word, but to the contrary, will rebel against them.

2Th 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

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Quoted article below from link above, where video may be viewed as well.

Catholic Bishop Says His Role for the Trump Administration is to Formulate Public Policies

On May 21, 2026, Catholic Bishop Robert Barron was interviewed by Colm Flynn of EWTN, the Catholic broadcasting network, where he discussed his involvement in the White House Religious Liberty Commission. Barron stated that his role as a member on the commission is to help formulate policy recommendations for Donald Trump. He also claimed that he encourages the many Catholics serving in the Trump administration to view their role in government as an opportunity to bring the teachings of Thomas Aquinas and Catholic thought into public policy and government.

Bishop Barron made the following statements during the video interview.

• Colm Flynn: "When you were approached by the Trump administration and they invited you to be part of President Trump's Religious Liberty Commission, what was your reaction and why did you decide to say yes?" (Video).

• Bishop Robert Barron: "Yeah, they're inviting a Catholic bishop to be a voice around a table when public policy on an issue is very central to us bishops—we've been talking about it for thirty-five years now—they're inviting a Catholic bishop to be a voice around the table in the formulation of this policy. Why would I say no? Now, I know all the familiar objections, but see, to me, the overriding thing was: I say no, now we're taking a Catholic voice away from that process" (Video).

• Bishop Robert Barron: "Here's another distinction I'd make. People have said to me, 'Uh, well, now you've been in the Trump administration.' I'm not in the Trump administration. The Trump administration would be people who are charged with implementing Donald Trump's policies—like Rubio and Vance and many others. I'm on the other side of that process, if you want — not implementing the policy. I'm making suggestions regarding the formulation of policy. I'm there to help shape policy. So I say something, I don't care in a way if you don't like it, okay fine, I'm just making my contribution. Why would I be hesitant or afraid to bring the Catholic perspective to bear?" (Video).

• Bishop Robert Barron: "And I'll say this: the commission was great. I spoke my mind in every setting. Lots of Catholics in the president's administration. A lot of them know me from my social media work, so they'll come to me, and I said to them, 'Bring Thomas Aquinas into your public life,' by which I mean, bring these great moral and spiritual principles that indeed undergird our democracy, but make them a lively presence in the work that you do. I think that's the role of Catholics in government" (Video).

What Bishop Robert Barron described is the active effort to bring Catholic moral philosophy and theological principles directly into the policymaking process of the United States government. Roman Catholicism is being positioned as a guiding influence within the highest levels of American government. Bible prophecy warns that, in the last days, there would be an increasing union between religious power and civil authority. Revelation 13 describes a system in which the Catholic Church and Protestant America unite to cooperate to shape public policy, influence society, and eventually enforce religious principles upon the world.

Thomas Aquinas was one of the chief architects of medieval Catholic political theology, which taught that the state should cooperate with the church in promoting religious truth and suppressing error. Historically, these ideas helped justify the idea of Papal supremacy, a system described in Daniel 7 and Revelation 13. America was founded upon principles of religious liberty and separation of church and state. Yet today, there is a growing movement to redefine America's future through religious nationalism and Catholic social doctrine.

The rise of Catholic voices within national policy discussions, especially under the banner of "religious liberty," can never be ignored. These developments should awaken God's people. The final movements described in prophecy develop gradually as public opinion, politics, and religion move closer together. We must remain spiritually awake, grounded in Scripture, committed to the everlasting gospel of Revelation 14, and prepared to stand for the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus in the closing scenes of earth's history.

Quotes from other sources below.

The sainted Catholic doctor, Thomas Aquinas, says:
"If counterfeiters of money or other criminals are justly delivered
over to death forthwith by the secular authorities, much more can
heretics, after they are convicted of heresy, be not only forthwith
excommunicated, but as surely put to death."-'' Summa
Theologica," 2a, 2ac, qu. xi, art. iii.

Roman Catholic economic thought, as developed by the popes in their encyclicals and by Roman Church-State councils, has been a contributor to, if not the only source of, several forms of anti-capitalist political and economic organization during the long hegemony of the Roman Church-State. Among these forms are

feudalism and guild socialism in Europe during the Middle ages.

fascism in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Croatia, and Latin America in the twentieth century;

Nazism in Germany in the twentieth century;

interventionism and redistributive state in the West, including the United States in the twentieth century; and

liberation theology in Latin America and Africa in the twentieth century.

To understand how the economic thought of the Roman Church-State spawned these anti-capitalist systems, we begin with Thomas Aquinas' discussion of private property. Private property is the central economic institution of civilized societies, and it is the Roman Church-State's rejection of private property that contributed to the establishment of several varieties off destructive anti-capitalism throughout the world. (Ecclesiastical Megalomania, John W. Robbins, Pt. 1 Envy Exalted, chap. 1, pg. 30)

From these doctrines of the natural community of goods and the moral primacy of need developed all the forms of anti-capitalist social organizations that the Roman Church-State has supported for the thousand years. The Roman Catholic doctrine of private property is echoed in the nineteenth century Communist slogan, "From each according to his ability; to each according to his need." The Roman Catholic doctrine reverberates in the slogan of twentieth century American liberals: "Human rights are more important than property rights." It was the creed of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society:, "We shall take from the haves and give to the have nots, who need it so much." It appears in the literature of fascism, Nazism, liberation theology, interventionism, and socialism. (Ibid., pg. 35)

These Thomistic notions - that private property is merely a construct of human reason and government, and that need gives the needy title to the goods of others - are the reason the Roman Catholic bishops in Brazil in 1998 pronounced that looting is neither sin nor a crime. The needs of the looters gives the looters title to the goods they are taking. According to Roman Catholic doctrine, the looters are, by natural and divine law, the rightful owners of those goods.(Ibid., pgs. 35&36)

The dispensing of riches to the needy is not merely a private moral obligation in Thomisitic thought, as fundamentally important as that is, but a public legal obligation that is properly enforced by the public authorities. That is the position officially adopted by the Roman Church-State shall become abundantly clear. (Ibid., pg. 36)

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https://adventmessenger.org/national-billboard-campaign-seeks-to-convert-america-to-christ-and-the-catholic-church/

Quoted article below from link above.

National Billboard Campaign Seeks to Convert America to Christ and the Catholic Church

The Catholic Church is using America's 250th anniversary as an opportunity to evangelize and promote what it views as a spiritual renewal of the nation under Christ. Catholic leaders see this milestone as a chance to highlight the Church's contributions to American history, reaffirm the influence of Catholicism in the United States, and pray for the conversion of the nation's people and future generations.

A nationwide billboard campaign is being led by Catholics for Catholics with the stated goals of bringing the nation to a greater allegiance to Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church. Through highly visible messaging across the country, organizers hope to use the occasion of America's 250th anniversary to advance a vision of spiritual renewal centered on Christ and guided by the teachings and mission of the Catholic Church.

Catholics for Catholics has just released the following call to evangelize America:

• "Since 2023, Catholics for Catholics, in an effort to manifest the beauty and sacredness of Catholicism in America, has been launching an annual campaign."

• "This year's campaign is even more special since it is complementing the initiative of the US Bishops to consecrate our beloved nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus."

• "This is not a mere billboard ad, but a public prayer, wherein we display the sweet face of Jesus and His Heart burning with love for souls—together with a forceful declaration: That we, the United States of America, are "One Nation under Christ" and that our primary allegiance is to Him and His Holy Catholic Church."

• "Your financial support helps us continue evangelizing America. Together, we ask Our Lord for His Mercy on this nation and all of her children that need urgent conversion."

• "This year, we're planning to place the Sacred Heart billboards in different cities of the nation, starting in Phoenix, AZ."

The Catholic Church's efforts surrounding America's 250th anniversary illustrate a growing desire to shape the nation's spiritual identity through Catholic influence and evangelization. The billboard campaign sponsored by Catholics for Catholics is not simply calling people to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It explicitly declares that America's "primary allegiance" should be to Christ and "His Holy Catholic Church." This reveals an effort to strengthen the public role of Catholicism in American life and to encourage the nation to look to the Church as a spiritual guide for its future.

Bible prophecy warns that in the last days a power symbolized by the beast would exercise worldwide influence and that another power would arise that would eventually cause the earth to honor and support the first beast (Revelation 13:11–17). Seventh-day Adventists have historically identified the first beast as the Papacy and the second beast as the United States. The "image of the beast" is formed when religious institutions obtain the support of government power to promote religious doctrines.

While the image of the beast has not yet been fully formed, the growing acceptance of Catholic influence, the increasing prominence of religion in national affairs, and repeated calls for spiritual unity under religious and political leadership are developments moving society in the direction described in Revelation 13. Today, there is a noticeable convergence of religious, political, and social voices calling for a return to faith as the solution to America's problems.

Catholic leaders, and especially the Papacy, are being presented as moral authorities not only for Catholics but for society at large. These developments are creating an environment in which the Constitutional protections that separate church and state will gradually erode. The final conflict will center upon worship, authority, obedience, and whether humanity will follow the commandments of God or the traditions and institutions of men.

"When the leading churches of the United States, uniting upon such points of doctrine as are held by them in common, shall influence the State to enforce their decrees and to sustain their institutions, then Protestant America will have formed an image of the Roman hierarchy, and the infliction of civil penalties upon dissenters will inevitably result" (Great Controversy, p. 445).

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https://adventmessenger.org/pope-leo-xiv-calls-for-the-creation-of-a-new-global-economic-order-to-promote-the-common-good/

Quoted article below from link above.

Pope Leo XIV Calls for the Creation of a New Global Economic Order to Promote the Common Good

On June 16, 2026, Pope Leo XIV delivered a video message to the Austrian World Summit, an international conference on sustainability and climate change held in Vienna. In his address, the Pontiff advocated for a just transition toward a global economic model geared toward the common good and urged religious, political, and community leaders to collaborate in addressing the world's pressing challenges. He also linked the current environmental, economic, and social crises to the solutions outlined in his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, presenting its principles as the answer to creating greater solidarity, sustainability, and international cooperation.

The Holy See Press Office released the following statements made by Pope Leo at the world summit:

• "The Church has always been aware that the ecological question has a moral dimension. Indeed, the environmental crisis is not an isolated issue, but rather the ecological aspect of the contemporary socio-economic crisis."

• "This perspective underlines the profound ethical foundations to which I drew attention in my recently published Encyclical Letter Magnifica Humanitas, namely the equal dignity of all human beings and the value of fundamental human rights, both of which can be adequately ensured through the proper implementation of the principles of the common good, the universal destination of goods, subsidiarity, solidarity and social justice."

• "It is here, I think, that religious leaders and communities can offer a special insight for supporting ambitious social and environmental efforts."

• "In this regard, it is not merely desirable but also genuinely possible that the progress at COP30 can be followed up with a just transition toward societies where the common good takes precedence over profit, and economic models are rooted in solidarity and human dignity."

• "We also need the development of a new person-centered international financial framework to ensure that all countries, especially the poorest and those most vulnerable to climate disasters, can reach their full potential, with the dignity of their citizens respected."

What began under Pope Francis with repeated calls for an ecological conversion is continuing under Pope Leo XIV, who is presenting Magnifica Humanitas as a comprehensive vision for addressing the world's social, economic, environmental, and moral crises. Rather than offering spiritual guidance, the Papacy is advancing a global political framework that seeks to shape public policy, economic systems, and international cooperation.

The Vatican is increasingly positioning itself as a moral authority capable of providing direction for the nations of the world. Governments, institutions, and religious organizations are showing growing interest in Rome's vision of the "common good," a Catholic teaching that has gained significant traction and is expanding the Pope's influence in international affairs. While Rome's initiatives are often presented as pathways to peace, sustainability, and human development, Bible prophecy warns of the dangers that arise when religious and political influence are consolidated into a single global authority.

As the world becomes increasingly receptive to Catholic social teaching, Sunday rest emerges as a unifying principle capable of saving society. Sunday is being promoted as the common good that can strengthen family life, protect workers' rights, encourage religious participation, and promote care for creation. These developments are significant, as they reveal that the world is moving toward the very conditions foretold in Scripture—a closer union of religious and civil power that will ultimately threaten liberty of conscience and elevate human tradition above the Word of God, just as described in the book of Revelation.

"And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast." Revelation 17:12, 13

Non stop calls for global government and economic system from one Pope after another, after another, after another. Constantly and consistently calling for and as far as possible, facilitating this vision. The vision of a global governing structure and economic system that would unquestionably bring about the necessary elements of the beast system described in the book of Revelation, whose arrival spells the final events of, and end of this world.

The Pope's, Vatican, and their minions continually seeking to unite the entire world religiously, politically, and economically, under her moral guidance. The exact opposite of what God intentionally established at the tower of Babel, in order to prevent the unification of humanity in rebellion against God once again, unto His judgment of universal destruction once again. This will happen according to God's own timing and no one else's. Nevertheless, the Papacy is right to continually seek for such, if she intends to be the moral leader of this final act of rebellion against God. She needs to stay out front of the situation, by being the predominant self proclaimed authority in the minds of the many, when God gives the go ahead.

According to this papal leader, as many before him, we really need to address the major problem of individuals making profit for themselves, their families, and or those they wish to make donations to. To replace such abject evil, with a system of the common good, by which they may define and thereby also properly spend and or apply such profits. Never mind the countless billions the papacy receives from governments the world over every year, with or without the consent of their citizens. Or God only knows how much in tithes or offerings she receives from over a billion adherents as well, not to mention her countless business endeavors. She and her religious and political allies must now have control over all the profits individuals or businesses make as well. Since they are obviously not knowledgable enough to make decisions regarding their own monies according to the dictates of the common good, which is of course defined by all by the Papacy itself.

The constant wealth distribution the Papacy always speaks of and is and has been actively facilitating, which she is proud enough to basically brag about in Papal Encyclicals. Is simply not enough. All her accomplishments in transferring the wealth of nations from one to another via the movement of mass corporations and businesses throughout them, government wealth shifting mandates among them as well, and let us not forget mass migrations unto major wealth redistribution from the citizens of nations to the migrants entering them, among other methods. Are simply not enough. She and her cohorts must have greater control over all economics, through a global economic system which she and they have control of. For purposes of the common good, of course. Which the Papacy does and will define for all of us as well, of course. So be it, when God says it is time for all of this to end. Amen.

Rev 13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.