“How the Roman Church can clear herself from the charge of idolatry we cannot
see…And this is the religion which Protestants are beginning to look upon with so much favor,
and which will eventually be united with Protestantism. This union will not, however,
be effected by a change in Catholicism; for Rome never changes. She claims infallibility.
It is Protestantism that will change. The adoption of liberal ideas on its part
will bring it where it can clasp the hand of Catholicism.” RH June 1, 1886, par. 12-13
When Ellen White wrote this statement in 1886, the Papacy was regarded by Protestants with far less
repute than it is today. Yet she foretold that the two strains would eventually be united.
Can we see this union taking place today?
The protest is over.
Brothers and sisters, Luther's protest is over. Is yours?
Do you think Luther and Francis would get along?
They'd probably hit if off well. And I think Luther would be quite surprised that the same
Catholic Church that excommunicated him is now honouring him in this way.
So the more we love each other, the more we'll understand each other.
If you love Jesus, we're on the same team.
The Catholic Church, our church, it's open for everybody, so I like his tone.
I believe that the Catholic Church and the Christian church are going to come together.
We thank God for you.
We can also agree on the need to stand up to anti-Catholic bias.
And we've got to come together not only as a nation but as a world community.
We have far more in common than what divides us. When you talk about Pentecostals,
Charismatics, Evangelicals, Fundamentalists, Catholics, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian,
on and on and on and on. Well they would all say we believe in the trinity, we believe
in the Bible, we believe in the resurrection, we believe salvation is through Jesus Christ.
Maybe now we're all Catholics again.
Every year an ecumenical meeting is held with the Pope called the conference of
secretaries of Christian world communion. The Anglican Church, World Baptist Alliance,
The Orthodox Church, Seventh-day Adventist Church, The World Lutheran Church.
All of these leaders represent literally tens of thousands.
If there is no more protest, how can there be a Protestant church?