Poised to Take Over America
by
Vance Ferrell
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The following article was printed in a
leading U.S. Roman Catholic journal, The National Catholic Register, on May 16,
2007. You will want to read it thoughtfully; for
within it is to be found a small
insight into the Catholic plan for America. We have been warned of “the stealthy but
rapid progress of the papal
power” (GC 606). National Catholic Register of May 16, 2007: “Catholics
are poised to take on a historic role in America that can transform the
future of our country. “If we do the
right thing now, we won’t just restore the sanctity of life to its proper
place as the fundamental right upon which all others depend—we will also make
Catholics the most important force preserving and promoting the American
ideal. Or perhaps we will do nothing, watch our country slip further away
from its principles, and leave our children a worse world than the one we
have enjoyed. “Our final
editorial in a series on the Supreme Court’s decision, to uphold a federal
ban on partial-birth abortion, appropriately comes as Pope Benedict XVI
returns from his trip to Brazil, a trip (marked by his words) promoting life.
“American
Catholics can learn important lessons in hope from his visit there. He taught
that faith, and only faith, will win the battle for the heart of a nation.
That was the lesson of the crowds that flocked to see him—more than 400
percent larger than expected—and it was the subject of his address to
bishops, in which he compared the enduring presence of our lady of Guadalupe to the fleeting fads
of Marxism, capitalism and other ideologies. “ ‘God is the foundational reality,’ he said. Attempts to build on
any other reality are destined to fail; the foundational reality of God will
outlast them all. Those who choose to ignore fundamental realities are always surprised by their own defeat. We can count on that
same dynamic in America, too. “The Supreme
Court made abortion legal in all 50 states in 1973—when pictures of children
in the womb were almost unheard of. But simultaneously, medical science—and fetal photography—was developing at an amazing pace.
Today, the curtain has been lifted. We know that, in an embryo as small as a
pinpoint, DNA has already determined whether the child is a boy or girl, how
tall she’ll be and what field position he’ll be best suited for in baseball. “And today,
many American parents see their children’s faces for the first time in
ultrasound photos. Reality is overtaking the abortion debate. Each year, a
larger majority of Americans report to pollsters that they are pro-life. It is only a matter of time before
revulsion against abortion will reach a critical mass—a ‘tipping point,’ to
use a marketing phrase. At that point, predominant cultural attitudes toward abortion will swing so far so fast, it will appear to have
changed ‘overnight,’ whereas in reality this respect for life will have been
growing incrementally for years. “If this
sounds far-fetched, it shouldn’t. God is always performing the same trick.
From the fall of Adam to the crucifixion of Christ to the age of martyrdom in
the church, the forces of evil keep convincing themselves that at last they have won. And they are
always learning that they have put all their eggs in the wrong basket as God
neatly turns their own momentum against them. “When this
happens in America, Catholics will find themselves in a leading cultural
role, for three reasons. “First,
because Catholic theology uniquely understands the interrelationship between
natural law and divine revelation, the power of persuasion will be on our
side. Just as Thomas Aquinas was the great defender
of both theology and common sense, the church today uniquely understands
aspects of natural law the world has forgotten: Our teachings on abortion,
marriage and even contraception are defenses of what man can know without scripture. Like
the Declaration of Independence, Catholic moral thinking examines ‘the laws
of nature and of nature’s God.’ “Second,
Catholics will dominate in the future of America because of sheer numbers.
Immigration from Mexico and family sizes mean the old Protestant America is
throwing itself off a demographic cliff. Tomorrow’s America will be far less
Protestant and far more Catholic. “And last,
Catholics will have a prominent role in the future of America because we are
the church founded by Christ on the rock of Peter, the one church that Christ
promised would prevail against the gates of hell. Christ founded one church,
not many denominations, and our doctrines have the best
expression of the ‘foundational reality’ of God that will prevail. “What does
this ‘Catholic future’ mean for Catholics today? It certainly shouldn’t mean
that. After all, previous generations of Catholics had these
same advantage and squandered them scandalously and ignominiously—often
precisely while they were feeling most triumphal. It doesn’t mean that our
fight will be easy, either—in the age of martyrdom, it never is. Rather,
these ‘Catholic advantages’ mean we have a grave responsibility to promote
the culture of life and to defend the family—and that, no matter how hard the
fight gets, we shouldn’t lose heart. God always wins.” —Source:
Republished by Catholic Online, with permission from the May 20-26, 2007, National
Catholic Register (www.ncregister.com), a Catholic
Online Preferred Publishing Partner A Catholic Statement: “When the time comes and men realize that the
social edifice must be rebuilt according to eternal standards, be it
tomorrow, or be it centuries from now, the Catholics will arrange things to
suit said standards. “Undeterred
by those who prefer to abide in death, they will reestablish
certain laws of life. They will restore Jesus to His place on high, and He
shall no longer be insulted. They will raise their children to know God and to honor their parents. They will uphold the ndissolubility of marriage, and if this fails to meet
with approval of the dissenters, it will not fail to meet with the approval
of their children. “They will make obligatory the religious observance
of Sunday on behalf of the whole of society and for its own good, revoking
the permit for freethinkers and Jews to celebrate, incognito, Monday or
Saturday on their own account. “Those whom this may
annoy, will have to put up with the annoyance. Respect will not be refused to
the Creator nor repose denied to the creature—simply for the sake of humoring certain maniacs, whose frenetic condition causes
them stupidly and insolently to block the will of a whole people.” —The Liberal Illusion, Louis Veuillot, published by the National Catholic Welfare
Conference, Washington, DC. “When the
early church became corrupted by departing from the simplicity of the gospel
and accepting heathen rites and customs, she lost the Spirit and power of
God; and in order to control the consciences of the people, she sought the
support of the secular power. The result was the papacy, a church that controlled the power of the state and employed it to further her own ends,
especially for the punishment of ‘heresy’ . . “Whenever the
church has obtained secular power, she has employed it to punish dissent from
her doctrines . . So apostasy in the church will
prepare the way for the image to the beast.”—Great Controversy, 443-444. “Marvelous in her shrewdness and cunning is the Roman
Church. She can read what is to be. She bides her time, seeing that the
Protestant churches are paying her homage in their acceptance of the false
sabbath and that they are preparing to enforce it by the very means which she
herself employed in bygone days. Those who reject the light of truth will yet
seek the aid of this self-styled infallible power to exalt an institution that
originated with her. How readily she will come to the help of Protestants in
this work it is not difficult to conjecture. Who understands better than the
papal leaders how to deal with those who are disobedient to the church? “The Roman
Catholic Church, with all its ramifications throughout the world, forms one
vast organization under the control, and designed to serve the interests, of
the papal see. Its millions of communicants, in every country on the globe,
are instructed to hold themselves as bound in allegiance to the pope. Whatever
their nationality or their government, they are to regard the authority of
the church as above all other. Though they may take the oath pledging their loyalty to the
state, yet back of this lies the vow of obedience to
Rome, absolving them from every pledge inimical to her interests. “History
testifies of her artful and persistent efforts to insinuate herself into the
affairs of nations; and having gained a foothold, to further her own aims, even
at the ruin of princes and people.”—Great Controversy, 580. “The
defenders of the papacy declare that the church has been maligned, and the
Protestant world are inclined to accept the
statement. Many urge that it is unjust to judge the church of today by the
abominations and absurdities that marked her reign during the centuries of
ignorance and darkness. They excuse her horrible cruelty as the result of the
barbarism of the times and plead that the influence of modern civilization has
changed her sentiments. “Have these
persons forgotten the claim of infallibility put forth for eight hundred
years by this haughty power?”—Great Controversy, 563-564. Paulsen:
Ordain Women or the Church will Split: Ordain Women
or the Church will Split: Ordain Women or the Church will Split: Ordain Women
or the Church will Split: Ordain Women or the Church will Split: Ordain Women
or the Church will Split “Church
Leader Talks of Ordaining Women. The Press-Enterprise. Sunday, January 28,
2007—Palm Springs -Seventh-day Adventists around the world must reach
consensus on the ordination of women or risk rebellion within the church, the
leader of the global denomination said Saturday [January 27]. “In an
interview at Palm Springs Seventh-day Adventist Church, the R__ Jan Paulsen
said the global church ‘needs to find a way to sign off on it. If they don’t,
those (regional) conferences that want to ordain women will find themselves
acting in a rebellious way against the global church. That is not healthy.’ “The Inland
area is part of the Southeastern California Conference,
which in 2000, became the first conference in the world to grant the same
ministerial credential to men and women. The credential is valid only within the conference. “The Los
Angeles-based Southern California Conference took a similar step in 2005. “The Southeastern California Conference, which is based in
Riverside, comprises Riverside, San Bernadino,
Orange, San Diego, and Imperial counties. “ ‘The Seventh-day Adventist Church, founded in the United States by
Ellen G. White in 1863, has never taken a position on the Biblical grounds
opposing the ordination of women,’ Paulsen said. “ ‘Some individuals, however, believe that
Scripture prohibits women from teaching men,’ he added. “Paulsen
asked women who feel called to ministry to be patient as the global church
seeks consensus. Paulsen has said in
the past that he supports ordaining women. “ ‘I know I’m asking a lot of women . . because
they feel they have waited a long time already,’ he said. “ ‘Objections will weaken as people see women in
ministry,’ Paulsen predicted. ‘Let’s see where the Lord leads in this
matter.’ “‘Unity
within the church is essential,’ the native of Norway said, recalling the
Apostle Paul who said he would not act in ways that offended others. “ ‘We are not a collection of regional or national churches,’ he
said, during an informal meeting with members of the Palm Springs Church
Saturday afternoon. ‘We are one global family,’ he said, noting that the
church has more than 25 million members who attend Saturday services
worldwide. “In his
Saturday sermon at Palm Springs High School, where Coachella Valley
Adventists filled about three-fourths of the auditorium, the president of the
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
asked older Adventists to gently guide youth in the church. “ ‘Don’t be too hard on them,’ Paulsen said. ‘It isn’t
easy to grow up in this church. Our standards are clear .
. Before you correct them on their mistakes, make sure they know you love
them.’ “Like most
denominations, Adventists struggle with the departure of young adults from
their churches. “In the
interview Saturday afternoon, Paulsen said he has been hosting live
teleconferences with young Adventists. “During one
of those conversations, a young adult told him, ‘You may not be here in 10
years’ time. If you don’t trust us with responsibility, we may not be here
either.’ ” (For more on
this see our 8˝ x 11, 102-page book, Women’s Ordination in the Seventh-day Adventist
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