The
last time a Roman Catholic Mass was held at St. Pierre Protestant Cathedral of
Geneva Switzerland, the Reformer John Calvin’s home church, was in 1535.
After years of
ecumenical relations with Rome, the Catholic Mass was once again celebrated on
March 5, 2022, nearly 500 years later at the invitation of Geneva’s
protestants.
“During the
liturgy, Daniel Pilly, a representative of the Protestant community, asked
pardon for historic actions against Christian unity [with the Roman Catholic
Church]” according to Catholic News Agency on March 10, 2022.
“Geneva
Protestant community’s invited catholic church to celebrate Mass at St. Pierre
Cathedral and also asked for forgiveness for “faults against unity [and there
was] the desire to enrich each other with our differences.”
The “spiritual centre
of Protestantism” is said to be St. Pierre Protestant Cathedral in Geneva,
Switzerland, where John Calvin’s chair is said to be kept.
This new
development, according to Protestant Daniel Pilly, head of the St. Pierre
parish council, comes after years of ecumenical collaboration and unity with
Rome:
“A mass after
486 years is a significant gesture. We are happy to take this step,” he noted,
recalling “the fruitful ecumenical collaboration” between the two churches in
different local ministries and “the mutual trust” that exists.
As a result of
ecumenical dialogue, interfaith collaboration, and mutual trust, Protestants
are now celebrating the Roman Catholic Mass in their churches.
Solidarity with
Rome will lead us to accept and celebrate Catholic rituals and traditions.
These are undeniable outcomes of the ecumenical movement in which we find
ourselves. We are told over and over again that there is nothing wrong with
doing this. Church leaders today want us to imitate them and follow their
example. But here is the problem that we are seeing today:
“And his deadly
wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.” Revelation 13:3.
Ecumenism will
bring healing and reconciliation between Rome and the rest of the religious
world. It will lead you along a path that will bring all divisions to an end.
That’s exactly what the Bible said would happen (Revelation 13:3).
Everything is in
place for the culmination of the final events. The more we see the churches
coming together, the more power, authority and influence Rome obtains.
We are seeing
the final act of the drama unfold before our eyes. Regrettably, Protestantism
is drifting away from the truth it always stood for. They have fallen away from
the historical, theological, and classical principles of the Protestant faith.
We Protestants
are not guilty of ignorance; rather, we are guilty of rejecting our Protestant
heritage, Protestant history, Protestant doctrine, and our Protestant
forefathers who gave their lives and fortunes to restore the word of God that
had been buried beneath a mountain of tradition and false doctrine.
Various leaders
and churches, including ours, are declaring their allegiance to Rome one by
one. What about our loyalty to God? What about our commitment to God’s word, as
well as the Three Angels’ Messages? What about our mission to defend the
commandments of God and the faith of Jesus in the world?
We are certainly
in a terrifying situation. Our people are being led down the path to
desolation. Notice what inspiration says will happen if we continue down the
road to perdition:
“If the church
pursues a course similar to that of the world, they will share the same fate.
Nay, rather, as they have received greater light, their punishment will be
greater than that of the impenitent” (Testimonies, Vol. 5, p. 100).
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