Do we have any documented Jesuit strategy for uniting the Protestant Churches under
Catholic leadership.
The Jesuit Karl Rahner, top Jesuit scholar of the twentieth century, with Heinrich Fries,
Roman Catholic professor of Ecumenical Theology, lay out
the strategy for achieving the unity of the churches under Rome's direction, in their book,
"Unity of the Churches: An Actual Possibility,"
published in 1983.
Their book "is a product of seasoned scholars, building on the earlier work of the Second
Vatican council, the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches"
Thesis I --Build a Community of Faith
Note: This shows the push to focus only on Christ, for the unity can only be achieved if it
is a community of faith and not one that worries about doctrines or believe systems. The
theme throughout the plan is on the community of faith. In this the church takes
precedence over the individual — theology can only be done in and by the community, not
by the individuals.
I wonder how Noah, and Jeremiah would have fared in this system? Or Elijah as he stood
alone on Mount Carmel for God?
Thesis I rests on the Creeds which express, in Fries words,
Note: The apostle showed that religion does not consist in rites and ceremonies, creeds
and theories. If it did, the sinful people could be
saved just by following the creed. Paul taught that religion is a practical, saving energy, a
principle wholly from God, a personal experience of God's renewing power upon the
individual person. A writing of God's law upon each individual heart. Yet here we see this
plan telling us people must be educated to following a believe system that is part of the
whole community of believers! Private ideas about faith are not good? -- Of course, as we
read on, they push diversity with tongue in check declaring faith is not of private
interpretation.
Thesis II Individual Dogma
Note: This means that no church structure is vocal about rejecting decisively as wrong
any dogma or doctrine presents in another church
Rahner continues to explain that the information explosion has caused such an overload of
ideas that no one can possibility form his own conclusions.
Note: The individual's brain becomes impotent and therefore must put his trust in the
church . . .
Rahner calls for the Protestant churches to merely
Confusing talk but what it says is to agree to agree on what you don't really agree on.
Rahner then declares:
Note: The Jesuit's primary concern is with the development of ecclesiastical consciousness
— that means changing the thinking of the church leaders.
Thesis III
Note: The churches will not be turned into Catholic Churches, they will maintain outward
independence but still be assimilated into one church.
The book describes the unity churches already enjoy as they cooperate in many areas and
how this will continue in greater measure.
Churches are to maintain their existing structures, but they should all form a sisterhood of
pluralism.
Herein is the greatest danger — the structure of the churches remain — but the inside is
totally changed to fit the mold.
Again that is exactly what we see happening--
But now comes the crunch:
Note: The idea is to decide first in favor of unity then, they will have to give up certain
number of old familiar customs.
Now comes Rahner's stunning foundation statement:
The plan is to focus on the leaders--get them in partnership with the plan (how do they do
this? Infiltration?) — if the leaders are changed they will then lead their churches into
change that will render them acceptable to the unification.
So now -- having convinced the people that the "community of faith" is the most
important aspect of salvation -- all they need to do is get enough leaders changed and
the people will follow like sheep to the slaughter.
Finally Thesis IV
Ellen White prophesied all this years ago.
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.
And what do we see just ahead? Another general council! A world's convention!
Evangelical alliance, and universal creed!" When this shall be gained, then, in the effort to
secure complete uniformity, it will be only a step to the resort to force."
Now the question : Are we being lead into this plan?
(except of course the three angels message because it goes directly against the creed)
"for the church itself is the guarantor, through its formal teaching authority, of the truth of
the individual doctrines it presents.? P. 32
Change the church -- change it's doctrines.
--so the church will fit into the scheme of the great deceptive religious movement. Yet
people will believe that just because they are a part of the system they are saved --
when in actuality the system will have departed far from the truth.
What about those things they agreed to agree on even though they did not agree?
GC.444
" The wide diversity of belief in the Protestant churches is regarded by many as decisive
proof that no effort to secure a forced uniformity can
ever be made. But there has been for years, in churches of the Protestant faith, a strong
and growing sentiment in favor of a union based upon common points of doctrine. To
secure such a union, the discussion of subjects upon which all were not agreed--however
important they might be from a Bible standpoint--must necessarily be waived.