Just when you think that the duplicity, posturing, and pretense at the 61st General Conference Session couldn’t have gotten any worse, it does. A private interfaith lunch took place during the 61st General Conference Session that was not announced, broadcast, live streamed, or made public until after the session had ended and everyone had left. […]
Seventh-day Adventists in Spain join the Jesuits in an ecumenical event called “Commitment for Peace”
On May 28, 2022, DEIA, a daily newspaper in Basque Country, an autonomous community in Northern Spain, published a story about an “inter-religious celebration” that included “prayers,” “songs,” and statements about “peace” and “love.” The DEIA newspaper reported on the ecumenical event as follows: “The event began at 7:00 p.m. with a Buddhist dance for […]
Pope Francis says to the faith Communities: “Either we go Together, all the Fraternal Denominations, or we do not go Ahead at All”
On May 6, 2022, Pope Francis spoke to the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. This is the Vatican-led organization tasked with uniting the different churches in accordance with the Second Vatican Council. The Pope invoked the COVID epidemic to justify changing our views on unity and the necessity to create a global fraternity among […]
The Vatican Venerates Buddhism as it sends an Ecumenical Greeting during the Feast of Vesak
Vesak is a holy day observed by Buddhists worldwide. This day honors the important events surrounding the life of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. On May 1, 2022, through the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Pope Francis addressed Buddhists, equating Buddhism and Christianity and placing them on the same level. This is the embodiment […]
HopeMedia: “The Adventist Church in Solidarity with the Ukrainian Catholic Church”
Hope Media is the official news agency of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Italy. A March 15, 2022 headline from HopeMedia reads: “The Adventist Church in Solidarity with the Ukrainian Catholic Church.” To stand in solidarity with someone, as in the case of Catholicism, means to be in “unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest.” [1] […]
The General Conference’s Global Center for Adventist-Muslim Relations urges the Church to Pray for Muslims for 30 days during Ramadan
On April 12, 2022, the Global Center for Adventist-Muslim Relations (GCAMR), a ministry of the General Conference, is urging Seventh-day Adventists to “pray for Muslims around the world for 30 days during the fasting month of Ramadan.” [1] According to Adventist Press Service, a news service of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Germany, “Ramadan, which […]
Healing the Deadly Wound: The Texas Conference President Participates in an Interfaith Week of Spiritual Renewal Leading to an Ecumenical Communion on Good Friday
Texas Health Hospital in Mansfield, TX is a “joint venture” between AdventHealth, a Seventh-day Adventist health care system, and Texas Health Resources, a Protestant health care organization. [1] They hosted an interfaith week of spiritual renewal called “The Healer.” Adventists, Baptists, Pentecostals, and non-denominational leaders participated in this event, which concluded with an ecumenical “communion” on […]
Dominican Republic’s State Television and Radio will Broadcast a Sunday Morning Easter Musical Featuring Adventists, Catholics, and Latter-day Saints at the End of Holy Week
“There is grave danger that the precious Adventist message will not be passed on to the next generation” (Adventist Review, March 7, 1991, p. 23, ‘San Diego Covenant’). Throughout Holy Week, the Dominican Republic’s state television and radio will broadcast “Live the Passion” events from all over the country. On channels 4 and 17, as […]
Ecumenism Leads to the Catholic Mass Being Celebrated in a Protestant Citadel After nearly 500 years
The last time a Roman Catholic Mass was held at St. Pierre Protestant Cathedral, 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. Pay close attention to the following exchange of words that […]
Adventists Opened their Church to Catholic Leaders the Day After the Pope’s Consecration of the World to the Virgin Mary
Pope Francis consecrated Russia, Ukraine, and all of humanity to the Virgin Mary’s immaculate heart on Friday, March 25, 2022. Pastor Danielle Benini, a Seventh-day Adventist, welcomed local Catholic leaders to his church the next day, on Saturday, March 26, 2022, for an ecumenical prayer service for peace in Ukraine. Pastor Danielle Benini is the […]
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