The Spirit of Rome: A Striking Revival in the 21st Century

“Through fraud and falsehood, Satan is now using those who claim to be Christians to divorce the world from God’s mercy. They are working in blindness. They do not see that if a Protestant government sacrifices the principles that have made them a free and independent nation, and through legislation brings into the Constitution principles that will propagate papal falsehood and papal delusion, they are plunging into the Roman horrors of the Dark Ages” Review and Herald Extra, December 11, 1888.

The spirit of Rome — manifested through its pagan and papal phases in persecuting the advocates of civil and religious liberty — is ravaging the entire planet with its authoritarianism and coercion to keep society under subjection during the COVID “New Normal” era. Voices are now being heard wanting to bring back the intolerant attitudes of the past toward those who conscientiously espouse different opinions on sensitive issues, such as vaccine mandates. A prominent Jesuit in the United States expressed his longing for the approach taken by Rome during the Dark Ages:

“COVID-19 and global warming are enough to make me long for the days of clerical power and Catholic guilt. In those good/bad old days, the church’s hierarchy was able to issue thunderous edicts and most Catholics would follow its directions like sheep. If the laity did not, they would feel guilty and fear going to hell. The church used to have the power to make or break kings; the power to shape culture and command people’s actions. Too bad it does not have such power to save humanity from itself. Would that the pope could declare vaccine skeptics and climate-change deniers heretics and put their books, articles, Facebook pages and tweets on the Index of Forbidden Books!

“Nothing would give me more illicit pleasure than having the governors of Florida and Texas, along with the leaders of the oil and coal industries, excommunicated, just as kings and nobles were excommunicated in the past.” Website of Religious News Service (USA): COVID-19, Global Warming and Diminishing Catholic Guilt. August 6, 2021. Thomas J. Reese, S.J.

Protestants of past centuries had a razor-sharp perception of the terrors of the Dark Ages. The noble, erudite English reformer, William Tyndale, described the galling tyranny which the papal system of Daniel 7:25 maintained over the populace:

“I pass over with silence how they [papists] teach princes in every land to lade new exactions and tyranny on their subjects, more and more daily…In every parish they have spies, and in every man’s house, and in every tavern and almshouse. And through confessions know they all secrets, so that no man may open his mouth to rebuke whatsoever they do, but that he shall be shortly made a heretic. In all councils is one of them; yea, the most part and chief rulers of the councils are of them; but of their council is no man.” Doctrinal Treatises and Introductions to Different Portions of the Holy Scriptures, p. 191. (Compilation of William Tyndale’s writings). Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, United Kingdom. 1848.

The desire to control a person’s conscience is not a new phenomenon; nor the lust to inflict revenge upon an individual who refuses to surrender his/her principles. The condemnation and punishment of conscientious objectors who are legitimately concerned about the side effects of the COVID vaccines and the increasing number of boosters is but a repeat of history — A PLOY WELL USED BY THE PAPACY 200 YEARS AGO — validating the words of King Solomon:

“…there is no new thing under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 1:9

The actions of Pope Pius VII (reigned: 1800-1823) in compelling his subjects to be inoculated against smallpox have set a precedent for every government to follow in this COVID era:

“When popes were king, they ordered all their subjects in the Papal States to be vaccinated, using punishments and rewards to convince the hesitant and making sure the poor and the prisoners were inoculated as well. Vatican News recounted how, as a smallpox epidemic swept central Italy at the end of the 1700s and beginning of the 1800s, Pope Pius VII threw the full weight of his temporal power behind a vaccination campaign…

“The legislation [of June 20, 1822] specified that to obtain subsidies, benefits or premiums, it was necessary to provide the ‘certificate showing that the applicant, being the father of a family, has had the vaccination,’ said the Vatican News report May 7. Refusing the vaccine was defined as ‘reprehensible conduct’ punishable by a loss of benefits. The pope set up committees to oversee the vaccination campaign and tied the licensing of physicians to their willingness to vaccinate patients, the report said.” Website of The Pilot (USA): Papal Vaccine Campaigns Offered Punishments, Rewards 200 Years Ago. May 7, 2021.

Many contend that coercive measures are justified to fight off a deadly contagious disease like smallpox. But there is a growing realisation that COVID vaccines are not in the same category as those inoculations which were used years ago to combat smallpox, chickenpox, polio, measles, etc., — as people who have been fully vaccinated can still contract and transmit the coronavirus. Denunciatory words and extreme measures are being inflicted upon the new outcasts from society — the unvaccinated. The famous medical journal, Lancet, published a letter from a researcher based at the Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine (Griefswald University, Germany), who called for an immediate cessation of hostilities against the unvaccinated:

“In the USA and Germany, high-level officials have used the term pandemic of the unvaccinated, suggesting that people who have been vaccinated are not relevant in the epidemiology of COVID-19. Officials’ use of this phrase might have encouraged one scientist to claim that ‘the unvaccinated threaten the vaccinated for COVID-19’. But this view is far too simple. There is increasing evidence that vaccinated individuals continue to have a relevant role in transmission…People who are vaccinated have a lower risk of severe disease but are still a relevant part of the pandemic. It is therefore wrong and dangerous to speak of a pandemic of the unvaccinated. Historically, both the USA and Germany have engendered negative experiences by stigmatising parts of the population for their skin colour or religion. I call on high-level officials and scientists to stop the inappropriate stigmatisation of unvaccinated people, who include our patients, colleagues, and other fellow citizens, and to put extra effort into bringing society together.” The Lancet, November 20, 2021. London, United Kingdom.

An egregious example of “the inappropriate stigmatisation of the unvaccinated” was recently demonstrated by the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, on a French-speaking television programme in the province of Quebec. Reminiscent of the hostility exhibited by the papacy towards God-fearing Protestants during the Dark Ages, Justin Trudeau lambasted those individuals who dared to question the official (controlled) narrative on mandatory COVID vaccinations, even going so far as to issue a veiled threat against them:

Trudeau: “We all know people who are deciding whether or not they are willing to get vaccinated, and we will do our very best to try to convince them. However, there is still a part of the population (that) is fiercely against it.

Host: “They’re extremists.

Trudeau: “They don’t believe in science and are very often misogynistic and racist. It’s a very small group of people, but that doesn’t shy away from the fact that they take up some space. This leads us, as a leader and as a country, to make a choice: DO WE TOLERATE THESE PEOPLE? Over 80% of the population of Quebec have done their duty by getting the shot. They are obviously not the issue in this situation.” Website of The Western Standard (Calgary, Alberta, Canada): Trudeau Calls the Unvaccinated Racist and Misogynist Extremists. December 29, 2021 (Capitalisation supplied by the Editor).

The violent rhetoric of the above Twitter message is a striking reflection of the enmity that is growing daily towards those who genuinely believe in liberty of conscience, freedom of choice, and informed consent pertaining to vaccine mandates. Leaders and citizens alike are becoming more livid, feral, and vindictive towards this small minority. Hatred and polarisation are clear indicators that —

“The heart can be very cruel when God’s fear and love are removed.” The Great Controversy, p. 426. 1884 edition.

As the rulers of church and state imposed fines and deprivation on true Bible believers during the years of papal supremacy, so national governments — supported by religious denominational bodies — are proposing and enforcing draconian rules on the unvaccinated:

* Austria: “Austria’s conservative-led government has announced details of its plan to make coronavirus vaccines compulsory, saying it will apply to people aged 14 and above, and holdouts face fines of up to 3,600 euros ($US 4,071) every three months.” Website of Al Jazeera (Qatar): Austrians Refusing COVID Vaccines Will Face Up to $4000 Fines. December 9, 2021.

“The only exceptions the government wants to tolerate are pregnancy or medical reasons confirmed by a medical professional. Those who do not comply face a fine of 3600 euros and those who cannot pay this will be jailed for 4 weeks instead. The vaccination subscription is also already priced in: there is a fine of 1450 euros for refusing any further booster vaccination — or 4 weeks imprisonment.” Website of Free West Media (Sweden): Austria: Prison for the Unvaccinated. Nov. 30, 2021.

* Canada: “Jobless Canadians who refuse to get vaccinated for COVID-19 could be shut out of unemployment benefits, warns Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough.” Website of The National Post (Toronto, Ontario, Canada): Unvaccinated Workers Who Lose Jobs Ineligible for El [Unemployment] Benefits, Minister Says. December 31, 2021.

* Greece: “Greece will start fining people over the age of 60 who do not get vaccinated. They will be fined 100 euros per month if they don’t receive the jab by 15 January.” Website of Euro News (France): Mandatory Vaccines: Which Countries in Europe Are Making People Get the COVID Jab? December 31, 2021.

* Singapore: “In Singapore, those who choose not to get their jabs will now have to pay for their own medical bills if they get Covid. Patients who receive therapeutics and stay in intensive care units may have to pay about S$25,000 ($US18,460), according to a median estimate released by the health ministry.” Website of Bloomberg (United States): These Countries Are Slapping the Un-vaccinated With Fines and Bans. December 1, 2021.

* Australia: “Tens of thousands of Northern Territory workers could be fined or blocked from their workplaces unless they get vaccinated against COVID-19…workers won’t be permitted to go to their workplace and could be fined $A5000 for failing to comply with a mandated health directive.” Website of The West Australian (Perth, Australia): Unvaccinated Northern Territory Workers Face $5000 Fines. October 13, 2021.

(Interesting Note: The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Michael Gunner, “has accused opponents of vaccine mandates of being ‘anti-vaxxers,’ even if they have willingly received the COVID-19 jab themselves.” ABC News, Australia. November 22, 2021).

These are but a few of the many hundreds of examples that could be furnished to demonstrate the rapid decline of truth, fairness, proportionality, reasonableness, and equity in the 2020s. The dismantling of the protections afforded in the constitutions of many nations for the individual citizen has been perpetuated under the pretext of a “medical emergency”. Doses of COVID vaccines and boosters are being regularly administered to adults and youth — an agenda for which, according to New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, THERE WILL BE NO END!

“So long as there’s people who are eligible who haven’t been vaccinated we’ve got work to do…Do you know — I don’t think I’ll ever be satisfied so long as there is someone who chooses — who is eligible and hesitant. And that’s what I said, THERE’S NOT GOING TO BE AN ENDPOINT TO THIS VACCINATION PROGRAMME.

“Ah, once we’ve — obviously we’re rolling out boosters now so we’ve got another wave of people that we need to make sure we’re protecting again. So those who were vaccinated six months ago we really need them to come back or we need to go to them.” Website of YouTube: “There’s Not Going To Be An Endpoint To This Vaccination Program.” New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. December 7, 2021. (Capitalisation supplied by the Editor).

Little children may not even be spared the full force of governmental coercion once vaccine mandates are extended to their age group. For example, in Australia last November, during the massive protests in Melbourne concerning the Victorian government’s pandemic management bill which provides “breathtakingly broad” powers to government officials when a “public health emergency” has been declared,  it was reported that —

“[Victorian Premier] Daniel Andrews could force children as young as five to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or face living in a pseudo-lockdown, despite warnings from a top Australian doctor that the nation should wait until more research is carried out…

“But the former face of Australia’s COVID vaccination campaign is urging state governments to exclude children under 12 from jab mandates, pointing towards the increased risk for young boys of developing a heart condition from the vaccine…

“Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley was asked by reporters on Monday if children between five and eleven could fall under the same bans and restriction as adults who haven’t had the jab — shutting them out of hospitality venues, retail shops and major events. HE REFUSED TO RULE OUT THE EXTREME MEASURE, WHICH WOULD BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND WORLDWIDE.” Website of The Daily Mail (Australia): How Dan Andrews Could Soon Force Kids as Young as Five to Get the COVID Vaccine Under Draconian “No Jab, No Play” Rules — as the Face of Australia’s Rollout Reveals His “Deep Concern” About Mandates for Children. November 23, 2021. (Capitalisation supplied by the Editor).

Such extraordinary and overbearing measures augur an extremely dire future in which the spirit of Rome shall once again completely dominate human society — a spirit in which it once declared:

“The absurd and erroneous doctrines, or ravings, in defence of liberty of conscience, are a most pestilential error — a pest of all others, most to be dreaded in a state.” Pope Pius IX. August 1854. Quoted in The Great Controversy, p. 564. 1911 edition.

A son of the U.S. senator from New York who was slain in 1968 and the nephew of the President of the United States who was assassinated in 1963 has been very vocal in speaking out against the authoritarianism that exists today. Consequently, the establishment media and the tech giants have “cancelled” Attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jnr., labelling him as an “anti-vaxxer” and a “conspiracy theorist.” Recently he uttered these remarks which merit careful reflection:

“I’m going to tell you these three things that you need to remember in this critical day and age —

• 1: Once government acquires a power, it never lets it go voluntarily.
• 2: Every power that government acquires, using this pandemic as a pretence, it will ultimately abuse to the maximum effect possible. This is a rule that is as certain as gravity.
• 3: Nobody has ever complied their way out of totalitarianism. Every time you comply, the demands will get greater and greater.

“We need to resolve here and now that this is the hill we need to die on. They have come for our jobs, they have come for our transport, now they’re coming for our children. We have an obligation as parents to protect them. There has never been a government in history that has told its people, we are going to demand children sacrifice and take risks to save old people. It’s always the other way around. The old, the mature, the adults, always put themselves at risk to protect their children. This is an ethical issue. It’s a moral issue. It’s an issue of character for each of us. And it’s an issue about democracy and public health.” Website of The Newark Daily Times (USA): No One has Ever Complied Their Way Out of Totalitarianism. January 3, 2022.

A notable Catholic conservative organisation based in Virginia, United States of America, posted an opinion piece on its website in December 2021, carrying the words of Robert F. Kennedy, Jnr., in which a summary was provided on the main points of his talk:

“— Robert F. Kennedy, Jnr. describes the coalition of sinister forces — intelligence agencies, pharmaceutical companies, social media titans, medical bureaucracies, mainstream media and the military — that are using a health crisis to impose totalitarian control worldwide.

“— [Director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Advisor to the U.S. President] Anthony Fauci isn’t acting alone but he’s become a prominent face of the medical cartel and medical technocracy that is wrapped up in obliterating constitutional rights globally.

“— Big Pharmacy’s infiltration of regulatory and public health agencies goes back more than 100 years to the creation of the Rockefeller Foundation in 1913, which took control of the U.S. medical school system.

“— Fauci controls a $US6.1 billion budget that he distributes to colleges and universities to do drug research for various diseases, and another $US1.7 billion that comes from the military to do bioweapons research.

“— Fauci’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases conducted barbaric and illegal drug experiments on foster children; at least 85 children died as a result.

“— Waking up to Fauci’s façade is necessary to understand the orchestrated planned use of pandemics to clamp down totalitarian control.” Website of LifeSite (USA): “This is the Final Battle.” RFK Jnr. Shows Fauci’s Record of Pushing Vaccines at Expense of Health. December 8, 2021

In a separate interview, Robert F. Kennedy Jnr. declared:

“Instead of having a medical response to a medical crisis, we had a militarised response and we had a monetised response. All of the policies of Fauci were designed to facilitate the public view that the vaccines were the only way out of the pandemic and then came the use of orchestrated fear as propaganda. To get people to be locked in under house arrest and induce a condition that is known as Stockholm syndrome, which makes people grateful to their captors and believing in them that the only way to survive, the only way out of the crisis, is total obedience to the commands of the captor.” Website of WWW Broadcast Network (USA): Robert F. Kennedy Jnr. On The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharmacy and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health. November 18, 2021

Sister White warned in 1888 that if principles were brought into the United States Constitution that propagated papal falsehoods and delusions, America will be plunged into the Roman horrors of the Dark Ages. Rome is iron-willed to have its principles established as the ruling element within the body politic and judicial system of every land. A 19th-century Catholic activist, labour organiser, and author stated:

“Undoubtedly it is the intention of the Pope to possess this country [the United States]. In this intention, he is aided by the Jesuits, and all the Catholic prelates and priests.” O. Augustus Brownson. Brownson’s Review, May 1864. D & J. Sadlier and Co. New York City, N. York.

One crucial component of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s background which Robert F. Kennedy Jnr. did not refer was his Jesuit education (Dr. Fauci credits this as being very important in preparing him for the work he has been doing since 1968 in the U.S. National Institutes of Health and imposing mandates and vaccines during the COVID crisis). A growing number of politicians, bureaucrats, business leaders, medical officials and activists have been trained in Jesuit universities. Sister White was inspired to write the following:

“At this time, the order of the Jesuits were created, the most cruel, unscrupulous, and powerful of all the champions of popery. Cut off from earthly ties and human interests, dead to the claims of natural affection, reason and conscience wholly silenced, they knew no rule, no tie, but that of their order, and to no duty but to extend their power. The gospel of Christ had enabled its adherents to meet danger and endure suffering, undismayed by cold, hunger, toil and poverty, to uphold the banner of truth in face of the rack, the dungeon, and the stake. To combat these forces, Jesuitism inspired its followers with a fanaticism that enabled them to endure like dangers, and to oppose to the power of truth all the weapons of deception. There was no crime too great for them to commit, no deception too base for them to practice, no disguise too difficult for them to assume. Vowed to perpetual poverty and humility, it was their studied aim to secure wealth and power, to be devoted to the overthrow of Protestantism, and the re-establishment of the papal supremacy.” The Great Controversy, p. 234. 1911 edition.

A French general at the time of Napoleon Bonaparte boldly identified the inflexible, unwavering, unyielding objective of the Jesuits — the acquisition of total power!

“The Jesuits are a military organisation, not a religious order. Their chief is a general of an army, not the mere father abbot of a monastery. And the aim of this organisation is: POWER. Power in the most despotic exercise. Absolute power, universal power, power to control the world by the volition of a single man. Jesuitism is the most absolute of despotisms; and at the same time the greatest and the most enormous of abuses.” Memorial of the Captivity of Napoleon at St. Helens, volume 2, p. 62. Charles de Montholon. Henry Colburn, Publisher. London, United Kingdom. 1846. (Capitalisation in original)

Charles Chiniquy — a Canadian who served as a Roman Catholic priest for 25 years in the 19th century, expounded on why the Jesuits are so determined to destroy the Protestant heritage of America:

“The Pope of Rome and his Jesuits know this [‘that the United States is, par excellence, the land of liberty’] better than anyone. Hence their constant and supreme efforts to destroy this Republic. Believing and preaching that it is their duty to exterminate the individuals who differ from them in religion, they assume that it is their duty to destroy governments and the nations who refuse to submit to their yoke, when they can do it safely. The mission of Rome being to teach that the inferior, the people, must obey his superior, just as the corpse obeys the hand which moves it, or as the stick obeys the arm which directs it, she knows well that she cannot fulfil her mission and attain her object so long as this government of a free, sovereign people stands; she is, then, bound to oppose, paralyse, and destroy that government when she finds her opportunity.” Fifty Years in the Church of Rome, p. 491. Protestant Literature Depository. London, United Kingdom. 1886 edition.

In his introduction to a definitive history of the Jesuit order written by a French religious historian, the late ex-Jesuit priest Dr. Alberto Rivera warned of the end result of the Jesuits’ infiltrative activities:

“As you read The Secret History of the Jesuits, you will see there is a parallel between the religious and political sectors. The author, Mr. Paris, reveals the penetration and infiltration of the Jesuits into the governments and nations of the world to manipulate the course of history by setting up dictatorships, and weakening democracies such as the United States of America, by paving the way for social, political, moral, military, educational and religious anarchy.” The Secret History of the Jesuits, p. 6. Edmond Paris. Chick Publications. Chino, California. 1981.

Are we not seeing the pervasive elements of Jesuitism (and the spirit of Rome) since COVID-19 began?

• Transfer of massive profits and consolidation of wealth into the hands of the super-rich
• Exploitation of the COVID crisis for the pursuit of ulterior agendas (e.g.: “The Great Reset”)
• Majority acceptance of authoritarian measures
• Increasing antagonism towards the minority
• Societal disarray/community disorder
• Global weaponisation of fear and panic

Is it for naught that this searing critique was made by a Spanish Dominican friar, Bishop Jerónimo Bautista Lanuza, in the early 17th century? —

“The time will arrive very soon, in which the ‘Company of Jesus’ [the Jesuits] will become very solicitous in the human sciences, but without a single application to virtue, the ambition will be to dominate, the overbearing and pride penetrating its soul, to rule alone and no one can refrain them. The spirit of our brethren is trampled upon by an unlimited passion for temporal goods, an eagerness to accumulate with the utmost ardour of the worldly.” Quoted in The Engineer Corps of Hell, p. 34. Edwin Allen Sherman. Private Publication. San Francisco, California. 1883.

Sister White’s warnings regarding the danger of the Roman element upon our liberties and freedoms are particularly relevant for the 21st century. These declarations are in the process of being fulfilled now!

“The Roman Church is far-reaching in her plans and modes of operation. She is employing every device to extend her influence and increase her power in preparation for a fierce and determined conflict to regain control of the world, to re-establish persecution, and to undo all that Protestantism has done.” Signs of the Times, June 30, 1898.

“The Roman Catholic principles will be taken under the care and protection of the State. This national apostasy will speedily be followed by national ruin.” General Conference Bulletin, January 1, 1900.

“The Christian world will learn what Romanism is when it is too late to escape the snare.” The Great Controversy, p. 397. 1911 edition.

Avro Manhattan (1914-1990), an Italian-born aristocrat (whose phenomenal knowledge of Vatican politics was evident in the many books he wrote, such as The Vatican Moscow Washington Alliance, The Vatican Billions, Vatican Imperialism in the 20th Century, The Vatican’s Holocaust, Catholic Terror in Ireland), warn-ed the reader in 1967 of the growing expanse of Catholic power in the United States of America and its irreversible effects upon civil and religious liberty:

“The Catholic Church is the largest church in the United States of America. Ecclesiastically, she is the best organised. Financially, she is on a par with any of the giant trusts or corporations of America. Indeed, should the occasion arise, she could stand up to all of them collectively. Politically, she is looming ever larger at the White House. She is a power in the Senate, a force at the Pentagon, and invisible secret agent at the F.B.I. [Federal Bureau of Investigations], and the most subtly intangible prime mover of the wheel within a wheel of the United States of America: the Central Intelligence Agency. Her hold on education is second only to that of the government. Her influence on the press and on the radio, television and motion picture industries is paramount. Her presence is felt at all levels. Her image has never before glittered with such glamour, paramountcy, and prestige. What is more, her growth is gaining impetus. And, while opposition to her is far from being spent, the magnification of her activities is gathering momentum at an ever accelerating pace.

“Let there be no mistake about it. The Catholic Church is out to conquer America. Should that happen, the days of American liberty, as conceived and guaranteed by the Constitution, would indeed be numbered. For liberty would mean Catholic liberty first, American liberty second. And, since the two are basically incompatible — starting from the principle of the separation of Church and State — Catholic ‘liberty’ would prevail. The separation of Church and State, hitherto so dear to America, would thus be abolished. And with the collapse of the principles of American freedom, the floodgates would be opened. The outcome would be catastrophic, since unrestricted Catholic legislation, once let loose upon American society, would see to it that everything inimical to the Church would be wiped out of existence.” Catholic Power Today, pp. 129, 130. Lyle Stuart Inc. New York City, New York. 1967.

The spirit of Rome (with its Dark Ages template on power) will rule the world again until the Second Coming. Only God can defeat this confederacy of evil!

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