“In the movements now in progress in the United States to secure for the institutions and usages of the church the support of the state, Protestants are following in the steps of papists. Nay, more, they are opening the door for the papacy to regain in Protestant America the supremacy which she has lost in the Old World” (Great Controversy, p. 573).
On Monday, March 17, 2025, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day, a Catholic tradition honoring the feast day of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. Donald Trump expressed that our nation loves Saint Patrick’s Day and that the Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, a symbol of the deep roots of Catholicism in the US and the seat of the Archbishop of New York, was a monument to God and to the patron saint—Saint Patrick.
The idea that Christians should pray to the saints, asking for their intercession before God, believing they can advocate for us, is a custom originating in Rome. President Donald Trump is recognizing the veneration of human traditions above the commandments of God. Protestant America is exalting the traditions of the papacy through the Office of the U.S. presidency.
Vice President JD Vance celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day by bringing a Dominican priest into the White House briefing room, located inside the West Wing of the White House, near the Oval Office. This is where the president and his secretary hold briefings to communicate about the US government’s policies and decisions. It is obvious that Roman Catholicism has strong ties to the highest levels of American politics, not by accident, but rather as a sign of Rome’s growing influence.
From the presence of Catholic justices shaping the Supreme Court to the increasing number of Catholic politicians in key government positions—including the vice president, cabinet officials, and members of Congress—Rome’s sway over Protestant American policy and governance is unmistakable. This influence extends beyond mere religious affiliation or association but will also be manifest when our nation embarks on an alliance with the Vatican to promote Sunday sacredness. As Protestant America seeks to restore Christianity through the union of church and state, this will only catapult Rome’s prestige and power. We are told that as Protestants work to steer the nation into an image of the beast, this will only bring reverence and power to the papacy in fulfillment of a bigger prophetic plan:
“Protestants little know what they are doing when they propose to accept the aid of Rome in the work of Sunday exaltation. While they are bent upon the accomplishment of their purpose, Rome is aiming to re-establish her power, to recover her lost supremacy … Let the principle once be established in the United States, that the church may employ or control the power of the State; that religious observances may be enforced by secular laws; in short, that the authority of church and State is to dominate the conscience, and the triumph of Rome in this country is assured” (Great Controversy, p. 580).
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The Catholic voters who saved Trump’s political career own him. He’s applauding the Catholic Church because he understands that’s what he should be doing.