All posts by Shaun Willcock

The Manhattan Declaration: “Evangelical” Ecumenists Unite with Rome to Advance Rome’s Cause

The Manhattan Declaration, PDF Format

On the 20th November 2009, the Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience was released, and is taking the ecumenical world by storm.[1] It says: “We, as Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Christians, have gathered, beginning in New York on September 28, 2009, to make the following declaration, which we sign as individuals, not on behalf of our organizations, but speaking to and from our communities.  We act together in obedience to the one true God, the triune God of holiness and love, who has laid total claim on our lives and by that claim calls us with believers in all ages and all nations to seek and defend the good of all who bear his image.  We set forth this declaration in light of the truth that is grounded in Holy Scripture, in natural human reason (which is itself, in our view, the gift of a beneficent God), and in the very nature of the human person.  We call upon all people of goodwill, believers and non-believers alike, to consider carefully and reflect critically on the issues we here address as we, with St. Paul, commend this appeal to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.” Continue reading

From the Thames to the Tiber: Rome Builds a Bridge for Anglicans to Cross Over

From the Thames to the Tiber, PDF Format

Benedict’s New Offensive

Ecumenical relations between the Roman Catholic and the Anglican institutions have been progressing for decades.  Much ground has been gained by Rome, at Canterbury’s expense.  But now the pope of Rome has boldly and aggressively marched right into the Anglican ranks and made them an offer many will find difficult to refuse.  On October 20, 2009, Benedict XVI made it possible for groups of traditionalist Anglicans to convert to Rome while still retaining many of their distinctive Anglican traditions! Continue reading

The Vatican-Obama Alliance

The Vatican Obama Alliance, PDF Format

U.S. President Barack Obama is not a Roman Catholic.  He is a Marxist, he attends a radical “church”, and he has strong connections with Islam.  But he is not a Romanist.  He is rabidly pro-abortion, which Rome, at least officially, is not, and he espouses certain other ideologies and causes which Rome, at least officially, does not.  Nevertheless, Obama is extremely close to the Roman Catholic institution, has been closely connected to and supported by certain radical Roman Catholic or Roman Catholic-supported organisations, and is in fact advancing Rome’s agenda for the United States. Continue reading

The Massive Scale of Child Abuse by Priests in Ireland

The Massive Scale of Child Abuse by Priests in Ireland, PDF Format

A massive, 2600-page report on child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests in Ireland was published in May 2009 by an independent commission, the Commission to Inquire Into Child Abuse, after listening to evidence from victims given over a nine-year period. The commission was established by the Irish government in 2000 to hear evidence from people, now in their 50s to 80s, alleged to have suffered abuse at institutions since 1940. These institutions, which were funded by the state but usually run by Roman Catholic religious orders, included schools, orphanages, hospitals, children’s homes, and other facilities. Continue reading

Bones of Contention: Have Paul’s Bones Been Discovered in Rome?

Bones of Contention, PDF Format

The Vatican is in a froth of excitement. The pope of Rome, Benedict XVI, announced in June that the remains of Paul the apostle may indeed be inside what Rome has for centuries claimed to be the tomb of Paul, known as the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. In 2006 excavations in the basilica brought to light a marble sarcophagus which had been resting on a layer of clay floor dating from 390 AD. Tests were conducted on the sarcophagus. Continue reading

Still Blood on the Harlot’s Lips

Still Blood on the Harlots Lips, PDF format

The Roman Catholic institution, today, makes use of the ecumenical and the interfaith movements to get her way, far more than she does of open and bloody persecution.  Yes, she still causes wars and revolutions, which result in the deaths of tens of thousands, even millions; the massacre in Rwanda and the massacres of Serbians by Roman Catholic Croatians are two recent examples.  But when it comes to dealing with Protestants, she usually prefers to subtly undermine and to infiltrate today.  Continue reading