The Roman Catholic Church Never Changes
NEARLY all the Protestant religious papers have commented unfavorably upon the profession of faith made with much ceremony by Princess Ena, of Battenburg, who was required to abjure Protestantism in order to become the bride of King Alfonso of Spain. After quoting the form of words used in the ceremony, the Baptist Standard says:— It will be noticed that modern Roman Catholicism still requires its devotees to believe that no one can be saved outside of the Catholic Church; that a faithful Romanist must believe only what the church teaches; that those who accept the faith of that church must also accept the infallibility of the Roman pontiff, and that a confession of faith requires a Romanist to detest and abjure every sect opposed to the Catholic Church. It is difficult to understand how such a church with all its claims can be in possession of the spirit of Christ or safely teach his truth to the world. It is further difficult for us to understand how it is that professed Protestants, in the face of these facts, can think that the Roman Catholic Church has become more liberal, and can deem it desirable to seek for a union of Protestantism and Catholicism. The Roman Catholic Church never changes.