Papal Influence in the Philippines
A despatch from Rome states that the Italia, a paper published in that place, says it “has authority for the statement that the pope, thru Cardinal Rampolla, the Papal Secretary of State, has asked President McKinley to send a representative to the Vatican to treat with the authorities as to the position of the religious bodies in the Philippines.” The source from which this statement comes would indicate that it has a substantial foundation. It is another one of the indications of the aggressiveness of the Papacy. The Lord has already told that the Papal Church would regain her former power, and that her power, when regained, will be exercised over all the world. It is well to keep our eyes on the events that are clearly fulfilling prophecy.