Seventh-day Adventists:
Medal FROM the Pope?
Review and Herald, May 30, 1968, page 16
CAPTION:
Review and Herald, May 30, 1968, page 16
CAPTION:
During the visit of the Church-State Study Commission to Italy, the members joined in a general papal audience in St. Peter's. Afterwards three members of the commission spoke briefly with the Pope-- (from left) Pierre Lanares, religious liberty secretary of the Southern European Division; Roland R. Hegstad, editor, Liberty; and Leif Kr. Tobiassen of Andrews University. The Pope is here seen presenting a souvenir medal to Dr. Tobiassen.
Seventh-day Adventists:
Medal FOR the Pope?
Image from Tract MB 54, Pilgrims' Rest
Although astonishing, it is true. In 1977, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists presented a gold medallion to Pope Paul VI, as an expression of our close friendship with the Papal States.1990: SDA World Convention
Adventists Spread Anti-Catholic Tracts
Arkansas Catholic, July 29, 1990"...A Seventh-day Adventist faction from Tennessee mailed an unknown number of anti-Catholic booklets [primarily composed of quotations from the book, Great Controversy] the week of July 8 to homes in Indianapolis, where 2,000 [delegates] gathered for the [SDA] denomination's 55th world convention, July 6-14."Shirley Burton, a spokesperson for the [SDA] denomination, told the Indianapolis Star daily newspaper the tract was 'trash.' The pamphlet, United States in Prophecy, calls Catholicism a pagan religion and refers to the pope as a beast...
"John F. Fink, editor of the Criterion, Indianapolis archdiocesan newspaper [wrote this], 'The Seventh-day Adventists have a history of anti-Catholicism, like many other Protestant religions in the U.S. during the 18th and 19th centuries. However, the main body of the Church has moved away from an anti-Catholic position. The new position of co-operation with the Catholic Church was exemplified by the invitation from the Seventh-day Adventists to the Vatican to send an official observer to the conference.'
"Rev. Thomas J. Murphy, director of the Indianapolis archdiocesan office of ecumenism, acted as the Vatican observer. He addressed the [SDA] conference on July 10."
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