The Presidents of the North and South German Union Conferences of SDAs "Praised" the Work of Ecumenical Unity Between Roman Catholics and Protestants

Konfessionskundliche Institut (KI) is a religious research organization based in Bensheim, Germany, that oversees the ecumenical work for the Evangelical Church of Germany. Its primary objective is to study interfaith understanding and dialog, which are important for the ecumenical relationships throughout the religious communities in Germany. KI has "five scientific specialist departments" that focus on "Catholics, Orthodox, Free Churches, Anglicanism, and world ecumenism, as well as cross-denominational questions."

According to Adventist Press Service, the official news source for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Germany, on March 29, 2023, Johannes Naether, President of the North German Union, and Werner Dullinger, President of the South German Union, visited with the leadership of the KI in order to have a "personal encounter" with the leaders of the "scientific" experts in the ecumenical movement. These Adventist presidents also "praised" KI's efforts and spirit of "togetherness" by emphasizing the need to stop focusing "only on what separates" us.

The reason why it is extremely problematic for top Adventist leaders to sit down with and have "personal encounters" with the KI organizations is because the KI leadership is responsible for advancing Pope Francis' ecumenical agenda. Not only does the KI celebrate the birthday of the Catholic Cardinal Kurt Koch, who is in charge of the Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, but they also published Rome's message that Protestants should convert to Roman Catholicism and Catholics should call themselves Protestants. On March 16, 2023, the same month that it met with prominent Seventh-day Adventist leaders, the KI released the following:

"Even as a Roman Catholic Christian, Koch wants to be able to describe himself as 'Protestant' in the literal sense. On the other hand, he wishes that evangelical Christians could use the words of the Nicene Confession of Faith to confess to the 'Catholic and Apostolic Church' in order to show that 'Catholic' is not simply to be interpreted in a denominational way."

After the KI celebrated the birthday of the Vatican Catholic Cardinal in charge of promoting ecumenical unity and after they echoed his call for Protestants to convert to Roman Catholicism (March 16, 2023), the highest officials in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Germany praised the KI's work during the same month (March 29, 2023). How does this happen? How do we praise an organization that advances the wine of Babylon by seeking to turn Protestants into Catholics?

By adopting the ideology of the ecumenical movement that is meant to heal Rome's deadly wound, the presidents of both unions in Germany are completely abandoning the Seventh-day Adventist faith. You cannot pretend to work for the Seventh-day Adventist Church while actually working for the beast and his image. This is part of the reason why we see so much confusion in Adventism today. We have leaders who openly walk in the opposite direction of those who came before us.

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