In Brief... Papal Authority to be Universal
Will the Pope's influence and power soon reach beyond the Roman Catholic Church?
An Anglican and Roman Catholic joint commission has recognized the Pope's overall spiritual authority, depicting him as a "gift to be received by all the churches."
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, recently stated: "In a world torn apart by violence and division, Christians urgently need to speak with a common voice, confident of the authority of the gospel of peace" (emphasis ours).
Following five years of intense debate, a 50-page paper was recently published by the joint commission. Its frightening conclusion was that "only the Pope has the moral authority to unite the various Christian denominations."
Said the Anglican Bishop Arundel and Brighton, "The primacy of the Pope is a gift to be shared." (Electronic Telegraph, Issue 1448, May 13, article by Oliver Poole)
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World News and Prophecy: June 1999
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Darris McNeely
Darris McNeely works at the United Church of God home office in Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his wife, Debbie, have served in the ministry for more than 43 years. They have two sons, who are both married, and four grandchildren. Darris is the Associate Media Producer for the Church. He also is a resident faculty member at the Ambassador Bible Center teaching Acts, Fundamentals of Belief and World News and Prophecy. He enjoys hunting, travel and reading and spending time with his grandchildren.
John Ross Schroeder
John died on March 8, 2014, in Oxford, England, four days after suffering cardiac arrest while returning home from a press event in London. John was 77 and still going strong.
Some of John's work for The Good News appeared under his byline, but much didn't. He wrote more than a thousand articles over the years, but also wrote the Questions and Answers section of the magazine, compiled our Letters From Our Readers, and wrote many of the items in the Current Events and Trends section. He also contributed greatly to a number of our study guides and Bible Study Course lessons. His writing has touched the lives of literally millions of people over the years.
John traveled widely over the years as an accredited journalist, especially in Europe. His knowledge of European and Middle East history added a great deal to his articles on history and Bible prophecy.
In his later years he also pastored congregations in Northern Ireland and East Sussex, and that experience added another dimension to his writing. He and his wife Jan were an effective team in our British Isles office near their home.
John was a humble servant who dedicated his life to sharing the gospel—the good news—of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God to all the world, and his work was known to readers in nearly every country of the world.
