COMMENT: The article sates, "A new, forceful Pope Leo steps onto the world stage", 'Pope Leo is establishing himself as a moral leader for the ?global scale,' Bishop John Stowe of Lexington, Kentucky, told Reuters", and "(Leo) seems convinced that the world needs ?to hear explicit condemnation of injustice and aggression, and he seems aware that he is one of very few people who have a global pulpit.". "The influence of Rome in the countries that once acknowledged her dominion, is still far from being destroyed. And prophecy foretells a restoration of her power. 'I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed; and all the world wondered after the beast.' [Revelation 13:3.] The infliction of the deadly wound points to the abolition of the papacy in 1798. After this, says the prophet, 'His deadly wound was healed; and all the world wondered after the beast.' Paul states plainly that the man of sin will continue until the second advent. [2 Thessalonians 2:8.] To the very close of time he will carry forward his work of deception. And the Revelator declares, also referring to the papacy, 'All that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life.' [Revelation 13:8.] In both the Old and the New World, papacy will receive homage in the honor paid to the Sunday institution, that rests solely upon the authority of the Romish Church." {GC88 578.3}