The Roman Catholic Church is the largest religious organization in the world. It claims over 800 million adherents.

The membership of this church comprises nearly 20% of the estimated populationof the world, and its influence is on the increase.

Catholicism is more than a religious organisation: it is also a political one. It rules the tiniest country in the world, but because of its following itis among the most influential of powers.

The Bible prophetically warned that there would develop within Christendom an . . .