The fact that its the Catholic Church doing this with the Muslems is no great concern for me. As the Catholic Church and Christianity have little in common IMO.
Now, when the SBLC says they are joining the One World Religion, then it may become concerning.......
Something many fail to realize is many Protestant Churches are considered part of the Catholic Church due to their following the tradition begun in regards to water baptism.
Pope Francis to Christians: Our common Baptism unites us
Vatican City, Jan 25, 2018 / 10:51 am (CNA/EWTN News).- At an ecumenical Vespers service Thursday, Pope Francis told members of several Christian communities that the grace of Baptism creates a unity in the family of God.
Even when differences separate us, we can recognize that we have the same Baptism, and we belong “to the same family of brothers and sisters loved by the one Father,” the Pope said Jan. 25....
The following encyclopedia excerpts provide evidence concerning changes that were made to water baptism by the forerunners of the Roman Catholic Church. (There are many other publications attesting to this truth) Many members of Protestant Churches are oblivious to the fact that they are being told to obey a tradition rather than what is confirmed by baptism records in the word: (Acts 2:38-41, 8:12-18, 9:17-18, 10:44-48, 19:1-6, 22:16)
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA BIBLICA, volume 1, 1899 edition, further supports the “Jesus Name” baptism as the original form: From these passages, and from Paul’s words in
I Corinthians 1:13 Was Paul crucified for you, or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? ...
ENCYCLOPEDIA BIBLICA, volume 1, page 473, 1899 edition. Under formula:
“In the Name of Jesus Christ or of the Lord Jesus.
The former expression is used in
Acts 2:38 and
10:48. The latter is used in
Acts 8:16 and
19:5. See also
Acts 22:16...From these passages, and from Paul’s words in
1 Corinthians 1:13 (Was Paul crucified for you, or were you baptized in the name of Paul?”), it is natural to conclude that baptism was administered in the earliest (times “in the Name of Jesus Christ,” or in that “of the Lord Jesus.”...
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA, VOLUME 8
“Justin Martys was one of the early Fathers of the Roman Catholic Church who helped change the ancient baptism of “in the Name of Jesus Christ” to the titles of Father, Son and Holy Ghost”...
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA, 1967 edition, volume 2, pages 56, 59.
“An explicit reference to the Trinitarian formula of baptism cannot be found in the first centuries.”...