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that his readers will hear this message and experienceconversion to Rome. Yet the apostle Paul said anyone, evenan angel from heaven, that preaches a false gospel is cursed ofGod (Galatians 1). e Roman Catholic popes, with theirsacramental gospel and blasphemous claims and titles, havebeen under this curse from their origin. Nowhere does theNew Testament establish a pope over all of the churches, andnowhere do we see Peter acting as a pope. We don’t need theso-called “church fathers” to explain the rule of faith andpractice; God has given the infallible and sufficient rule in theHoly Scriptures (2 Timothy 3:16-17) which were completedduring the days of the apostles (Jude 3) and sealed with asolemn seal in Revelation 22:18-19, which forbids anyone toadd to or take away from what God has revealed.Talbot says that we need to obey the pope:“I believe that today we need a true sense of obedience to thepope once again” (Hermitage: Its Heritage and Challenge for theFuture, p. 167).“I believe we must stay in radical union with the primarystructure of the pope and the bishops of the Roman CatholicChurch...” (p. 173).As wrong-headed as Talbot’s theology is, there is room forit in the doctrinally-confused world of ContemporaryChristian Music and in the contemplative prayer movement.Talbot is considered a brother in Christ and is welcomed withopen arms, even in the face of God’s commands that we markand avoid those who preach false gospels and promotedoctrine contrary to that taught by the apostles (Romans16:17-18).e devil is using the ecumenical thrust of CCM to breakdown the walls between truth and error toward the buildingof the one-world apostate “church.”Referring to the mixed crowds who attended the Talbot/Card concerts in Catholic churches, Talbot said that hedelights to see Protestants who never would have darkened358