Quotes from"Unmasking Catholicism"by Mary Ann Collins
“Honorius was condemned as a heretic by the Sixth Ecumenical
Council. He was condemned as a heretic by Pope Leo II, and by every
other pope until the 11th century.
Stephen IV came to power with the help of an army that conquered the
previous Pope. Stephen gave orders for his papal rival to be
flogged, have his eyes cut out, have his kneecaps broken, and be
imprisoned until he died. Then Pope Stephen sentenced a second man
to die a slow, agonizing death, by having pieces of his body cut off
every day until he finally died.
Cardinal Christopher put Leo V in prison and became Pope. Then
Christopher was put in prison by Cardinal Sergius. Sergius killed
Leo and Christopher while they were in prison. He also killed every
cardinal who had opposed him.
John XII was a violent man. He was so lustful that people of his day
said he turned the Lateran Palace into a house of prostitution. He
drank toasts to the devil. When gambling, he invoked pagan gods and
goddesses. He was killed by a jealous husband while in the act of
committing adultery with the man's wife.
Silvester II was murdered by his successor, John XVII. Seven months
later, John was poisoned.
Benedict VIII bought the papacy with bribery. He was known for
torture, maiming, and murder. When Benedict VIII died, his brother
seized power and became John XIX. He had himself ordained a priest,
consecrated as a bishop, and crowned as pope, all in the same day.
Urban II called for a Crusade to take Jerusalem back from the
Muslims. This was a"holy war.”The Pope said that Crusaders would
have full remission of their sins, and if they died in battle they
would be martyrs. As the Crusaders went through Europe on their way
to Jerusalem, they slaughtered European Jews. When they reached
Jerusalem, many Muslims were beheaded, but some were tortured and
then burned to death. This began a conflict between Islam and the
West that is still going on today.
Benedict IX became Pope through bribery. He squandered the wealth of
the Papacy on prostitutes and lavish banquets, and he had people
murdered. The citizens of Rome hated Benedict so much that, on two
occasions, he had to flee from Rome. Benedict sold the papacy to
Gregory VI. As part of the deal, he continued to live in the Lateran
Palace, with a generous income. Benedict filled the Lateran Palace
with prostitutes.
Boniface VIII ordered that every man, woman, child, and animal in
the Italian town of Palestrina be slaughtered. He was known for
torture, massacre, and ferocity.
Clement VI ordered the slaughter of an entire Italian town. He lived
a life of luxury and extravagance. He openly admitted that he sold
church offices and he used threats and bribery to gain power.
Clement purchased a French palace, which became famous for its
prostitutes.
Julius II became Pope through bribery. He was ruthless and violent.
He had a reputation for lust, drunkenness, rages, deception, and
nepotism.
Leo X mixed paganism with Christianity. He had performances of
Christ's crucifixion and ancient mythology. He filled Rome with
splendid Church processions and statues of Greek gods and goddesses.
He put a statue of himself in Rome's Capitol, to be saluted by the
public.
Gregory VII required kings and emperors to kiss his foot. Gregory
and his successors used forged documents in order to expand the
power of the papacy. Some Roman Catholics tried to expose these
forgeries, but they were excommunicated for it. However, the
Orthodox Church kept records and wrote detailed information about
the forgeries. Gregory said that he knew of more than 40 men who
became Pope by means of bribery.
Innocent III said that the Pope is the ruler of the world and the
father of princes and kings. He claimed that every priest and bishop
must obey the Pope, even if the Pope commands something evil. He
forced the King of France to kill hundreds of thousands of French
citizens. He commanded that every person in the region, including
the Catholics, be killed. He gave the Albigensian Crusaders the
guarantee that, if they died in battle, their sins would be
remitted.
None of these men met the biblical requirements for being an
ordinary bishop, let alone Pope. Therefore, they were not valid
popes. There are so many breaks in the chain of apostolic succession
that it is not a chain at all.”
From: "Unmasking Catholicism"by Mary Ann Collins, a former Catholic
nun.
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