“In the 1870s claims that secret societies such as the Illuminati were using Freemasonry as a cover for radicalism and revolution gave the Church fresh charges to level against the Masonic lodges. The climates of the Church’s crusade to destroy the influence of freemasonry came in the 19th century. In 1864 Pope Pius IX condemned socialism and the secret societies in his Syllabus of Errors which he published following an investigation of revolutionary activities in Italy. Every investigation has found that socialism emanates from the secret societies. Twelve months after the publication of the Syllabus, the Pope again condemned the secret societies specifically attacking Freemasonry as anti-Christian, satanic and pagan in origin.
In 1884 Pope Leo XIII issued a proclamation identifying masonry as one of the secret societies working to establish Satan’s kingdom on earth. He also claimed that masonry was attempting to revive the manners and customs of the pagans. They have succeeded any visit to the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, will convince you of that. It has often been claimed that the ultimate objective of the secret societies was to infiltrate the Vatican and place their own man on the throne. [See my book for the outcome.]
Some modern critics of the Roman Catholic Church especially those with ultra-traditionalist views have seen in the liberalisation of the church in recent years proof that its hierarchy has been penetrated at the highest levels by agents of the secret societies who are working for its eventual downfall.
At the celebrations in honour of St Francis of Assisi in 1986 which stressed the unity of all religions, the pope participated in a multi-religious prayer for world peace. Traditionalists were horrified to see the Pontiff happily sharing platform with a Tibetan Lama, a Hindu Swami, a Native American Medicine man, a Jewish rabbi and a Maori High Priest. It was noted that the unity of all the world’s religions and the recognition that they all derived from the same ancient source as the central philosophy of the secret societies, it is the goal of the World Council of Religions.
It was the message of Pope John Paul II in Denver, Colorado, [dear listeners] and he replaced the last Pope who tried to be a good pope. He was murdered after exactly 33 days in office.”
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