Jesuit Stories

The story about it is from this link:

From http://14.freebb.com/unhivedmind/unhivedmi...rticle1036.html

http://defendingcontending.com/2010/04/26/rick-warren-john-piper-and-deception-in-the-church/



http://www.tacklingthetoughtopics.net/Eberhart/eberhart_kingdom_heaven_movie.html

http://www.excatholicsforchrist.com/articles.php?PageURL=keating.htm

http://catholicdogmarefuted.com/mass.htm

http://www.justforcatholics.org/a173.htm

http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/cath.htm






In 2003 at a health show in Pasadena I was poisoned in a restaurant. I violated my rule by having a steak with a friend and his wife, as I never eat meat away from home. I also violated my rule of never leaving food unsupervised; a tremendous Japanese guitarist was playing and I just had to speak with him. About twelve hours later in the midst of the convention, around 12:00pm the following day, I began to get an upset stomach and had to take a taxi back to my hotel room; all the while I was feeling worse and worse.

By the evening I was hosting a fever and a rapid heartbeat. The sweats came on and I could get no relief. My two friends visited me but could provide no relief except colloidal silver. I really could have used a good dose of charcoal capsules. The same transpired the following day: fever, the sweats, dizziness, weakness and a feeling of utter helplessness. So, I cancelled my flight for the following day and re-booked for the next. By the time Tuesday arrived I felt a little better after much water drinking, fasting, prayer and determination to leave that town. I could not carry my bags and knowing that a hospital stay is risky business, I called a taxi.

The driver was a Jordanian Muslim, a hard working, kind individual with sincere eye contact. After talking a bit I gave him the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to which he answered in a polite but distant way that he was a Muslim. Time went on and the conversation turned to the 911 War against Islam. I told him that he should return to Jordan as he would be safer there; that Concentration Camps were going to be opened and the Muslims were to be rounded up as were the Japanese during WWII; and that this war will involve the destruction of Mecca, Medina and the Jerusalem mosques.

The Muslim then realized then that I was sincerely trying to help him. He, full of verve, said that he had a house in Jordan and could go back anytime he wanted, to which I replied, "Now is a good time." As we pulled up to the departure gate he turned and said to me, "If those mosques are blown up, IT WILL BE WAR FOREVER ON AMERICA. We will raise every generation of our children to hate and kill Americans wherever we find them. And one day we will invade this place." Later, I thought God in His providence gave me this sickness so that I would meet this Muslim man, he confirming from his own lips what I had been saying for the previous three years.

Now at the airport, I was still weak but determined to get on my plane. Two Black bag handlers took and tagged my bags like I have never seen before. I told them both, "You guys are good," and gave them a nice tip. I had a feeling I was being watched, as at the time I was under investigation in Pennsylvania; so I determined to keep moving. I came to an escalator with steps alongside. I stopped, prayed and then mounted the stairs conveying to those watching me that I was not really as feeble as I looked. When at the top of the stairs, I kept moving, got to the gate, boarded the plane and was home that evening. Through a friend talking to a local cop, I discovered that the State Police had tapped my phone in Pasadena and knew that I could not eat and was very sick. As you must know, the Harrisburg diocese controls our State Police via high-level Freemasonry.

When I arrived home, I spent six to eight weeks in recovery. I could not swallow any solids for about two weeks. My throat felt like a piece of sandpaper and it was quite red in, and behind, the tonsil area. I knew I was fighting a massive infection that was so bad, I thought I had SARS (sp). I irradiated my blood but no relief; then I ozonated in a sauna bath. That helped over time but still I was not recovering as calculated. I finally used my Rife machine using soft red laser lights in the eyes in addition with silver footpads and silver handhelds. Within three sittings, I began to get better all the while thinking that this is something more than a pathogenic infection. Over the eight-week period I had lost 20 pounds (from 170 to 150) and looked like death. But I was able to swallow again and eat and laugh and thank the Lord for sparing my insignificant life.

Only when I was studying the murder of Stonewall Jackson, his poisoning by Masonic Doctor Hunter McGuire, did I realize that the symptoms of the General were nearly identical to mine. And Jackson had been treated with "antimony, mercury and opium." I also believed that "the Hunter" twice gave the General arsenic---the Order's favorite metallic poison. With that understanding I then realized why the Rife machine had worked over UVBI and Ozone in a sauna.

In conclusion, I never dine out unless I can eat at a smorgasbord type of setting. No one ever serves me food that I have not chosen for myself. And most assuredly, I never eat meat away from home. In retrospect, I sometimes think that I just got sick; but then the sudden onset, the symptoms, the strange place with strange people---none of whom were Bible-believing people, the loss of 20 pounds and the success of the Rife machine, eliminated any doubt that I was indeed poisoned.

The problem is I think I know who did it, and I don't want to believe it.

I trust this is helpful for others who might find themselves in a similar situation. My advice, in addition to the above, is to always carry charcoal and use it immediately if the symptoms of nausea begin to set in. It will absorb the poison in the stomach and bowel.

Sincerely in Faith,

Brother Eric

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Note by Me: I don't agree with Eric's views on race, but I agree with him on the Jesuits.

By Timothy

Here's what I found so far...


Subject: Bhutto was a Shia
Date: 12/31/2007 6:28:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
From: eric@vaticanassassins.org
Reply To:
To: eric@vaticanassassins.org

The war on Shia Islam continues.

Musharaff is a Sunni as is Pakistan.

Brother Eric

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Dear Ashish,

I shall reply below. (Eric's comments are in bold face)

----- Original Message -----

From:
To: eric@vaticanassassins.org
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 11:40 PM
Subject: MIDDLE EAST


Sir,


I have been reading your recent post regarding the alliance of Jesuits, Wahhabis and Masonic Sunnis to eliminate Shite Muslims.


Excellent!


How does Sunni Iraq fall in this scenario. Why would USA establishment under the influence of Jesuits would be war with Sunni Iraq.


To begin with, Iraq is not majority Sunni but majority Shiite. As you may also know, the Shia have been being eliminated since the days of the erection of CIA/Jesuit controlled, Freemasonic, Sunni-Baathist Saddam Hussein. With the exit of Sunni Hussein and the execution of his double, US forces remained in Iraq to eliminate the majority population, it being Shia. Babylon is to be rebulit on the Euphrates River in a Shia-free Iraq, for which reason US contractors have erected 14 military bases and an American Embassy the size of the Vatican---all of which will be given to the new Sunni Islamic state after this Crusade. Dubai is the prelude to the building of Babylon.

The death toll is now over one million men, women and children most of whom are Shia. Contributing to this war of annihilation are highly paid US mercenaries, most of whom are ex-Special Forces, Green Beret, Delta Teams and Navy Seals. The majority of these "private contractors" are with Blackwater, the largest mercenary army in the world. And Blackwater is controlled by the Knights of Malta, including Joseph Schmitz.

The pope's CFR-controlled press here in the American Empire make it appear that this crusade is against both Shia and Sunni in Iraq. Nothing could be further from the truth. Sunni Falujah was the arena of a huge battle for US forces due to the killing of four Blackwater mercs who were deliberately sent into Falujah to be killed by their Blackwater superiors. This resluted in more Congressional money for Blackwater and the battle of Falujah---an open battle with Sunnis.

This Jesuit-controlled US Army policy has led to a Civil War in Iraq, the Order using the US forces, private mercs and Sunni leaders to daily murder the Shia. All calls by Shia leaders to unite with the Sunni leaders against the foreign invaders will never succeed. The Sunni leaders in Iraq, in addition to the Sunni leaders in Pakistan, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Jordan are all working in concert with the Jesuit/CFR-controlled US-Bush government to annihilate the Shia of Iraq and later the Shia of Iran. Iran is now surrounded by Sunni enemies controlled by the US. Iran will be invaded after the US has experienced a CIA/FBI/NSA controlled nuclear detonation to be blamed on Iran. According to ex-General and CFR member Wesley Clark, the Pentagon planned to invade Iran, which plan was made known to him ten days after 911. That interview in which he made this confession is on my website.

The reason the Order is using its American military to destroy the Shia is twofold. First, the Caliph of the Shia is considered to be divine, a spiritual and temporal/political ruler and thus a rival to the pope of Rome. On the other hand, the Sunni Caliph is considered to be only a temporal/political ruler and thus not a spiritual rival to the pope of Rome. The only man on earth who may be considered as divine or "god on earth" is to be the pope of Rome. It is for this reason the Order used its American military industrial complex to overthrow the "divine" Emperor of Japan in 1945 and the "divine" Bhuddist Dalai Lama of Tibet in 1959. Now the Order is overthrowing any possible Caliph who may arrive among the Shia also claiming to be divine.

The other reason for the annihilation of the Shia is that the Shia are serious enemies of the pope's revived "Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem," which we call Israel. All Sunni leadership is Masonic and thus under the control of the Black Pope. Thus, no Sunni leader will seriously attempt to destroy Rome's Kingdom of Jerusalem---nor engage in a peace treaty lest he be assassinated. The open but deceptive policy of Rome's Sunni alliance of leaders is to oppose Israel; the secret policy is to uphold Rome's Kingdom of Jerusalem ruled by the Black Pope's Masonic Jewish Labor Zionists---those murderers of their own Jewish people. The Jesuit-controlled, Masonic Sunni/Wahhabi/US/ secret alliance will continue to be manifested through the Order's Masonic, Sunni/Wahhabi Islamic International Terrorist Network controlled by the Black Pope's International Intelligence Community overseen by both the American CIA and the British SIS. Oil bonanza Wahhabi Saudi Arabia was built into the present financial colossus by the Jesuits controlling both the CFR-ruled US and the RIIA-rulled UK over the last eighty years.

Shia Benazir Bhutto was a threat to this US/Sunni alliance (between the US and Pakistan) as she declared on David Frost's BBC interview that Bin Laden had been murdered. Without the false enemy of Bin Laden, the US Crusade to include Sunni Musharrif would come to a halt. And of course, the Bin Laden and Bush families had been business partners in the Carlyle Group for over twenty years before 911. Therefore, the CIA/ISI murdered Bhutto, as she was delivered into the hands of the assassins by CFR controlled, Black Roman Catholic Sec. of State Condo Rice. Bhutto was to deliver a secret document into the hands of JFK assassin and Pennsylvania US Senator, 33 Degree Jewish Freemason Arlen Specter, whose master is the Archbishop of New York, Edward Cardinal Egan.


I would be grateful for your reply.


I trust this is helpful.


Faithfully yours,

Ashish Raje


Sincerely in faith,

Brother Eric

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I know an Islamic family who send their daughter to Catholic school. I guess the Shiite Muslims broke off from the Sunnis and they are the ones who are targeted in this papal inquisition. Phelps spoke on this once and it made perfect sense.

this way it shows how islam can be a friend of the vatican at the same time as being the enemy. its because their are two different main sects in Islam.

can anyone clarify this or does anyone know where that bit from Phelps is?

I believe there was even a map shown where the Shiites were and everywhere they were, that was the area of that country that was targeted by the Bush admin under control of the Jesuit Order.

I will see if I can find it also.

-tlthe5th

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Recently i was confronted by a man I consider to be a Jesuit Coadjutor and a Vatican Shill.

http://thoushaltnotbearfalsewitness.wordpr...ctually-stupid/

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He was confronting me over my comments to a book he wrote refuting Alberto Rivera's info tying the Papacy to Islam. Why would someone who professes to be a baptist (Clinton claimed to be a Baptist also) take it upon himself to TRY and vindicate both the Papacy and Islam all the while attempting to DEBUNK Alberto Rivera?

Right there should have any serious Vatican researcher VERY suspicious. When I began reading excerpts of his book I found a lot of these types of wordings. "it was known to be" or "it is well known that..." as if this verifies his info.

While reading these types of things i couldn't help to think that this mans book is TRASH. I don't consider Alberto infallible. i am open to anything and if i saw enough evidence to show Alberto is a fraud i would never promote his work and i would completely disassociate myself from him.

But this has not happened. over and over again i see his words verified. Can alberto misspeak? can he get a fact wrong? yes he can. I lived on a USS NAVY vessel and knew like the back of my hand it's exact dimensions and the exact manning. if I tried to tell you the exact dimensions today i may get some of it wrong. Does that mean i wasn't on the ship? NO! Does it mean I wasn't in the NAVY? NO!

So, recently i began to look again at this man who is publicly calling me out and here's what i found right away.

I just began looking a little bit into the Gary Cearly who confronted me on his blog in regards to Alberto Rivera's testimony. Just to show you a taste of what this man is all about, he interviews Dr. Walid Mustafa, a scholar of islam and similiar things, the scholar is a professor in Israel at the University of Bethlehem.

here is the school:
http://www.bethlehem.edu/about/history.shtml

"Bethlehem University of the Holy Land is a Catholic Christian co-educational institution of higher learning founded in 1973..."

As you can see, this man Gary Cearley actually tries to use a professor from a CATHOLIC University to debunk Alberto Rivera!

You can begin reading that and see what this Professor is about and what his sources are. THIS WAS THE FIRST THING I FOUND IN RESEARCHING THIS MAN! what will I find next? I dont know if I need to continue.

here is the man he interviewed.
http://thoushaltnotbearfalsewitness.wordpr...ory/jack-chick/

Additionally, when I began reading this interview I saw that the professor has a slanted version of history. First of all the Jews who left Egypt with Moses didnt study Judaism as this Professor suggests. they followed only the law of Moses. "Judaism" is a much newer religion which I believe started around and/or after the time of Christ. i would have to look at that to get the exact details but thats why i said what i said about Cearly. when i started looking at things he was saying way back when i saw that he was washed up.

Take care, Thomas

Not to mention the other links i have included in this thread along with Dr. Veith's incredible lecture entitled "The Islamic connection"

I would say that this Cearley who has challenged me has found himself buried under a mountain of evidence tying Islam to the papacy that he would NEVER be able to dig himself out of.

Thomas Richards

http://www.spirituallysmart.com/cearley.html

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Eric Phelps' story on the Vatican Creation of Islam is a classic example of disinformation. I know Eric

truly believes this, but it is a shame that this man's intelligence does not allow him to question his

sources more rigorously. The source of this story, Cardinal Bea, is a most dubious one. Alberto Rivera

may have had a lot of good information, but that shouldn't mean EVERYTHING he was told be the Vatican

controllers was true. Alberto Rivera published a story called "The Prophet" which alleges (a) that

Islam was created by the Catholic Church for their own purposes, (B) that Allah is just a pagan moon

god, and © that Mohammed was tutored by Catholics and never had any genuine divine revelations. The

story came from Cardinal Bea, a Freemason and alleged Zionist agent. G.D. Cearley's evidence challenges

the story's entire historical basis. Still, it has been circulated in the alternative media, where it

is being used to fan the flames of hatred and bigotry against Islam -- playing right into the hands of

the NWO's agenda to destroy and discredit Islam while keeping us divided, ignorant, and impotent

against them.

Islam is most assruredly divided against Bible-believing peoples. Its doctrines are nearly identical as those of Rome. When Islam lifts its bloody sword, Rome always benefits. This is assuredly not a coincidence, but a design.

The following quotes are from Fritz Springmeier's Be Wise As Serpents (1991): "The key

Commission (group) of Vatican II was the Secretariat of Christian Unity headed by Cardinal Bea.

Cardinal Bea was a Grand Master of the Freemasons, and was also a Jesuit and a Jew. His original name

was Behar.

This is tacitly not true. Jesuit Augustin Bea was a German Bavarian Roman Catholic. At the time of his rise to power, prior to 1946, no Jew was allowed into the Jesuit Order. Bea was most assuredly one of the Black Pope's foremost Masonic Labor Zionists in league with the pope "Court Jews" running Rome's "Revived Latin Kingom of Jerusalem." He was also one of the foremost Jesuits determining policies of Vatican II. But a racial Jew, never!

During the Vatican II meetings he flew back and forth from the Vatican to New York (thought

to be those of the One-World-Power) to brief these others on what was happening.

No doubt Bea's connections linking Rome with the New York CFR are undeniable. But the CFR is ruled by the Archbishop of New York, not the New York Jews. Remember it was Thomas F. Ryan, a Knight of Columbus and past powerhouse on Wall Street, who brought his lieutenant, Freemason Bernard Baruch, to fame. Baruch, like Charlie Silver, were pope-serving Jews of New York City working for Cardinal Spellman.

The Second Vatican

Council was announced in Jan. 1959, opened in Oct. 1962, and concluded in Dec. 1965." "According to Dr.

Alberto R. Rivera, who claims he was a Jesuit Priest, he was shocked when he learned in the early

1960's that his Jesuit Master General, head of all Jesuits, was a Freemason and had close ties to the

Illuminati in London.34 One reason it was so shocking was that the Jesuit priests were being taught to

regard the Freemasons as enemies. (Dr. Rivera is a controversial person, a letter written to him by

this Author asking for clarification or confirmation of his story was never answered.)" "59.

His wife Nury Rivera can answer those questions as well as his son, Albert Rivera, Jr. Remember, there was a great conspiracy to discredit Alberto, namely that he never was a Jesuit priest.

Several

sources this Author has read indicate this, the only reference located when writing this was the

controversial book The Godfathers, Chick Publications, p.21. The Godfathers purports to tell Alberto

Rivera's story. My letter of inquiry about the details of The Godfathers sent to Rivera went

unanswered, although I got on his mailing list. A bulletin by Roy and Rae Livesey Nov. 1991

Kidderminster, Worcs., Eng. provides evidence Rivera is a fraud. This being the case, it remains for

individuals to decide what details Rivera has said are true, and which have been fabricated."

Roy Livesly is a liar and a fraud. I debated him many years ago via email and he over time became the loser. He has always stated that he is going to write an expose of Rivera, but it has never appeared.

In conclusion, Islam is indeed a creation of Rome based not upon the witness of Rivera, but upon the Bible itself. For Rome is the Mother of Harlots and Abminations of the Earth. If she is a mother of whores, then there are other false religions which she birthed. One of them is Islam. Islam is a Whore according to Revelation 17:5-6. Islam denies that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Islam denies his Virgin Birth as well as his bodily resurrection. Islam is a bloody murderer as I list in my new CD of the Con Con 2008.

My prayer for Moslems is the same for Roman Catholics. They need to be saved and thus forgiven of their sins through believing the gospel of Christ. Apart from the true Lord Jesus Christ of the Reformation Bible, both Moslems and Roman Catholics will continue to erect political tyrannies over their own people who in turn will never produce a Middle Class with historic Protestant liberties.

Sincerely in Christ,

Brother Eric

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Tackling the Tough Topics

FACING AMERICANS TODAY!

April 10, 2006

Commentary on Movie: Kingdom of Heaven


Comments by Darryl Eberhart, Editor of “Tackling the Tough Topics”
Concerning religious fanaticism, cruelty, and barbarism; and,
Concerning the outstanding movie “Kingdom of Heaven”


My main reasons for writing this article are:
• (1) To point out that institutional religious fanaticism, cruelty, and barbarism are very wicked; and,
• (2) To promote one of my two very favorite movies, “Kingdom of Heaven” by Ridley Scott. ((My other “very favorite movie” is “King Arthur – Director’s Cut” by Jerry Bruckheimer. Some of the outstanding dialogue in both of these movies exposes the very ugly, dark side of “institutional religious fanaticism, insanity, cruelty, and barbarism”.))

DEFINITION:

“Crusade” (per Webster’s New World Dictionary, Second College Edition, 1974): “1. Any of the military expeditions which Christians undertook from the end of the 11th [century] to the end of the 13th century to recover the Holy Land from the Moslems. 2. Any church-sanctioned war or expedition like this…”

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MOVIE “KINGDOM OF HEAVEN”

First, here is some information concerning the movie “Kingdom of Heaven”:

The back cover of the DVD copy of this movie that I purchased states: “From Ridley Scott, director of ‘Gladiator’ and ‘Black Hawk Down’ comes a thrilling, action-packed epic of honor, passion and courage that ‘explodes with adventure’ (Chicago Tribune). Orlando Bloom heads an all-star cast in this sweeping tale about a young knight during the Crusades who must battle overwhelming forces to save his people, and fulfill his true destiny.”

The back cover also has the statement: “Twentieth Century Fox presents A Scott Free Production, A Ridley Scott Film, ‘Kingdom of Heaven’.”

The DVD version of this movie is a two-disk set. Disk #2 contains Special Features such as: “Movie Real: Kingdom of Heaven” as seen on the A&E Network and “History Vs. Hollywood: Kingdom of Heaven” as seen on The History Channel.

“Kingdom of Heaven” is a 144-minute (2 hour and 24 minute) color film that was released in 2005. The “Rating” for this movie listed on the back cover of the DVD is “R [i.e., Restricted]: For strong violence and epic warfare”.

((Ed. WARNING to parents: This movie contains scenes of intense battle violence, and one short scene of mild (per Hollywood standards) sexuality.))

At the beginning of the movie the following statements are given:

“It is almost 100 years since Christian armies from Europe seized Jerusalem [Ed. Note: in 1099 A.D.]. Europe suffers in the grip of repression and poverty. Peasant and lord alike flee to the Holy Land in search of fortune or fame.”

“One knight [i.e., Godfrey of Ibelin] returns home in search of his son [i.e., Balian].”

“France – 1184.”

SELECTED EXCERPTS OF GREAT DIALOGUE IN “KINGDOM OF HEAVEN”

Now let’s take a look at some of the great dialogue (by William Monahan) in this movie along with some of my “editorial comments” (all “emphasis”, unless otherwise noted, is mine):

(An early scene in the movie has Catholic Crusaders on their way to the Holy Land):

Unidentified monk at the Pilgrim Camp on the road to Messina (addressing the Crusaders): “To kill an infidel is not murder – it is the path to heaven.”

((Ed. Comment to the preceding statement: Popes and other assorted Roman Catholic prelates exhorted men to go on crusades to the Holy Land with promises of the forgiveness of sins, entry to heaven if they died fighting on the crusades, and, of course, booty and the other fringe benefits of winning battles. Roman Catholic monks, friars, and priests made the Church’s enemies to often appear less than human, and came up with such “war propaganda” phrases as the one seen immediately above. After all, it certainly was no “sin” to kill a Moslem (an “infidel”) during a “holy” crusade – no matter what the circumstances of that murder.))

((Here, briefly, is a description of the seven major characters whose dialogue is used below:

• Balian (played by Orlando Bloom) – the character that is the main focus of this movie –– a poor village blacksmith who has only recently found out who his father (Godfrey of Ibelin) is – he finds himself heir to his father’s estate in Ibelin (not far from Jerusalem) – he is knighted by his dying father on the way to the Holy Land;
• Godfrey of Ibelin (played by Liam Neeson) – a Crusader knight and baron of Ibelin;
• The Hospitaler (played by David Thewlis) – a Crusader priest and knight;
• Sibylla (played by Eva Green) – princess of Jerusalem and sister of King Baldwin IV; also wife of villainous knight and lord Guy de Lusignan;
• King Baldwin IV (played by Edward Norton) – the King of Jerusalem; a leper;
• Patriarch of Jerusalem (played by Jon Finch) – a bishop and the highest ranking Catholic prelate in Jerusalem; and,
• Tiberius (played by Jeremy Irons) – a knight and lord; the Marshall of Jerusalem.))

((NOTE: Historical setting: The Christian [to be more accurate, “Catholic”] Crusaders had captured Jerusalem in 1099 from the Moslems, and in the process slaughtered almost all of the city’s inhabitants (men, women and children – mostly Moslems, some Jews, and possibly even a few Christians). 10,000 Moslems – men, women, and children – were slain just on the Temple Mount. For a period of time an uneasy peace existed between the King of Jerusalem and Saladin [the famous Moslem warrior; Sultan of Egypt and Syria, 1174-93]. Religious (and “political”) fanatics on both sides were intent on ending that peace. The movie “Kingdom of Heaven” wonderfully portrays this “battle” between those wanting peace and those wanting war. In “Kingdom of Heaven” we find King Baldwin IV and the Marshall of Jerusalem (Tiberius) trying to keep the peace with Saladin. We also find two powerful Crusader lords (who are genuine historical persons), Guy de Lusignan and Reynald of Chatillon, trying to provoke a war.))

Godfrey (to Balian): “There is peace between Christian and Muslim. We live together. Or, between Saladin and the king [i.e., King Baldwin IV], we try.”

(Godfrey is dying from an earlier wound, and so as his final act in this life, he knights his son Balian, while administering the following oath to him):

Godfrey: “Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always – even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong. That is your oath.” (Godfrey then adds): “Defend the king. If the king is no more, protect the people.”

((Ed. Comments to the preceding dialogue: The above is a wonderful oath, if one is ever to take an oath. Compare this oath with the horrible blood oaths taken by those in secret societies, such as the oaths of higher level Jesuits, higher level Knights of Columbus, and higher level Masons, where they swear to blindly obey any and all orders from their superiors – no matter how evil those orders are – and without daring to ever question those orders!))

((Balian, upon arriving in Jerusalem, is having a conversation with the Hospitaler (the priest-knight who was the spiritual guide to Balian’s father)):

Balian: “It seems…I’ve lost my religion.”

The Hospitaler: “I put no stock in religion. By the word ‘religion’ I’ve seen the lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called ‘the will of God’. Holiness is in right action, and courage on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves. And goodness – what God desires – is here [pointing to Balian’s head] and here [pointing to Balian’s heart]. By what you decide to do every day, you will be a good man…[pauses]…or not.”

((Ed. Comment to the preceding dialogue: The words used in the dialogue immediately above, and the words of the oath administered by Godfrey to Balian, have me wondering if God Himself might not be smiling in approval at some of the great dialogue in this movie. Truly, “organized religion” has been one of the greatest purveyors and promoters of hate and bloodshed that the world has ever seen! Throughout this movie we see clerics exhorting the “faithful” to slaughter other human beings (created in God’s image) because, say they, “It is God’s will”.))

(A following scene finds Balian and the Hospitaler priest-knight in a section of Jerusalem where some Templar Knights are being hung for killing Arabs [wrongfully, and in violation of the truce]. The following conversation takes place between Balian and the Hospitaler):

The Hospitaler: “These men are Templars [i.e., Knights Templar]. They killed Arabs [in violation of the truce between the king of Jerusalem and Saladin].”

Balian: “So they are dying – for what the pope would command them to do.”

The Hospitaler: “Yes, but not Christ, I think. Nor this king [referring to King Baldwin IV].”

((Ed. Comment to the preceding dialogue: Wicked popes indeed have commanded the slaughter of the Moslems – the “infidels”. Wicked popes have also commanded the slaughter of innocent Christians, such as the Albigenses in southern France in the early 13th century. Since the pope claims to be the “vicar of Christ” on earth, the question that we must all ask ourselves is this: Would Jesus Christ have commanded the slaughter of innocent men, women, and children – whether Jew, Moslem, or Christian?))

(The following is said by Tiberius to Balian and the Hospitaler in his office – the office of the Marshall of Jerusalem):

Tiberius: “He [i.e., Saladin] has 200,000 men in Damascus [Syria] alone. He could win a war if he goes to war…and he’s daily given cause for war by fanatics newly arrived from Europe…by Templar bastards like Reynald de Chatillon.”

(Balian is having a private conversation with the leper King of Jerusalem, King Baldwin IV):

King Baldwin (addressing Balian): “But remember that even when those who move you be kings – or men of power – your soul is in your keeping alone. When you stand before God, you cannot say: ‘But I was told by others to do thus’, or that virtue was not convenient at the time. This will not suffice. Remember that.”

((Ed. Comment to the preceding statement: That is good advice for all of us. “We were just following orders” was not accepted as an “excuse” at the Nuremberg Trials [of Nazi war criminals] in Germany at the conclusion of World War II, and I doubt that such an “excuse” will be accepted by the LORD God Almighty when all human beings are judged in His court!))

(Princess Sibylla is commending Balian for the improvements he has made at his estate – such as an irrigation system he has set up):

Sibylla: “You’ve been given a patch of dirt, and it seems you will build a new Jerusalem here.”

Balian: “It is my land. Who would I be if I did not try to make it better?”

((Ed. Comment to the preceding dialogue: What kind of people would we be if we do not try to expose evil in order to make the world a better place in which to live?))

(Crusaders, led by Guy de Lusignan and Reynald of Chatillon, are shouting the following as they prepare to attack a Moslem caravan): “God wills it!”

(A council is being held with King Baldwin IV, Tiberius, Guy de Lusignan, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, and various priests and knights present in the aftermath of the Crusader attack [led by Guy de Lusignan and Reynald of Chatillon] on the Moslem caravan):

Tiberius (Marshall of Jerusalem): “We must not go to war with Saladin. We do not want it [i.e., a war], and we may not win it.”

Priest: “Blasphemy!” (The others who desire the war all join him in shouting “Blasphemy!”)

Priest (continuing to address the council): “An army of Jesus Christ, which bears His holy cross, cannot be beaten.”

((Ed. Comment to the preceding dialogue: Those desiring peace were accused by a Catholic cleric of “blasphemy”. Placing the supposed cross of Christ in the front of the marching army was supposed to “guarantee” victory. Of course, the war hawks later prevail once Guy de Lusignan becomes king, and the Catholic Crusader army marches out with the “cross of Christ” in the advance guard of the army, and gets slaughtered by the Moslems! Religious superstition and hocus-pocus may lull many of the “faithful” to sleep during peacetime; however, religious superstition and hocus-pocus cannot guarantee a victory on the field of battle!))

(After King Baldwin IV dies, the new king of Jerusalem (Guy de Lusignan) calls a war council after Reynald de Chatillon has attacked yet another Moslem caravan, and has slain Saladin’s sister):

Priest: “There must be war. God wills it!”

(Balian then advises against taking the army out away from water supplies to fight Saladin.)

Priest: “We should fight the enemies of God!”

((Ed. Comment to the preceding dialogue: Of course, the clergy and war hawks prevail, and the Catholic Crusader army marches out to its destruction.))

(Later, the city of Jerusalem is under siege by Saladin’s army. The Catholic bishop – the Patriarch of Jerusalem – catches up to Balian as he is preparing the city’s defenses):

Bishop (addressing Balian): “We must leave the city [of Jerusalem].”

Balian: “How exactly, my lord bishop?”

Bishop: “The fastest horses from a lesser gate.”

Balian: “And the people?”

Bishop: “It is unfortunate about the people, but it is God’s will.”

((Ed. Comments to the preceding dialogue: The bishop is basically saying that Balian, the bishop, and possibly a few other high-ranking dignitaries within the city should escape on fast horses from a gate far from the main gate, thus leaving the population of the city to fend for itself. This type of action by high-level prelates and civil officials has occurred throughout history. Common people – don’t you know – are quite frequently “expendable”.))

(Balian is preparing to have dead bodies within the city of Jerusalem burned in order to prevent an outbreak of disease. The following exchange takes place between him and the Patriarch of Jerusalem – the Bishop):

Bishop: “When a body is burnt, it cannot be resurrected until Judgment Day.”

Balian: “If we do not burn these bodies, we will all be dead of disease in three days. God will understand, my lord. And if He doesn’t, then He is not God, and we need not worry.”

((Ed. Comment to the preceding dialogue: Not only do some Roman Catholic Church “traditions” defy logic and reason, they also do not “square” with the Holy Bible. A lot of superstition, fables, wives’ tales, and paganism itself entered the Roman Catholic Church quite early in its history.))

(A section of the wall in Jerusalem has been breached by Saladin’s army. Balian is about to go out to talk to Saladin. A short exchange takes place between Balian and the Patriarch of Jerusalem – the Bishop):

Bishop (to Balian and those standing close by): “Convert to Islam. Repent later.”

Balian (sarcastically to the Bishop): “You’ve taught me a lot about religion, your Eminence.”

((Final Comments to the outstanding dialogue from this movie: Some readers may say that these conversations never really took place in history, nor did some of the scenes depicted in the movie. To which I firmly reply: True – the exact words used in these dialogues may never have occurred in exactly the same sequence portrayed in the movie; however, you can be sure that similar conversations have been held throughout history! And some of the scenes in this movie may not have occurred exactly in history as they were portrayed in this movie; however, you can be sure that such events as generally portrayed in this movie have taken place in history! My study of European history – and of Church history – show me that this movie rings so very true in its description of these times! And this movie is based upon solid history!))

SOME HISTORY ABOUT CRUSADES

Most people know about the Catholic Crusades to recover the Holy Land, and especially Jerusalem, from the Moslems. But few Americans seem to be aware of the fact that the Roman Catholic Church launched religious expeditions – crusades – against Christians, such as the Albigenses in southern France, and against the Waldenses (the Vaudois) in France and Italy. Most of what follows (one paragraph has been added) is some history of “crusades” from a TTT newsletter I wrote on December 7, 2005 – entitled “Bloody Hands & Wicked Hearts”:

• 1095 – Pope Urban II proclaims the First Crusade. Here is what historian Will Durant has written concerning this episode of religious genocide: “When in 1095, Pope Urban II proclaimed the First Crusade, some Christians [i.e., Roman Catholics] thought it desirable to kill the Jews in Europe before proceeding so far to fight Turks in Jerusalem. Godfrey of Bouillon, having accepted the leadership of the crusade, announced that he would avenge the blood of Jesus upon the Jews…leaving not one of them alive; and his companions proclaimed their intention to kill all Jews who would not accept Christianity [Ed. Note: i.e., the Roman Catholic version of it].”

• 1096 – Catholic Crusaders slaughter half the Jews of Worms on their way through that town.

• 1098 – Catholic Crusaders capture the city of Antioch. They kill almost all the inhabitants: Moslems, Jews, and even non-Catholic Christians – men, women & children.

• 1099 – Catholic Crusaders, sent on a holy mission by the pope of Rome, make it to the walls of Jerusalem. Almost all of the city’s inhabitants – men, women, and children – Moslems, Jews, and possibly even a few Christians – are butchered by the “Christian” (i.e., Catholic) crusaders!

• 1208-1226 – The Albigensian Crusades take place. Pope Innocent III orders a crusade to be launched against the Albigensian Christians in southern France, and armies are sent to exterminate them. At the French city of Beziers over 20,000 men, women, and children are butchered. The Albigensian Christians are wiped out. Author Henry H. Halley tells us: “[The Albigenses] preached against the immoralities of the [Roman Catholic] priesthood, pilgrimages, worship of saints and idols…opposed the claims of the Church of Rome; made great use of the Scriptures. …By 1167 they [i.e., the Albigenses] embraced possibly a majority of the population in South France. …In 1208 a crusade was ordered by Pope Innocent III; a bloody war of extermination followed, scarcely paralleled in history. Town after town was put to the sword, and the inhabitants murdered without distinction of age or sex. …Within a hundred years the Albigenses were utterly rooted out.”

FINAL THOUGHTS

Some would accuse me of “being hard” on the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church. I have indeed written much in the last year or so about its propensity for “holy” crusades, torture & Inquisition, mass murder & religious genocide, intolerance, etc., throughout history – and also of such “crimes against mankind” that occurred in the quite recent past (historically speaking), such as its vicious religious genocide in Croatia during World War II. (The “price” of the Vatican’s Holocaust in Croatia was the slaughter of 600,000 to one million innocent Serb Orthodox Christians – men, women, and children!) Such “crimes against mankind” need to be exposed, because the Roman Catholic Church still reserves to herself the “right” to use FORCE wherever and whenever she so determines that there is a “need” to do so! The hierarchical system of the Roman Catholic Church (which bears NO resemblance to early Christianity) lends itself well to ecclesiastical tyranny; claims to infallibility and the “right” to use force; perpetuation of its monopolistic, totalitarian papacy at any cost, to include the outright murder of its enemies (real or perceived); and to mass murder via religious and/or State-sponsored genocide (using the State which it controls as its tool for mass murder); etc.

((Ed. Note: Hint to Hollywood: Why don’t you make some movies about the Inquisition, the Albigensian Crusades, and the Vatican’s Holocaust in Croatia in the 1940s?))

My special thanks to all involved in making the two outstanding movies – my two “very favorite movies” in the world – “Kingdom of Heaven” and “King Arthur – Director’s Cut”, especially to those who wrote the great dialogue in both these movies that exposes the dark, ugly side of “institutional religious fanaticism, cruelty, and barbarism”.

If you would like to learn more about torture, Inquisition, “holy” crusades, and religious genocide, then please visit the following Internet web sites: www.calltodecision.com (please click on the “Tackling the Tough Topics” ‘box’ in the left-hand column of the home page) and www.tacklingthetoughtopics.net and then please read the following newsletters:

• “Death by Government and Death by Church”;
• “Bloody Hands & Wicked Hearts”; and,
• “Deceitful Revisers and Editors of History”.

Please buy a VHS or DVD copy of the movie “Kingdom of Heaven” – or rent a copy – and pay close attention to those scenes that correctly depict the “fanatical” use of such expressions as “It is God’s will” and “It is no sin to kill an infidel” to “justify” brutal warfare; sacking of cities; and the rape, pillage, and slaughter of civilian populations!

((NOTE: If you can, when purchasing the video or DVD of this movie, also buy the beautifully illustrated 176-page paperback book Kingdom of Heaven: The Ridley Scott Film and the History Behind the Story, edited by Diana Landau – and with an introduction by Ridley Scott.))

HERE ARE SEVERAL INTERESTING POPE QUOTES CONCERNING CRUSADES:

“We confidently reply that those who shall die in battle fighting bravely against pagans or unbelievers shall receive eternal life.” – Pope John VIII

“Now we hope that none of you will be slain, but we wish you to know that the Kingdom of Heaven will be given as a reward to those who shall be killed in this war.”
Pope Leo IV

((Ed. Comment to the preceding two quotations: There is nothing in the Holy Bible to indicate that the sole act of dying “in battle fighting bravely against pagans or unbelievers” or being slain in a crusade sanctioned and called for by a pope will obtain for anyone “eternal life” or “the Kingdom of Heaven”. Such promises are the “inventions” of Biblically ignorant popes.))

“A king need not fear to command massacres, when those will retain his subjects in obedience…
We order you, in the name of religion, to invade his states, burn his cities, and massacre his people.” (860 A.D., in a letter to the King of Bulgaria)
Pope Nicholas I (800? – 867 A.D.; pope: 858-867)

CLOSING QUOTES:

“The king, Richard the Lion-Hearted, went on to the Holy Land and crusaded for three years. His struggle to regain Jerusalem ended in an uneasy truce with Saladin.
Nearly a thousand years later, peace in the Kingdom of Heaven remains elusive.”
(Closing statement of the movie “Kingdom of Heaven”)

“POWER tends to corrupt, and ABSOLUTE POWER corrupts absolutely.”
John E. E. Dalberg Acton (1843-1902; English historian)

“And of all plagues with which mankind are cursed,
Ecclesiastic tyranny is the worst.” – Daniel DeFoe (1660-1731; English writer)

“Men and women become accomplices to those evils they fail to oppose.”
(Author unknown to this editor)

“All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
Edmund Burke (1729-1797; British orator, author, and statesman)



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