, 1870-06-19
THE POPES.
Two Hundred and NihrfS-tntec
lhfcIs OF the CashOllc ChcfcA-
How They Died, Etc

Two Hundred and finrfy-thrtc
chief. OF tho Catholic ChrrctA-
How They Died, Etc
Ftpm ne Cincinnati Commercial
There have been two hundred and ninety
three chiefs Of the Catholic Church, called
Tores, from St. Peter down to. Psns y.
Thirty one Of these chiefs Of the Church
we're accused OF being usu1pass, ano
called Antiporee. Just, a. the bonIoons
the two hundred anisi1s5-two Popes who wero
csiIed Legitimate, twenty y-nine died b. violence
Al the hands OF their adyersa1iea- Eighteen
| other popes we're poisoned,-nsme!y, JoRn
| u, Clement u, D,laasus T., stephen y, ~ ~.
drt X, Alexander Y, Plus III; Ae1ander
Vi, Adrian VI, Narcellus Il Urban VI,
Clement VIZ, Cl.ment XIV, Leo ", Leo
XII, according to some mstot'tna, ana
finally Leo Z, Of whom It il not known Prs
POT, OF Of both At the same time. -Four Popes
Enra assassinsted: John VII, Leo VI, Leo
y1.. md John III. Thirzeen others died py
different violent wars: Stephen " and Bene-
5ist " weTe s,Eangled,; io eot1.tc, M % tSat tber
died OF their wounds; John \. - 80 smota-
starved TO death, which, sccordias- - to
Guayterio, WAS also the fate Of Gregory Avk
: Lncius II. vas stoned TO death; GreEoIy VII
. tuprisuned in m ron cage NE . Wild beast,
, nd uc,ished miseIah1y il it Cclcstine =. M.
! cruelty murdered BY h4vlng : nail driver
through his temples Bouifaee Will cosanlt
. | ted epieide; Clement Y. Vas burned to dcatn
4 u1tsn VI WAS killed from beng ta5oms
the heavy burleD OF hin tiara: P1us ~
= drd in consequence OF hts sexual exoeeses
n | Thus A Of the 252 Popes dlcd m uonatufs
!. death, Without counting some 20 others, wh
died ve soaaeoly ef sss and esie;ts
i which had befallen the1 cause. Such vas q
10 rcc;.lly the c4se With Gregory Il, 1nnocs5
\ W.. Plul III, Paul w., md Gregory MI
Il Yvenss-si1, exclusive Of those who seeaaea
), Augrou, were depoeed, e5peAeS. o. c1'ies =
1. viii, John 1iif, Bcneaic4 VII, sylreast
J: H., G1esn Z, md IT, Passhal T., aelasit
a. IL, Innocent Il and IT., Eugenlus ~. =. ;.
- ", Adrian ~, Ludus H. AaE;!4 ~, r.
s;'sses. M;5siS v nsasss. Rs1ss Nan, Il '1' 81 p
60 ehngte, Including that q m5Edt
10 were preferred Against sozne q the f1ops 1ps
at Leo w.s Noan;; ~ Tfn1yp. f,aiy = n,,5.9
M ;Msa sustain the1 On their throne. Stephen
m called The Fr1nks and perin thither; Adm
in /, Charlemagns: John VII, tho FFanks, e
en, der King ChsI Flea: Fotn,oas The Gesnasn =. =,
apqlph 1ehn w tSs ths E%pe.pr Ct O.
l.
III; Leo Il, tho Emperor Henry ".
Gez.nS Gregory W., The s1dlss E%Psso1 II Aef
Of ~, and Robert tiulscNo, NEnoas -. !
in Emperor Frederick BszhatossA: Urban
tho md Clement n, Charles Of An1ou; R1
YER face iii, Chniea Of valois: John ~
aod he An1iAna Of Frederick the Fl
lad, Innocent II, the Emperor Charles |
sel q Germany: UrbAn u, hins 1o9as s
,ans sisRmand; si1taa n, the Turks. ,oE
q aea.E9;ing Esnsss laaoesns aIsxser "
uaat tho French Of King Louis, and ne sp1nia
,ort Of Ferdinand tha Catholis; Jnlips u,
Tast French, MaxiniliAa Of Austria: the spanial
-ths and the Ensli.h; Leo X. the Emperor Chs b
.idg- r., King Henry VII. Of England, and Fa
Ky, nsnd Ct A1striA: Clement ~. ne mp
,eef' Charles =; PAul n, king Henri
near and solim1n; Gsesozy w, tvtse,
We Austrians Of the Emperor Ffanc7s fos
ndid the Austrians, txies The Freneh the Sea
cor1- itAns Of Ferdinand Il, LAposicaetes sold
reet, and the .ouavas, Who sre mostly compose
aous Foreigners f1nn Ill ps1sa Of w Nos!a.
SUE Toreeapitulate: Ninety popes disd Z
lsrt OF unnatural death, or NezD e1peAeo.