World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-05-30
ROMAN CATHOLICISM EXPOSED
THE ONE MAN THEORY CONDEMNED =
AND BIBLE POINTS DISCUSSED
WHICH JOHN THE RETEo sA"


and hence it is that these people
are unacouain ted with the pre-
tensions of the Pope ard the
impo si;ions practised upon them ,
by their bishops and prie SITS.
But to get light we must go 20
the history of Papal pretenslons.
AS early as the year 1906, Gre
CORY who was then Pope, SUM
moucd William and Conqueror,
king of England. to repair to
ROME, postrate himself upon bis
knees, and do homage to bis hoIl-
ness This William refused; bat
his holiness deemed it eXpedient
10 compromise the matter though
he did not yield jot of his very
modest pretensons. This humble
follower of the Redeemer looked
upon Sal diuia and Russia as a
portion of his dominiGns. The
following extract of a letter of
his, to the sovereign Of Russia, is
a fair sample of the insolence of
this man Pope, or rather the
TVlce-regent Pope, as his sub,
jects considers him. Please rera.
We have given you crown to
your son who is to come and to
receive it at our hands on taking
an oath Of allegiance to US" He
also commands q the emperor Of
Greece to abdicate his crown,
and he also deposcd the king of
Poland, This modest Pope wrote
to the different princes of Spain,
that it would be much better to
give up their country to the Sar.
acens than not,pay homage to the
See Of Rome' He excommunicat-
ed Philip the First of France, he
! cause he refused to pay homage
to him." Writing to the French
bishops he says, Separate your
selves from the communicn Of
Philip: let the celebration Of holy
mass be lnte:dicted throughout
all France; and know that witt
the assistance of God we vii
\ deliver thai kingdom from such
: an oppressor."
This same Pope excommuni
Gated Henry the Fourth, be
cause he refused to acknowledge
J him as his superior, and absolvet
his subjects from their oath o.
j. allegiance to him: and what wa;
I the result? Henry was obliged tt
CONT. Having repa'rd to TIL
} Pope's court. he was stopped a
t the reffian Pope who vas thel
J. shut up with Matilda c>un!ess t.
f Tuscany, one of the numerou
:. woman with whom he lived OF
Q terms of intimacy he was com
!. PEELED to undress and put on
n hair Shirt, The Pope then con
8 descedueded to say. that Henri.
e should fast three days before h.
It cou] ID be permitted to kiss hi
b, holinrss's foot; and he would the1
Y absolve him upon promise O
C good BEHAVIOR
Alexander the Third about til
n year 1850 deposed Frederi FRS
W King Of Denmark and placing hi
h foot upon his neck, he i'm piousl
y exclaimed, Thou shalt trea
d upon the lion and the adder.
m This practice and these prefer
j, sions to sovereign power contil
>. ued down to thedays of Eiizabsl
- and where ever possible frol
IS thence down to the preser
re- moment. Pope Plus V. excou
s, inundated Elz4beth and absolvc
Of her subjects from their oath {
le allegiance; and while doing s
ID addressed to himself the follow
n. ing words from the Pealmis
it See [ have this day set thu
$, over the nations and over tt
err kingdoms, to root out and to pit
is down. to destroy. to build up ar
an to throw down." Such is II
is facts.