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p.1 How Rome developed its seat of power Nearly everyone today thinks the Roman church began with the apostles and especially Peter, that IS what they have been told for centuries, and it’s one of the biggest lies in history. In A.D. 330 Constantine established Constantinople (today's Istanbul his new imperial capital, leaving the Bishop of Rome in charge in the West Rome had been the capital of the empire before Constantine moved his palace to the East, and it continued to be regarded as the capital of the western half of the empire. With the Emperor Constantine installed in the city of Constantinople (CALLED Istanbul today), the Pope developed near absolute power, not only as the head of the Church but as the emperor of the West. This was far worse than the Pharisees, as they continue to add and twist the meanings of the Scripture. Former sun worship and paganism was allowed to merge into Christianity, cleverly veiled by Christian terms some were meaningless other were significant. You can see these still today in their symbols. Roman Catholicism has always mixed the pagan religions of people in different countries with Rome’s christianity, first "Christianized" under Constantine, that began the Christian fulfilments to be separate from the Jewish Scriptures. The church which was situated in Rome stated that the Jews are no longer accepted and that all the blessings were for the church only, the Jews were cursed. Rome replaced Jerusalem, which they called Palestine. I say, enjoy it while you can. Because Jesus is returning. In various history books, In Stanley's History of the Church, p. 40: ‘The popes filled the place of the vacant emperors at Rome, inheriting their power, their prestige, and their titles from PAGANISM.’ Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Patriarch of the West, Primate of Italy, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Province of Rome, Sovereign of the State of Vatican City, Servant of the Servants of God.. The title Supreme Pontiff originated from a title usually held by the Roman Emperor, pontifex maximus (chief priest), whose main duty was to maintain the pax deorum (peace of the gods) by regulating expiatory sacrifices (to pagan gods) as well as administering the divine law (see wikipedia ). The first few Roman emperors who claimed Christianity started with Emperor Constantine still held this title, converting the title by imperial law (not church law) to make them the Head of the Church (giving Constantine the authority to call the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD to settle the Arian controversy!), which he later reversed. Emperor Gratian gave the title to Pope Damasus I . (Source: The Title Pontifex Maximus ).] In the age of Constantine, the church WAS UNITED with the state, Rome made the Church into something Christ never intended, which eventually resulted in spiritual fornication and idolatry. In A.D. 330 Constantine established Constantinople (today's Istanbul his new imperial capital, leaving the Bishop of Rome in charge in the West Rome had been the capital of the empire before Constantine moved his palace to the East, and it continued to be regarded as the capital of the western half of the empire. With the Emperor Constantine installed in the city of Constantinople (the pope developed near absolute power, not only as the head of the Church but as the emperor of the West. Pope Leo 1(440-61) assigned that St. Peter and St. Paul had "replaced Romulus and Remus as the city's [Rome's] protecting patrons."Many point to the statues of Isis and Horus as renamed Mary and Jesus. Now the church was made a legal state religion, people all over the Roman Empire were baptized into the Romanized church without exercising a personal faith in ‘christ the gospel. pagans entered the church, through baptism, bringing many of their pagan practices with them. Idolatry entered the church as these people added Jesus to the many other gods that they already had. This led to spiritual fornication and idolatry. Jesus said,"My kingdom is not of this world."It is not until he returns does he take claim on earth,but the Popes inserted themselves as Christ on earth to claim jurisdiction The Roman Emperor- the Pope Constantine called himself "Bishop of Bishops. Their Paganized Christianity became official state religion, the title "Pontifex Maximus" the title became useful as a state legal authority "Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church" originated when the Roman empire used Christ to have an official religion.As he conquered from his vision. It was Constantine who created the office of Pope for his own purposes, to have the kingdom expand as it was shrinking losing power, and the popes themselves for hundreds of years thereafter acknowledged this fact. The Roman emperor was Christianized and worshipped as God in The Empire. He carried on the persecutions against the true church, These were Papal Persecutions. It is estimated that between 50 to at least 100 million people died cruel deaths during the reign of the Roman church. Pope Nicholas I declared that "the appellation of God had been confirmed by Constantine on the Pope, who, being God, cannot be judged by man ." - Labb IX Dist.: 96 Can. 7, Satis evidentur, Decret Gratian Primer Para. "We hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty" ...Pope Leo XIII Encyclical Letter of June 20, 1894, "For thou art the shepherd, thou art the physician, thou art the director, thou art the husbandman, finally thou art another God on earth. Quotes came from his office like, “Christ entrusted His office to the chief pontiff;... but all power in heaven and in earth has been given to Christ;... therefore the chief pontiff, who is His vicar, will have this power." Corpus Juris chap. 1 column 29, translated from a gloss on the words Porro Subesse Romano Pontiff The title "Lord God the Pope" can be found within a gloss of Extravagantes of Pope John XXII, title 14, chapter 4, Declaramus. "All the names which are attributed to Christ in Scripture, implying His supremacy over the church, are also attributed to the Pope." (Bellamin, "On the Authority of Councils," book 2, Chapter 17. In Our day- the blasphemy continues “The Pope’s authority is unlimited, incalculable; it can strike, as Innocent III says, wherever sin is; it can punish every one; it allows no appeal and is itself Sovereign Caprice; for the Pope carries, according to the expression of Boniface VIII, all rights in the Shrine of his breast. As he has now become infallible, he can by the use of the little word, “orbi,” (which means that he turns himself round to the whole Church) make every rule, every doctrine, every demand, into a certain and incontestable article of Faith . No right can stand against him, no personal or corporate liberty; or as the [Roman Catholic] Canonists put it—“The tribunal of God and of the pope is one and the same.”-Ignaz von Dollinger, “A Letter Addressed to the Archbishop of Munich” 1871; as quoted in MacDougall, The Acton Newman Relations (Fordham University Press) pp. 119,120. “The Roman Pontiff, head of the college of bishops, enjoys this infallibility in virtue of his office, when, as Supreme Pastor and teacher of all the faithful--who confirms his brethren in the faith--he proclaims by a definitive act a doctrine pertaining to faith or morals.... The infallibility promised to the Church is also present in the body of bishops when, together with Peter’s successor, ‘they exercise the supreme Magisterium,’ above all in an Ecumenical Council. When the Church through its supreme Magistrium proposes a doctrine ‘for belief as being divinely revealed,’ and as the teaching of Christ, the definitions ‘must be adhered to with the obedience of faith.’ This infallibility extends as far as the doposit of divine revelation itself.” Catechism of the Catholic Church, #891, 1994 edition. "The Pope takes the place of Jesus Christ on earth...by divine right the Pope has supreme and full power in faith, in morals over each and every pastor and his flock. He is the true vicar, the head of the entire church, the father and teacher of all Christians. He is the infallible ruler , the founder of dogmas, the author of and the judge of councils; the universal ruler of truth, the arbiter of the world, the supreme judge of heaven and earth, the judge of all, being judged by no one, God himself on earth ." Quoted in the New York Catechism.) pt.2
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