Bad Popes: (Partial list)
A CHAIN IS ONLY AS STRONG AS IT'S WEAKEST LINK!
How many weak links does the Roman Catholic Church have? And this example is just the Popes. There are so many problems with the Catholic Church that it would take a book to discuss maybe half of them.
I JUST DON'T GET THIS???
Why, in light of so much information available, why do people still go to this church? I mean, how stupid are we? How "Conditioned" are we to be Blind Followers rather than wide-eyed Knowledge Seekers? Jesus told us to "Seek" but I don't remember him saying; do nothing and just follow the priest or the bishop... to Jesus that would be Foolish. Have we been Fools then?
Remember, the Pope is supposed to be God's representative on earth and live an exemplary lifestyle that we should all follow. The Pope is supposed to be God's spokesperson on earth.
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(over almost a 1,000 years)
Pope Sergius (904-911) Sexually active during Papacy
Pope John X (914-928) Sexually active during Papacy (affairs with a mother and her daughter)
*Pope John XII (955–964), Sexually active during Papacy (affairs and incest) Gave land to a mistress, murdered several people, and was killed by a man who caught him in bed with his wife.
*Pope Benedict IX (1032–1044, 1045, 1047–1048), Bisexual; Sexually active during Papacy: Sodomy, Bestiality, Orgies: He "sold" the Papacy.
*Pope Urban VI (1378–1389), who complained that he did not hear enough screaming when Cardinals who had conspired against him were being tortured.
Pope Pius II (1458-1464) Fathered illegitimate children (before orders)
Pope Paul II (1464-1471) Homosexual; Sexually active during Papacy
Pope Sixtus IV (1471-1484) Homosexual; Sexually active during Papacy
Pope Innocent VIII (1484-1492) Fathered illegitimate children (before orders)
*Pope Alexander (1492-1503) Sexually active during Papacy (fathered 7-10 illegitimate children)
*Pope Julius II (1503-1513) Bi-sexual; Fathered illegitimate children (after orders)
*Pope Leo X (1513-1521) Homosexual; Sexually active during Papacy
Pope Clement VII (1523-1534) Fathered illegitimate children (before orders)
Pope Paul III (1534-1549) Fathered illegitimate children (after orders)
Pope Julius III (1550-1555) Homosexual; Sexually active during Papacy
Pope Gregory XIII (1572-1585) Fathered illegitimate children (after orders)
Pope Leo XII (1823-1829) Fathered illegitimate children (after orders)
There is a bunch more Secrets; Fabrications; Financial irregularities... it is actually a Godless Organization.
… and there is so much more.
If a piece of fruit goes bad sitting on the shelf, how can you bring it back and make it good again? You may be able to make it Look Good... but it's still rotten inside.
Any other organization in the world with Leadership like this, that goes directly against the ethics and morals that it stands for would be out of business, lawsuits, government investigation into Fraud and Misrepresentation.
The Popes show us that the Catholic Church Leadership is a "Do as I say, not as I do" organization... just like most of them.
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