A DARK HISTORY: CATHOLIC CHURCH
FACTS ABOUT POPE LEO X WHO WAS NEVER
CONSIDERED AN ANTI-POPE BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Did you know that
Pope Leo X owned a pet elephant?
Pope Leo X quote: "Since God has given
us the papacy, let us enjoy it."
1) Was not a priest when elected Pope on March 9, 1513.
2) Ordained a priest on March 15, 1513.
3) Consecrated as a bishop on March 17, 1513.
4) Crowned pope on March 19, 1513.
5) Joined the League of Mechlin on April 5, 1513 against
France and Venice.
6) He continued the fifth Lateran Coucil that achieved next to
nothing.
7) Made Thomas Wolsey a cardinal to gain English support
against the French in 1515.
8) Initiated a war that succeeded in making his nephew
Lorenzo the duke of Urbino in 1517.
9) Pope Leo X named 31 new cardinals on July 3, 1517.
10) Martin Luther posted his 95 theses of church abuses
in Wittenberg, Germany on October 31, 1517.
11) The 95 theses of church abuses were published and
distributed throughout Europe in January, 1518.
12) Pope Leo X imposed silence on all Augustine monks in
February, 1518.
13) Martin Luther was ordered to appear in Rome on
August 7, 1518 but didn't go knowing he would be murdered.
14) Issued papal bull on November 9, 1518 demanding all
Christians to believe in his power to grant indulgences.
15) Issued papal bull on June 15, 1520 condemning
Luther's teachings.
16) Excommunicated Martin Luther on January 3, 1521.
17) Signed a treaty with emperor Charles V in May 1521
against the French.
18) Awarded King Henry VIII the title "Defender of
the Faith" on October 11, 1521.
19) Pope Leo X died on December 1, 1521 and went to
hell.
20) Pope Leo X was a confirmed homosexual by many
historians over the years.
21) Pope Leo X was a spendthrift. Together with the
considerable amounts accruing from indulgences, jubilees, and special fees,
vanished as quickly as they were received. Then the pope resorted to pawning
palace furniture, table plate, jewels, even statues of the apostles. Several
banking firms and many individual creditors were ruined by the death of Leo.
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s
clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their
fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good
tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear
bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear
good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will
know them." Matthew 7:15-20.
Hymn by Martin Luther
A Bulwark never failing;
Our Helper He amid the flood
Of mortal ills prevailing:
For still our ancient foe
Doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and power are great,
And, armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.
2
Did we in our own strength confide,
Our striving would be losing;
Were not the right Man on our side,
The Man of God’s own choosing:
Dost ask who that may be?
Christ Jesus, it is He;
Lord Sabaoth His Name,
From age to age the same,
And He must win the battle.
3
And though this world, with devils filled,
Should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear, for God hath willed
His truth to triumph through us:
The Prince of Darkness grim,
We tremble not for him;
His rage we can endure,
For lo! his doom is sure,
One little word shall fell him.
4
That word above all earthly powers,
No thanks to them, abideth;
The Spirit and the gifts are ours
Through Him who with us sideth:
Let goods and kindred go,
This mortal life also;
The body they may kill:
God’s truth abideth still,
His Kingdom is forever.
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