The Roman Church ... pushed itself into the place of the Roman world-empire, of which it is the actual continuation ... The Pope, who calls himself ‘King’ and ‘Pontifex Maximus’, is Caesar’s successor. Adolf Harnack, What is Christianity? p270
The cross is not broken but turned upside down. It indicates the rejection of Jesus Christ and contempt for the gospel of salvation. Professor J S Malan
From some fissure that smoke of Satan entered into the Temple of God. Pope Paul VI, 29th June 1972
Now I warned and warned that Satan would enter into the highest realms of the hierarchy in Rome. The third secret, my child, is that Satan would enter into my son’s Church. Our Lady of the Roses, 13th May 1978
If you can turn your loot – your stolen property – into Church property it goes in the front door of the Vatican Bank, and out the back door. And the Nazis aren’t the only ones who have done it. Dr Jonathan Levy, interview Alex Jones 22nd May 2009
All roads lead to Rome. Communist, Nazi, Fascist, everything that’s filthy and degenerate leads back to Rome. Jordan Maxwell, The Dawn of a New Day
The Bush regime was a front for the Vatican ... The most important enemy this country has today ... is the Vatican. The Vatican is behind the crap that’s going on all over. Jordan Maxwell, Project Camelot conference September 2009
The Sons of Malta ... The CIA is the Catholic Church ... The Vatican owns the Watergate ... The Vatican set up its own people. Jordan Maxwell, Government Conspiracies, 2002
Vatican: They are far more darker yet than you know. Far more darker than you even suspect. Jordan Maxwell, Illuminati and the Black Magic Underworld, interview Age of Truth TV January 2018
The Archives: This sprawling complex is said to house the greatest collection of sacred books and portfolios in the world. Some have not been seen for centuries. Illuminating Angels & Demons, 2005
On May 5th 1998 Italians woke to shocking headlines ... Violence had erupted within the Vatican, one of the most secret and protected cities on Earth. Someone had been murdered within its walls. ibid.
On May 4th 1998 a nun made her way through the barracks of the Swiss Guard in the Vatican and discovered the bodies of the Commander of the Swiss Guard, Alois Estermann, his wife Gladys, and a young lance-corporal Cedric Tornay. The Vatican a few hours later said that the young lance-corporal had shot the commander and his wife before turning the gun on himself. John Follain, author City of Secrets
We have the catacombs under the Vatican which hardly anyone has ever been able to penetrate. Jim Marrs, interview Illuminating Angels & Demons
The Vatican is secretive about its finances because of the controversy over how much money flows into the Church. ibid.
Rome. A modern city built on an ancient past. Today just beyond the city walls a mystery is unfolding. Workers digging near the sacred Christian catacombs stumble upon something shocking – a mass grave containing hundreds maybe even thousands of bodies. Who were these people? And more importantly how did they die? Modern forensic techniques reveal that this is not a recent burial; these are the remains of an ancient people all buried together and sealed in this chamber two thousand years ago. Mystery of the Lost Catacombs, Discovery 2008
Pope’s Top Bankers in Laundering Probe … the pope’s top two bankers have been placed under investigation for suspected money laundering. FT online headline Guy Dinmore 21st September 2010
Inside the heart of Rome, inside the eternal city, lies the Vatican. It’s the smallest sovereign state on Earth and also one of the most powerful ... A secret world ruled by one man: Pope Benedict VI. Vatican: Hidden World, BBC 2011
The Vatican is the smallest independent state in the world. ibid.
Not every altar boy is allowed to serve at a papal mass. ibid.
On the northern side of the city stands the Vatican’s secret archives: its treasures tightly secured in an underground bunker. Religious law and diplomatic correspondence dating back to the 8th century line every corridor, along with thousands of restricted files. ibid.
Bishop [Sergio] Pagano and his team are trying to repair three hundred years of damage to the Galileo documents. ibid.
The Vatican’s own radio station is broadcasting live. ibid.
There’s a supermarket, a post office, a daily newspaper, even a train station. Thousands of people work here. But when the Pope takes a walk in his gardens all access points are locked down. ibid.
Often service inside the Vatican follows a family tradition, a tradition rooted in faith. ibid.
How these objects have come into the possession of the Vatican is often unclear. ibid.
Thousands of people visit the galleries every day. ibid.
The history of women in the church-state is a short one. ibid.
Castel Gandolfo, some fifteen miles south of Rome, is home to the Vatican Observatory run by Jesuit priests. ibid.
Access to the main underground bunker of the archive is only granted to specially authorised archivists, because this bunker harbours papal correspondence from the last twelve hundred years. Especially sensitive are the files revolving around Pius X who became Pope at the brink of World War II. Today his papacy is reduced to one question: Did he do everything in his power to help persecuted Jews? Even today the answers remain controversial, and many files have not yet been released. ibid.
For nearly two thousand years this Roman hill has held a special place in the hearts of the world’s Catholics. This is the Vatican. Secret Access: The Vatican, History 2011
A massive two-storey underground bunker. Usually only the archivists are allowed inside the vaults. ibid.
The jewel in the Vatican’s crown is St Peter’s Basilica ... Beneath this temple to God is a city of the dead. ibid.
Nero rounded up the Christians and had them publicly executed. ibid.
A strong indication that these were Peter’s remains. ibid.
Why do presidents feel compelled to meet with popes? ibid.
Most of the Vatican’s treasures date back to the Renaissance. ibid.
In 1492 Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia became Pope Alexander VI after mule-loads of family silver were used to bribe the cardinals to elect him. Once Pope, he poisoned his rival cardinals and accepted pay-offs to fill their seats. ibid.
Just how rich is the Vatican? The answer is complicated. ibid.
Popes collected taxes, used armies to confiscate their enemies’ riches, and amassed fortunes by asserting their power like kings. ibid.
By the turn of the twentieth century the Vatican was broke. ibid.
The amount of wealth the Vatican Bank controls is a closely guarded secret. ibid.
Amongst the world’s largest landlords. ibid.
Pope John Paul II had been shot four times at close range. ibid.
An elite military order – it’s known as the Swiss Guard. ibid.