[Havoc]

I agree. It is an old institution. It goes back to the last half of the first millenium. But even that was a matter of fraudulent claim. It only gained assent through fraud. That is the history. And that known and documented fraud is still to this day considered by historians as the greatest fraud ever perpetrated on mankind. And it was the Roman Church that did it. What do you expect people think of "Christians" because of that? Your witness goes before you.

[Petronski]

It only gained assent through fraud.

Documentation.

That is the history. And that known and documented fraud is still to this day considered by historians as the greatest fraud ever perpetrated on mankind.

Identify some of them for us.

[Thorin]

No, it goes back to Peter, who was succeeded by Linus, who was succeeded by Anacletus, who was succeeded by Clement, etc., etc. The succession is documented by, among others, Irenaeus, who was a disciple of Polycarp, who was a disciple of John. Yes, the John of the New Testament.