I have rarely seen so many lies and misrepresentations packed into so concise a piece of writing. The author rivals Alfred Rosenberg in skill.
I really should have known better than to click on the link. I knew it would probably be bigoted tripe, and I was right.
This is from the Catholic Encyclopedia concerning Benedict IX:
“Taking advantage of the dissolute life he(Benedict) was leading, one of the factions in the city drove him from it (1044) amid the greatest disorder, and elected an antipope (Sylvester III) in the person of John, Bishop of Sabina (1045 -Ann. Romani, init. Victor, Dialogi, III, init.). Benedict, however, succeeded in expelling Sylvester the same year; but, as some say, that he might marry, he resigned his office into the hands of the Archpriest John Gratian for a large sum. John was then elected pope and became Gregory VI (May, 1045). Repenting of his bargain, Benedict endeavoured to depose Gregory. This resulted in the intervention of King Henry III. Benedict, Sylvester, and Gregory were deposed at the Council of Sutri (1046) and a German bishop (Suidger) became Pope Clement II. After his speedy demise, Benedict again seized Rome (November, 1047), but was driven from it to make way for a second German pope, Damasus II (November, 1048).”
Are these lies and misrepresentations?
Living a dissolute life and selling the papal office?
Popes warring for their office?
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Don’t feel bad, he posts many articles against them who do not think like he does.
Indeed, it does have a certain Völkischer Beobachter flavor to it...if not Der Stürmer.