“Hislop did painstaking research”
Why then does no one else confirm that Semiaramis was a soprano?
Again - he’s as historically credible as Joseph Smith. Did he ever travel to Mesopotamia, or did he just dig out a few books and dabble?
Dan Brown is the exact same way, and he is popular for the exact same reason. Historical facts get in the way of a good conspiracy! What’s next, freemasons?
You can answer all of your triffling questions by looking in a mirror, and examining your own heart.
They reflect your resistance to throwing off the world, as Yeshua demanded. Others have the same resistance to the dismantling of their nicolaitan position of priviledge, Protestant as well as catholic.