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JUAN MANUEL OCHOA TORRESSOCIEDAD MEXICANA DE GEOGRAFA Y ESTADSTICA, A. C.

DECEPTIONS

INTO WHICH

RELIGIOUS

LEADERS HAVE

FALLEN

THROUGHOUT

HISTORY


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ACERCA DEL AUTOR

UAN MANUEL OCHOA TORRES es miembroe la SOCIEDAD MEXICANA DE GEOGRAFA YSTADSTICA, A.C. que es la sociedad cientfcacultural ms antigua del continente americano,l haber sido fundada en el ao de 1833 por elntonces Presidente de Mxico don Valentn

Gmez Faras.

l autor forma parte del Consejo Acadmicoacional de dicha institucin, al fungir como Pre-dente de una de sus Academias, y ha escritona gran cantidad de libros sociales, econmicos,vicos, ecolgicos, demogrfcos, histricos y de

nlisis diversos; algunos de los cuales han sidoaducidos al idioma ingls.

www.juanmanuelochoat.blogspot.mx/

About the author

UAN MANUAL OCHOA TORRES is a

Certifed Public Accountant with Postgraduate

tudies in International Commerce.

He is a member of the Sociedad Mexicana

e Geografa y Estadstica, A.C. (Mexican

Society of Geography and Statistics) and

s the author of a large number of books on

ocial, economic, ecological, civic, religious

nd demographic issues, some of which have

een translated into English.


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Original title in Spanish:La trampa perfecta

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FIRST EDITION: OCTOBER 2010

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CONTENTS

PAGE

PROLOGUE ......................................................................................................... 5

INTRODUCTION.................................................................... 7

CHAPTER I .......................................................................... 11 TRAPS

Background ................................................................................... 11Different procedures ....................................................................... 12Ways of deceiving ......................................................................... 16

CHAPTER II ......................................................................... 19 RIGHT DIRECTION

Importance .................................................................................... 19 Biblical perspective ........................................................................ 23 Pontiff .......................................................................................... 30 Apostolic succession and its history .................................................. 33 Creation of the papacy ................................................................... 41 Personal consequences ................................................................... 43 Social consequences ...................................................................... 48

CHAPTER III ........................................................................ 61 INTERCESSORS

Placebos ....................................................................................... 61 Intercessor .................................................................................... 62 Saints ........................................................................................... 80

One saint, two visions .................................................... 85

CHAPTER IV ....................................................................... 91 COMMUNICATION

Importance .................................................................................... 91 The right way ................................................................................. 93 False routes? ................................................................................. 98 The rosary and its true origin ............................................................ 102


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CHAPTERV ........................................................................ 107 THE WAY

The common denominator .............................................................. 107

Way ............................................................................................. 110 Projection towards our world ........................................................... 112 Disorder ....................................................................................... 116 Order .......................................................................................... 123

EPILOGUE ................................................................................................... 127

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A ....................................................................... 133 ONE OF THE MOST LIKELY PLACES WHERE PETER ALSOPRACTICED HIS MINISTRY

APPENDIX B ........................................................................ 135 THEDONATION OF CONSTANTINE

APPENDIX C ....................................................................... 141 BACKGROUND OF THEROSARY

APPENDIX D ........................................................................ 145 SYNOPSIS OFTHE MORMON CHURCHORCHURCH OF

THE LATTER DAY SAINTS

APPENDIX E ........................................................................ 151 THELOSER SYNDROME. PERSPECTIVES AND MOTIVES

IMPORTANT CLARIFICATION ........................................................................... 155

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..................................................................................... 158

THE PAINTER WE DO NOT SEE............................................... 159


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PROLOGUE

You have surely wondered on more than one occasionwhy things do not work properly in the world.

What is the reason for wars, hatred, envy, racism, hungerand other countless problems? Could it be that our worldis badly designed?

Or could it be, as others say, that there is no God in theuniverse because, if he existed, everything would work

perfectly?

Why are there so many problems, even in our own lives?

Throughout this book you will be presented with a differ-ent perspective on these and other questions. I must warn

you, though. It might make you see things differently.


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INTRODUCTION

Do not expect this book to contain a philosophical mes-sage.

You have surely already realized that while philosophyraises questions, it is religion that proposes the answers.

And though, through philosophy, we have been able tolearn interesting philosophical theorieswithin a merelyhuman contextthe real answer and authentic meaningof life cannot come from any human being, nor from allof us put together.

The reason for this is very simple. The real answer canonly come from God. Therefore, those of us who believein Jesus Christ will consider that the only, true way comes

from Him alone. Why?

Because Jesus Christ was not merely a wise man, as somesay. Nor was he merely an outstanding philosopher, asothers assure us, or a kind of visionary. He was God him-self, who acquired a human nature with a single specific

purpose:you, I and us all.

The force of his message is such that it could have trans-formed the world completely and fully.

Nevertheless, a superficial observer of the current situ-ation might think that our world does not function asit should, which encourages many to think that thingswere badly planned or even worse, as others say, per-haps there is no God.


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What happens is that for reasons unknown to the humanbeing, a series of apparently positive forces interacts inour world together with other negative forces.

Furthermore, if we analyze things a little more deeply,we will realize that the world, as we now know it, is akind of work in progress, in other words, somethingunfinished.

In the face of this situation, I will try, through this book,to show you a different perspective, which you may nothave considered. What do I mean? Allow me to explain.

That interaction of negative and positive forces has aspecific purpose we can begin to see only partly becausetheir full repercussions and scope are only known byour Creator.

But inside those elements considered negative, an en-tity that has performed a very unique role throughoutcreation occupies a key place. And, while many in themodern world, albeit supposedly considered so devel-oped, have assigned it a more mythological than realrole, we must reassign its true significance and risks tothis malevolent character. Why?

From the moment we believe in Jesus Christ, and giventhat He spoke clearly to us of both his existence and his

way of acting, the thing changes completely and cannotbe sidestepped.

Now, what is his preferred way of acting?How doeshe act to set a trap for even the best intentioned? It ispossible to protect oneself from his deceptions? Whatare his objectives?

Throughout this book, in a very well founded manner,I will describe many of the key tricks that have beenemployed throughout human history, as well as some ofthe consequences this has caused.


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He who does not know history is condemned to repeat itwas not said in vain, therefore, let us find out more abouthis tricks and this will help us take care of the different

key elements in everyones life.


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CHAPTERI

TRAPS

BACKGROUND

The word trap comes from two regions and this termcould have been influenced from both of them. On theone hand, it comes from German, specifically from the

word tramp, and it also derives from the Latin termtrappa.1

In olden days, this word meant contraption for huntinganimals, through something that was activated by beingstepped on.

But words evolve with the passing of the centuries andthis term was extended and also applied to some tricksto be used against human beings.

That is why trap today means something like plan fordeceiving someone.

Earlier on I said that this deceitful procedure is the basicreason why things dont work well in our world and,believe me, I meant it.

Throughout his book, I will try to explain what I mean

and you will have the last word.

1 BREVE DICCIONARIO ETIMOLGICO DE LA LENGUA CASTELLANA(ABRIDGED ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY OF CASTILIAN SPANISH), JoanCorominas, EDITORIAL GREDOS (Spain) and BREVE DICCIONARIO ETI-MOLGICO DE LA LENGUA ESPAOLA (ABRIDGED ETYMOLOGICAL DICTION-

ARY OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE), Guido Gmez de Silva, EDITORIALFONDO DE CULTURA ECONMICA (Mexico).


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But before I get down to business, let me tell you thatwhen God designed our world, He wanted and wants thebest for us, but as I also said, a trickster wanders around,

enemy of God and of man, and what he wants ispreciselythe opposite. Why does it happen so?

DIFFERENT PROCEDURES

The differences between our God and that enemy arevast, since both are intrinsically different from each other.On the one hand, we will see that the source of Truth isGod and, in contrast, the true father of lies is this entityI speak of, since even the Lord himself defined him asthe true father of lies.2

Let us look at it from several points of view. If we analyzethe objectivesof one and of the other, we will see thatthey are radically opposed.

God wishes the best for man. Christ defined the actionof God as a generator of life in abundance.

Conversely, that enemyas Jesus Christ also saidhascome to steal, destroy and kill.3

Now, if we look at it from the perspective of the powereach of us holds, we will realize that he who has the true

power and absolute authority is God. Conversely the

enemy, while he does also have power, it is very inferiorto that of God.

2 Gospel according to St. John 8:44 When he lies, he speaks his native language,for he is a liar and the father of lies.

3 Gospel according to St. John 10:10: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, andto kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they mighthave it more abundantly.


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By way of an example, let me mention an occasion whereboth powers came face to face.

Observe closely the total subjugation this evil entitymanifests before God.

On that occasion, Christ faced a demon-possessedGadarene, an event described in the first three Gospels,4

where we read how this entity first questions the Lordwith the following words:

What is your issue with us, Jesus, Son of God? Have youcome here early to destroy us?

And there you will see that a little later, and just so youcan see the total subjugation they have before God, Christasks him with authority:

What is your name?

Let me emphasize something: had there not been totalsubjugation of these entities before God, do you knowwhat? They could not have even answered him, or theycould have said something or other, but analyze the termsused to reply:

My name is Legion because we are many.

And so that there is no doubt of their total subjugation,

look how they ask for his permission before taking thenext step:

If you throw us out, allow us to go to those swine

4 Episode referred to in the Gospels accord ing to St. Mat thew 8:28;St. Mark 5:2; and St. Luke 8:26.


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And I insist, it wasnt until the Lord permitted it, thatthey could enter.

I mean, there is no doubt that there is totalsubjugationbefore God, though it must be highlighted that for somereason only the Lord knows, He allows those entities tostill act in our world.

But one very important thing that must be highlightedis that the way of actingof both is also completely dif-ferent, you see,God plays clean, speaking truthfullyand openly, while the evil entity operates in a sly,treacherous and lying manner.

Another difference we can observe is that this enemyis not even intelligent, since if he were, he would haverealized from the start that all true life comes solely fromGod and all authority in the universe should be only His.

And by being so different, their weaponsorprocedures

will also be different.

Some of the Lords weapons are the strength of reason,love and conviction towards those who follow him, butguess what the enemys main weapon will be: traps anddeception.

Let us analyze a little more the main characteristic of atrap, taking the case of a physical trap from olden days.

A deep pit would be dug and some very sharp stakeswould be fastened, pointing upwards, to its lower part andthe upper part would have to be hidden with branches,leaves or some earth.

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seen from above should give the impression of beingsomething absolutely and completely harmless and mustlook like a simple path. Whats more, it must look like a

smoother and more attractive path than the other.

If a mouse happily walks through a basement and sud-denly sees a seductive piece of cheese, half tied to a pieceof wood and some wire, it definitely does not imaginethat this little board is called a mousetrap. He just seesit as a golden opportunity to eat a very delicious pieceof cheese.

As a test of this, I invite you to see how that enemy hasplaced different traps for humans throughout the cen-turies.

If we go to the very beginning of the Bible, Genesis, whenthe enemy tempts Eve through the serpent, we will seethat he obviously did not speak truthfully to her. If hehad spoken honestly to her, he would have said something

like this: I invite you to make an enemy of God, that youdisobey him and thus all the earth will be cursed becauseof you, so that you have to confront death and suffering,both for you and for your descendents.

Did he say it like that? Not at all. Look at how he sets outthe matter.5

So the serpent said to the women:you will not die; but God

knows that the day you eat of him your eyes will be open andyou will be like God, knowing good and evil

Analyzing this way of acting, we will see that it containsthe basic characteristic of a trap: that it does not looklike one.

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It looks like something attractive and innocent, thus want-ing to do a favor for that person who is being deceived.

If we had been wiser, we would have realized that theorders of God are not to be questioned, since if somethinghad been good for man, the Lord of Heaven himself wouldhave told us beforehand.

And when He prohibits something, it is because thatsomething is damaging and harmful for man.

And something that is often forgotten is that while Godis concerned that man comes to harm, the enemy is not.He could not care less about harm to humans. He wantsGods work on earth to fail and for his plan not to work.

And I repeat, while Gods weapons are truth, justice andlove, the enemys weapons are lies, deception and TRAPS.

WAYS OF DECEIVING

Analyze the following case: when the enemy wants aperson to take someone elses life, no less, if he spoke tohim truthfully, he would have to say something like this:I invite you to commit one of the most abominable actsbefore God and Man. Take the life of that person. Withthat action, you will carry that blame forever on yourconscience and will lose peace for the rest of your days.

Do you think he would put it like that? No way! On thecontrary, he will say something similar to this: Look,if you take that persons life you will be doing good forsociety, and no one will even realize. Whats more, bequick because that person wants to take your life.

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not the casehe would say something like this: I inviteyou to destroy your mind, your body and your future.That substance will make you lose consciousness,

leading you to commit acts that are even criminal,which you will then regret. And to top it all, you willbe trapped with those substances, which will not onlydamage you in a way you cannot imagine, but will alsohurt your family, work and pocket.

Would he put it like that? No, because that wouldntwork for him.

He is going to put everything in such an attractive waythat he will convince many. He will say to his futurevictims that this substance will bring them true happi-ness and that they will be stronger, and who knows whatelse. And heaven help that poor person who heeds him.

And he will do something similar whenever he wantssomeone to indulge in lust, robbery, greed, pride and

countless things where, of course, he will not tell thetruth, but will rather present everything in a deceitfulmanner because that is precisely the characteristic of atrap: that it must not look like one.

Remember the case of a physical trap from olden times. Thesharp stakes at the bottom of the pit were perfectly hiddenso that from above everything looked attractive and safe.

The better hidden the trap, the better it works.

And, so, now that Jesus Christ has come to the worldwith his extraordinary message, what will the en-emy do? Is he going to retire, or will he go some-

where else? No. And since he cannot get a propertydeed or something similar, his only weapon will be:to carry out countless more tricks.


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That must be why one of the main recommendations ofthe Apostle Peter was:6 Be sober and watch: because youradversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking

whom he may devour.

This warning basically refers to his attitude because, interms of his physical form, believe me, he would be muchless dangerous if he were to physically walk like a lion,since that would enable us to identify him because whatmakes him extremely dangerous is that he is disguised.

And very craftily, he lays traps everywhere and whereyou least expect.

That will be the exact objective of this book, which iswhy I will try to briefly expound on these traps in thefollowing chapters, as well as several of their effects.

The following cases will show you how the basic charac-teristic of a trap is used: it does not look like one and its

victims at the time see it as harmless and even innocent.

Though, if we are observant, we will notice that in allthese cases there was a difference. It was always neces-sary to make improper modificationsalbeit apparentlyslight on occasionto that specified by God.

What you will also notice is that they were presented asa better path, a shorter, more practical path. Analyze,

then, the following chapters and at the end you yourselfwill be able to express your opinion.

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CHAPTER II

RIGHT DIRECTION

IMPORTANCE

If someone wished that a certain boat did not arrive at itsdestination, tell me, how do you think he could proceed?It is very simple. He would just make sure that it wentin the wrong direction.

I remember once seeing a documentary on a cargo boatthat had left a port on the west coast of America and wasdue to head to an island located halfway across the Pacific.

Due to an unfortunate circumstance, someone placed anelectronic appliance next to the compass, which causedcertain magnetic interference, which in turn made theboat involuntarily go off course, which at the time wasnot detected.

After several days, the more experienced sailors werewondering if the sun should be in that position at thattime of day.

They went to the captain and the steersman, who con-fidently pointed to the compass, saying, Im followingthe direction and exact degrees shown by the compass.You can check for yourselves.

At that point, someone removed the electronic appliancethat had been accidently placed next to it and what asurprise! The compass positioned itself in a differentdirection, which in this case was the correct one.

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compasswhich caused a loss of time, fuel and otherinconveniences.

In the case of a journey like that one, the consequences,though significant, were not so serious, given that theerror was detected on time. However, if we talk aboutan error in terms of the direction of an entire life, thesituation would be disastrous.

Continuing with the example of the boats, if someonetried to make a vessel not arrive at its destination, hesurely would not say, Its not in your interest to arriveat the expected port because hell surely be branded acrazy person. Rather he will slyly want it to follow the

wrong route.

And as well as ensuring that this false route cannotbe corrected, if that cunning character managed to getthe steersman declared infallible, that would representthe ultimate aspiration of all tricksters. Why?

As I mentioned in the example of the boat, some expe-rienced sailors realized the mistake and fortunately hadthe chance to point it out and were listened to, whichavoided the worst case scenario for all.

Let us imagine for a moment what would have happenedif it had not been possible to appeal against the decisionsof the steersman or captain? What would have happened

if they had declared themselves error-free?

We said earlier that a trickster wanders around our world,whose objective is for things to fail, and the worst of itis that to, a large extent, he achieves this.

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He would try to influence whoever was in charge of keydecisions. What? Was our God really not aware of this

possiblity or about the existence of this harmful character,

who loves deceiving and destroying? Did our Lord notrealize the huge risk a mistake on the part of manage-ment would represent?

Of course he knew, and thats precisely why, knowingvery well the enemys twisted intentions, he expresslyand clearly ordered us to call no man our father on earth,and that we should all consider ourselves brothers, anorder that is in the following phase:1

Call no man your father on earth, for only one is your trueFather, who is in heaven.

Parrallely, he left us something better than a functioningcompass: his teachings, laid outincredibly clearly andsimplyin the four Gospels.

On many occasions someone might wonder: Howcould the enemy make someone get involved in an

1 Gospel according to St. Matthew 23:9. The version shown above comes from

the Catholic version, though the other versions (Christian and Catholic) basi-cally say the same thing, as you can check for yourself:

Reina-Valera Version: And call no man your father on earth, for you have oneFather, who is in heaven.

Peoples Version: And call no man your father on earth, for only one is your true

Father, who is in heaven.American Standard Version: And call no man your father on earth, for only oneis your true Father, who is in heaven.

Peshitta Bible (Not taken from Greek, but directly from Aramaic): Call no manyour father on earth, for only one is your Father, who is in heaven.

Given the importance of this text, which contains a direct order from Jesus Christ, weare comparing these ive versions that say the same thing. We are doing this because

some people, when they question inconsistencies with respect to that speciied in

the Bible, argue that this is due to different translations, which is not correct, sinceall the Christian and Catholic translations basically say the same thing.


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open transgression to that ordered by none other thanJesus Christ?

The father of lies subtlety and ability to deceive knowsno bounds and I am convinced that he did not raisethe matter as a clear transgression, since if he had, he

would have had to express something similar to this:2

I invite you to go over the words of Jesus Christ and,thus, if you are mistaken in different respects you willdrag everyone along with you.

Might he have put it like that? No way! I rather thinkthat he expressed it in a manner similar to the follow-ing: Its not right to be controversial with regard to the

words of Jesus Christ. He is already in heaven, but youare here on earth and have to face people who even sayhow things are becoming different. Therefore, its betterthat only oneconstitute the guide or father of all, and theothers should adhere to him, and that person could be

YOU, since you are so prudent and, thus, you will guideeveryone in an admirable manner.

And if that bishop, in turn, argued that that prohibitionis clearly described in the Gospels and, therefore, anyone

who read them would realize that disobedience. Perhapsthe enemy suggested to him:

Leave the Bible complete in other languages that almost

no one knows, and also completely prohibit its diffu-sion throughout the world, and you will thus becomean extraordinary leader for all Christian people without

2 Obviously no human being could know the precise arguments the person

must have had who decidedas we will later seeto start making use of

papacy, universal bishopric or pontificate. However, taking as a base theactions that followed, surely the motivations were similar to those now set out.


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receiving uncomfortable questions from anyone. It is truethat Jesus Christ prohibited that, but He did not know,like you, all the reasons of a practical nature.

But, a frequent problem is how can one suddenly beconstituted as a kind of representative of God on earth

when an express prohibition for it exists, by none otherthan Jesus Christ?

Let us analyze this from two perspectives, first from aBiblicalpoint of view and then from a historicalpointof view.

BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE

The best way Catholic theologians aimed to support thefigure of the pontificate, papacy and universal bishop-ric was by turning to a paragraph found in the Gospelaccording to St. Matthew 16:18, which says:

And I [Jesus] say to thee: that thou art Peter; and uponthis rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shallnot prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of thekingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind uponearth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thoushalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.

They confer great importance onto that part, since they

consider that it holds the same fundaments as the papacy,however, if we analyze said paragraph a little more care-fully, we will see things differently.

The first thing that stands out in this paragraph is theperson to whom it is addressed and it clearly specifiesJesus: to You (to Peter) and never mentions the possibilityof any kind of successor, not will we find the slightest


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hint in this respect, nor of Peter, nor of anyone in theentire New Testament.

Now, if there had been successorssomething not men-tioned ever by Jesus, Peter, Paul or any of the Apostles

who might they be?

Because in reality, all the worlds Christian groups assurethat they are the true successors of Peter.

If they had existed, they would definitely be those whoacted like Peter acted, and who followed his directions, dont

you think?

And among many other things that we will see in thisand in subsequent chapters, is that Peter would not allowrespect towards his person, as we can see when on oneoccasion Cornelius3(a Roman centurion) kneels beforehim and Peter immediately pulls him up and not onlythat, but shows him that he himself (Peter) is a man just

like Cornelius.

If that were not enough, Peter never proclaimed himselfto be infallible, since if you open the Book of Galatians,4

you will note that Paul publically points out that Petermade a mistake that is accepted by Peter.

As for the naming of the authorities, it should be men-tioned that, at this time, they were called elders(plural)in each church, as we can easily see in the actual lettersfrom Peter and throughout the New Testament.

3 Acts 10:25: As Peter entered the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feetin reverence. But Peter made him get up. Stand up, he said, I am only a manmyself.4 Letter from St. Paul to the Galatians 2:11.


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But does he (Peter), in a personal capacity, consider him-self like the Pope, universal bishop, pontiff or similar? Itis also easy to find this out, so let us read what he said, in

reference to its own person. Let us go to the first universalLetter from Peter 5:1, where we will first see in whomhe confided his authority: to the elders; and second, howPeter considered himself: simply as one of them.

I ask the elders who are here among you, I, an elder withthem and witness to the sufferings of Christ, I also partici-

pate in the glory that shall be revealed. Teach the flock ofGod that is among you,5 looking after them, not by force,but voluntarily; not for dishonest gain, but with spirit; notby having domination over those who are in your care, butby being examples to the flock.

The Catholic version says this: As Peter entered, Corneliusmet him and fell at his feet in reverence. But Peter madehim get up. Stand up, he said. I am only a man likeyou.

Someone might ask: did the Apostle Peter make any ref-erence to any potential successor or later guide? He did,but he also warned us6of the risks of false guides who

5 The term elder appears in the Bible in two senses: 1.- Persons of advanced

age, and 2.- The guides and shepherds of the congregation, in accordance with

Judeo-Christian tradition. In this paragraph, we can see that they are referred

to as authorities or guides because it asks them: Teach the flock of God that

is among you.And I repeat: Peter considered himself to be one of them.6 Though there is noteven the slightest mention in the New Testament to assumethat Peter was located in a Christian community, as a kind of sole leader, universalbishop or something similar, there are many other parts that describe him as oneof the Apostles, though very active in his ministry. Analyze the following paragraph(Acts 8:14): When the Apostles (plural) in Jerusalem heard that Samaria hadaccepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria. Note that theperson who decided said dispatch was not actually Peter, nor another person referredto by name, but the Apostles. How could St. Peter have designated a sole guideas successor if he did not even consider himself as such?


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would deceive the Christian congregation. Good grief!Where does it say that?

If you open the 2nd Letter from Peter 2:1, you will see thathe expresses himself thus:

But there were also false prophets among the people, justas there will be false teachers among you. They will secretlyintroduce destructive heresies

Now, if Peter never located himself in a place of preemi-nence, perhaps Paul did? Nothing of the sort. Again I ask

you to read between so many quotes from Paul himself,where you will see how he considered his role in serviceto the Lord:7I was appointed herald, apostle and teacherof the Gentiles.

Analyze the title or the charge considered by Peter him-self for himself, which is, by way of introduction, at the startof the 2nd Letter from St. Peter 1:1: Simon, Peter, servantand apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtainedequal faith with us in the justice of our God (In the 1stLetter from St. Peter 1:1 he introduces himself in a similarway). This term is fully consistent with the name used bythe Lord Jesus Christ: When it was day, (Jesus) called hisdisciples and chose twelve of them, whom he also calledapostles. There are 42 quotes relating to the Apostles inthe New Testament. This word apostle derives from theGreek apostolos, which means the sent one.

And in regard to authority, how would Paul refer to

them? In a similar manner to Peter, Paul also referred tothe ecclesiastical authorities as the elders. Analyze itfor yourself:8

7 2nd Letter from Paul to Timothy 1:11; something similar is in the 1st Letter to

Timothy 2:7, in the Letter from Paul to Titus 1:1 and in countless other parts.

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Let the elders9 who rule well be counted worthy ofdouble honor, especially those who labor in the wordand in teaching.

Analyze this other quote from Paul along the same lines:10

For this reason I left you in Crete [to Titus], that youshould set in order the things that are lacking, and ap-

point elders in every city as I commanded you; whoeverwas irreproachable, husband11of only one woman

And if Peter never saw the possiblity of successors, per-haps Paul did? Yes, he did, but also by way of a warningon false guides that would be created. Analyze their own

words quoted in the Book of Acts of the Apostles 20:29:

Because I know that after my departure fierce wolveswillcome in among you, not sparing the flock. And from among

your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, todraw away the disciples after them.

Tell me something: do you think that if neither Peter, Paulnor any of the Apostles had never named themselves

popes, pontiffs or something similar, they would havenamed a future sole successor, going above what JesusChrist has ordered?

9 In some translations, this word is replaced by priest, which means exactly

the same, since it comes from the Greek presbyteros, which means elderor the eldest or the most experienced.10 Letter from St. Paul to Titus 1:5. It is important to mention that this is alsoconsidered a pastoral letter, that is, addressed to the guides or leaders of a

church.

11 Note how Paul, in this and other similar mentions, recommended that the

elders, guides, or bishops (and also deacons or ministerial aides) of each

church, be married. When he recommends voluntarycelibacyas he saysthat he himself practices ithe does so for the congregation in general, though

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On the other hand, what might be one of the reasons forJesus Christ not warning us of the dangers of grantingleadership of the church to a single person?

When there is only one person as a guide, we make itincredibly easy for the enemy because he only has toconfuse him and that person will take everyone else inthe wrong direction.

Now, would it be possible for Satan himself to influencesomeone as close to God? Of course! Let me mention

what happened in front of Jesus Christ himself.

On one occasion, together with Christ, Satan entered Peterand tried to make him desist from suffering in Jerusalem.

However, if the evil entity can deceive you or I, he cannotdeceive the Lord, and Jesus Christ immediately identifieshim and reprimands him harshly.

Where is that? If you open the Gospel according to St.Matthew at 16:23, you will see that it says the following:

But he [that is Jesus] turned and said unto Peter, Getthee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: forthou savourest not the things that be of God, but thosethat be of men.

But returning to the paragraph we are now unpicking,

with which some try to justify successors, we will seethat Jesus continues to say to Peter that he would givehim the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. What are they?

Those keys are perfectly exercised by Pedro in the Bookof Acts 2:38, when the people, at that point very confused,ask him about the path to follow once Christ had diedand he answers thus:


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Peter replied, Repent and be baptized, every one of you, inthe name of Jesus Christ.

Believe me that both at that moment of confusion andwith his indication to follow Jesus Christ all his life, Petermakes perfect use of those keys to Heaven.

And in the last part of the paragraph we are analyzing, wewill see that he continues thus, when Christ says to Peter:

And whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven,and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in Heaven.

This last section is interpreted completely wrongly. It isunderstood as a prerogative of acting freely, and not whatit really is: a very serious call to attention on the great re-

percussion of all human acts, where each good or bad ac-tion will have repercussions in our present and future life.

Proof of this is in the same section, where the Lord Je-sus Christ repeats it, not only for Peter, but for all thosewho were listening at that moment [Matthew 18:18],corroborating that, rather than a kind of concession orfranchise directed only at Peter, it is a warning to allof the extraordinary repercussions, both in the current

world and in the future one, of binding and looseningcorrectly, in the sense of the Gospels.

But then, if, from the biblical perspective, there is noteven the slightest fundament to situate a person abovethe rest, and not only that, but there are signs to thecontrary, what might Christian history tell us about this?

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designated the capital of the Seleucid Empire, which wasone of the divisions of Alexander the Greats Empire, ithappened that in the year 133 before Christ, on the death

of King-Priset Atalo III, his will bequeathed his kingdomto the nascent Roman Empire.

But a curious thing is that when Rome came into contactwith these new Pagan rites, the Roman emperors, whowere considered as those who headed all the religions ofthe State, were considered as judges or arbiters of divineand human things.

Therefore, this new title of Pontifex Maximus fittedthem like a glove to be constituted in a kind of bridgebetween their gods and human beings.

And it was thus that this ancient figure of king-priest usedfor centuries by Persians and Babylonians was transferredto the Roman Empire to become a kind of God on earth.

Also, by the way, one of the sources of conflict betweenthe early Christians and leaders of the Roman Empirewas precisely that: the Christians only recognized oneGod and did not share the idea that the emperor wasconsidered an earthly divinity.

Julius Caesar, from the year 63 before Christ, was recog-nized as Pontifex Maximus or Supreme Pontiff.

Therefore, the early Roman emperors, including Constan-tine4th century after Christbore this title.

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But, returning to the title of Pontifex Maximus, observesomething curious: despite being Roman emperors andinheriting such a title, one of the emperors, named

Gratian, in the year 382 of our era, voluntarily renouncedsuch title because he was a Christian and considered itincompatible with his Christian principles.

Now, if, within earthly parameters, it would be unthink-able and completely unsuitable to establish a pontiff,that is, if there were a single person as a bridge betweenGod and men, what could we say about something similar

established within Christianity?

Looking at it from a human context, if a country, social orreligious organization, political party, company or familymade the huge mistake of having the opinion of a single

personmake every decision, that human group wouldlimit its thinking capacity to an extreme degree, since itis only from collective participation that real solutionscan emerge in practically everything.

Nevertheless, that which sociologically speaking we sur-mise, in other words, the great disadvantages of single-

person decisions make us understand why, in the spiritualfield, if the Lord knows about them in advance, he notonly gave us the exact route, but expressly warned usthat we should NOT proceed thus.

But in the face of doctrinal or biblical support, and oncewe know the Pagan provenance of the figure of pontiff,how can we support the theory of a pope, pontiff oruniversal bishop?

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supposedlyand that from there all the rest came, whichdoes not coincide with the reality.14

While those who prepared a similar hypothesisof thesupposed apostolic successionconsidered that per-haps due to the darkness of the times it would not be

possible to prove neither one thing nor the other, theywere greatly mistaken.

Because from the historical vision, and not so much fromexternal sources, but from within the historical contextof the Bible itself, we can elucidate that such apostolicsuccession simply does not exist because it all seems toshow that Peter was not even in Rome.

APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION AND ITSHISTORY

The first thing we would need to do to assume that theApostle Peter was the first Roman bishop, would be prove

that he was there.

But the evidencefrom the Bible itselfgoes againstthis.15What do I mean? I invite you to analyze in detailthe following evidence.

14 The title of Pontiff that had been rejected by the Roman Emperor Gratian

because he was a Christian, and which came from Pagan sources, after having

been constituted universal bishop in Rome, which happens later, was misap-

propriated by the leaders of the papacy.15 In their eagerness to try to prove such a suppositionthat Peter was in

Romesome have gone to the extreme of using the apocryphal gospels, but astheir name shows, the word apocryphal means false or falsified. It would

be absurd to try to found somethingeven insignificant thingson something

that is recognized as intentionally fake or falsified.

Most of the Apocryphal Gospels are known to definitely have been written

in the late 2nd and early 3rd centuries by some sect such as the Gnostics

and furthermore, it is also known that those who wrote them did not have the

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In the times of death, from which the first martyr of theChristian churchStephenis known, the Apostle Peter

was in Jerusalem.16

On the other hand, take into account that the ApostlePaul, no less than 17 years after his conversion, whichoccurred several years after Christs death, arrives in

Jerusalem again and finds that Peterwho by the waywas not a young man, since from the times of Christ hewas still there, in Jerusalem, exercising his Ministry.

It is perfectly described in the Letter of St. Paul to theGalatians 1:18 and in that same letter, in the next chap-ter, it is agreed17between Paul, Peter and the rest of the

Some media, throughout the 20th century, presented some of the documents

as supposed discoveries, when their existence was known for a long time.

It should be mentioned that the extraordinary Dead Sea archeological discov-

eries (at Hirber Qumbran) were not related to the Christian movement. Thedocuments found there can be classified into three groups:

A.-Biblical

(Some books of the Old Testament), B.-Agnostic

,(not those thatrefer to the Christian group) called: Book of Jubliees,Pseudo Jubilees, the Booksof Noah, Enoch, Tobias, the Testament of Levi and a piece of another unknownapocryphal called Genesis or Lamej; and C.- Books of the Esenia Community.

But the apocryphal documents from other sources referring to the Christian

movement are assigned no credibility both due to their lack of historical sup-

port and the very low quality of their writing, since almost every page of this

book has serious errors in regard to customs and events.

LOS EVANGELIOS GNSTICOS (THE GNOSTIC GOSPELS), EDITORIAL LEC-TORUM, (Mexico); EVANGELIOS APCRIFOS (APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS),EDITORIAL PORRA, (Mexico); PALESTINA Y LOS ROLLOS DEL MAR

MUERTO(PALESTINE AND THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS),Jos Luis MontecillosChipres,Editorial El Camino a la Vida (Mexico).16 Book of the Acts of the Apostles 7, 1:60 and 8:20, which shows in many partsthe presence of Peter in Jerusalem. This Book of Acts, according to the experts,was probably written in the year 63 by St. Luke from Rome. HISTORIA DE LAIGLESIA DE CRISTO (HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST),JosLuis Monte-cillos Chipres, EDITORIAL EL CAMINO A LA VIDA.17 This same agreement in regard to the ministry of Peter to the Jews and of

Paul to the non-Jews is widely referred to in a great many parts of the New

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Apostles that Peter would dedicate himself to ministeringto the Jews and Paul to the Gentiles, in other words, tothe non-Jews.18

On the other hand, when the first Council of the Chris-tian Church was held, Peter was in Jerusalem, which isdetailed in the Book of Acts, Chapter 15.

To better back up that I am saying, when Paul wrotehis Letter to the Romans, which is thought to have beenaround the year 57 or 58 from Corinth, and physicallycarried by Febe,19not even the slightest mention is made

of the Apostle Peter, since that letter contained greetingsto many people.20

Obviously, if Peter had been in Rome, or even more ob-viously, if he had have been the Bishop of that city, he

would have at least been mentioned, dont you think?

When Paul comes to Rome, which occurs around the year61,21several people go out to meet him, none of whichincluded Peter.

18 If that were not enough, we must consider that the charge that Paul went to

the Gentiles was not a product of a mere agreement between the Apostles,

but a direct indication from the Lord. See the Testimony of Ananias, who was

charged by Jesus Christ to return Pauls sight, when Ananias says to the Lord

that Paul is a persecutor of believers.

19 Sister Febe, bearer of the letter, is mentioned in the actual Letter from Paul

to the Romans 16:1.

20 This letter contains affectionate greetings to those who were inRome, mentioning by name the following: FEBE (Bearer of the Letter),PRISCILLA, AQUILA, EPENETUSM MARY, ANDRONICUS, JUNIA,AMPLIATUS, URBANUS, STACHYS, APELLES, ARISTOBULUS,HERODION, NARCISSUS,TRIPHENA, TRYPHOSA, PERSIS, RUFUS,ASYNCRITUS, PHEGON, HERMES,PATROBAS, HERMAS, PHILO-LOGUS, JULIA, NEREUS AND OLYMPAS. The following send theirown greetings: PAUL, TIMOTHY, LUCIUS, JASON ANDSOSIPATER.It even mentions who writes the actual letter: TERTIUS. (Letter fromPaul to the Romans, Chapter 16).21 Book of Acts, Chapter 28:14.


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(as if the Lord had not known) Jesus replies to Ananias: Goyour way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my namebefore the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

Book of Acts of the Apostles, 9:15, as well as other similarmentions.

Here is another piece of information: when Paul was inprison in Rome, he wrote several letters, including lettersto the Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians and Philemon.22And none of them make the slightest reference to Peter,neither to his person nor to any of his works, which isunderstandable because this great Apostle was not there.

One more reference: in the final part of Pauls Letter tothe Colossians, written, as I said, from prison in Romehe writes:23

Aristarchos my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark thecousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have receivedinstructions; if he comes to you, receive him) and Jesus

who is called Justos. Those are the only Jews[or men ofthe circumcision, in some translations] among my fellowworkers for the Kingdom of God, and they have been acomfort to me.

The only Jews who helped him? Was Peter really nota Jew? Or perhaps he did not want to help him in his

work for the Kingdom of God? No. Peter simply was notin that city.

Another piece of evidence is the following: Chapter 18 ofthe Book of Acts of the Apostles, written around the year

22We said including because there is a letter written by Paul that is lost, which

is deduced from the New Testament, which is the Letter to the Laodiceans.

Its existence is presumed from that mentioned in the Letter from St. Paul to

the Colossians, 4:16.

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63 by St. Luke, makes the following reference, which iskey for what we are discussing:

After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth, where hemet a Jew called Aquila,24whose family came from Pontus.

He and his wife Priscilla had recently left Italy because anedict of Claudius had expelled all the Jews from Rome.

Therefore, I ask you: do you believe it is possible that,if it had been agreed that Peteras evidenced in a largeamount of partspracticed his ministry among the Jewsand Paul among the non-Jews, and if the majority of Jewshad been expelled from Rome, would it make any sensefor Peter to move there?

What would be the purpose of Peteror the rest of theApostles charged with ministering to the Jewsneglect-ing such important bishoprics of those other regions, togo to a place from which the Jews had been expelled?25

One last comment on this: when Paul is going to bebeheaded by Nero, which is somehow visualized be-tween the lines in what is thought to be his last let-terthe Second Letter from Paul to Timothywrittenfrom Rome,26you and I will be able to see in that entire

24 Remember that Aquila and Priscilla were two people Paul sent Greetings to

in Rome in the Letter to the Romans (described in a previous note).25If anyone should assume that Peter could have perhaps been in Rome before thequoted references, that is not viable either because, aside from that mentionedin the previous points, the Roman Emperor Claudius, (whose full name wasTiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, who was born in the year 10BC and died in the year 54 AD) and decided to expel the Jews during his reign,that is before the year 54, an additional piece of information that would makethe presence of Peter in a place where there were almost no Jews completelyillogical, considering that Peters ministry was to the Jews. VIDAS DE LOSDOCE CSARES (LIVES OF THE TWELVE CAESARS), Suetonio, EDITORIALGROLIER (Mexico).26 2nd Letter from St. Paul to Timothy 4:6.


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letter that Paul does not make the slightest mentionof Peter, which obviously would not have happenedif that great Apostle had been in that city.27

And remember to take into account that such Letter to theRomans was written in the year 57 or 58 and the Book ofActs of the Apostles was written by Luke in the year 63,therefore, the mention of these two people in the Bookof Acts is AFTER that made in the Letter to the Romans.

But listen to this: if you visit St. Peters Basilica in Rome,you will find that in a semi-basement there is a placewhere they say the remains of the Apostle Peter lie.

The problem is that there is no anthropological, archeo-logical or historical basis to prove it,28therefore, someare of the opinion that perhaps those remains come fromsomeone of the same name (Peter) who was removed fromRoman tombs, since that name was and is very common.29

Now, those who think that Peter was the first SupremePontiff should mentally situate themselves in those far-

27 If the reader wishes to learn about one of the most likely places where Peter

also exercised his ministry, I invite you to read Appendix A.

28 In any case, the burden of proof is the responsibility of those who state a

similar thing. Every researcher, archeologist, historian and the general public

are waiting and wishing to analyze any piece of proof there might be in thatrespect.

29That name is very common not only for a man, but also for a woman. As an exampleof this, I include an inscription from one of the Roman tombs: PETRONIA, WIFE OF

A DEACON, MODEST TYPE, HERE LIE MY BONES; RETAIN YOUR TEARS, DEAR WIFEAND DAUGHTER OF MINE; AND BELIEVE THAT IT IS PROHIBITED TO CRY FOR THOSEWHO LIVE WITH GOD. BURIED IN PEACE AND IN THE COMFORT OF THE FESTOCONSULATEQuotedin the book HISTORIA DE LA IGLESIA DE CRISTO (HISTORYOF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST),Jos Luis Montecillos Chipres.EDITORIAL ELCAMINO A LA VIDA.

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away years, when the early Christians were persecutedin different cities of the Empire for, among other things,refusing to recognize the divinity of the Emperor.

Tell me something: do you believe it is possible that Peteror, rather, those who had been the true Bishops of Romein the early centuries, could have even imagined the pos-sibility of using a single person with the title of PontifexMaximus, which the Roman emperors did possess?

The mere idea of thinking about such a thing seemscompletely aberrant and out of place to us, both doctrin-ally and politically. Moreover, Christ not only prohibitedany situation of preeminence between brothers but, onseveral occasions, made recommendations such as thefollowing:30

But Jesus called them to him and said, You know thatthe rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and theirgreat ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not

be so among you, but whoever would be great amongyou must be your servant, and whoever would be firstamong you must be slave of all.

Precisely for these very Christian principles it was, as wehave said, when the Roman Emperor Gratian himself,still withpolitically speakingthe authority to use suchtitle, felt motivated to renounce it.

During earlier centuries, the Bishop of Rome, withouthaving originally been among the greatest or most impor-tant, was acquiring increasing strength, not for any reason

30 Gospel according to St. Mark 10:43 and St. Matthew 20:26, this responsefrom Christ was made at the request of the mother of the sons of Zebe-deeJames and Johnwho wanted her sons to sit in heaven, one to his leftand the other to his right.


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of a doctrinal nature, but for one more circumstantial orprosaic: he was geographically located in the same placeof political power of the era, that is, the capital of the

Roman Empire.31

But I would like to highlight a curious fact: the RomanEmperor Constantine, in the 17th century, created two

political axes in his empire, one in Rome and another inthe city that used to be called Byzantium, which fromthen was called Constantinople.32

The Bishop of Constantinople made an attempt to becomea kind of universal bishop, but at that time there wasanother opposing declaration from another bishop, who

wrote: None of my predecessors has consented to bearthis profane title because when a patriarch [that is whatChristian bishops were called back then] repeals the titleof universal, the title of patriarch is discredited, it isnot the Christian custom to want to give themselves atitle that discredits their brothers.33

31 As an additional piece of information which corroborates that in theearly centuries there was no one in Rome who carried out the duties of aPontiff, universal bishop or Pope, note how at the first seven Councils(aside from the first Council of Jerusalem described in Acts 15) and in factthe only ones that were universally recognized by all the Christian churchesin the world, which were: Nicea (351 AD), 1st Constantinople (381 AD),Ephesus (431 AD),Chalcedon 451 AD), 2nd Constantinople(553 AD), 3rdConstantinople (680 AD) and 2nd de Nicea (787 AD) and were called byemperors and personnel completely unconnected to the Bishopric of Rome

and that from there Rome started to call councils, which were incorrectlycalled ecumenical, since they no longer had the participation of the restof the Christian churches of the world (Ecumenical means universal

and derives from the Greek oikumene [the inhabited earth]).32 And is today called Istanbul and belongs to Turkey.

33 HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, EdwardEmily Gibbon Volume 4, Page. 596. British historian (1737-1794) Publishedin1776 and 1794. Also quoted in the book HISTORIA ECLESISTICA (ECCLE-SIASTICAL HISTORY),Eusebio de Cesarea, In Note 41, Volume II, Book VI,EDITORIAL CLIE (Spain).


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Do you know where the bishop who was categoricallyopposed to the idea of there being a universal bishopand who issued the previous declaration was from? You

will be amazed:from Rome.

But the situation did not end there. The Bishop of Romesent a letter to the Roman Emperor, which includedthe following text: I confidently state that anyone whocalls himself universal bishop is the precursor to theantichrist.34

If these apparently simple declarations had been issuedby some other bishop, they would not have such signifi-cance, but coming from the Bishop of Rome himself, thesituation changes categorically. Why?

Not only does it demonstrate a position consistent withthe Gospels, but the situation goes much further: it ishighlighting the fact that at that point there was still noth-ing similar to a universal bishop or pontiff in Rome.

So, at what point did the figure of pope or pontiff emergeas an institution?35

CREATION OF THE PAPACY

In the late 6th century and early 7th century the Bishopof Rome, Gregory I, also called the great, was succeeded

by another bishop called Sabinian, who occupied theposition from 604 to 606 and was succeeded by Boniface

34 Item. Vol. 4, Page 596.35If on any occasion you have wondered: how did that original timid Christianchurch of the early centuries evolve into a powerful institution that aimed tosiituate itself above the kings for many subsequent centuries? In Appendix B

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III, who was in the position for only a short time from606 to 607. Shortly before that brief period of Boniface,a singular political event took place.36

The Roman Empire being in full fall in 602, a RomanEmperor called Maurice was detained by a centurioncalled Phocas. At that time there was a coup dtat andPhocas killed not only Emperor Maurice, but also hissons, proclaiming himself Emperor.

But many people, including the Bishop of Constanti-nople, Ciriaco, did not acknowledge him as Emperor,but statedrightlythat he had arrived at that post bymeans of a murder.

Given this lack of acknowledgment, some years later in606, during the time of Boniface III, with whom Phocashad a good personal relationship, in a skilledalbeit il-legalpolitical maneuver, Roman emperor Phocas, whoknew about the ecclesiastical rivalry between Rome and

Constantinople, proposed the following deal to his friend,the Bishop of Rome: that Boniface should acknowledgehim as emperor and he, in turn, would acknowledge himas universal bishop.

Boniface accepted, which gave rise to the centralizationof bishops in Rome, not without winning the disapprovalof other bishops, though such opposition did not prospera great deal, since the Bishop of Romenow universal

had the support of the Emperor himself.

But regardless of the political or moral legality of such amaneuver, the serious thing of the matter was that this

36 HISTORIA DE LA IGLESIA DE CRISTO (HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST),JosLuis Montecillos Chipres. CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA, Vol. I, (Boniface III,607, Phocas).


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step constituted an open transgression to that indicatedin the Gospels and, in my opinion, that was merely the

product of a simple trap, designed by the trickster par

excellence. That is what I was referring to at the start.

Believe me, I do not doubt for a second the excellent goodintentions of the vast majority of people who believe inthe legitimacy of the pontificate, and perhaps the wonder-ful Lord in Heaven, in his vast goodness, and whoeveracts without knowing the real facts could be exoneratedin this kind of deception in to which several people fromother eras fell.

Nonetheless, I would like to make a very respectful exhor-tation to those who believe in Jesus Christ, in the sensethat they consider that if the Lordno lesstells us notto place anyone in a situation of moral pre-eminence overothers, it must have a very powerful reason for being.

What could one of them be? Regardless of the fact that

merely doing things differently to what the Lord ordersmust be reason enough to obey him, this alone will notbe enough. I remind you that if the Lord prohibits some-thing, that will translate into significant inconveniencesfor all.

PERSONAL CONSEQUENCES

The list of errors derived from the arbitrary imposition ofa single person, in the form of pontiff or universal bishopis very great, and its consequences have been very nega-tive throughout the history of Christianity.

If someone asks me about what I consider the main nega-tive aspect, I think it was not having widely and openlydiffusedthe Gospels to all the people of the world, since


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Unfortunately, these two monks, before arriving at thatfar-off country, received an order to return.39

Regardless of the fact that the desirable thing would havebeen to send a great many people there, what occurredto him as the best gift for the emperor?

Without thinking twice about it, I consider that the bestimaginable gift would have been the New Testamenttranslated into Chinese.

It is true that the printing press40had not yet been in-vented, but it was perfectly viable to have translated andsent a significant number of copies, as the Muslims haddone many years earlier with the Koran.41

Instead of this, do you know what was sent? A little oilfrom the lamp from the place that it is believed was theholy tomb of Jerusalem. And both the missionaries andthe copies of the Gospels were conspicuously absent.

Another small demonstration of this grave omission waswhat happened when Friar Luis de Len,42one of themost distinguished professors of the University of Sala-manca, dared translate part of the Bible into Spanish:

39 A that time it was definitely possible to displace a large group of people to

other far-off regions, which was proved by the fact that during the sad Cru-

sades many thousands of people were moved, albeit with another purpose.40 With mechanical steel exchangers because the wooden ones was being used

on a small scale in China at that time.

41 Even the Muslims ended up giving many of their followers a pocket versionof the Koran. The cost of any of the Crusades was a great deal higher than whatthe translation and production of thousands of copies could have cost, whichcould have been sent to many countries. LA HISTORIA DE LOS RABES (THE HIS-TORY OF THE ARABS),AlbertHourani, EDITORIAL JAVIER VERGARA (Mexico).42 Friar Lus de Len was a prisoner in the dungeons of the Inquisition for fouryears, eight months from 1572 to 1576. Since he was also an expert in Hebrew,


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That so called plague of Bible Societies aimed to bringthe Bible to everyone, in their own language.*

And a little later that century, Pope Leo XII44continuedwith the same attitude against the diffusion of the Gospelsby Bible Societies. See what he put in a letter he sent tosome Bishops in Ireland: It is no secret to you, venerablebrothers, that a society vulgarly called Bible Society isbeing audaciously spread throughout the world.

After rejecting the traditions of the Holy Fathers, inopposition to the well-known decree of the Council ofTrent, the [Bible] Society has joined forces and used all itsmeans with a single objective: the translation, or rather,the perversion of the Bible into the languages of all thenations

If you have never been curious about it, I exhort you todo the following: compare a Catholic Bible with a Chris-tian one, and you will see that they are the same thing,

which makes us think that what they did not want wasit to be widely and openly read.

We were saying that on one occasion, Christ said somethingto Peter,45 which I think is a crucial warning of the greattranscendence of every human act:

And whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven,and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

* It was not until the late 20th century that groups of faithful were permitted

to attend Bible study. Perhaps that incipient opening enabled the following

more significant step: to pass from being listeners of The Word to doers

of The Word.

44 Item.

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In the 20th century, with the fortunate advent of bettermedical care,47of every 1,000 children born, an averageof around 950 survive around the world.48

But this new socio-demographic profile that took place,among other things, due to the advent of medicine, madefamily planning necessary for couples.49

And many analysts from different parts of the world,having been aware of the significance and consequencesof this change in the socio-demographic profile, alerteddifferent international governments and organizationsto the matter.

Therefore, this ethical or moral approach, given its ex-traordinary importance, went all the way to the Vaticanin the mid-20thcentury.50

47 Including the appearance of antibioticsin the early 20th century. HISTORIA

DE LA MEDICINA (HISTORY OF MEDICINE), Dr. Manuel Barqun Caldern,MNDEZEDITORES, (Mexico).48 POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU Table of the world population.

(Washington, USA)

49Just so you have an idea of what it would mean to not plan population, we

can make the following mathematical projection: if the current population

of the developing worldwhich is the one that primarily growshad an

average of 2.7 children per woman, and an annual growth of 1.4 per cent, the

world population (which by 2010 was 6.87 billion), in only 100 years, would

reach 24.7 billion, and in a further 100 years (200 years from 2010) would

reach 97.7 billion.Obviously the socio-economic balance and, above all, the ecosystem would be

destroyed a very long time before reaching such a figure, but that tells us of

the urgent need for family planning.

As you will understand, the dilemma is not whether or not growth should beplanned or not, but rather: whether it occurs when we still have time to do it.

It is imperative to stabilize the number of children per woman to around 2.2,

which can be achieved if most couples have 2 to 3 children.

50 In 1950, the total world population was 2.7 billion. UN. PICTURE OF THE

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By virtue of which, in 1968,51the then Pope Paul VI ap-pointed a committee formed by 16 theologians and ex-perts on the subject and asked them to issue their opinion

in this regard, that is, to analyze the suitabilityor lackthereofof a new Encyclical about to be published52 in-cluding a prohibitionon the use of prophylactics as ameans of birth control.

After a profound analysis by this committee, once itevaluated the consequences of the change in the socio-demographic profile, as well as the notorious global in-ability to provide the basic satisfiers to a population that

was growing too quickly, the committee obtained thefollowing vote:

One abstained, four voted to includethe prohibition ofthe use of prophylactics and eleven voted for contracep-tives not to be banned. In other words, almost 3 of every4 voted againstthe inclusion of prohibition.

With that, this committeeappointed by Pope PaulVI himselfgranted validity to the medical, scientific,economic and environmental opinions of the differentexperts in each field from different parts of the globe.

However, to their and many international experts sur-prise, Paul VI put the ruling of his own committee to oneside and DID include said prohibition in his new EncyclicHUMANAE VITAE, publishing it in July 1968.

What was his main argument? That such family planningmethods are artificial. But many of us thought: isnt

51 By 1968, the world population was already 3.5 billion.

52 This would bear the name HUMANAE VITAE and would be issued by the

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medicinewhich encouraged the demographic explosionin the 20th centuryalso artificial?

Would a mother, on seeing her small child with a hightemperature that puts his life at risk, not allow him to begiven an antibiotic because this medication is artificial?

Are telephones, computers, televisions, cars, electric light,radios, tractors, vitamins, disinfectant, clothing, housesand almost everything around us not artificial too?

Many people might rightly tell us that we could all bewrong.

It is true, we are all subject to mistakes and precisely forthat reason the extremely wise Lord of Heaven categori-cally prohibited us from designating one above all others,like a supposed father.

There are two crucial aspects that I would like to high-

light.

If the Lord had been obeyed and no one had been putabove all others, that enormous demographic error wouldnot have happened. Why?

The committee itselfappointed by the Pope himselfruled against the papal intention of prohibiting contra-ceptives, but since Paul VI was elevated to the category

of Pontiff or Pope, he could have perfectly well imposedhis personal opinion.53

53 We are not trying to say that the papal opinion has been the only factor that

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But the second and most serious part of the matter is thatsaid action had serious socio-economic consequencesin many parts of the world, and if I may, I will explain

some of them.

Obviously, the most valuable element known on theplanet is the human being, but if we grow at a quickerrate than our ability to generate the necessary satisfiers,

we create a society with very serious shortages.

Some people of good faith say: I know many countriesthat have a large population and are very developed.

It is very important to establish a key difference: one thingis the elevated population density and another completelydifferent thing is a high rate of demographic growth.And the dangerous thing for any nation in the world isthe second one.

Why is a high rate of demographic growth harmful?

For the simple reason that population duplication takesplace within too short a time period. And during thatsame period the necessary satisfiers are not successfullyduplicated, which will create a multitude of serious short-ages for a large amount of people.

To understand this better, lets analyze a specific example.If a country like Mexico in 1976 had 54 million inhabit-ants and by 2010 it had already 108 million54double

what does that mean from a practical point of view?

Regardless of which political party governed Mexico, if,in only 34 years the population doubled, this means that

54 Even subtracting the great amount of people who emigrated during that

period to the United States. INEGI National Institute of Statistics and Geog-

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during that same time period the necessary satisfiers, suchas access to drinking water, drainage, electricity, urbanroads, housing, jobs, gas, police, food supply, education,

communications, green spaces, wood production, abso-lutely everything would also have to double.

If that were not enough, all the accumulated deficitsmust be solved over decades or centuries and moreover,a certain percentage of the infrastructure that with the

passing of the years is becoming obsolete.

As you will understand, that is a goal that cannot be met,not in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Peru,Bolivia, India or any country in the world, since no one

would have the capacityeven with the best govern-ment in the worldto create what in practice would beanother new countryplus the accumulated deficitsinthat short time period.

The speed factor performs a crucial role, not only in this,but in anything that comes to mind. Let me put it to you

with a very simple example.

A fundamental element for human survival is without adoubt food. We all agree that food is not only good, butindispensable for life, dont we?

Take a moment to recall the food you ate yesterday.

Now lets imagine for a moment that this same amountof food is multiplied by two or by three on that same dayand that we do the same thing each day for seven days.

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What happened? Something very simple: the food wasingested in a quantity greater than the ability to digest it.

In the case of the population, something similar happens.It is not enough to state to the media the importance ofhuman life, but it is indispensable to take the necessarysteps to favor the development of a stable society that isable to provide the necessary satisfiers to all its members.

Lets return to the practical example of Mexico, whereI mentioned that if its population doubled in 34 yearseven when emigration is taken out of the equationwhatalso had to be done? To double all the satisfiers at thesame time in that very short period.

Now I ask you: what happens if in that same period it isnot possible to double housing?

We will have a significant segment of the population livingin makeshift houses with dirt floors, no drinking water

or drainage and perhaps even located in high risk zones.

What will happen if Mexico is not ableas no country inthe world would be ableto double capacity to providethe jobs required?

The need to emigrate will drastically increase, the amountof street stalls will grow and violence and insecurity willrise.

What will happen if its ability to generate sustainablewood products does not grow proportionally (as we willsee in all countries with similar growth)?

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What will we be the situation if urban roads are notdoubled? Obviously, there will be congestion, with slowtraffic and angry drivers, which in turn will have a nega-

tive influence on production and other key elements.

And something similar will occur with absolutely allthe necessary satisfiers that have not been able to growat the rate required. And another thing: many of thoseareas are influenced negatively by others, producing adangerous mix.

But observe a curious fact: the first impression of theinhabitants of both Mexico and any country with suchconditions will be to blame the government withoutanalyzing that perhaps there were hidden forces thatsurely caused these things to occur.

And what we see on the scale of a single country willalso be seen on an international scale, and I invite youto judge for yourself.

The developing world population reached around 3billion by 1970.55

But you see, by 2010 the population of that same develop-ing56segment had practically doubled and Im not evengoing to ask if the necessary satisfiers were doubled be-cause the answer will obviously be nothe period wastoo shortand the conditions are even more deplorable

now for a sector increasingly more extensive.

55 POPULATION REFERENCE BUREAU, Table of the world population 2009.

(Washington, USA.) The population considered developed was around 25%

of the total world population at that time, which was 4 billion.

56 Item. World population picture. The population increase from 1970 to 2010

basically occurred in the segment considered underdeveloped, therefore,

by 2010 the proportion between developed and underdeveloped changed and

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And observe how curious it is that there are other peoplewho naively, albeit with good intentions, say we neededucation without focusing so much on family planning.

Obviously, education is a crucial element, but currently,the truth is that both things have to be done because,if a family from Africa or a highly marginalized area ofLatin America has five children, probably one or severalof those little ones has already had to leave schoolifthey even have that optionto help support their family.

A simple recommendation to educate will be more

utopian than realistic.

But returning to the topic occupying us today, that is, re-garding the consequencesof doing things differently from

what the Lord says. Believe me, the social repercussionshave also been immeasurable.

I will give you a few figures so we have more facts on themagnitude of the damage. The whole world was affected by

the confirmation, after the Second World War, of the terribleevents that took place at the Nazi extermination camps.

It is inconceivable that, due to the almost demented men-tality, prejudice and ignorance of a tiny group of fanatics,a large country like Germany could be convincedand

practically blindedby a Ministry of Propaganda toexhibit racist attitudes towards another group of fellowcitizens of the world.

And already immersed in that blindness, another selectgroup of them was able to implement clandestine deathfactories at which over six million people were erasedfrom the face of the earth.

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less than 10 years all the deaths from that terrible con-flagration (50 million) were surpassed by what I have

just set out.

Do you know how many children die in the world popu-lation segment considered underdeveloped as a conse-quence of deficient medical and food conditions? Over

six million children a year.57

I remember that on one occasion I was listening to aninteresting lecture on the extremely important scientificand cultural contributions the world had received fromoutstanding people.

But the unfortunate thing about the situation is that themain cultural works and contributions are those that werenever done, those that were NOT done because of theastronomical number of people that lacked an adequateenvironment of culture, medical care, food and familyand, therefore, could not develop all their potential.

Therefore, they returned to the earthmany premature-lywith almost all their potential intact and of coursenot unused.

On whom does this responsibly fall? On those of us whodid have this possiblity, but were not sufficiently skilledto create the appropriate conditions.

But, how could we create such conditions if restrictionsare imposed that negatively influence society? And if, totop it all, such impositions are contrary to the religiousand human principles they state they are defending?

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As I mentioned, I do not doubt for a second the excellentgood will of many people who believe in the figure of apontiff, but would it not be better and safer to follow

the instructions of He who is not mistaken, that is, God?

Let us analyze for a moment and take a different path.Might it not be a simple trapand a guaranteed route toarrive at another place that is not the right one?

If we go back in history, we will realize that this mistakemade by guides from other eras of Christianity was not

casual, but a product of ambushes and traps cunninglydesigned by the father of lies.

His objective to deceive us thus had a perfectly delimitedand precise aim. You see, if we return to the example ofthe boat, where if that boat wanted to get to its destina-tion, the only viable option was to follow the route andexact coordinates. Another directionany direction atallwould obviously take it somewhere else, dont youthink?

In our world, like the best compasses or maps, the Lordhas also left us a route, which is in His Word. There isno second or third option.

But what I am saying, my esteemed reader, about theenemy of God and manwho I spoke of at the begin-

ningis that he knows this perfectly well, but wantsGods project to fail and also knows that the sure routeto derailment is to have things done differently.

That entity knows very well that if things on earth aredone according to limited human parameterseven withsupposed good intentionsthe route and destination willbe differentfrom those traced from above.


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That is why when Jesus Christ was on earth he left usprecise instructions, one of which is included in thatwonderful example of prayer, known as Our Father. You

will recall that in one part the words are the following:

Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.58

I am fully convinced that one of the reasons why thingswork perfectly in Heaven is because everything is doneaccording to the Word of God. There is no second routein the universe, believe me.

I could giv

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