vatican-assassins-by-eric-jon-phelps

200 Vatican AssassinsChapter 14The Jesuits – 1750 - 1773Assassination of Pope Clement XIIISuppressed by Europe’s Roman Catholic Kings and the PopeAssassination of Pope Clement XIV and Pope John Paul I“When you are compelled by force to yield in laying aside the clothingwhich our holy Father Ignatius required to be worn, you can stillinwardly, in your hearts, remain steadfastly united to his institution, andawait a more propitious time when you can again adopt it openly; onlytake care to draw the bonds uniting you to one another more closelytogether, and recollect that no human power [including the Pope] canrelease you from your vows.” {1} [Emphasis added]Lorenzo Ricci, 176218 th Jesuit General, 1758-1775Secret Letter to Provincials“Let them be as they are, or else not be!”{2}Jesuit General Lorenzo Ricci, 1764Response to Louis XV’s demand forreform“ . . . the Jesuits are the only religious order in the Church of Rome . . .which has lain under the ban of the Pope, or which has been expelledfrom any country because of its interference in politics. Hence we mayexpect to find that to obtain political power forms a main feature in theplans of the Society.” {3} M. F. Cusack, 1896Converted Nun of KenmareThe Black PopeThe Jesuits – 1750 - 1773