April 23, 2009
(From Dan)
I just saw the trailer for the new Dan (DaVinci Code) Brown movie with Tom Hanks, 'Angels and Demons'.
whoa! In the trailer, Hanks, as Tom Langdon, says nothing less than,
" The Illuminati were a secret society, dedicated to scientific truth. The Catholic Church ordered a brutal massacre to silence them forever. They've come for their revenge.'
http://www.angelsanddemons.
Dan Brown and Ron Howard know very well there was no order or 'brutal massacre' of the Illuminati ever by the Catholic Church or anyone else.
Howard admits it responding to complaints voiced by Catholics at the blatant historical revisions in Brown's fiction novels.
"Referring to a booklet on the movie that Donohue authored, "Angels & Demons: More Demonic than Angelic," (click here) Howard wrote: "Mr. Donohue's booklet accuses us of lying when our movie trailer says the Catholic Church ordered a brutal massacre to silence the Illuminati centuries ago. It would be a lie if we had ever suggested our movie is anything other than a work of fiction".
But in a video interview on the movie's website, Howard asserts 'The Illuminati were formed in the 1600s. They were artists and scientists like Galileo and Bernini, whose progressive ideas threatened the Vatican."
Weishaupt's Bavarian Illuminati was founded in 1776. Galileo died in 1647 and Bernini in 1680.
Galileo was a mathemetician and astronomer who proved Copernicus' theory that the earth orbits the sun, that's all. Galileo was Catholic, and his trial for heresy probably was as much over personal disputes with the Jesuit professor of mathematics at the Jesuit College of Rome, Fr. Orazio Grassi.
There's no evidence whatsoever that Galileo was ever involved in any occult secret societies. Considering that he was tried for heresy, had he been a member of of a Luciferian secret society he would have suffered much worse than than the banning of his book and house arrest. Galileo is entombed next to the novice's chapel at the Basilica of San Croce. He was never excommunicated.
Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini was the architect and sculptor credited with creating the Baroque style. Bernini spent his entire career designing some of the most famous buildings and sculptures at the Vatican, under full patronage of the Roman Catholic Church. As with Galileo, there's never been any evidence at all of Bernini having anything to do with occult secret societies.
Either Howard's never studied the real, documented history of the Illuminati secret society, or he's knowing promoting disinformation. I would say both.
The documented origin of the Illuminati (abridged).
The history of the original Illuminati is well documented. During 1783 a member, lawyer Joseph Utzschneider, wanted to drop out, so he stole their most incriminating documents of their full plans, structure, and most importantly list of names of all 3,000 members. These he handed over to the court of the Elector Palatinate of Bavaria. Duke Karl Theodore Dalberg. The plans were similar in content and scope to the later controversial late 19th century document 'Protocals of the Learned Elders of Zion', except in this case it bore Adam Weishaupt's signature as well as other high members of the conspiracy. Also the plan was specific in times, places, and names of operations. The stated goals of the 1776 Illuminati were nothing less than "rule the world". On March 2, 1785, he issued a proclamation identifying the Illuminati as a branch of the Masons, and ordered that their Lodges be shut down. The government began a war against the Order by initiating judicial inquiries at Ingolstadt, and authorities all over Europe were alerted. The jig was up, and Adam Weishaupt escaped to hide out under protection of the Duke of Saxe-Gotha in Prussia.
The Roman Church never ordered a 'brutal massacre' of the Illuminati, though they were well aware of the conspiracy. What Dan Brown got right in the history is that the Illuminati - and Freemasonry - were the sworn enemy of the Church and Christianity.
"We have resolved and decreed to condemn and forbid such Societies, assemblies, reunions, conventions, aggregations or meetings called either Freemasonic or known under some other denomination. We condemn and forbid them by this, our present constitution, which is to be considered valid for ever." - Pope Clement XII; "In Eminenti" Constitution Against Freemasonry and Secret Societies, 1738.
Pius IX never recanted the Church's position against 'Red Masonry',
despite temporal defeat.
"The Satanic spirit of the Sect was particularly evidenced, in the past century, during the course of the Revolutions of France which shook the entire world. Such upheavals proved that the total dissolution of human society could be expected unless the forces of this ultra criminal Sect were crushed."
"However, the Apostolic See's efforts have not been crowned with the success that might have been expected. The Masonic Sect of which we speak has been neither defeated nor overthrown: just the reverse, the Sect has developed to such an extent that, in these days of great difficulty, it shows itself everywhere and with impunity and raises a more audacious countenance."
- Pius IX, Letter to the Bishop of Brazil, 1873
Dan Brown, Ron Howard, and Hollywood have no interest in the real
history, even though
it's chock full of intrigues and violence. They're job is historical
revisionism palmed off as real history. Unfortunately a lot of their
audiences believe their version of the Illuminati and Freemasonry as
'the good guys'. "The Satanic spirit of the Sect was particularly evidenced, in the past century, during the course of the Revolutions of France which shook the entire world. Such upheavals proved that the total dissolution of human society could be expected unless the forces of this ultra criminal Sect were crushed."
"However, the Apostolic See's efforts have not been crowned with the success that might have been expected. The Masonic Sect of which we speak has been neither defeated nor overthrown: just the reverse, the Sect has developed to such an extent that, in these days of great difficulty, it shows itself everywhere and with impunity and raises a more audacious countenance."
- Pius IX, Letter to the Bishop of Brazil, 1873
I don't like seeming on a religious 'kick' so much lately, but every day I get up the media is pushing Luciferian 'good guys' anti-Christian agitprop. I thought the DaVinci Code was bad enough but Brown and Howard where just getting warmed up. Now in the spirit of films like "National Treasure" (already with two sequels out), they're preparing the public for the 'revealing' of the Illuminati leadership as our lords that Illuminati defector Svali has mentioned.
"Moreover, we know from a Canadian priest who hung out with Howard's crew last summer in Rome (dressed in civilian clothes) just how much they hate Catholicism. It's time to stop the lies and come clean."
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dear mr henry
first of all would like to appreciate the efforts you hv taken to
give a write up on the issue Bikini vs. Burqha. I fully agree with its
contents.
it may not be out of place to mention here that very often my
children who are 13 n 16 years of age, question me as to what exactly a
woman wants to flaunt on exposing herself in public. why does she need
the prominence n for what purpose? ultimately, one day god willingly
she would settle down with a man in life. What is it that she would
give him when she has been used by many others, in the sense, where is
the uniqueness? she has lost everything the image, character, modesty
n what is now left.
I do not think any religion would prophesise this kind of an act.
If at all people are allowing their daugthers, sisters etc. it could be
coz they fear society, the people with whom they need to lead a
livelihood. it is more a question of prestige, status quo.
I wish with your article would give food for fodder to those who
are clad in bikinis. I am not here to say they need to be burqha
clad. Atleast, there shd be decency n modesty in one's dressing.
keep up the good job n may Allah (arabic meaning of which is God Almighty), guide us all to the right path.
Rgds
Safia
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Henry Makow is the author of A Long Way to go for a Date. He received his Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Toronto. He welcomes your feedback and ideas at