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Originally posted by Cinaed
reply to post by 8ILlBILl8
Money is not the evil, it's the LOVE of money that is evil. I am not sure who it was that said it, maybe Henry Kissinger, that Power is the most seductive lust of all.....
Claudio Acquaviva (14 September 1543 – 31 January 1615) was an Italian Jesuit priest elected in 1581 the 5th Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He often referred to as the second founder of the Jesuit Order
He successfully quelled a revolt among the Spanish Jesuits, which was supported by Philip II, and he made use in this matter of Parsons. In a very rare case of the convocation of a General Congregation being imposed on a Superior General (GC V, of 1593) Aquaviva's ways or working were forcefully challenged, but his openness and genuine humility won him the Delegates' hearts and he came out of the ordeal completely vindicated. A more difficult task was the management of Sixtus V, who was hostile to the Society. By consummate tact and boldness Acquaviva succeeded in playing the king against the pope, and Sixtus against Philip. For prudential reasons, he silenced Juan de Mariana, whose doctrine on tyrannicide had produced deep indignation in France; and he also appears to have discountenanced the action of the French Jesuits in favour of the League, and was thus able to secure solid advantages when Henry IV. overcame the confederacy.
Tyrannicide literally means the killing of a tyrant, or one who has committed the act. Typically, the term is taken to mean the killing or assassination of tyrants for the common good.
During his period as General, the already worldwide Jesuit Missions grew in India and Japan were established in China under Alessandro Valignano. Acquaviva saw missions established in Paraguay and Canada and he promoted them throughout Protestant Europe, in particular to English Recusants during the Elizabethan Age.
Originally posted by butcherguy
I believe the Kissinger quote regarding power is this:"Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac."
Originally posted by Cinaed
reply to post by 8ILlBILl8
Money is not the evil, it's the LOVE of money that is evil. I am not sure who it was that said it, maybe Henry Kissinger, that Power is the most seductive lust of all.....
Originally posted by gabby2011
Originally posted by demonologist842012
This is a great post and i absolutely love it. Everything seemed to be correct. I am ver familiar with illuminati and was sort of a part of it at one time. I am not saying i am illuminati but i have great knowledge of it.
It would be greatly appreciated if you felt you could share some of that knowledge with us.
Do you have any thoughts to share on the Jesuits?
I know they have done some great things as well....and run many universities.
Greg has interviewed a few, and there are some who wish to break away , but feel trapped, and feel they have no where to run to. Some have said that you cannot leave the Jesuits and live. Do you agree with this?
Thank you for any information you feel you can share.edit on 28-9-2011 by gabby2011 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by TheThirdAdam
reply to post by gabby2011
I recently found this site as well and I have to say that I am surprised this hasn't been mentioned on ATS more... Seems like it would been kinda like a conspiracy theorists bible.
Originally posted by The_Phantom
Lot's of good comments already, thanks for contributing everybody. I'm not sure that I buy into the All Roads Lead to Rome argument completely. I'm more of a believer that the Church was influenced by the Simonites from the beginning.
As far as Ignatius denying that he as a member of the Alumbrados, being one in the open wasn't really a good idea, of course he would deny it.
And Adam Weishaupt was not a Jesuit, I agree, they were banned when he created the Bavarian Illuminati. Why were they banned? For manipulating governments. If there was an open connection of Adam Weishaupt being a supporter of the Jesuits then the Jesuit goal to hide in the shadows would be crippled. They have been kicked out of almost every country on the planet for being manipulative, I don't think being connected to a secret society when they came back would go over very well.
As a matter of fact the thing that first got me interested in conspiracy was seeing both Bush and Kerry admit that they were part of the same secret society. In public they were very opposed to each other, on the opposite side of the fence, but as it turned out they were both on the same side. If it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck...I have a hard time believing that it is a horse, even if the duck told me so. Politicians always fight each other in public and hang out together in private, look at all the people involved in the Council on Foreign Relations. It's both the right and the left, one side says 'no more war,' the other side says, 'war' either way you end up with war because the both sides secretly want the same thing. That's kind of the idea of having a secretive group.
And Misoir, my initial reaction would be that Jefferson wasn't really in the know when it came Weishaupt. It sounds more like he was just giving his opinion based on what he had heard about him, at least that's what I got from the quote you gave. Of course all I am doing is giving my opinion on him as well, I guess I'm kind of doing the same thing, but my opinions of him aren't so favorable. Hindsight's 20-20 maybe?edit on 28-9-2011 by The_Phantom because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Cinaed
reply to post by 8ILlBILl8
Money is not the evil, it's the LOVE of money that is evil. I am not sure who it was that said it, maybe Henry Kissinger, that Power is the most seductive lust of all.....
Originally posted by The_Phantom
reply to post by SuperTripps
I also think the Templars are major players, and for the same reason that you do, not only that they were fighters but more importantly they were bankers. I'm think it's very possible that one of the places the Templars escaped to when they were persecuted was what became Switzerland, the banking capital of the world and home of the Bank of International Settlements. I think it's interesting that Julius II who was allied with the most powerful banking family in Europe, the Medici's, brought in the Swiss Guard to defend himself. I've often wondered if the Swiss Guard are modern Templar's.
Knights Templar Banking
Knights Templar Banking History
The Knights Templar Order became an extremely powerful entity during the Middle Ages. When a man joined the Knights Templar he took an oath of poverty and his wealth and lands were donated to the Knights Templar order. The first donation of land was given to the Templars in 1127 by Count Thybaud of Champagne at Barbonne-Fayel, fifty kilometres north-west of Troyes. Further donations of money and land were given to the Knights Templar order by nobles and Kings. The Knights Templar were also given certain privileges, for example, King Alfonso I of Spain granted the Knights Templar exemption of tax on a fifth of the wealth taken from the Moors. Various Popes also gave privileges to the order. The Knights Templar order therefore became extremely wealthy and became involved in Knights Templar Banking activities.