CHAPTER II.

CHRISTIAN CRIMES AND HEATHEN VIRTUES.

Sorceries of Catherine of Medicis 55 Occult arts practised by the clergy 59 Witch-burnings and auto-da-fé of little children 62 Lying Catholic saints 74 Pretensions of missionaries in India and China 79 Sacrilegious tricks of Catholic clergy 82 Paul a kabalist 91 Peter not the founder of Roman church 91 Strict lives of Pagan hierophants 98 High character of ancient “mysteries” 101 Jacolliot’s account of Hindu fakirs 103 Christian symbolism derived from Phallic worship 109 Hindu doctrine of the Pitris 114 Brahminic spirit-communion 115 Dangers of _untrained_ mediumship 117