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ignored both of these dates and supplemented 25 December as the new Christ's Mass Day—to coincide with the pagan Sun Festival. Later, at the Synod of Whitby in 664, the bishops expropriated the Celtic festival of Easter (Eostre), the Goddess of Spring and Fertility, and attached a wholly new Christian significance. In so doing, they changed the date of the Celtic festival to sever its tra- ditional association with the Jewish Passover. ignored both of these dates and supplemented 25 December as the them rights to any status in society. Hence, the Church declared new Christ's Mass Day—to coincide with the pagan Sun Festival. that women were all heretics and sorceresses! Later, at the Synod of Whitby in 664, the bishops expropriated In this, the bishops were aided by the words of Peter and Paul, the Celtic festival of Easter (Eostre), the Godd f Spring and and on the basis of their teachings the Roman High Church was Fertility, and attached a wholly new Christian significance. In so enabled to become wholly sexist. In his Epistle to Timothy, Paul doing, they changed the date of the Celtic festival to sever its tra- wrote: "I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp any authority ditional association with the Jewish Passover. over the man, but to be in silence." In the Gospel of Philip, Peter is even quoted as saying that "Women are not worthy of life". ( ‘zon aut as we know it, has evolved as a ‘composite reli- The bishops even quoted the words of Genesis, wherein God gion' quite unlike any other. If Jesus was its living cata- spoke to Eve about Adam, saying "He shall rule over thee". lyst, then Christianity should rightly be based on the teach- The Church Father Tertullian summed up the whole Roman ings of Jesus himself—the moral and social attitude when writing about the emergent dis- codes of a fair-minded, tolerant ministry, ciples of Mary Magdalene: "These heretical with the people as its benefactors. woman! How dare they! They are brazen But orthodox Christianity is not based on enough to teach, to engage in argument, to the teachings of Jesus: it is based on the Only by removing baptise... It is not permitted for a woman to teachings of the Roman Church, which are speak in church...nor to claim...a share in any entirely different. There are a number of Jesus from the as uline function—least of all in priestly reasons for this, the foremost of which is . office." that Jesus was deliberately sidestepped in frontline could the Then, to cap it all, came the Roman favour of the alternative teachings of Peter A Church's most amazing document, The and Paul—teachings which were thoroughly Popes and cardinals Apostolic Order. This was compiled as an denounced by the Nazarene Church of Jesus i ‘imaginary’ conversation between the apostles and his brother James. reign supreme. When after the Last Supper. Contrary to the , Only by removing Jesus trom the front- formally instituting Gospels. it supposed that Mary Magdalene ine could the Popes and cardinals reign a ad been present at the Supper, and it was supreme. When formally instituting Christianity as the agreed that the reason why Jesus had not Christianity as the state religion of Rome, ini passed any wine to Mary at the table was Constantine declared that "he alone" state religion of because he had seen her laughing! was the true "Saviour Messiah", not Jesus! As for the Bishops of Rome (the Popes), they were granted an apostolic descent from St Peter—not a legitimate Desposynic descent from Jesus and his brothers, as was retained within the Nazarene Church. The only way for the Roman High Church to restrain the heirs of Mary Magdalene was to discredit Mary her- self and to deny her bridal relationship with Jesus. But what of Jesus’ brother James? He, too, had heirs, as did their other brothers, Simon, Joses and Jude. The Church could not escape the Gospels which state that Jesus was the Blessed Mother Mary's "first-born son", and so Mary's Nissi the avid sexist movement, the Messianic On the basis of this extraordinary, fic- titious document, the bishops ruled that, even though Mary might have been a companion of Jesus, women were not to be afforded any place within the Church because they were not serious! This sexist attitude has persisted within the Church to the present day. Why? Because Mary Magdalene had to be dis- credited and removed from the reckon- ing so that her heirs could be ignored. But things are now changing, and, in the Anglican Church at least, women are being restored to the priestly station. Rome, Constantine declared that "he alone" was the true "Saviour Messiah", not Jesus! own motherhood also had to be repressed. heirs retained their social positions outside the Roman As a result, the Church portrayed Mother Mary as a virgin, and Church establishment. They progressed their own Mary Magdalene as a whore—neither of which description was Nazarene and Celtic Church movements and founded Desposynic mentioned in any original Gospel. Then, just to cement Mother kingdoms in Britain and Europe. They were a constant threat to Mary's position outside the natural domain, her own mother, the Roman High Church and to the figurehead monarchs and gov- Anna, was eventually said to have borne her by way of ernments empowered by that Church. They were the very reason "Immaculate Conception"! for the implementation of the brutal Inquisition because they Over the course of time, these contrived doctrines have had upheld a moral and social code which was contrary to High widespread effect. But, in the early days, it took rather more to Church requirement. cement the ideas because the original women of the Nazarene This was especially apparent during the Age of Chivalry, which mission had a significant following in the Celtic Church—women embraced a respect for womanhood, as exemplified by the such as Mary Magdalene, Martha, Mary Jacob-Cleophas and Knights Templars whose constitutional oath supported a venera- Helena-Salome who had run schools and social missions through- tion of "the Grail Mother", Queen Mary Magdalene. out the Mediterranean world. These women had all been disciples Prior to the Middle Ages, the individual stories of this family of Jesus, and close friends of his mother, Mary, accompanying her were historically well-known. But when the Church began its to the Crucifixion, as confirmed in the Gospels. reign of fanatical persecution (the great Inquisition), the whole The Church's only salvation was to deny women altogether; to Nazarene and Desposynic heritage was forced underground. deny them not only rights to ecclesiastical office, but to deny But why the vengeful onset of the Inquisition? Because the Only by removing Jesus from the not Jesus! heirs retained their social positions outside the Roman Church establishment. They progressed their own Nazarene and Celtic Church movements and founded Desposynic kingdoms in Britain and Europe. They were a constant threat to the Roman High Church and to the figurehead monarchs and gov- ernments empowered by that Church. They were the very reason for the implementation of the brutal Inquisition because they upheld a moral and social code which was contrary to High Church requirement. This was especially apparent during the Age of Chivalry, which embraced a respect for womanhood, as exemplified by the Knights Templars whose constitutional oath supported a venera- tion of "the Grail Mother", Queen Mary Magdalene. Prior to the Middle Ages, the individual stories of this family were historically well-known. But when the Church began its reign of fanatical persecution (the great Inquisition), the whole Nazarene and Desposynic heritage was forced underground. But why the vengeful onset of the Inquisition? Because the Nissi the avid sexist movement, the Messianic 16 - NEXUS JUNE - JULY 1998 frontline could the alone" was the true "Saviour Messiah",