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