Christ had no place to call home. "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests; but the son of man hath not where to lay his head" (Matt. 8:20).

The Pope lives in a house of a thousand rooms (The Pope of Rome, Page 4).

Christ was crowned with a crown of thorns. "And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head" (John 19:2).

The Pope wears a costly crown. The Papal crown is a costly covering for the head, ornamented with precious stones and pearls -- has a small cross at its highest point and is also equipped with three royal diadems. (Cath. Ency. Vol. XIV, Pages 714-715).

Christ carried his cross. "And they took Jesus and led him away and he, bearing his cross, went forth into a place called the place of a skull" (John 19:16-17).

The Pope -- I have a picture of Pope Pius XII seated on his portable throne, being carried on the shoulders of men.

Christ said, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight . . ." (John 18:36)

The Pope claims the right "To control governments, transfer sovereignties, break scepters, remove crowns, and make kings and kingdoms tremble."

"Roman Pontiff has, from on high, an authority which is supreme, above all others, and subject to none." (Pope Pius XI, Encyclical Light of Truth, Page 5)

"By divine law all men are subject to the jurisdiction of Saint Peter and his successors, the Roman Pontiff." (Short Hist. of Catholic Church, Pages 101-102)

Christ washed the feet of the disciples. "After that he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples feet and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded" (John 13:5).

The Pope would have his feet kissed by kings and princesses. "The kissing of the Pope's foot, the characteristic act of reverence, by which all the faithful do honor to him as the Vicar of Christ, is found early in the eighth century." (Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 12, Page 270)

Christ lived on earth during the days of the Roman Empire and was subject to and paid tribute (taxes) to the Roman Government (Matt. 17:24-27).

The Pope -- "He (the Pope) is not a citizen of Rome however, and is not a subject of the Italian Government, or any other government." (Why Millions Call Him Holy Father, Page 26).

Christ said, "Put up again thy sword into his place, for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword" (Matt. 26:52).

The Pope uses the sword. "To reestablish political peace and religious unity by the royal sword was the inexorable dream of Pius V, who must not be judged according to our modern standards of toleration." (Cath. Ency. Vol. XIII, Page 336).

Christ was ordained of God to be the judge of the quick and dead. (Acts 10:42).

Judge the quick and dead (2 Tim. 4:2).

The Lord, the righteous judge (2 Tim. 4:8).

"For the father judgeth no man but hath committed all judgment to his son" (John 5:22).

The Pope claims to be the judge. Bonaface VIII issued the famous Bull "Ausculti Fili" (Listen O Son), to Charles IX, King of France, Dec. 5, 1301. "In it, he appealed to the king to listen to the Vicar of Christ, who is placed over kings and kingdoms. He is the keeper of the keys, the judge of the living and the dead, and sits on the throne of justice with power to extirpate all iniquity." (Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, Page 666)

The Pope claims to be the Vicar of Christ (One authorized to perform the function of another in high office). There is no likeness between Christ and the Pope.

Truth Magazine VIII: 12, p. 20 September 1964