Its not certain who wrote it, as Leo seems to have changed his story several times. Was he lying that Albert Pike wrote it? Or was he lying when he said he didnt write it?
The POPE BLESSED LEO
Leo Taxil died in 1907 so it's hard to know now.
Albert Pike died earlier in 1891.
Giuseppe Mazzini died ever earlier in 1872. The letter was actually written around one year before Giuseppe Mazzini died.
This is taken from Leo Taxil's Wikipedia page:
Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès, better known by the
pen name "Léo Taxil" (born March 21st, 1854 – died March 31st, 1907), was a
French writer and journalist who became known for his strong anti-Catholic and anti-clerical views. He is also known for the
Taxil hoax, a spurious exposé of
Freemasonry and the
Roman Catholic Church's opposition to it.
Leo Taxil was also known as
Dr. Bataille.
Leo Taxil was born in
Marseille, and at the age of five, he was placed into a
Jesuit seminary. After spending his childhood years in the seminary, he became disillusioned with the Catholic faith and began to see the religious ideology as socially harmful.
I find it interesting that Albert Pike was a high-level Freemason. Yet Leo Taxil seemed to be against Freemasonry and the Roman Catholic Church. The
Jesuits are part of the Catholic church.
I believe that there is a strong connection with Freemasonry and the Roman Catholic Church even if the church itself will not admit that this is true and might even appear to be against Freemasonry!
I'm a bible-believing, born-again Christian I'm not a Catholic. I believe that there is a lot wrong with the Catholic church as an institution.
Terry Melanson is a modern-day person I believe that he is into conspiracy theories and things of that nature. I can't find a Wikipedia page for Terry Melanson is he that well known? It is Terry Melanson who believes that the letter dated
August 15th, 1871 was written by Leo Taxil not Albert Pike.
In
William Guy Carr's book "Satan Prince of This World" (published in 1959) he provides/publishes the alleged letter from Albert Pike to Giuseppe Mazzini.
Uncle Skinny believes that I'm a
'troll' on here so maybe it's for the best that I don't post much on here anymore. Often when I post on here Uncle Skinny will mark my post as a
'troll'. I'm a genuine fan of Morrissey. I have a huge amount of love and respect for Morrissey! I agree with so much of what Morrissey says. I love Morrissey's new album "Low in High School" so much.
I have had this account "Tom Tom Club" since 27th November 2006 so I'm not new on here. I don't post that much on here though because I worry about Uncle Skinny.
Uncle Skinny did show real dedication to Morrissey in the past and he is very knowledgeable about The Smiths and Morrissey as a solo artist. I personally prefer Morrissey as a solo artist rather than the group The Smiths.
I'm 38 years old so I was just a child in the 1980s which is partly why I prefer Morrissey as a solo artist.
There is an expression/saying that
"Hurting people hurt people". I read that Uncle Skinny comes from a very tough, deprived working-class background. I believe that people should show love and compassion for Uncle Skinny because he has obviously had a really tough life. I'm a Christian and I pray for Uncle Skinny I think that it's important to show him love and forgiveness. I believe that deep down Uncle Skinny does still love Morrissey but he maybe finds it hard to express it. Uncle Skinny says that I'm
"ill" and it's true I do have some health conditions which are personal to me. I don't see Asperger's syndrome as an illness though it was something that I was born with. It is actually a developmental condition and it's on the autistic spectrum. God bless. x
