Vicars of Christ - Popes of Evil - Alexander the Poisoner.

Alexander VI (1431-1503) considered the most controversial Pope of the Renaissance; Roderick Borgia held Office from 1492 to his death in1503. By written accounts Borgia was a smooth operator, attracting beautiful women, intelligent, a genuine appreciator of the Arts and Sciences and had a high respect for the Church. A gifted speaker and conversationalist, his familiarity and deep understanding of Holy Writ, ensured his speeches made impressions on those who heard them. Taking all these factors into consideration, he was also an absolute scoundrel, although with impeccable taste. Once Alexander was elected Pope, it is known that the Cardinals serenaded the Holy Spirit, thanking (him) for choosing a successor to St. Peter…In a frenzy of joy, he exclaimed: “I am Pope, pontiff, Vicar of Christ!”

The angels in heaven covered their faces in shame.

The Pope not only fornicated with his daughter but many of his illegitimate children. His daughter Lucrecia was indeed a beautiful woman. It is not absolutely certain - Alexander has the record for having sex with generations of women: his daughter, her mother and her grandmother.

One of the more debauched sexual scenarios was Cesare Borgia, son of Alexander VI, organized a “Banquet” in the apartments in the Palazzo Apostolic, known to posterity as “Ballet of Chestnuts.” This would have to be the largest sex-fest in Papal history. Johann Burkhardt, the resident Master of Ceremonies, recorded the candelabra being lowered to the ground and the soft light spreading across the dance floor. Over fifty prostitutes and named courtesans began to dance in frenzy. Soon dropping their costumes, all now bare and sweating from the dance, are told to crawl on their hands and knees, only picking up the chestnuts off the floor with their mouths. The Cardinals, Abbotts and priests all stood on the side lines, suddenly removing their holy vestments, stampeding the dance floor like elephants in heat. Alexander, Cesare and Lucrecia stood on a balcony above viewing the orgy, making wagers on a particular virile abbot, betting on the number of orgasms the young man would have before falling in a heap on the floor. Alexander loved to see men of virility, revealing their natural masculinity. He gave prizes to those who performed the best.      

To maintain control and the ducats flowing, the Pope would appoint Cardinals for a substantial fee. This is bad enough, however, he takes this transgression a step further, not only taking substantial bribes from fellow Church brethren, Caesar and Alexander IV would invite a Cardinal to dinner and murder him with poison. Alexander having decreed all monies and belongings from dead members would go to the Church…that is, the Pope. This clever little operation continued through Alexanders reign, only ending with his death. For Alexander to receive bribes is despicable on its own– to murder a priest to ensure a cash turnover, reveals a flagrant lack of conscience – his psychopathy wholly evident.

Alexander IV while dining with his son, began to feel sick, the pallor of his skin turning grey, retiring to his chambers, to give up the ghost a day later. After his death, his body, as is tradition, was put on display for the citizens of Rome. To the horror of many, Alexander’s body decomposed at an uncanny, accelerated rate. The once lady magnet, although a warm day, the skin of the late Pope, turned from blue to the colour of clay. His left eye unnaturally bulged from its socket - and a terrible stench radiated from his body, causing a few Romans to uncontrollably retch. Some believed this was a sign, which reflected his reign as Pontiff. Because his weapon of choice was poison, there was speculation he died from a similar fate. For our purposes this speculation is of no consequence, this degraded evil-doer’s body revealed the condition of the Pontiff’s spirit and his life.  

This is a good example of a man with good looks, charm, intellect, and apparent altruistic intentions, and the façade disappears, revealing a sexual deviant, a savage serial killer – a psychopath ruining souls. Alexander IV has carried through the reversals, corruption, blasphemes following the intentions of the first Pope of the Church.