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Christ, or one of the apostles, but in fact it is an image of Apollo, the Roman sun-god. The Catholic
church has brought obelisks from Egypt and set them on the grounds of her most venerated sites. The
central feature of the plaza of Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican is an Egyptian obelisk that was
originally constructed in Heliopolis, Egypt. The very name Heliopolis means “city of the sun.”

The “square” at the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter is actually circular, arranged like a great sun dial
with the Egyptian obelisk at its center. The sun worship of Babel passed on to Egypt and from there
to Rome where the Roman Catholic church has kept it alive to this day.

Saint Peter’s Basilica is NOT the mother church of Roman Catholicism. This dubious honor belongs
to the Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. Outside of this building is an even larger
obelisk that was likewise relocated from Egypt. It is called “the Lateran Obelisk.”

Lateran Obelisk

The word obelisk means “shaft of Bel (Baal).” The meaning is two-fold. It is a reference to a shaft
of light from the sun-god, as well as being a symbol of the reproductive organ of the same being.
Examine the New Testament as thoroughly as you like and no discovery will be made of Christ or His
apostles ever using the obelisk as a symbol of the faith. This symbol has from earliest antiquity always
been associated with sun worship. It is a symbol venerated today by Freemasons, and has become an
ubiquitous symbol in city squares and to mark the graves of Freemasons.