After this the initiate is brought before a picture of Judas Iscariot, whose name the group screams three times, and then he is led to the heart of the rite: the initiate is pushed to his knees before a human skull filled with blood placed at the foot of a human skeleton called Madame Pompadour.You might want to read the whole thing and check out the German connection.
The crowd "implores him to 'Drink it! Drink it! Drink it!'" and he does. Then he is hurried to a man dressed as the Pope.
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Can You Be a Good Christian and a Member of Skull and Bones?
Lewis Alper reports: