10 Most Evil People of the 3rd Century CE | Pontifex Maximus Callixtus I

Key Facts

Other names	Gaius Fulvius Victor
Born	171
Location	Born in the former Phoenician city of Neapolis, Leptis Magna in Libya.
Bloodline	Fulvius
Married	Yes.
Children	Yes.
Position	Pontifex Maximus (217 -222)
Died	222

Source of Facts and Important Announcement

Status	Under Article 64.6 of the Covenant of One-Heaven (Pactum De Singularis Caelum) by Special Qualification shall be known as a Saint, with all sins and evil acts they performed forgiven.
Date of formal Beatification	Day of Redemption UCA[E1:Y1:A1:S1:M9:D1] also known as Fri, 21 Dec 2012.
Source of Facts	Self Confession and Revelation of Sainthood by the Deceased Spirit as condition of their confirmation as a true Saint.

Background

Gaius Fulvius Victor was born and raised at Leptis Magna (modern Libya, southeast of Carthage, modern Tunisia, North Africa). Marcus came from a wealthy, distinguished and ancient family who were related to the original Kings of Rome and held estates at Tusculum, south of Rome. His great grandfather Fulvius Pius was forced to escape from Rome after Antonius Pius - a dedicated Gnostic - sought to execute any Roman nobles belonging to the Pauline sect (Catholicism) and still involved in human sacrifice.

Upon his Septimus Severus being appointed Emperor, Gaius travelled to Rome with his father Marcus and grandfather Victor where his grandfather was promptly made the new Bishop of Rome of Paulinity (forerunner to Catholicism).

While the reign of his grandfather, the 2nd Pope in Roman history the reign of his father (Zephynrinus) was less notable. Upon the execution of his uncle and cousins by Emperor Caracalla (198-217) around 205, it is probable that his father was also executed at the same time.

A reference to the exile to the mines of Sardinia concurs with this probable set of events and once again for a period of around 12 years there was no Bishop (Pope) in Rome.

Caracalla died in 217 and there is a distinct possibility this event may have saved the life of Gaius, for Caracalla was replaced by Marcus Opellius Macrinus (217-218) and the Severan dynasty was otherwise distracted for a time.

The new Emperor released him and Marcus returned to Rome and claimed the position of the 4th Pope ever of Rome by 217 taking the name the name of Callixtus - Latin name derived from the Greek which was derived from Greek καλλιστος (kallistos) "most beautiful".

The references to alleged bishops (Popes) between the 129 years in which there was neither a Pauline or Boethusian Pope being a shabby forgery, including amongst other things the indiginity of dressing up nameless corpses as the claimed remains of ficticious people.

By 218, the Severans had replaced the Emperor with one of their own Elagabalus (218-222) a mere teenage boy who by all accounts was lost in a see of self-prostitution, lust and debauchery. Whether Callixtus was active in promoting the corruption and eventual events to the death of the young Emperor is uncertain, excepting that Callixtus rapidly rose in power and influence.

Callixtus is historically recognized as the first Pope to claim the spiritual power to forgive all sins- something that would have enraged the Boethusians as it did Tertullian. He also established a new school in Rome for the training of "priests". In reality, these individuals were nothing more than thugs and illiterate criminals who were then ordained by Callixtus to venture out kill opponents to his rule.

Pope Callixtus also used his influence over the young Emperor to have the famous teacher Origen, son of Clemens (St. Clemens of Alexandria) murdered in exile around 221.

But the luck of Pope Callixtus ran out when the young Emperor and his mother were executed by the Praetorian in 222. While order was restored by his cousin Marcus Severus Alexander (222-235) it is highly unlikely Callixtus or any of his family made it out of the city alive.

The date therefore for his demise is 222.


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