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>"The main Roman sanctuary of Mithras was in the Vatican, on the site of St. Peter’s Cathedral. That is where he was worshipped, together with Attis, who had been recognized officially even earlier. Mithras, or Attis, was called Pater, or Father. The High Priest of this deity was also called “Pater” (or the Father of Fathers); the Roman Pope is still called the Holy Father. The latter wears a tiara, or a mitre, on his head, which is a head-dress of Mithras, or Attis and red soldier shoes of the priests of Mithras, as well as keeping the keys of the “Rock God” (St. Peter), and has 'the power to bind, and the power to permit'. The Catholic Pope’s equal in rank was the Pater, the Pope of the Mithraist cult. This pagan Pope resided in the Vatican, worshipped the sun as the saviour, and Cybele as the virginal Mother of God, who was usually depicted sitting with a child on her lap – her Christian double is the Virgin Mary.>“The main Roman sanctuary of Mithras was in the Vatican, on the site of St. Peter’s Cathedral. That is where he was worshipped, together with Attis, who had been recognized officially even earlier. Mithras, or Attis, was called Pater, or Father. The High Priest of this deity was also called “Pater” (or the Father of Fathers); the Roman Pope is still called the Holy Father. The latter wears a tiara, or a mitre, on his head, which is a head-dress of Mithras, or Attis… and red soldier shoes of the priests of Mithras, as well as keeping the keys of the “Rock God” [or St. Peter – A. F.], and has “the power to bind, and the power to permit”… . “The Catholic Pope’s equal in rank was the Pater, the Pope of the Mithraist cult. This pagan Pope resided in the Vatican, worshipped the sun as the saviour, and Cybele as the virginal Mother of God, who was usually depicted sitting with a child on her lap – her Christian double is the Virgin Mary.”The Issue with Dark Ages by Anatoly Fomenko [Ch. 6, § 2]
