Lincoln and John F. Kennedy (a Catholic). Rivera further stated that the Catholic Church wants to spread homosexuality and abortion and that the Charismatic Movement is somehow a "front" for the Catholic Church. He further said, as have Protestant polemicists since Martin Luther's On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church, that the Popes are antichrists, and that the Catholic Church is the Whore of Babylon. He has also said that the Jesuits were the masterminds behind the Medieval Inquisition in the 13th century. The Jesuits were, in fact, founded in 1539. Rivera also made several allegations about Islam, which he did not offer proof for. This includes allegations that Muhammad was manipulated by the Catholic Church to create Islam and destroy the Jews and other groups of Christians, and that Muhammad's first wife, Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, was actually a Catholic nun in an Arabian monastery, who was told by a bishop to marry Muhammad and create Islam. Rivera also alleged that the Vatican staged an apparition at Fátima (named after Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad) to cultivate favor with Muslims. He further says that it also staged the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II using a Muslim as the marksman "to guilt-induce the Muslim world, bringing them still closer to the Catholic faith". Presence in "Chick Tracts" Six of Jack Chick's comics feature Rivera specifically: Alberto, Double Cross, The Godfathers, The Force, Four Horsemen, and The Prophet. He also wrote the introduction to Chick's republication of The Secret History of the Jesuits by Edmond Paris. Death Rivera died in 1997 of colon cancer. His ministry was taken over by his widow, Nury Rivera. See also New World Order (conspiracy theory) Jesuit conspiracy theories References External links "Who Was Alberto Rivera?" ("Chick Tracts: Their Origin and Refutation", part 3) from Catholic Answers Information Dr Alberto Rivera History, Testimony Alberto Rivera: The Vatican Confessions Dr ALBERTO RIVERA EX JESUIT PRIEST DAY Parts 1&2, Jesuits, Roman Catholicism 1935 births 1997 deaths People from Las Palmas Spanish emigrants to the United States American people of Canarian descent Spanish Protestants Critics of the Catholic Church Christian conspiracy theorists Converts to evangelical Christianity from Roman Catholicism