[The article below contains excerpts from an article by Dr. Stephen Mumford

of New Jersey. Dr Mumford is admittedly a secular humanist. However, as a

secular humanist, he recognizes the dangers of the Vatican's intrusive

political meddlings in America's affairs.

He documents below, for example, how the CIA was founded by an Irish Roman Catholic, Bill Donovan (who was a member of the Knights of Malta. He was chief of the Knights of Malta in North America for some years. The Knights of Malta are a military order

that date back to and were composed of Crusaders. ](http://www.puritans.net/news/cia122302.htm)