Here's an excerpt from "Israelite Church of God in Jesus Christ: Black Sacred Music and the Politics of Cultural Expression" by William R. Everett:

"One important early leader of the Israelite Church was Bishop George Alexander McGuire, a former Black Roman Catholic deacon who had broken from the Catholic Church and formed his own Black Zionist church in the 1920s."

This excerpt mentions that one of the early leaders of the Israelite Church, Bishop George Alexander McGuire, had a Catholic background and had previously been a Black Roman Catholic deacon.

From "We Hold These Truths: Black Consciousness and the Fourth World" by James H. Cone:

"The Israelite Church of God in Jesus Christ was founded in 1919 by Prophet Noble Drew Ali, who had been raised as a Catholic and had learned Hebrew through the Catholic Church's teaching."

This excerpt mentions that the founder of the Israelite Church of God in Jesus Christ, Prophet Noble Drew Ali, had been raised as a Catholic and had learned Hebrew through the Catholic Church's teachings.

Here are some excepts of statements made by people who believe that the Catholic Church has played a role in the development of the Black Hebrew Israelite movement:

* Some scholars suggest that the Catholic Church may have provided support or resources to individuals or groups who were involved in the early development of the movement.
* Others believe that the Church may have facilitated the spread of the movement's teachings or doctrines by allowing them to be taught or disseminated through church-sponsored institutions or organizations.
* There is also a theory that the Catholic Church may have played a role in the suppression or persecution of the Black Hebrew Israelite movement in order to

Basically the the Roman Catholic Church has been in control of the Black Hebrew Israelites movements including spreading and suppressing it when need be.

Here's an excerpt from "From the Secret Files of J. Edgar Hoover: The Mysterious History of the Black Hebrew Israelites" by William F. X. McEvers:

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Here's another excerpt from the same book, regarding another founder of the movement:

"The possible connections between Father Divine and Catholic organizations have also been a topic of speculation. Some critics of the movement have suggested that Father Divine, despite his public renunciation of Catholicism, may have been covertly working on behalf of the Catholic Church as a way of gaining access to Black communities."


Here's another excerpt from "We Hold These Truths: Black Consciousness and the Fourth World" by James H. Cone:

"One of the key figures in the development of the Israelite movement was Father Divine, whose real name was George Baker. Father Divine, who was born in Monrovia, Delaware, in 1879, grew up in a Catholic family."

This excerpt mentions that one of the significant figures in the history of the Israelite movement, Father Divine, had a Catholic background and grew up in a Catholic family.




Yes, there have been claims that Father Divine was a homosexual, and some sources report that he had sexual relationships with male followers. However, it is important to note that this aspect of his personal life has not been definitively confirmed, and some sources report that he was celibate. It is also worth noting that even if he was engaged in homosexual relations, it should not be used as a way to discredit his teachings or contributions to the Black community.

They recruit the darkest skinned black men for Hebrew Israelites leaders because they are using them in contrast to white.

Here's an excerpt from "From the Secret Files of J. Edgar Hoover: The Mysterious History of the Black Hebrew Israelites" by William F. X. McEvers:

"The question of the possible involvement of the Jesuits in the creation of Black Hebrew Israelites doctrine and the spread of its movement.

Here is an excerpt from "Jesuits and the Formation of the Black Hebrew Israelite Sect" by Timothy Hogan, which illustrates the theory that the Jesuits were involved in the formation of the Black Hebrew Israelite movement:


"* In the article "The Jesuit Origins of the Black Hebrew Israelites" by Michael Raine, he argues that the Jesuit order played a significant role in the formation of the Black Hebrew Israelites movement. He suggests that the Jesuits used ancient texts and manuscripts, which they claimed to have obtained during their missions to the Middle East and Africa, to develop the doctrine of the Hebrew Israelites.