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Priests vs. Presidents: Who Really Orchestrated the Lincoln Assassination?

March 4, 2026·46 min·6-min readnarrativehistory
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This episode of Conspiracy Theories explores the bizarre and long-forgotten claim that the Jesuit Order, acting on behalf of the Vatican, orchestrated the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Though the theory was once wildly popular—thanks to Canadian author Charles Chiniquy’s best-sellin

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Charles Chiniquyby Charles ChiniquyJohn Wilkes BoothLincolnJohn Surratt Jr.Samuel MorseMary SurrattPope Pius IXCarter RoyDr. Paul LaverdièreMarcel TrudellJefferson DavisPope Francis

Books

50 Years in the Church of Romeby Charles Chiniquy

Research & Papers

The Lincoln Writings of Charles P.T. ChiniquyChiniquy's Lincoln, Aiming Booth's Bullet at the Roman Catholic Church

Topics

American HistoryCivil Rights HistoryHistorical FiguresInvestigative JournalismTrue Crime

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