Okay, here are the answers:
1. It depicts the Pope and his Bishops being birthed from the rear-end of a devil, nursed by demons, and sent to earth. The second is similar only the demons are taking them back with them.
2. “Birth and Origin of the Pope” was commissioned by Martin Luther, and created by artist Lucas Cranach as one of 8 illustrations for Martin Luther’s “Against the Papacy at Rome, Founded by the Devil” year 1545. There are many more than just the 8, but they are quite a bit less appropriate than the one I used and would likely get my site marked adult content.

Yes, Martin Luther. One father of the reformation that every protestant church in existence began with. Martin Luther, who is highly esteemed as a hero of the faith. The same guy…

Think about it, if you think society has been desensitized in the last 40 years try in the last 462 years. If that image is disturbing today, and it should be, imagine the impact it had in the Vatican in 1545. Consider what a common person must have thought seeing such a thing. That was over-the-top. It makes me wonder how many other artists refused to do it before Luther found someone willing to blaspheme the Catholic church in such a way.

So we must wrestle through a dilemma. Martin Luther, man-of-God, just-plain-man, or even evil?

Think about it… I’ll get back to ya.