There was a time when the whims of the
Catholic Church ruled the world. It's known as the Dark Ages.
On April 2, 2005, Pope John Paul II
passed away and was given the Rite of Extreme Unction.
As prescribed by traditional ritual of
the Catholic Church in these circumstances, the chamberlain entered the room
and asked the Pope, "Are you dead?"
The chamberlain then tapped the Pope's
head with a silver hammer and repeated the question. Assuming there was no
reply, the chamberlain called out the Pope's baptismal name. With no response
from the deceased, the chamberlain officially declared the Pope to be dead.
Pope John Paul II was replaced by a
German cardinal named Josef Ratzinger who dubbed himself Pope Benedict XVI, not
to be confused with Pope Benedict V who raped a young girl in 964 and absconded
to Turkey with the papal treasury, or Pope Benedict IX who was so immoral he
was forced to flee from Rome in 1032.
As Pope Benedict XVI took over in 2005,
a very curious process has been taking place in the procession of Popes.
Nearly a thousand years ago, in 1139,
an Irish saint called Malachy met with Pope Innocent II in Rome. Known for his
gift of prophecy, Saint Malachy went into a trance and received a vision about
the future of the papacy. He described 112 popes who were to follow, beginning
with Celestine II who became Pope in 1143.
Saint Malachy gave his list of 112
popes to Pope Innocent II who promptly stored it away in a vault where it
remained for more than 400 years until its rediscovery in 1597.
Although dismissed by some, Saint
Malachy's prophesies have been remarkably accurate right up to the present. For
example, Saint Malachy's descriptions of the previous several Popes include the
following.
Pope #108 – Malachy described him as
"Flos Florum" which means "flower of the flowers." Pope
Paul VI (1963-78) was Giovanni Battista Montini whose coat of arms included
three flowers of iris.
Pope #109 – was termed "De
Mediatate Lunae" by Malachy which means "from the half moon."
Pope John Paul I (1978) was Albino Luciani who was made Pope on August 26, 1978
when the moon was half full and died a month later during the next half moon.
Pope #110 – Malachy called him "De
Labore Solis" meaning "out of a solar eclipse." Pope John Paul
II (1978-2005) was Karol Josef Wojtyla who was born during a solar eclipse on
May 8, 1920.
Pope #111 -- The Malachy prophesy referred
to him as "Gloria Olivae" which means "glory of the olive."
This may be a reference to an olive branch which is the Biblical symbol of
peace. Pope Benedict XVI tried to become a peacemaker between religions or
nations in the troubled times of 2005. He retired in seclusion is 2013.
Pope #112 -- Pope Francis is the
current Pope and last Pope on the list. He is the first Jesuit Pope. Born in
Argentina, he is the first Pope from outside of Europe since the 8th century
and the first Pope from the Southern Hemisphere.
According to the writings of Saint
Malachy, the last Pope (#112) "will feed the sheep through many
tribulations, at the term of which the city of seven hills (Rome) will be
destroyed, and the formidable Judge will judge his people. The End."
The end, indeed.
Jesuit priest Malachi Martin, a close
confidante to Popes for some 30 years and author of 16 books about Catholicism,
was a Dead Seas Scroll scholar and chief exorcist for the Vatican, having been
the role model for the priest in the movie THE EXORCIST.
Father Martin was one of the few people
who had knowledge of the Third Secret of Fatima, a prophesy given to some
children in 1917 by the Virgin Mary concerning the future after World War II. Just
prior to his death in 1999, Father Martin claimed that this prophesy predicted
terrible wars and diseases that will wipe out whole nations, three days of
darkness, violent tornadoes and storms, and parts of the earth being washed
into the sea. He believed this would happen not long after Pope John Paul II
(#110) passed away, which occurred in 2005.
In 1139, St. Malachy described the next
112 popes in startling accurate detail, to be followed thereafter by the End of
Days.
Pope #112 is presently at the helm --
end of the line.
A rather interesting set of
circumstances.
As I write this in September of 2018,
the Catholic Church is in internal turmoil and the world is in global turmoil. Perhaps
it's time to build another ark, or move to Neptune.
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Quote for the Day – "I don't need
a psychiatrist, I'm Catholic." Dorothy Kilgallen
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Bret Burquest is the author of 12 books. He lives in the Ozark
Mountains with a couple of dogs and where there is no shortage of churches.
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