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The Pope will die within a year: Vatican 'assassination fears' revealed
Telegraph ^ | February 10, 2012 | Nick Squires

Posted on 02/10/2012 8:08:21 AM PST by NYer

The sensational prediction was allegedly made by Cardinal Paolo Romeo, the archbishop of Palermo in Sicily, on a recent visit to China.

Cardinal Romeo reportedly made the startling prediction of the Pope's death during a trip to China in November 2011.

He seemed so sure of the fact that the people he spoke with, including Italian businessmen and Chinese representatives of the Catholic Church, were convinced that he was talking about an assassination attempt.

They were so alarmed by his remarks that they reported them back to the Vatican.

The extraordinary comments were written up in a top-secret report, dated Dec 30, 2011, and delivered to the Pope by a senior cardinal, Dario Castrillon Hoyos, a Colombian, in January.

The Vatican has reportedly opened an investigation into the claims.

The report was written in German, apparently to limit the number of people within the Vatican who would understand it if it was inadvertently leaked.

It warns of a "Mordkomplott" – death plot – against Benedict.

The story was broken on Friday by an Italian daily, Il Fatto Quotidiano, with the headline "Plot against the Pope – he will die within 12 months".

The newspaper, which has a reputation for scoops, published a page from the confidential report.

"During his talks in China, Cardinal Romeo predicted the death of Benedict XVI within 12 months. His remarks were expressed with such certainty and resolution that the people he was speaking to thought, with a sense of alarm, that an attack on the Pope's life was being planned," the paper reported.


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TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Ministry/Outreach; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: assassination
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1 posted on 02/10/2012 8:08:32 AM PST by NYer
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To: netmilsmom; thefrankbaum; Tax-chick; GregB; saradippity; Berlin_Freeper; Litany; SumProVita; ...
Experts said the release of the document could be part of a power struggle within the Vatican administration to try and force Bertone to leave.

Internal struggle ping!

2 posted on 02/10/2012 8:10:44 AM PST by NYer ("Be kind to every person you meet. For every person is fighting a great battle." St. Ephraim)
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The story was broken on Friday by an Italian daily, Il Fatto Quotidiano, with the headline "Plot against the Pope – he will die within 12 months".

Within 12 months, eh?

Wow.......that's some prediction.

I mean the Pope is what........84, going on 85?

3 posted on 02/10/2012 8:17:51 AM PST by marshmallow (.)
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To: NYer

The last pope, just in time for 2012 ;-)


4 posted on 02/10/2012 8:18:54 AM PST by vanilla swirl (We are the Patrick Henry we have been waiting for!)
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To: NYer

I believe Nostradamus predicted the current Pope would be the last. Take it FWIW.


5 posted on 02/10/2012 8:20:28 AM PST by Peter from Rutland
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To: NYer

If this plot is true, I sincerely hope the Holy Father will go ahead and release the rest of the Third Secret of Fatima. I think it would do much to defuse it, and bring many Graces upon the Church.


6 posted on 02/10/2012 8:22:10 AM PST by Brian Kopp DPM
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To: NYer
Paolo Romeo = Peter the Roman of St. Malachy? I am getting chills...
7 posted on 02/10/2012 8:25:19 AM PST by Samogon (Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. - Plato)
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So who did he make so mad?

He is an old man, so saying he will die in a year isn't a great stretch. Saying someone will kill him makes me wonder what is going on behind the scenes.

BXVI was the first pope I can remember being actively prayed for in LCMS churches.

8 posted on 02/10/2012 8:25:27 AM PST by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: Samogon
Um, no.

Paolo = Paul

9 posted on 02/10/2012 8:27:49 AM PST by marshmallow (.)
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To: NYer
Geez. A Cardinal from Sicily is talking about possible assassination. Does this guy know something no one else does? I still have may doubts surrounding the death of Pope John Paul I in 1978. That whole thing stunk and more and more evidence has come out that it might have been an inside job.


10 posted on 02/10/2012 8:28:01 AM PST by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: NYer

German, the Church’s secret cypher. Next time they’ll wise up and use Esperanto or Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Freegards, thanks for all the pings


11 posted on 02/10/2012 8:35:21 AM PST by Ransomed
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So Why Would Cardinal Romeo announce this in China?

Why didn’t he report it directly to the authorities.

I am amazed at the level of work and appearances that he performs along with the pressures of the job.

May he continue with God’s blessings to lead the Catholic Church for as long as God allows.


12 posted on 02/10/2012 8:38:15 AM PST by ADSUM (Body of Christ is the Church, gathered around the crucified risen Lord and fed by Him in Communion.)
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To: Ransomed

They should have written it in Latin. No one reads that any more.


13 posted on 02/10/2012 8:38:35 AM PST by Brian Kopp DPM
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To: marshmallow

It is customary for Popes to assume a new name.


14 posted on 02/10/2012 8:39:58 AM PST by Samogon (Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. - Plato)
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To: NYer

I have read a prediction that this Pope will have to go into exile. Could be related.


15 posted on 02/10/2012 8:41:22 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Lazlo in PA

Did you see the episode of “Decoded” that talked about the death of Pope John Paul I? They had a bunch of information that showed how assasination was possible. It doesn’t make a prediction at the end, but it gives different points of view as to whether it could have happened.


16 posted on 02/10/2012 8:41:22 AM PST by mrsadams
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To: Dr. Brian Kopp

BTTT!


17 posted on 02/10/2012 8:42:41 AM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Peter from Rutland

That would be St. Malachay who predicted this. There is supposed to be one more pope, Peter the Roman, but whether he immediately follows or comes in after much turmoil is up for question. Combine this with the Mayan calendar carver and nearly every country on the planet being in deep you know what, well...


18 posted on 02/10/2012 8:43:43 AM PST by bgill (Romney & Obama are both ineligible. A non-NBC GOP prez shuts down all ?s on Obama's admin)
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I'll tell you who'll do it... a group of Asian Amish people who'll be driving Ferraris and uses computers for their businesses...Casinos and Strip Clubs. /s

Maybe the peaceful MUSLIMS...will do it...

19 posted on 02/10/2012 8:43:56 AM PST by ExCTCitizen (If we stay home in November '12, don't blame 0 for tearing up the CONSTITUTION!!)
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I despise this type of trash.

Viva il Papa.


20 posted on 02/10/2012 8:47:55 AM PST by onyx (SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC, DONATE MONTHLY. If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, let me know.)
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