Posted on 04/03/2005 4:19:28 PM PDT by paltz
When the cardinals of the world pick John Paul II's successor, they may well be choosing the next-to-last pope.
The pope who then follows this choice in the Chair of St. Peter will be the last pope, and after his reign Rome will be destroyed.
Such has been the prophecy of St. Malachy, an Irish bishop who at his death in 1148 A.D. was discovered to have left behind a prophetic list of all future popes beginning with Pope Celestine II, whose papacy began in 1143 A.D.
Malachy included a single line in Latin identifying a characteristic of each pope.
Historians say Malachy's prediction – wherein he listed just 112 popes – has been amazingly accurate.
According to his list, there are just two more popes after the late John Paul II.
Here are the seven last popes as identified from St. Malachy's list:
106. Pius XII 1939 - 1958
Eugenio Pacelli
Pastor Angelicus
Translated: An Angelic Shepherd
107. John XXIII 1968 - 1963
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
Pastor Et Natua
Translated: Pastor and Mariner
108. Paul VI 1963 - 1978
Giovanni Battista Montini
Flos Florum
Translated: Flower of Flowers
109. John Paul I 1978 - 1978
Albino Luciani
De Medietate Lunae
Translated: Of the Half Moon
110. John Paul II 1978 - 2005
Karol Jozef Wojtyla
De Labore Solis
Translated: From the Toil of the Sun
111. The next pope
"Gloria Olivae"
Translated: The Glory of the Olive
112. The last pope!
"Petrus Romanus"
Translated: Peter the Roman
Wrote St. Malachy of the last pope: "In extreme persecution, the seat of the Holy Roman Church will be occupied by Peter the Roman, who will feed the sheep through many tribulations, at the term of which the city of seven hills will be destroyed, and the formidable Judge will judge the people. The End."
According to his biographer St. Bernard of Clairvaux, in his book "Life of Saint Malachy," the saint was known to have the gift of prophesy and had even predicted the exact day and hour of his own death. Saint Malachy was canonized in 1190 by Pope Clement III.
While in Rome in 1139, Saint Malachy is said to have gone into a trance and received a vision in which he foresaw all the popes from the death of Innocent II until the end of time.
Afterward he wrote a few words about each pope and gave the manuscript to Pope Innocent II, who is said to have deposited it in Vatican Archives, where it lay forgotten until it was discovered in 1590 and published. At the time, some questioned its authenticity and it has been the subject of debate ever since.
The manuscript contains 112 prophecies, which scholars have matched with each of the 110 popes and anti-popes since Innocent II .
Here are the prophecies for the most recent popes:
Today the final two prophecies are yet to be fulfilled:
The 111th prophecy is "Gloria Olivae" (The Glory of the Olive). The meaning of the olive is unclear. The Order of Saint Benedict – not St. Malachy – has claimed that this pope will come from its ranks and Saint Benedict himself prophesied that before the end of the world his Order, known also as the Olivetans, will triumphantly lead the Catholic Church in its final fight against evil.
The 112th prophecy says, "In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church there will reign Petrus Romanus (Peter the Roman), who will feed his flock amid many tribulations; after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed and the dreadful Judge will judge the people.
Editor's note:
So what happens, if Radical Muslims take over Italy through stupid euro immigration policies. Do you think they will destroy Vatican City (in a few decades)? President Bush should invite to move Vatican City to US territory - It would be funny to see the reaction from Euro.
Yes, that passage seems clear.
In the prophecy Petrus Romanus is not enumerated at all but an addendum to the last enumerated entry, the glory of the olive. There could be one Pope left.
Keep track of this and check again when the next Pope is elected.
I was Catholic for a good part of my life and when I was younger, I remember my oldest sister talking about how the end of the world was imminent when a Pope took on the name of Peter. I never asked her where she heard of this, but likely it was from other Catholics.
I have read in a few different places that Petrus Romanus was add much later to the collection of works.
The original collection was 111 popes -- Petrus Romanus made that number 112.
The Benedictines were called the Olivetans.
I think I'll stick with the Word of God.
---
Amen to that! It is God's word or nothing. Check the book of Revelation under "false prophet" in the end times.
"Jose da Cruz Policarpo"
Very interesting. Who else has a Benedictine connection?
The author is an interesting guy - at least when I was in college in the 70s I think he was the only non-Catholic to ever obtain his PhD from Vatican University. His thesis was on how the Catholic church had been responsible for the change of the day of worship from Saturday to Sunday. Apparently they either agreed with him or his arguments were sufficiently good that they awarded him his degree. I've heard him speak a few times - very, very thick Italian accent, difficult to make out at times.
England didn't become Protestant until the Reformation...we still have time in play.
("At the end of seven centuries...)
At that point England might look more like it did back in the Jacobite period.
England didn't become Protestant until the Reformation...we still have time in play.
("At the end of seven centuries...)
At that point England might look more like it did back in the Jacobite period.
You must be Catholic then. (just kidding) ;-)
I took that meaning from the following:
"The 111th prophecy is "Gloria Olivae" (The Glory of the Olive). The meaning of the olive is unclear. The Order of Saint Benedict – not St. Malachy – has claimed that this pope will come from its ranks and Saint Benedict himself prophesied that before the end of the world his Order, known also as the Olivetans, will triumphantly lead the Catholic Church in its final fight against evil."
"The 112th prophecy says, "In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church there will reign Petrus Romanus (Peter the Roman), who will feed his flock amid many tribulations; after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed and the dreadful Judge will judge the people."
If it's pure nonsense why did Peter Bindar write his graduate work on it at Notre Dame? (I can understand if it's only 50% nonsense ;~)
Don't know Peter Bindar.
We can trade them straight across. The Vatican for the UN...
Thank you for posting all those with Benedictine connections. Cardinal Puljic would be an interesting choice!
For a prophecy to be real it has to come true. Time will tell.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.