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:
Mebbe so...but could he find da Pope in da pizza?
"Is FR turning into conspiracy central?"
Um....yes. Unfortunately.
He said some mystics were going to travel to heal the Pope. I guess they must have gotten delayed at customs and immigration.
Did Malachy say that peter the roman comes immediatley after the Glory of the Olives?
Is it true they predicted the cause of the earth's destruction would be by "movement", ie., earthquakes?
The bible says to believe in God, not false prophets.
I'm getting the idea from this thread that it's mostly the end-timers from Protestantism that are fueling this.
Folks are just speculating about the story of this Prophecy
It won't bring the end of the world
Heck, I don't know when the end will come .. for all I know, I could get hit by a bus tomorrow and miss it .. won't know till it happens though
Till then, I'll just take my mothers advice and make sure my bags are packed and in order
Very funny!
The question is does this prophecy take into account the years when there were two Popes, one in Rome and one in France. That went on for quite awhile.
I thought you were talking about Malachy.
And did not Jesus say that he knew not the "day or the hour", that was only known by the Heavenly Father? That means it could be tomorrow, or the Lord could tarry for a few more hundred years. Either way, be ready.
I'm sorry if my statement wasn't clear. =/
Good read,thanks
As for me and mine, we will stand with you on this matter.
God Bless.
perhaps the next Pope will be a Benedictine..http://www.waytuscany.net/rooten/turismo_religioso_566.htm
Yep, I bet you are correct.
Ping.
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