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:
Well, that was fun. I know a Southern Baptist lady that says the Pre-Trib Rapture will be in 2007. Thats what her friends tell her.
If that is the case, then all the Marian visions about praying are worthless. Even Akita specifically said that if people pray and repent that the world would be spared. Then there's the old "prayer availeth much". There may be fewer people praying in the US, but the ones that are praying are praying longer and harder. There is a conservative revival among the yound. Christianity has flourished in other countries before where Christianity was virtually non existant.
And besides, Jesus Christ Himself said know one knew the time but the Father.
If it's Pope-eye the I , you might have something there...
What, you think I'm gonna tell you?
What, you think I'm gonna tell you?
I predict that America will become even MORE liberal in the next twenty years. Even those who call themselves conservative will advocate bigger government...
Only conservatism that is calling for bigger government is security (perhaps military borders) and military in general, and some science (nasa).
hopefully most conservatives will want to end entitlement programs.
They are good in martinis and sometimes on pizza.
Actually, Cardinal Martini of Vermouth is in line for succession.
If you were Irish, it wouldn't take more than a couple of pints to get it out of ya!
I recall Newt's congress coming this close to abolishing the NEA; this prez gives them several million $$$$. Was that military spending?
"Here are the seven last popes as identified from St. Malachy's list:"
If, indeed, Malachy was able to predict the names of the last 112 popes that is super, mega amazing. Since this is impossible, no proof or link has been offered.
There is some interesting commentary and several scenarios at the bottom of the page.
Lots of links having to do with 111, not 112, Popes..."111 popes"
I'm not Catholic so it doesn't matter much to me.
"Several scholars, including mulitple Nostradamus advocates, appear."
Wow, some sickolas must have a lot of money and time on their hands to become "scholars" of Nostryl the Charlatan.
No .. but it seems like some have turned into grumpy old men
Chill .. there's nothing wrong with talking about this
Then there are those . . . who are loathe to believe in the yet-to-be fulfilled Bible prophecies regarding the end times.
Fascinating.
If it hasn't been confirmed by Nostradamus, it can't be true. /sarcasm
The only thing I recall reading about Nostradamus -- back in the late 60s, when I was in college -- was that he said the final battle would be against Islam. I only remember it because it seemed so unlikely -- in the late 60s it seemed a "final battle" against Communism (Russian or Chinese) was not so unlikely as one would hope -- but Islam?
I read somewhere that Peter the Roman was added later, in a different hand.
Well that is an important peice of information.
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