Cardinal Who Warned of 'Antichrist' Rises in Betting Odds (Poll-Who is 'Antichrist' he describes??)

Newsmax.com ^ | 4/17/05

[AnnOutragedCitizen]

CARDINAL WHO WARNED OF 'ANTICHRIST' RISES IN BETTING ODDS

Though Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi is the odds-on favorite to be the next pope, global betting parlors are reporting an influx of bets on Cardinal Giacomo Biffi.

"From what I can see here, there's been a lot of wagers on Biffi," Mani Sanders of Pinnacle Sports, an online gambling service based on the resort island in the Netherlands Antilles, told the Providence Journal.

Cardinal Biffi, emeritus bishop of the archdiocese of Bologna, was recently listed as a 125-to-1 long shot to succeed John Paul II.

But does Pinnacle know something we don't?

The paper reports that as an influx of "bets were placed on Biffi in the past several days, the odds on the 76-year-old Italian had dropped to 50 to 1 by Wednesday."

If Biffi does win, it will be a sign that the Church leaders are trending more conservative.

Biffi is strongly anti-Masonic. He was quoted as saying Catholic churches should ban Mozart's music, as the composer was a Mason. The Church and the Masonic movement have long had an antagonistic relationship.

In recent years Biffi stirred controversy by saying Italy should "protect its national identity" and stop the avalanche of Muslim immigrants.

In 2000, Biffi predicted that "Europe will either become Christian again or it will become Muslim." He added ominously., "The vast majority of Muslims are coming here determined to remain outside our humanity."

That same year Biffi also said that he believed the Antichrist was alive and would soon rise to prominence.

Biffi told a conference meeting in Bologna that the Antichrist was a prominent philanthropist who advocated causes like human rights, the environment and ecumenicism.

Biffi said that this man – who he never identified – had a "fascinating personality" and espoused causes like vegetarianism, pacifism, environmentalism and animal rights.

Biffi added that this Antichrist would be a Bible expert who would discard its truths to prosletyze for "vague and fashionable spiritual values."

[Mad Mammoth]

..."Truly, some very interesting ideas right up until the part about "rapture." If anyone is arrogant enough to think they are going to ascend into Heaven without dying - without paying the just wages of sin - then they need to lay off the sauce, in my opinion...."

Which is why my position has always been to pray and hope that there IS something on the horizon commonly referred to as the 'Rapture', but live your life as if you're going to be right here on Planet Earth until you take that permanent dirt nap.

[Quix]

I think the Cardinal knows some things that are true.

Kathleen Keating's website used to have a pic--may still--of the purported Anti-Christ.

[BigEdLB]

And, Schwartz means BLACK in German (HEH HEH HEH)

[An.American.Expatriate]

This guy has my vote:

Javier Solana

[murphE]

Ping

What do you know about this one?

[el_doctor2]

HAHAH!
"Welcome to the west wing, this is Liberal Dream land where everything is as it should have been....Damn Recount"

[NCSteve]

I think Cardianl Biffi really is a long-shot.

At the moment, I'm thinking Cardinal Arinze is the rising star. Did you know he has ties to NC? Arinze's nephew, Niki, played basketball at Wake Forest and the Cardinal spoke at WFU's 1999 commencement.

[eyespysomething]

Mark

Interesting post.

[ELS]

Were we to confine our diet to creatures that lack sense and do not even respond to light, we could only eat liturgists and liberal Democrats.

LOL!

[SittinYonder]

In his epistles and the book of Revelation, the apostle John made it clear that many people would come along in the spirit of antichrist. But there will come a day when one world leader will rise to power who will be the embodiment of evil, one who is empowered and directed by the devil himself.

This post, too, as a follow up is interesting to read. The passage above "many people would come along in the spirit of the antichrist" tends to support my non-theological, unresearched, purely anecdotal theory that every generation faces a "end-times" scenario.

[SolidRedState]

Capri Denim...denim capris...blue jeans that are too short for you....highwater pants! I certainly hope you don't plan on wearing those to meet the AC!

LOL. I'm thinking of putting them on now. It's gettin deep around here. :)

[SolidRedState]

Hitler may have been an Anti-Christ.Satan like man does not know the time or the hour of Christ return.Therefore he must raise an Anti-Christ in every generation.

I don't know if that makes me feel better or worse.

[SolidRedState]

Therefore, Capri Diem is Satan's Day?

Or maybe it should have been Crapi Diem?
Either a fishy day or ar a really bad day. LOL

[Marysecretary]

I don't think Soros is a spiritual person. He worships MONEY, and, besides, it has to be someone who is well-liked. I don't think he fits. I do think the anti-Christ is alive, though. I agree with Biffi.

[Marysecretary]

Hah! I don't think he's escaped madness!

[Marysecretary]

I thought of that, too, but I believe he is going to come out of the Middle East.

[Paved Paradise]

Very interesting... Soros would fit the description well but so would many others; even Bill Gates would in my estimation. The thing is that I think we've got a ways to go. But no one know when these things will unfold. Good post - it's always cool to see what these guys think.

[Paved Paradise]

That is HYSTERICAL. Love it - Biffy is Spiffy! Vote for him in a Jiffy!

[eyespysomething]

Blessed made a good point in about post# 95 that since not even Satan knows the day or time of Christ's return, there is an anti-christ for every generation, ie Hitler.

[Stand Watch Listen]

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