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Saint's Prophecy: Only Two Popes Remain
newsmax ^ | 4/3/05 | newsmax

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:



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To: Conservative Infidel
What if the new Pope chooses the name Peter?

Well then .. make sure your bags are packed and everything is in order

Cause all heck is suppose to break loose

61 posted on 04/03/2005 5:33:45 PM PDT by Mo1 ("Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it" ~ Pope John Paul II)
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To: Killborn
Still a lot of them are correct.
Well, they're correct if you consider that they all have multiple possible interpretations, and one person interprets them this way, another interprets them that way, and yet a third, another way. Whatever-- I disregard them completely.
62 posted on 04/03/2005 5:33:48 PM PDT by Clara Lou (I'm not pro-death, I'm anti-hysteria.)
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To: paltz
Well known pious fraud.

Catholic Encyclopedia (2/3 down page) :
They were first published by Arnold de Wyon, and ever since there has been much discussion as to whether they are genuine predictions of St. Malachy or forgeries. The silence of 400 years on the part of so many learned authors who had written about the popes, and the silence of St. Bernard especially, who wrote the "Life of St. Malachy", is a strong argument against their authenticity, but it is not conclusive if we adopt Cucherat's theory that they were hidden in the Archives during those 400 years.
63 posted on 04/03/2005 5:34:29 PM PDT by Dominick ("Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." - JP II)
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To: Sooth2222

Where did you get 1848 from?


64 posted on 04/03/2005 5:36:29 PM PDT by lasereye
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To: Clara Lou

What are some that have multiple possible interpretations?


65 posted on 04/03/2005 5:38:08 PM PDT by lasereye
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To: biblewonk

Here's hoping for a couple brief reigns. Something a lot more like JP1 than JP2.


66 posted on 04/03/2005 5:38:14 PM PDT by newgeezer (Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
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To: paltz

dosn't some say that by using math, the great pyramid shows the end of time also.


67 posted on 04/03/2005 5:41:34 PM PDT by Ibredd
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To: Mo1

Still, it cannot be ruled out.


68 posted on 04/03/2005 5:43:18 PM PDT by el_doctor2
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To: rellimpank
he had the world ending in 1996

No he didn't. He said well beyond the year 3000.

69 posted on 04/03/2005 5:44:27 PM PDT by infidel29 ("It is only the warlike power of a civilized people that can give peace to the world."- T. Roosevelt)
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To: uglybiker

Thanks LOL


70 posted on 04/03/2005 5:45:00 PM PDT by just me
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To: concerned about politics
What are the odds?

Given the past track record of 'end of the world' prophets - not good.
71 posted on 04/03/2005 5:45:06 PM PDT by PresbyRev
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To: lasereye
What are some that have multiple possible interpretations?
Are you serious? Do a Google [for starters] and find out for yourself.
72 posted on 04/03/2005 5:45:09 PM PDT by Clara Lou (I'm not pro-death, I'm anti-hysteria.)
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To: Castro

If the prophecy holds true..An Italian or other "Olive" associated states. Olive colored skin? Possibly the baptized name Oliver? The son of an Olive Producer.

The Son of an Olive Producer seems likely, as he would be in his fathers "Glory"
The same with an Olive State...the Glory of the Olives...such as PJPII was of poland,


73 posted on 04/03/2005 5:45:47 PM PDT by el_doctor2
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To: Clara Lou
Father Wingate was on the Art Bell show just before the Pope Died. He predicted that the Pope would NOT die having been healed by the prayers of some secret religious society. He said the pope would go into exile after the healing.

I wonder what Pope he was talking about
74 posted on 04/03/2005 5:46:03 PM PDT by catonsville
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To: Clara Lou

True, true. Besides, the point of predictions is not to say the end is near but to prevent the end from happening. I guess the Mayans thought that if they could stick around until 2012 they could save the world or sth. Meh.


75 posted on 04/03/2005 5:48:29 PM PDT by Killborn (Liberals. The greatest threat to mankind, morality, civilization, cute puppies and fuzzy bunnies.)
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To: paltz
The 111th prophecy is "Gloria Olivae" (The Glory of the Olive).

That cinches it, the next Pope will be Bill Clinton.

76 posted on 04/03/2005 5:51:10 PM PDT by RobFromGa (Bush Needs to Stay Aggressive in Term 2)
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To: paltz
The meaning of the olive is unclear.

They are good in martinis and sometimes on pizza.

77 posted on 04/03/2005 5:52:01 PM PDT by humblegunner (We ain't subject to terror, but it's unwise to irritate us.)
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To: bd476; pocat; AAABEST

FYI


78 posted on 04/03/2005 5:57:11 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: paltz
The last pope will be Pope Secola.

And then Coke takes over for good
79 posted on 04/03/2005 5:57:20 PM PDT by politicket
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To: Clara Lou

Your statement implies you know of alternative interpretations.


80 posted on 04/03/2005 5:58:59 PM PDT by lasereye
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