Benedict XVI Is the Second-to-Last Pope,
Says Irish Prophet Malachy
By KENNETH HAYNES, IrishCentral.
The
prophecies of the Irish saint Malachy, the 12th century bishop of Armagh
who predicted all the popes, have thrilled and dismayed readers for centuries.
He has stated there will be only one more pope after the current one, and
during his reign comes the end of the world.
"In
the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church there will reign 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. The End."
In 1139,
then-Archbishop Malachy went to Rome
from Ireland to give an account of his affairs. While there, he
received a strange vision about the future that included the name of every
pope, 112 in all from his time, who would rule until the end of time. We are
now at the second last prophecy.
A 12th century Irish
prophet claimed Pope Benedict XVI would be the second to last Pope with the end
of the world coming with the next pontiff's reign
.
His
predictions are taken very seriously. As one report states, "In 1958,
before the Conclave that would elect Pope John XXIII, Cardinal Spellman of New York hired a boat, filled it with
sheep and sailed up and down the Tiber River, to show that he was 'pastor et
nautor,' the motto attributed to the next Pope in the prophecies."
As for the
prophecy concerning the 111th pope, Pope Benedict, the prophecy says of him, "Gloria
Olivae," which means "the glory of the olive."
The order
of Saint Benedict is also known as the Olivetans, which many claim makes
Malachy's prophecies correct. The next and final pope then should be "Peter Romanus"
St. Malachy
gave an account of his visions to Pope Innocent II, but the document remained
unknown in the Roman archives until its discovery in 1590.
Many of the
prophecies are spot on. For example, the one about Urban VIII is Lilium et Rosa
(the lily and the rose); he was a native of Florence and on the arms of
Florence figured a fleur-de-lis.
Pope John Paul II is De labore Solis, meaning "of the
eclipse of the sun." Karol Wojtyla, who would become Pope John Paul II,
was born on May 18, 1920 during a solar eclipse.
Peregrinus
apostolicus (pilgrim pope), which designates Pius VI, appears to be verified by
his many journeys to new lands.
So is
Benedict the second last pope? The Irish seer of the 12th century has said it
will be so. Time will tell.
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