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 Malchy 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.
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 to 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 11 is De labore Solis meaning "of the eclipse of the sun", Karol Wojtyla 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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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.Edward.Palamar | Jun 27, 2011, 04:39 AM EDT
Concerning the overall perspective of Benedict XVI being the fulfillment of "Gloria Olivae" - look at the following link, where the subtitle begins "The Reign of the Five Popes" - note the quatrain interpreted "after the very aged pope's death". This link was published before John Paul II superceded the previous interpretation. Is Joseph Ratzinger a "Roman of good age" ?
Edward.Palamar | Feb 24, 2011, 09:36 PM EST
Greetings in the Resurrected Christ! Jesus Christ has raised me from the dead to the office of Petrus Romanus (Peter the Roman).
marsman | Jul 27, 2010, 10:10 PM EDT
the "dreadful judge": Who is that supposed to be? Jesus? If Jesus is the judge, then this might be interest: Matth. 23:9: And do not call anyone on earth your ‘Father,’ for you have one Father, he who is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called ‘Teacher,’ for you have one Teacher, the Christ. 11 He who is greatest among you shall be your servant. A "Holy Father" is in that context, having to face the Lord, indeed having a hard time explaining the title "Holy Father". And that is just one point. And there is also this: Matth. 7:22:On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ 23 And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you evildoers!’ Jesus, the Lord and last judge, left a really briliant pre-judice about those coming in his name. He was genuinely prohetic prophetic in this as those many servants were making earth a miserable place, ie. the many times they supported wars,... or the child abuse. When there is talk of a dreadful judge then it could likely come from clerics who somehow figured out that they were useless to say the least. The inquisition for instance began about the time Malachi made his prophecies, another dark chapter confirming Jesus' pre-judice mentioned above.
jacersisityourself | Jul 21, 2010, 04:02 PM EDT
Pardon me but I heard another prophecy that said that the Pope that would would shed blood through violent means would be the second-last Pope. John Paul II was shot and bled from his wounds. So that should make Benedict the last Pope. The frightening part of the prophecy is that the last Pope would leave Rome over the dead bodies of his priests. Hands up - nuclear war ahead? Anyone?