Interesting about Popes

EnderNC
EnderNC Posts: 383 Member
edited January 17 in Chit-Chat
Before you read on, this is not to affirm or deny anyone's faith, I just find this interesting.

Anyways, back in the 15th century, there was a prophecy by a guy named St. Malachy. He made a prediction about who the last 10 popes would be before the apocalypse. He set a nickname to each one so they would be recognizable. The former Pope, St. Benedict, was number 9. Next week, the Board of Elections for Popes (<---don't know what that's called) is going to choose the next Pope. If Malachy is right (and he's 9 for 9 right now), then the next Pope would have somehow be associated with the moniker "Peter the Roman" and he would be the last Pope before the end of the world.

Now, I'm not saying he's right or wrong, but there are 2 guys up for election named Peter and apparently one of them, Cardinal Bertone, was born in Romano, Italy. Anybody interested in Eschatology want to chime in their POV?

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  • jbutterflye
    jbutterflye Posts: 1,914 Member
    that will be interesting.

    I just want to reach my WT goal before the end of the world.
  • 37434958
    37434958 Posts: 457 Member
    It IS interesting!

    I'm not really sure, but keep me updated! ( Im not a news person! )
  • Thomasm198
    Thomasm198 Posts: 3,189 Member
    Before you read on, this is not to affirm or deny anyone's faith, I just find this interesting.

    Anyways, back in the 15th century, there was a prophecy by a guy named St. Malachy. He made a prediction about who the last 10 popes would be before the apocalypse. He set a nickname to each one so they would be recognizable. The former Pope, St. Benedict, was number 9. Next week, the Board of Elections for Popes (<---don't know what that's called) is going to choose the next Pope. If Malachy is right (and he's 9 for 9 right now), then the next Pope would have somehow be associated with the moniker "Peter the Roman" and he would be the last Pope before the end of the world.

    Now, I'm not saying he's right or wrong, but there are 2 guys up for election named Peter and apparently one of them, Cardinal Bertone, was born in Romano, Italy. Anybody interested in Eschatology want to chime in their POV?
    The prophecies are fake.

    They were written in the 1500's. Saint Malachy died in 1148. It would be a bit difficult for him to write the prophecies from the grave.

    p.s. It's 112 popes on the list not 10 and they're not nicknames; they're vague descriptions that are widely open to interpretation.
  • ScatteredThoughts
    ScatteredThoughts Posts: 3,562 Member

    p.s. It's 112 popes on the list not 10 and they're not nicknames; they're vague descriptions that are widely open to interpretation.

    Maybe they were a side project by Nostradamus.
  • Zylahe
    Zylahe Posts: 772 Member
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy_of_the_Popes


    For those that want to read all about it.
    Shown to be fake, very strained links.

    But is OP suggesting that if Pete the roman isn't elected the prophesy is weong?
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