Habemus papam
Wow, I leave work for an few hours and come back to find that the Catholic Church has a new Pope - Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, who will take the name Pope Benedict XVI (BENEDICTVM XVI). Wow, was that fast. I am sure his age (78) and his similar views to Pope John Paul II were deciding factors in his nomination.
Wow, I'm just really stunned.
Later... I wonder if Pope Benedict's nickname Gloria Olivae - Renown/Great Olive - will drum up ferver in Saint Malachy's Prophecy of the Popes, which states that we have one more Pope to go until Jesus returns.
Ahh... I see Wikipedia has already jumped on this bandwagon.
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Jw says:
for that final Petrus Romanus prediction, it says:
Amidst extreme persecution, the seat of the Holy Roman Church will be occupied by Peter the Roman, who will feed the sheep in many tribulations, after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed, and the terrible Judge will judge his people. The End.
So... I'd say everyone's got about 10 years to get out of Cincinnati, right?
Or Rome, I guess. But I really think it's about Cincinnati.
Posted by: Jw at April 19, 2005 4:46 PM #
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