February 20, 2013
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My Conclave Prediction
For what it’s worth, here’s my conclave prediction…
First, let me say that conclave predictions are notoriously wrong and way off the mark. This year I read the book: The Last Pope by Malachy Martin…at least I think that was the title, I threw it out because it was so off base. And he claimed to be possessed by an angel ! Hooey!
So, I have covered my ass,…if I am wrong, it’s totally par for the course, typical, cudda been expected and all that….
But, if I am right, aaah, I am onto something, eh? Yeah.
So, here’t goes….
The conclave to elect the final Pope will not be an interminable mish-mash affair. At the outset, right now, it certainly looks like that’s what it could reasonably be expected to turn into. There is just nobody that seems a choice that could be agreed on. The dominant factions among the cardinals don’t seem to have candidates that can win enough swing votes to push him to the top.
Right now, everything seems very muddled. All we really have to go on is Pope Benedict XVI’s parting wish at his resignation that the new Pope be energetic…hence, young-ish.
So, here’s my call: after a few “warm-up” votes, which will do nothing but put the favorite players officially on the board, and let everyone see the various factions real power, the impasse will be pathetically apparent. Everyone is divided, with no principal candidate able to carry the day.
Now, my understanding is that votes must be taken at regular intervals. That being the case they will have to vote before going to bed for the night, maybe on the second night. And they will elect a Pope….!
“THE STONE REJECTED BY THE BUILDERS WILL BECOME THE CORNERSTONE!”
The tired and disconcerted cardinals will file up and cast their secret ballot…all will cast what I am calling “a throw-away vote”…a throw-away vote is a vote for some cardinal who is not one of the contenders. The purpose of casting a throw-away vote is to see if there’s a trend to shift to someone, it also will allow the lesser factions to drop out and fade out of the picture.
But, VOILA! magically, all the throw-away votes will be for the same person! Suddenly a winner – the final Pope – has emerged from deep obscurity.
Perhaps the second night will not have quite enough votes to declare the winner. Sleep on it, and get ready for the first vote on the third day. Like a Resurrection! Everyone will be happy because unity was achieved, the Holy Spirit will have seemed to have made the choice, no one is to blame, all are relieved. We have a POPE!
Who will it be? It might be the Phillipine cardinal. It might be the President of the fabric of Peter, Comastri. No one can say with any certitude, but that’s how I think the vote will go….or it might be Peter Erdo.
Comments (2)
the key crisis the new Pope will have to deal with will be: Public Persecution. So, the dude is someone who will necessarily be able to endure humiliation with determination, just like Jesus.
The Italians might want to farm that out to someone of color..aha – The Phillipino…or maybe an African. Or maybe the Houston USA cardinal…he’s Italian at least. I myself might vote for Di Nardo with a “throw-away” vote just to see what effect that has…and maybe it will be him.
Pope Francis! did not even know about this guy, even though he had the second most votes in the last conclave that elected Cardinal Ratzinger to become Pope Benedict XVI. So, what do we have, a very HUMBLE man…as I called. And he’s Italian (from Argentina). As I called too…not bad, eh? But otherwise, it is hard to see how he fits the “Peter The Roman” tag.
But we shall see… won’t we? Pope Francis has dedicated his Papacy to Our Lady of Fatima which means he might consecrate Russia to Our Lady of Fatima…in fact, in two days time from the day I write, the Pope will lead all Cathedral churches…as an act of obedience to him…in Eucharistic adoration…for the feast of The Body and Blood of Jesus. Heck, he might do the consecration of Russia at that time…wild! It can certainly be said that Pope Francis has done nothing to deny the end of the world is near, and many things that are clearly in keeping with the prophecies. Now he is calling for a meeting of the Abrahamic peoples…Jews, Arabs, and Christians. Gotta like that too…!