March 15, 2013
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New Pope Francis
During the recent conclave, my dear wife placed a large blessed cross upon the stone statue of a saint that we have in the guest room as part of our parish’s prayers for the new pope….St. Francis ! Very effective prayer.
He sure doesn’t seem to fit the St. Malachy profile: “Petrus Romanus” as the last pope. So, as some have said, there may be a series between “Gloria Olivae” (who we associate closely with Benedict XVI) and the last one before the Judgment.
That being said, let me add that it is not surprising that it does not SEEM to fit. First, there indeed could be an unnamed series of (minor) popes before the destruction of Jerusalem (or Rome, as the case may be, both fit the description of “city of seven hills”).
Second, very often the description does not seem to fit, except often in hindsight. So, this guy Bergoglio could well turn out somehow to fit “Petrus Romanus.”
Therefore, I am totally willing to drop the St. Malachy hysteria, until, and unless, some further evidence presents itself, which probably WILL. As the Lord said, “the kingdom of heaven is without observation,” and again. “if some say he is here, or here, don’t bother going to see him.” haha. fake out.
But I certainly DO THINK that Pope Francis is a very significant Pope, or may be. Nuclear winter will mostly devastate the Northern Hemisphere, and with a Pope from the South, it is more likely that the Faith will be preserved in regions less affected by radioactive fallout. Portugal also, is dry and immune from “hot” rain, as the Virgin of Fatima has said Portugal will preserve the Faith until the end of time. And of course, the Hispanic countries are Catholic due to mostly the Franciscan missionaries – which fits well with this Pope too.
Imagine…the first Jesuit Pope calling himself Francis…is that funny, or what?
In sum then, I think the age of this Pope Francis, 76 already, indicates a sort of “5-year plan” by the cardinals. Petrus Romanus has not appeared yet most probably, and they are staying the course of Tradition with this Pope, which is undoubtedly wise. He reminds me in a certain way of Pope John-Paul I in his quirky humility…and you know what happened to him: he was murdered by the heretical ultra-conservatives. Drugged with a sleep potion in his evening wine by Cardinal Villot, Secretary of State, from France (who was later arrested by the Vatican and died six months later still under house arrest in the Vatican) and then shot-up between the toes with air bubbles in an attempt to simulate a heart attack, by an unknown agent of the schismatic, also French, Cardinal Lebevre, whose group is still in schism. So, we have to see how long this new pope lasts. But I am sure God is with him, as he is right on target, and on time. So, go for it Francis~!
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maybe Pope Francis is staying out of his Vatican apartments because of secret passages that worry him. Pope Benedict XVI was attacked by a woman in a red cape – and maybe that too was part of an assassination attempt. Pope John-Paul II was actually shot, and would have been killed except for the miraculous intervention of his patron saint, Our Lady of Fatima, on whose feast day the Muslim shooter coincidentally happened to choose for the assassination attempt.