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Pope Francis; Prophecy of the Popes; Jorge Mario Bergoglio Biography

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 Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ (born December 17, 1936) is an Argentine cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He has served as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires since 1998.  He is the first Jesuit to be named Pope.  He has chosen the name Francis, known in Spanish as Francisco.  He is the first Pope to be named Francis. 

There are two saints named Francis,  St. Francis of  of Assisi and St. Francis Xavier

 Credit: Dylan Coll

Francis (Latin: Franciscus; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936) is the 266th and current pope of the Catholic Church, elected on 13 March 2013. In that role, he is both the leader of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. From 1998 until his election as pope, he served as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, and was made a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II.

Francis is the first Jesuit and the first from the Americas to be elected Pope. He is the first non-European pope since Syrian-born Pope Gregory III, who served for ten years (731–741).  There was a fictional pope Francesco I in the 1979 Walter Murphy novel entitled “Vicar of Christ.”                    

Pope Francisco giving his first blessing.

Bergoglio was elevated to the cardinalate in 2001. He was elected Pope on March 13, 2013, taking the papal name Francisco.

Many analyses of Saint Malachy’s prophecy note that it is open to the interpretation that additional popes would come between the “glory of the olive” and Peter the Roman. Popular speculation by proponents of the prophecy attach this prediction to Benedict XVI’s successor. Since Francis’ election as Pope, proponents in internet forums have been striving to link him to the prophecy. Theories include a vague connection with Francis of Assisi, whose father was named Peter 

Saint Malachy   (1094 – 2 November 1148) was an Irish saint and Archbishop of Armagh, to whom were attributed several miracles and an alleged vision of 112 Popes later attributed to the apocalyptic list of Prophecy of the Popes. He was the first Irish saint to be canonised by Pope Clement III in 1199.  

Peter the Roman, who will pasture his sheep in many tribulations, and when these things are finished, the city of seven hills [i.e. Rome] will be destroyed, and the dreadful judge will judge his people. A discussion of this prophecy can be found following the biography of the new Pope. 

White smoke has appeared at the Vatican.  The cardinals have selected a new Pope.  The Pope was elected on the fifth vote.  

The newly chosen Bishop of Rome is the 266th successor of St. Peter and leader of the worldwide Catholic Church with1.2 billion members. 

Jorge Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, one of the five children of an Italian railway worker and his wife. After studying at the seminary in Villa Devoto, he entered the Society of Jesus on March 11, 1958. Bergoglio obtained a licentiate in philosophy from the Colegio Máximo San José in San Miguel, and then taught literature and psychology at the Colegio de la Inmaculada in Santa Fe, and the Colegio del Salvador in Buenos Aires. He wasordained to the priesthood on December 13, 1969, by Archbishop Ramón José Castellano. He attended the Philosophical and Theological Faculty of San Miguel, a seminary in San Miguel. Bergoglio attained the position of novice master there and became professor of theology.

Impressed with his leadership skills, the Society of Jesus promoted Bergoglio and he served as provincial for Argentina from 1973 to 1979. He was transferred in 1980 to become the rector of the seminray in San Miguel where had had studied. He served in that capacity until 1986. He completed his doctoral dissertation in Germany and returned to his homeland to serve as confessor and spiritual director in Córdoba.

Bergoglio succeeded Cardinal Quarracino on February 28, 1998. He was concurrently named ordinary for Eastern Catholics in Argentina, who lacked their own prelate. Pope John Paul II summoned the newly named archbishop to the consistory of February 21, 2001 in Vatican City and elevated Bergoglio with the papal honors of a cardinal. He was named to the Cardinal-Priest of Saint Robert Bellarmino.

Cardinal 

As cardinal, Bergoglio was appointed to several administrative positions in the Roman Curia. He served on the Congregation of Clergy, Congregation of Divine Worship and Sacraments, Congregation of Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Congregation of Societies of Apostolic Life. Bergoglio became a member of the Commission on Latin American and the Family Council.

As Cardinal, Bergoglio became known for personal humility, doctrinal conservatism and a commitment to social justice. A simple lifestyle has contributed to his reputation for humility. He lives in a small apartment, rather than in the palatial bishop’s residence. He gave up his chauffeured limousine in favor of public transportation, and he reportedly cooks his own meals.

Upon the death of Pope John Paul II, Bergoglio, considered papabile himself, participated in the 2005 papal conclave as a cardinal elector, the conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI. A widespread theory says that he was in a tight fight with Ratzinger until he himself adviced crying not to be voted.[1] Earlier, he had participated in the funeral of Pope John Paul II and acted as a regent alongside the College of Cardinals, governing the Holy See and the Roman Catholic Church during the interregnum sede vacante period. Cardinal Bergoglio remains eligible to participate in conclaves that begin before his 80th birthday on December 17, 2016.

During the 2005 Synod of Bishops, he was elected a member of the Post-Synodal council. Catholic journalist John L. Allen, Jr. reported that Bergoglio was a frontrunner in the 2005 Conclave. An unauthorized diary of uncertain authenticity released in September 2005] confirmed that Bergogolio was the runner-up and main challenger of Cardinal Ratzinger at that conclave. The purported diary of the anonymous cardinal claimed Bergoglio received 40 votes in the third ballot, but fell back to 26 at the fourth and decisive ballot.

On November 8, 2005, Bergoglio was elected President of the Argentine Episcopal Conference for a three-year term (2005–2008) by a large majority of the Argentine bishops, which according to reports confirms his local leadership and the international prestige earned by his alleged performance in the conclave. He was reelected on November 11, 2008.

 

According to the Huffington Post, Bergoglio was a high-ranking official in the Society of Jesus of Argentina when a military junta was installed in the South American country in 1976 and he may have been involved in a kidnapping.. According to the Los Angeles Times, priests Orlando Yorio and Francisco Jalics were kidnapped in May of that year by the navy. “They surfaced five months later, drugged and seminude, in a field,” the Times reported. A 2005 lawsuit accused Bergoglio of unspecified involvement in the abductions. Reuters explains that “the military government secretly jailed [Yorio and Jalics] for their work in poor neighborhoods.”  A spokesman for Bergoglio called the claims “old slander.”

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Liberation theology

Bergoglio is an accomplished theologian who distanced himself from liberation theology early in his career. He is thought to be close to Comunione e Liberazione, a conservative lay movement.

Abortion and euthanasia

Cardinal Bergoglio has invited his clergy and laity to oppose both abortion and euthanasia.

Homosexuality

He has affirmed church teaching on homosexuality, though he teaches the importance of respecting individuals who are gay. He strongly opposed legislation introduced in 2010 by the Argentine Government to allow same-sex marriage. In a letter to the monasteries of Buenos Aires, he wrote: “Let’s not be naive, we’re not talking about a simple political battle; it is a destructive pretension against the plan of God. We are not talking about a mere bill, but rather a machination of the Father of Lies that seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God.” He has also insisted that adoption by gays and lesbians is a form of discrimination against children. This position received a rebuke from Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who said the church’s tone was reminiscent of “medieval times and the Inquisition”

Church and AIDS

His doctrinal orthodoxy emphasizes Christ’s mandate to love: he is well remembered for his 2001 visit to a hospice, in which he washed and kissed the feet of twelve AIDS patients.

Social justice

He consistently preaches a message of compassion towards the poor, but somew observers would like him to place a greater emphasis on issues of social justice. Rather than articulating positions on matters of political economy, Bergoglio prefers to emphasize spirituality and holiness, believing that this will naturally lead to greater concern for the suffering of the poor. He has, however, voiced support for social programs, and publicly challenged free-market policies.

Relations with the Argentine government

Jorge Cardinal Bergoglio greets President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, December, 2007.

On April 15, 2005, a human rights lawyer filed a criminal complaint against Bergoglio, accusing him of conspiring with the junta in 1976 to kidnap two Jesuit priests, whom he, as superior of the Society of Jesus of Argentina in 1976, had asked to leave their pastoral work following conflict within the Society over how to respond to the new military dictatorship, with some priests advocating a violent overthrow. Bergoglio’s spokesman has flatly denied the allegations. No evidence was presented linking the cardinal to this crime.

Prophecy of the Popes 

The Prophecy of the Popes (Latin: Prophetia Sancte Malachiae Archiepiscopi, de Summis Pontificibus) is a series of 112 short, cryptic phrases in Latin which purport to predict the Roman Catholic popes (along with a few antipopes), beginning with Pope Celestine II. The alleged prophecies were first published by Benedictine monk Arnold Wion in 1595. Wion attributes the prophecies to Saint Malachy, a 12th‑century Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland.

 

Author and publisher with a specialty in End Times and prophecy, Tom Horn, discussed his new research on the prophecy of the Popes, and how 2012 relates to the fulfillment of St. Malachy’s prediction that the Catholic Church will see one final Pope before its destruction. Almost 900 years ago, the Irish seer, St. Malachy, came to Rome and “suddenly had this frenzied vision in which he wrote down the descriptives of every Pope that would ever exist from his day to the final Pope,” Horn reported. According to Malachy’s prophesied list, the next Pope after the current one (Pope Benedict) will be the last one, #112. This final Pope, Petrus Romanus (or Peter the Roman) will lead the Church into the great tribulation period and the destruction of Rome. Some Catholic mystics believe he will be an infiltrator under Satanic control. Evangelical prophecy refers to this person as the “False Prophet” who helps to usher in the Antichrist, Horn continued.

Final part of the prophecies in Lignum Vitæ (1595), p. 311.

Given the very accurate description of popes up to 1590 and lack of accuracy after that year, historians generally conclude that the alleged prophecies are a fabrication written shortly before they were published. The Roman Catholic Church also dismisses them as forgery.[1][2] The prophecies may have been created in an attempt to suggest that Cardinal Girolamo Simoncelli’s bid for the papacy in the second conclave of 1590 was divinely ordained.

Proponents of the prophecies claim that Pope Benedict XVI corresponded to the pope described in the penultimate prophecy. The list ends with a pope identified as “Peter the Roman”, whose pontificate will allegedly bring the destruction of the city of Rome and usher in the beginning of the Apocalypse.

Statue of Saint Malachy (1094–1148), to whom Wion attributes the authorship of the prophecies. Malachy died over four centuries before the prophecies first appeared.

Credit: Wikipedia

The alleged prophecies were first published in 1595 by a Benedictine named Arnold Wion in his Lignum Vitæ, a history of the Benedictine order. Wion attributed the prophecies to Saint Malachy, the 12th‑century Archbishop of Armagh. He explained that the prophecies had not, to his knowledge, ever been printed before, but that many were eager to see them. Wion includes both the alleged original prophecies, consisting of short, cryptic Latin phrases, as well as an interpretation applying the statements to historical popes up to Urban VII (pope for thirteen days in 1590), which Wion attributes to Alphonsus Ciacconius.

Saint Malachy – The Prophecy of the Popes. Herein Lightdescent presents “a few intriguing connections to link the newly elected Pope Francis I or Jorge Mario Bergoglio to the 112th Prophecy of Malachy who describes him as Peter the Roman. The New Pope was in fact born in the Argentinian city of Buenos Aires, which was founded by Pedro de Mendoza. Pedro = Peter. And whereas Peter is “The Rock” of the Catholic Church. Mendoza translates as “Cold Mountain”. Thus we have 1) Peter the Rock & 2) Peter the “cold mountain”. Also, there is a 400 year difference between the birth of the New Pope and the establishment of Buenos Aires. A most Harmonious value to be sure.”

According to an account put forward in 1871 by Abbé Cucherat, Malachy was summoned to Rome in 1139 by Pope Innocent II to receive two wool palliums for the metropolitan sees of Armagh and Cashel. While in Rome, Malachy purportedly experienced a vision of future popes, which he recorded as a sequence of cryptic phrases. This manuscript was then deposited in the Vatican Secret Archives, and forgotten about until its rediscovery in 1590, supposedly just in time for a papal conclave ongoing at the time.

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, a contemporary biographer of Malachy who recorded the saint’s alleged miracles, makes no mention of the prophecies, nor are they mentioned in any record prior to their 1595 publication.

Several historians have concluded that the prophecies are a late 16th‑century forgery. Spanish monk and scholar Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro wrote in his Teatro Crítico Universal (1724–1739), in an entry called Purported prophecies, that the high level of accuracy of the alleged prophecies up until the date they were published, compared with their high level of inaccuracy after that date, is evidence that they were created around the time of publication. The prophecies and explanations given in Wion correspond very closely to a 1557 history of the popes by Onofrio Panvinio (including replication of errors made by Panvinio), which may indicate that the prophecies were written based on that source.

One theory to explain the creation of the prophecies, put forward by 17th century French priest and encyclopaedist Louis Moréri, among others, is that they were spread by supporters of Cardinal Girolamo Simoncelli in support of his bid to become pope during the 1590 conclave to replace Urban VII. In the prophecies, the pope following Urban VII is given the description “Ex antiquitate Urbis” (“from the old city”), and Simoncelli was from Orvieto, which in Latin is Urbevetanum, old city. The prophecies may, therefore, have been created in an attempt to demonstrate that Simoncelli was destined to be pope.[9] Simoncelli was not elected pope; Urban VII was succeeded by Pope Gregory XIV, born Niccolò Sfondrati.

Interpretation

Celestine II (d. 1144), the first pope mentioned in the prophecies.

The interpretation of the prophecies for pre-publication popes provided by Wion involves close correspondences between the mottos and the popes’ birthplaces, family names, personal arms, and pre-papal titles. For example, the first motto, Ex castro Tiberis (from a castle on the Tiber), fits Pope Celestine II’s birthplace in Città di Castello, on the Tiber.

Efforts to connect the prophecies to historical popes who were elected after its publication have been more strained.[4][5][10] For example, Pope Clement XIII is referred to in a prophecy as Rosa Umbriae (the rose of Umbria), but was not from Umbria nor had any but the most marginal connection with the region, having been briefly pontifical governor of Rieti, at the time part of Umbria.

One writer notes that among the post-publication (post-1595) predictions there remain “some surprisingly appropriate phrases,” while adding that “it is of course easy to exaggerate the list’s accuracy by simply citing its successes,” and that “other tags do not fit so neatly.”[11] Among the reported ‘successes’ are ‘Religion depopulated’ for Benedict XV (1914–22) whose papacy included World War One and the atheistic communist Russian Revolution; ‘Light in the sky’ for Leo XIII (1878-1903), with a comet in his coat of arms; and ‘Flower of flowers’ for Paul VI (1963–78), with fleur-de-lys in his coat of arms.[11]

Peter Bander, then Head of Religious Education at a Cambridge college, wrote in 1969:

If we were to place the works of those who have repudiated the Prophecies of Malachy on scales and balance them against those who have accepted them, we would probably reach a fair equilibrium; however, the most important factor, namely the popularity of the prophecies, particularly among the ordinary people (as distinct from scholars), makes them as relevant to the second half of the twentieth century as they have ever been.

— Bander 1969, p. 10.

M.J. O’Brien, a Catholic priest who authored an 1880 monograph on the prophecies, provided a more critical assessment:

These prophecies have served no purpose. They are absolutely meaningless. The Latin is bad. It is impossible to attribute such absurd triflings… to any holy source. Those who have written in defence of the prophecy… have brought forward scarcely an argument in their favour. Their attempts at explaining the prophecies after 1590 are, I say with all respect, the sorriest trifling.

— O’Brien 1880, p. 110.

 

Petrus Romanus

In recent times, some interpreters of prophetic literature have drawn attention to the prophecies due to their imminent conclusion; if the list of descriptions is matched on a one-to-one basis to the list of historic popes since the prophecies’ publication, Benedict XVI (2005-2013) would correspond to the second to last of the papal descriptions, Gloria olivae (the glory of the olive). The longest and final prophecy predicts the Apocalypse:

In persecutione extrema S.R.E. sedebit.

Petrus Romanus, qui pascet oves in multis tribulationibus, quibus transactis civitas septicollis diruetur, & judex tremendus judicabit populum suum. Finis.

This may be translated into English as:

In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church, there will sit [i.e., as bishop].

Peter the Roman, who will pasture his sheep in many tribulations, and when these things are finished, the city of seven hills [i.e. Rome] will be destroyed, and the dreadful judge will judge his people. The End.

Several historians and interpreters of the prophecies note that they leave open the possibility of unlisted popes between “the glory of the olive” and the final pope, “Peter the Roman.  In the Lignum Vitae, the line In persecutione extrema S.R.E. sedebit. forms a separate sentence and paragraph of its own. While often read as part of the “Peter the Roman” prophecy, other interpreters view it as a separate, incomplete sentence explicitly referring to additional popes between “the glory of the olive” and “Peter the Roman”.

The list can be divided into two groups; one of the 74 popes and antipopes who reigned prior to the appearance of the prophecies c. 1590, for whom the connection between the motto and the pope is consistently clear. The other is of the 38 mottos attributed to popes who have reigned since 1590, for whom the connection between the motto and the pope is often strained or totally absent and could be viewed as shoehorning or postdiction.

René Thibaut divides the table at a different point, between the 71st and 72nd motto, asserting that there is a change in style at this point. He uses this distinction to put forward the view that the first 71 mottos are post-dated forgeries, while the remainder are genuine.[15] Hildebrand Troll echoes this view, noting that mottos 72-112 use a symbolic language related to the character of the pope and his papacy, in contrast to the more literal mottos for earlier popes.[16]

Popes and antipopes 1143–1590 (pre-publication)

The text on the silver lines below reproduces the original text (including punctuation and orthography) of the 1595 Lignum Vitae, which consisted of three parallel columns for the popes before 1590. The first column contained the motto, the second the name of the pope or antipope to whom it was attached (with occasional errors), and the third an explanation of the motto. There are some indications that both the mottos and explanations were the work of a single 16th century individual. The original list was unnumbered.

 Bernard of Clairvaux’s biography of Malachy makes no mention of the prophecy, nor is it mentioned in any record prior to its 1595 publication. Some sources, including the most recent editions of the Catholic Encyclopedia, suggest that the prophecy is a late 16th‑century forgery. Some have suggested that it was created by Nostradamus and was credited to Saint Malachy so the purported seer would not be blamed for the destruction of the papacy. Supporters, such as author John Hogue, who wrote a popular book titled The Last Pope about the claims, generally argue that, even if the author of the prophecies is uncertain, the predictions are still valid.

 St. Francis of Assisi

The new Pope Francisco took his name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi

 St. Francis of Assisi (Italian: Francesco d’Assisi, born Giovanni di Bernardone; 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226) was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the monastic lives of the Poor Clares. Though he was never ordained to the Catholic priesthood, Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history.

Saint Francis of Assisi by Jusepe de Ribera

Credit; Wikipedia

Francis was the son of a wealthy foreign cloth merchant in Assisi, and he lived the high-spirited life typical of a wealthy young man, even fighting as a soldier for Assisi. While going off to war in 1204, Francis had a vision that directed him back to Assisi, where he lost his taste for his worldly life. On a pilgrimage to Rome, he joined the poor in begging at St. Peter’s Basilica. The experience moved him to live in poverty. Francis returned home, began preaching on the streets, and soon amassed a following. His Order was authorized by Pope Innocent III in 1210. He then founded the Order of Poor Clares, which became an enclosed religious order for women, as well as the Order of Brothers and Sisters of Penance (commonly called the Third Order).

In 1219, he went to Egypt in an attempt to convert the Sultan to put an end to the conflict of the Crusades. By this point, the Franciscan Order had grown to such an extent that its primitive organizational structure was no longer sufficient. He returned to Italy to organize the Order. Once his community was authorized by the Pope, he withdrew increasingly from external affairs. In 1223, Francis arranged for the first Christmas manger scene. In 1224, he received the stigmata, making him the first recorded person to bear the wounds of Christ’s Passion. He died during the evening hours of October 3, 1226, while listening to a reading he had requested of Psalm 141.

On July 16, 1228, he was pronounced a saint by Pope Gregory IX. He is known as the patron saint of animals, the environment, and is one of the two patron saints of Italy (with Catherine of Siena). It is customary for Catholic and Anglican churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on his feast day of October 4.He is also known for his love of the Eucharist, his sorrow during the Stations of the Cross, and for the creation of the Christmas creche or Nativity Scene.

Many of the stories that surround the life of St. Francis deal with his love for animals.[35] Perhaps the most famous incident that illustrates the Saint’s humility towards nature is recounted in the “Fioretti” (“Little Flowers”), a collection of legends and folklore that sprang up after the Saint’s death. It is said that, one day, while Francis was travelling with some companions, they happened upon a place in the road where birds filled the trees on either side. Francis told his companions to “wait for me while I go to preach to my sisters the birds.” The birds surrounded him, intrigued by the power of his voice, and not one of them flew away. He is often portrayed with a bird, typically in his hand.

Another legend from the Fioretti tells that in the city of Gubbio, where Francis lived for some time, was a wolf “terrifying and ferocious, who devoured men as well as animals.” Francis had compassion upon the townsfolk, and so he went up into the hills to find the wolf. Soon, fear of the animal had caused all his companions to flee, though the saint pressed on. When he found the wolf, he made the sign of the cross and commanded the wolf to come to him and hurt no one. Miraculously the wolf closed his jaws and lay down at the feet of St. Francis. “Brother Wolf, you do much harm in these parts and you have done great evil,” said Francis. “All these people accuse you and curse you…But brother wolf, I would like to make peace between you and the people.” Then Francis led the wolf into the town, and surrounded by startled citizens made a pact between them and the wolf. Because the wolf had “done evil out of hunger, the townsfolk were to feed the wolf regularly. In return, the wolf would no longer prey upon them or their flocks. In this manner Gubbio was freed from the menace of the predator. Francis even made a pact on behalf of the town dogs, that they would not bother the wolf again. Finally, to show the townspeople that they would not be harmed, Francis blessed the wolf.

Francis preached the teaching of the Catholic Church, that the world was created good and beautiful by God but suffers a need for redemption because of the primordial sin of man. He preached to man and beast the universal ability and duty of all creatures to praise God (a common theme in the Psalms) and the duty of men to protect and enjoy nature as both the stewards of God’s creation and as creatures ourselves.

On November 29, 1979, Pope John Paul II declared St. Francis to be the Patron of Ecology.

Then during the World Environment Day 1982, he said that St. Francis’ love and care for creation was a challenge for contemporary Catholics and a reminder “not to behave like dissident predators where nature is concerned, but to assume responsibility for it, taking all care so that everything stays healthy and integrated, so as to offer a welcoming and friendly environment even to those who succeed us.” The same Pope wrote on the occasion of the World Day of Peace, January 1, 1990, the saint of Assisi “offers Christians an example of genuine and deep respect for the integrity of creation…” He went on to make the point that St Francis: “As a friend of the poor who was loved by God’s creatures, Saint Francis invited all of creation – animals, plants, natural forces, even Brother Sun and Sister Moon – to give honor and praise to the Lord. The poor man of Assisi gives us striking witness that when we are at peace with God we are better able to devote ourselves to building up that peace with all creation which is inseparable from peace among all peoples.”

Pope John Paul II concluded that section of the document with these words, “It is my hope that the inspiration of Saint Francis will help us to keep ever alive a sense of ‘fraternity’ with all those good and beautiful things which Almighty God has created.

The office of the pope is known as the papacy. His ecclesiastical jurisdiction is often called the “Holy See” (Sancta Sedes in Latin), or the “Apostolic See” based upon the Church tradition that the Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul were martyred in Rome. The pope is also head of state of Vatican City,[4] a sovereign city-state entirely enclaved within the city of Rome.

The papacy is one of the most enduring institutions in the world and has had a prominent part in human history. The Popes in ancient times helped in the spread of Christianity and the resolution of various doctrinal disputes. In the Middle Ages they played a role of secular importance in Western Europe, often acting as arbitrators between Christian monarchs. Currently, in addition to the expansion of the Christian faith and doctrine, the popes are dedicated to ecumenism and interreligious dialogue, charitable work, and the defense of human rights.

Popes have gradually been forced to give up temporal power, and papal authority is now almost exclusively restricted to matters of religion. Over the centuries, papal claims of spiritual authority have been ever more firmly expressed, culminating in 1870 with the proclamation of the dogma of papal infallibility for rare occasions when the pope speaks ex cathedra—literally “from the chair (of St. Peter)”—to issue a formal definition of faith or morals. The first explicit such occasion (after the proclamation), and so far the last, was the definition of the dogma of the Assumption of Mary in 1950.

The Jesuits

The Jesuits today form the largest single religious order of priests and brothers in the Catholic Church, although they are surpassed by the Franciscan family of first orders Order of Friars Minor (OFM), OFM Capuchins, and Conventuals. As of 1 January 2007, Jesuits numbered 19,216:  13,491 clerks regular (priests), 3,049 scholastics (students to become priests), 1,810 brothers (not priests) and 866 novices. Members serve in 112 nations on six continents with the largest number in India and USA. Their average age was 57.3 years: 63.4 years for priests, 29.9 years for scholastics. and 65.5 years for brothers. The Society is divided into 91 Provinces with 12 dependent Regions: three in Africa, four in the Americas and five in Asia and Oceania. Altogether, they constitute 10 administrative units. (Assistancies)

The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu, S.J., SJ or SI) is a Christian male religious order of the Roman Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits and are also known colloquially as “God’s Marines”, these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola’s military background and members’ willingness to accept orders anywhere in the world and live in extreme conditions. The society is engaged in evangelization and apostolic ministry in 112 nations on six continents. The society’s founding principles are contained in the document Formula of the Institute, written by Ignatius of Loyola. Jesuits are known for their work in education (founding schools, colleges, universities and seminaries), intellectual research, and cultural pursuits, and for their missionary efforts. Jesuits also give retreats, minister in hospitals and parishes and promote social justice and ecumenical dialogue.

Ignatius founded the society after being wounded in battle and experiencing a religious conversion. He composed the Spiritual Exercises to help others follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. In 1534, Ignatius and six other young men, including St. Francis Xavier and Bl. Pierre Favre, gathered and professed vows of poverty, chastity, and later obedience, including a special vow of obedience to the Pope. Rule 13 of Ignatius’ Rules for Thinking with the Church said: “That we may be altogether of the same mind and in conformity [...], if [the Church] shall have defined anything to be black which to our eyes appears to be white, we ought in like manner to pronounce it to be black.”[3] Ignatius’ plan of the order’s organization was approved by Pope Paul III in 1540 by the bull containing the Formula of the Institute. The opening lines of this founding document would declare that the Society of Jesus was founded to “strive especially for the propagation and defense of the faith and progress of souls in Christian life and doctrine.”[4] The Society participated in the Counter-Reformation and later in the implementation of the Second Vatican Council in the Catholic Church.

The Society of Jesus is consecrated under the patronage of Madonna Della Strada, a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and it is led by a Superior General, currently Adolfo Nicolás.

The headquarters of the society, its General Curia, is in Rome. The historic curia of St Ignatius is now part of the Collegio del Gesù attached to the Church of the Gesù, the Jesuit Mother Church.

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Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta (7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552) was a Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre (now part of Spain) and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534. He led an extensive mission into Asia, mainly in the Portuguese Empire of the time. He was influential in the spreading and upkeep of Catholicism most notably in India, but also ventured into Japan, Borneo, the Moluccas, and other areas which had thus far not been visited by Christian missionaries. In these areas, being a pioneer and struggling to learn the local languages in the face of opposition, he had less success than he had enjoyed in India. It was a goal of Xavier to one day reach China.

St. Francis Xavier

Francis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta (7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552) was a Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre (now part of Spain) and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534. He led an extensive mission into Asia, mainly in the Portuguese Empire of the time. He was influential in the spreading and upkeep of Catholicism most notably in India, but also ventured into Japan, Borneo, the Moluccas, and other areas which had thus far not been visited by Christian missionaries. In these areas, being a pioneer and struggling to learn the local languages in the face of opposition, he had less success than he had enjoyed in India. It was a goal of Xavier to one day reach China.

He was first buried on a beach at Shangchuan Island. His incorrupt body was taken from the island in February 1553 and was temporarily buried in St. Paul’s church in Portuguese Malacca on 22 March 1553. An open grave in the church now marks the place of Xavier’s burial. Pereira came back from Goa, removed the corpse shortly after 15 April 1553, and moved it to his house. On 11 December 1553, Xavier’s body was shipped to Goa. The body is now in the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa, where it was placed in a glass container encased in a silver casket on 2 December 1637.

St. Francis Xavier’s humerus. St. Joseph’s Church, Macao

Sign accompanying St. Francis Xavier’s humerus

The right forearm, which Xavier used to bless and baptize his converts, was detached by Superior General Claudio Acquaviva in 1614. It has been displayed since in a silver reliquary at the main Jesuit church in Rome, Il Gesù.

Another of Xavier’s arm bones was brought to Macau where it was kept in a silver reliquary. The relic was destined for Japan but religious persecution there persuaded the church to keep it in Macau’s Cathedral of St. Paul. It was subsequently moved to St. Joseph’s and in 1978 to the Chapel of St. Francis Xavier on Coloane Island. More recently the relic was moved to St. Joseph’s Seminary and the Sacred Art Museum.

In 2006, on the 500th anniversary of his birth, the Xavier Tomb Monument and Chapel on the Shangchuan Island, in ruins after years of neglect under communist rule in China was restored with the support from the alumni of Wah Yan College, a Jesuit high school in Hong Kong.pope (from Latin: papa; from Greek: πάππας pappas, a child’s word for father) is the Bishop of Rome and the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle. The office of the pope is currently vacant since the resignation of Benedict XVI on 28 February 2013.

 



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    • wizard

      A prominent part indeed.
      Overseeing the the oppression of the week.
      Sexual misbehavior on a grand scale.
      And the slaughter of millions who did not convert.
      Perpetuating the lie that they represent a fictitious being “god”
      Burn them all.

      • ElOregonian

        Well, let it start with you self-immolating then we’ll see how far it goes. I’m sure some here would help supply the gasoline and matches… On the other hand, repentance and forgiveness could be a great first start.

      • CSteveD

        Let’s start with you, shall we?

        • Joerg Klaemt

          CSteveD

          I think Satan will do us that Pleasure………….
          Wizard there is a name it is yours on Satans List Cheers.

      • 3AM

        I highly doubt whether the new pope is the first jesuit pope… The Rat at the Vat used to be part of the inquisition that kind of went with …

        THE FOLLOWING IS PART OF THE JESUIT OATH.., futher proving that the Roman Catholic system is indeed the anti-christ spoken of by John the revelator!

        “I furthermore promise and declare that I will, when opportunity present, make and wage relentless war, secretly or openly, against all heretics, Protestants and Liberals, as I am directed to do, to extirpate and exterminate them from the face of the whole earth; and that I will spare neither age, sex or condition; and that I will hang, waste, boil, flay, strangle and bury alive these infamous heretics, rip up the stomachs and wombs of their women and crush their infants’ heads against the walls, in order to annihilate forever their execrable race. That when the same cannot be done openly, I will secretly use the poisoned cup, the strangulating cord, the steel of the poniard or the leaden bullet, regardless of the honor, rank, dignity, or authority of the person or persons, whatever may be their condition in life, either public or private, as I at any time may be directed so to do by any agent of the Pope or Superior of the Brotherhood of the Holy Faith, of the Society of Jesus.”

        Revelation 14: 6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
        7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
        8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
        9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
        10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

      • Joerg Klaemt

        Wizard
        What a moron you are Just wait what obammi has in store for you,and what about all the pedophiles in Government…………ahh the Media keeps it a secret.
        Go and feed on what you seem to believe in
        You are nothing but a 6 star Hypocrite.’
        It is people like you that wants to demonize all religions.
        Hell is waiting for you.Shalom

      • Pharisees.org

        Perpetrating the lie that they represent the God of Israel.

        All churches are Synagogues of Satan. Christ never transferred the Jewish altar to the Gentiles. See John 4:22-23.

        /alternative/2013/03/nazi-franny-not-peter-the-roman-2593986.html

    • CHRISTIAN WHISTLEBLOWER

      YES. THEY HAVE CHOSEN A POPE JUST TO HUSH THE RUMORS UP OF THE LAST POPE BEING PETRUS ROMANUS.

      THEY WANT PEOPLE TO BELIEVE ALL IS WELLL AND WE SHOULD ALL LIVE NORMAL LIVES AND NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND PETRUS ROMANUS IS A NORMAL PERSON

      NOT SOOOOO

      RIGHT AFTER THE ECONOMY DIES ON MARCH 27 2013

      http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2013/02/the_coming_government_shutdown_the_march_1_sequestration_deadline_is_fake.html

      POPE JOHN PAUL WILL COME BACK TO LIFE AS A DEMON IMPERSONATOR SOMEWHERE
      BETWEEN MARCH 28 AND APRIL 2 2013

      /alternative/2013/03/obama-is-helping-pope-john-paul-ii-resurrect-from-the-dead-as-the-new-jesus-this-easter-march-31-2013-2585734.html

      • ExposingTheEnemy

        By God’s own Word, His Bible, aka the Jerusalem/Antioch MSS, which is what the AKJV is based (anything before 1770), you are a FALSE prophet (Deuteronomy 18) and thus you are very BLESSED that this is not the Old Covenant and you were stoned to death right now for how much FALSE BIBLICAL EXEGESIS you permeate through your blatantly false comprehension of the Biblical text in many regards.

        You didn’t speculate, you utterly made every article appear as though what you said would take place and then would massage it as variables changed, HOW BIBLICAL, HOW COMPARATIVE to TRUE BIBLE PROPHESY.

        Since i signed up, honestly, you really make true bible believers look really bad to those who are not bible believers, or could be, if they didn’t have false prophets like yourself totally warping the Biblical text with false comprehension in major areas of the text where it’s MOST important which for you is MOST TRAGIC and self-defeating and self-condemning, again by God’s Own Word.

        Your words reveal the serious condition of your wicked heart (Proverbs 14:25/28:26, Jeremieh 17:5,9 etc.. ) , and i’ve been going through your comments on this site and you TRULY DO NOT REFLECT the “Born Again Believer” mindset, you know, the Spirit of God in the Believer who has DIED to the SELF (Lust of the EYES, FLESH and PRIDE of life)?? You make comments that are clearly void of the fruit of the Spirit of God;

        Gal 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
        Gal 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
        Gal 5:24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

        Instead i see comments from you that seem to be quite rude, crude, obnoxious, vain, arrogant, can not accept correction (As GOD commands for ALL those who believe in Him)..

        If you have any wisdom from God, you would back out now, and stop attempting to prognosticate (since this is unbiblical) seeing as how you have been already so embarrassingly biblicly wrong in your attempted ‘prophecy’, that again, if this was old Israel and you went around ‘prophesying’ of events of the future that DIDN’T COME TO PASS, you would be stoned, and that’s GOD saying that, not me.

        Seriously, stop making true bible believers look bad to those who could be saved if they actually had someone who could show them what the Bible is saying TRUTHFULLY w/o WARPING IT like HAROLD CAMPING and who DOES have the Holy Spirit, which is given to the born again believer by God’s gift of GRACE through FAITH (Ephesians 2:8-9).

        Seriously stop attempting to ‘predict’ “THE” AntiChrist when Jesus said HIMSELF (paraphrased) that NO ONE WILL KNOW WHO THEY ARE UNTIL they are ACTUALLY standing in the TEMPLE. God’s Own Word declares that people who do what you do, only will suffer more wrath from God by misleading so many people and falsely representing GOD, especially when people such as yourself cause others to lose faith in the Bible, ALL because of your OWN FALSE COMPREHENSION of the Biblcial Historical CONTEXT/MORES/IDIOMS/NUANCES etc that get lost in translation since English doesn’t capture FULLY what is being said in the Greek/Hebrew, and anyone who speaks at least more than one language outside of English knows this clearly.

        So please, humble yourself, repent from your false prophecies, and frankly, be more concerned about representing Christ Jesus as Jesus declares to do so with LOVE and GENTLENESS and most of all in TRUTH, HIS, before you believe you ‘comprehend Scripture’.

        One more thing, ALL PROPHECIES OF FUTURE EVENTS told in the Bible have ALL READY BEEN GIVEN, thus, your attempts to warp the biblical text to fit your own false comprehension of many variables that are intrinsically required in order to comprehend these things, only prove with more confirmation you are seriously earning God’s wrath upon your head by preaching another Gospel (Galations 1:8) and misleading many by your own false comprehension of the Biblical text in these matters.

        You are not credible and trustworthy to accurately explain what the Bible is stating since your own online character shows to be quite malicious to anyone who disagrees with you, a sign to anyone who knows the Bible as a born again believer that your responses of malice and insult already expose your false ‘relationship’ with God. No wonder why you are ‘hunting’ for salvation since you are not saved obviously, but yet go against bible scripture cursing yourself believing you can speak for God’s Word though it’s in huge error in many areas, a clear sign that God states, why not to fear what you say, you preach a version of the Bible the Apostles didn’t, hence are accursed (Galations 1:8).

        Repent, you can die at any time, get right with God or get left with satan.

        • Joerg Klaemt

          ExposingTheEnemy

          A true analysis.
          I once had a little respect for SALVATION HUNTER.
          I think I am beginning to loose it fast,very fast.
          I have not put him into the Jaywill ,Axis of Evil, Realist, Mayhem,MaverDick and a few more category ,but if he does not chill down he might as well join the others in Hell.

        • PatronSaint

          @Exposingtheenemy: Very good post and I completely agree.

        • ExposingTheEnemy

          @Anonymous — You are too kind. It’s just this truth and lie game, is quite infested at every turn with a poison if one doesn’t know where the poison comes from or rather it’s source.

          Pray for salvationhunter that God allows them to recognize where they have went wrong. God doesn’t want anyone to go to Hell, but of course, we’ve been taught falsely otherwise.

          @PatronSaint — You also, too kind, all glory to God. Thanks for the acknowledgment.

      • Gojiroiscoming

        OMG, ZOMBIE POPE INCOMING!@

      • ReasonFirst

        So did you tell anyone that Benedict was Petrus Romanus? I mean before today.

        Can you link to where you identify the Emeritus Pope as Petrus Romanus? A link prior to the election of Francis.

        If you knew that then Pope Benedict was Petrus Romanus why didn’t you tell anyone? Why didn’t you warn god’s flock?

        Why wouldn’t you tell us this important piece of information…unless, you’re a deceiver? Maybe you’re just trying to lead god’s chosen astray? I think so…I think you must work for the Dark One.

    • CHRISTIAN WHISTLEBLOWER

      LINK DIRECTLY FROM THE VATICAN CALLING POPE JOHN PAUL II PETER THE ROMAN,AS WELL AS, PETRUS ROMANUS AND JESUS

      http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/documents/rc_con_ccdds_doc_20110402_uff-letture_en.html

      • Heiswithus

        somthings not right…..nope not one bit

        • Intelharvest

          I agree. How hard do you think they worked to break the prophecy? And then elect a Jesuit with no relation at all to Peter the Roman.

      • CSteveD

        Yeah it’s obviously a conspiracy. The new pope is Elvis in disguise, or is it Hitler, or maybe JFK? What does it matter? All the same to an idiot conspiracy-theorist like yourself. Go crawl back in your hole, “Salvation Hunter”…..you have a long “hunt” in front of you, my misguided friend.

      • Daniel777

        Can you please just make one simple quote from that link that says what you are saying?
        I have read it 3 times now & still cant find what you are referring too….whats going on?
        You know that I thought your idea was a good one, but now I’m not seeing much Proof

        • AxisOfEvil

          Salvation Hunter is very creative, but facts are not his strong point.

          He will probably reply to all of us that we are shills being paid by the government because we say that his Zombie Pope theory isn’t backed by any tangible proof.

          Now let’s wait for the CAPSLOCK fury that is Salvation Hunter to prove us wrong without any argument, or fact, but with a lot of CAPSLOCK INSULTS

    • zeus

      I have a firm beleif that this vote was a fluke ,and that the selected argentinian cardinal will not last but for a few months. the one who really runs show and will be in next by default is tarcisio pietro romanus BERTONE

      • ReasonFirst

        Oh well…you have a belief! Stop the press!

        It seems odd that your belief is related to the Malahcy Prophecy … yet, you don’t seem to believe it. After all…the last pope on the list before Peter the Roman would be Benedict. Making this Pope Peter the Roman. It (the prophecy) doesn’t say anything about popes in between or a pope who only lasts a few months.

        How do you reconcile that contradiction in your mind?

        How do you deal with the cognitive dissonance of believing and not believing in a prophecy at the same time?

        Very strange…very confused…….aren’t you?

    • Anonymous

      Let us hope that Francis I takes a different view of pedophilia, within and without the church. Benedict XVI’s stand was a disgrace to the church and all of mankind. Look at the link and tell me that this Pontiff, was a representative of the Supreme Being.

      http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/popes-child-porn-normal-claim-sparks-outrage-among-victims-28577483.html

    • Anonymous

      Does this mean we will no longer have a black Pope(Jesuit) and a white Pope(non Jesuit)? Perhaps we will have a zebra Pope, that is both.

    • Cap-Z-ro

      ” First Jesuit To Be Pope ”
      …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

      So I guess this pope will not only be raping little boys, but he will also kill them to keep ‘em quiet.

      Dead victims tell no tales.

      • Louis

        Slandering and attacking Pope Elect Francis before he’s even installed as Supreme Pontiff of Christ’s Holy Catholic Church displays an absence of class as well as sub-human ape-like stupidity.

        However, congratulation to Mr. Alton Parrish for a well-researched and beautifully written article.

        • Cap-Z-ro

          If he was a decent human being he wooo have been offed five minutes ago.

          Have another glass of kool aid whydoncha.

      • CSteveD

        OMG, someone who hates the Catholic Church! Who knew! Your comments are as original as your (idiotic) point of view.

        • Cap-Z-ro

          So sorry to have disturbed you Father Stevious…you may return to the rectory to “tend to” your altered boy now.

    • Oblivionssin

      First Jesuit??? Aren’t they heavily affiliated with the Masons?? Something is definitely not right with this guy. Dennis Rodman saying the next pope will be ‘black’. The jesuit leader is the Black Pope. Not sure if that is just coincidence. There is something off about all this and we will see how it unfolds in the coming weeks

    • DallasGoldBug

      Thats Jonathan Price the actor. Your being fooled.

    • JMO1970

      The new Pope Francisco took his name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi

      St. Francis of Assisi (Italian: Francesco d’Assisi, born Giovanni di Bernardone; 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226) was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the Third Order of Saint Francis for men and women not able to live the lives of itinerant preachers followed by the early members of the Order of Friars Minor or the ……… monastic lives…………. of the Poor Clares. Though he was never ordained to the Catholic priesthood, Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history.

    • Is-Be

      Time to go back to your tea and cookies everybody. This is the event that was preplanned, prearranged, preprogrammed to make everyone believe that this new pope would change the world. The only thing that will change THIS world is YOU. YOU are the greatest gift given.

      • ReasonFirst

        Oh…it was preplanned, preprogrammed and prearranged?

        So then you knew in advance, right?

        You told everyone in advance what would happen, right?

        You can document that, right? You can post a link to where you made appropriate claims before the fact, right?

    • danephillips

      Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone the roman

    • Authentica

      When I look at this man, I certainly don’t get any good or Holy vibes from him… at all. At least he isn’t as overtly creepy evil looking as Pope Benedict…

    • Pix

      “Many analyses of Saint Malachy’s prophecy note that it is open to the interpretation that additional popes would come between the “glory of the olive” and Peter the Roman.”

      What you mean is it’s BS so have to make it up as they go. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

    • vrajavala

      This fulfills the prophecy of the Black Pope, since the Jesuits traditionally elect their own pope who wears black robes and , hence, is called the Black Pope. :cool:

    • Anonymous

      He will be overseeing the last phase of Tyranny over the world. Great pick, a frickin Jesuit to boot! The Devil still wears Prada, just a different foot in it.

    • manojap

      http://manojap99.wordpress.com/ Peter the roman means Pope Francis from the Jesuit order proof is given

    • MC hammers

      BTW, there are several cites with seven hills – one, for example, is Mecca.

    • SouthernGuy

      The Holy Roman Emperor Francis 1 “Imperator Romanus Sacer” was King of the Romans. These Emperors where the secular arm of the Roman Catholic church and selected by the Pope. He was king over Turin where Pope Francis the first parents came from and the only other Francis the First that came to mind.

    • Apollo is the A/C

      The Catholic Church

      Mystery Babylon, the Super Tramp of the Earth

      “The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven…………. to arouse my anger.”

      “But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and :twisted: DOCTRINES OF DEMONS :twisted: , through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron; forbidding (PRIESTS) to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats (LENT), which God created to be received with thanksgiving by them that believe and know the truth.”

      The seven hills of Rome are:

      Aventine Hill (Latin, Aventinus; Italian, Aventino)
      Caelian Hill (Caelius, Celio)
      Capitoline Hill (Capitolium, Campidoglio)
      Esquiline Hill (Esquilinus, Esquilino)
      Palatine Hill (Palatinus, Palatino)
      Quirinal Hill (Quirinalis, Quirinale)
      Viminal Hill (Viminalis, Viminale)

      “And the woman (Church) was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, even the unclean things of her fornication, and upon her forehead a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

      And I saw the woman (Church) drunken with the :cry: blood of the saints :cry: ,[The Inquisition] and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. Here is the mind that hath wisdom. THE SEVEN HEADS ARE THE SEVEN MOUNTAINS ON WHICH THE WOMAN SITTETH:”

      • ExposingTheEnemy

        Amen brother.. amen.

        This was known to all historians through the ages.

        Thanks for the breakdown.

    • profling

      It’s curious that Walter Murphy predicted a Pope Francesco from N. America in his novel, and that Morris West in the Shoes of the Fisherman predicted a Slavic pope twelve years before John Paul II.
      By the way, there are some very disturbed people commenting on here.

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