Milan
15th February 2013, 00:56
Good evening to you all.
Background
As we all are aware of by now, pope Benedictus XVI has renounced his ministry as Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter or Supreme Pontiff if you will. This rather peculiar event has sparked plenty of discussion and controversy around the globe, seeing as how it historically is regarded commonplace for a appointed pope to serve as such until his demise (the last past predecessor to do so was Gregorius XII in 1415). Although the discussion these past days has been particularly centred around the "why?" aspect of the phenomenon, the future of the holy see, seems to have reached the crossroads of a very unheeded point in it's history as one of the most powerful religious institutions of our time. If we assume, for the sake of argument, that the main reason for the current pope's retirement is because he truly deems himself too physically and mentally unfit to carry out the duties of his ministry (do keep in mind that Benedictus XVI from a historical perspective is one of the oldest popes to date in office), and that the scandals regarding "Vatileaks" and failures to deal with the widespread abuse of children within the organizational ranks, only constitute minor reasons for this peculiar occurrence. Disregarding the possibility of a larger conspiracy regarding Benedictus XVI, does not however resolve what I now would like to put up for further discussion.
Saint Malachy and the 112 popes
For those who are especially versed in the subject of theology, Saint Malachy, also known as Archbishop of Armagh between the years 1132-1137, is no stranger. Besides being attributed the performance of several miracles after his death, he is known for his alleged prophecy of the 112 popes. The prophecy basically states that there will be 112 popes in our time, and that the 112th pontificate will, as mentioned in the catholic encyclopaedia "...nourish the sheep in many tribulations; when they are finished, the city of seven hills will be destroyed, and the dreadful judge will judge his people. The end" The seven hills is a known reference to Rome, and "The end" is the mark of the end of the prophecy. The name of the pope to whom this passage is dedicated is referenced as "Peter The Roman" who is introduced with the sentence "In the extreme persecution of the Holy Roman Church, there will sit..." Implicitly one would interpret the final sentence of the prophecy as the beginning of the apocalypse, correlating with the dawn of ministry of the last pope. Also note how the "tribulations" and "persecution" mentioned might be a reference to the modern day public relations crisis the Roman Catholic Church has been experiencing (for instance the numerous cases of child molestation, "vatileaks" with it's claims of widespread corruption within the highest structures and ranks of the organization).
Although most historians have disregarded this so called prophecy of the 112 popes as a complete aberration due to the fact that it hasn't been very consistent, nor accurate since the 16th century in the matter of describing the popes that succeeded the office with accuracy. Also arguing that it probably was written during that time, which falsifies the claim that the prophecy had anything to do with Saint Malachy in the first place. However, the intriguing circumstance we face with the retirement of Benedictus XVI (the 111th pope), is that we very soon will be recognizing the last prophesied pope on that list (assuming there hasn't been any miscalculation, considering the very real possibility of unlisted predecessors to Benedict XVI), Peter The Roman, the 112th pope. He is sometimes (more commonly) referred to as the black pope of revelation. Some people interpret the "black" as an adjective for evil, and others for the actual colour of the persons skin. Let's however be clear that this is NOT necessarily a biblical reference seeing as how the bible doesn't make any reference about the papacy whatsoever. However some people do interpret the whore/beast of Babylon as a metaphor for the Roman Catholic Church, which has it's seat on the seven hills (again meaning Rome).
The Leo Zagami interview and the black pope of revelation
As this event has been unfolding I've taken the time to surf the web in order to find out more about who the likely replacement for Benedictus XVI might be. I've stumbled upon many speculations that there are four likely successors to the office at this point. One of these names struck a chord with me, as I could swear that I'd heard/seen this name mentioned before; Francis Arinze Cardinal Bishop of Velletri-Segni, who interestingly enough is of African descent. So is another likely candidate by name of Peter Turkson, who is from Ghana. Now Francis Arinze on the other hand, is an ethnic Nigerian. This made me immediately think of the interview Bill and Kerry made with Leo Zagami back in February of 2008 where Kerry made a hasty mention of the black pope of revelation, asking Leo Zagami whether that man would be Adolfo Nicolás, the current superior general of the Jesuits (sometimes referred to as "the black pope"). Leo Zagami promptly answered that black pope of revelation wasn't a reference the black pope of the Jesuits, but in fact was a reference to this cardinal Francis Arinze who "is black" and "is from Nigeria" and holds the same position Benedictus XVI held before he was appointed pope, himself being "ready to become the next pope". Watch for yourselves, starting at approximately 28:30.
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Now I do not wish this to be a discussion about Leo Zagami's testimony in terms of it's overall validity and reliability, but his mention of Francis Arinze (who by the way even was a considered successor to John Paul II in 2005), in correlation with the overall stipulated thesis in this interview that the elite manipulate events in order to bring about prophetic occurrences in a manner which serves their purpose/agenda, begs the question. The prophecy of the 112 pope is acknowledged by the catholic church so what does this mean agenda-wise for Roman-Catholic oligarchs of the world and it's allies and servants? Will they use this opportunity for the realization and manifestation of this prophecy? What are the implications of this? (Why now?) Might the resignation of Benedictus XVI be attributed to the elite's wishes to "hurry things along, and get things moving" ? Is the possible instalment of the black pope of revelation (or the possible 112th pope) is being made to correlate the event with the commencement of the seven years of tribulation, which Leo Zagami mentions during the course of the interview as occurring between the years 2012-2019? How does this effect the timeline that we are on? If Francis Arinze gets to be elected as the new pope, what can we expect to happen? Now I'm no bible thumper, nor do I consider myself a theist. However this feels like an important event.
Let's discuss :)
Background
As we all are aware of by now, pope Benedictus XVI has renounced his ministry as Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter or Supreme Pontiff if you will. This rather peculiar event has sparked plenty of discussion and controversy around the globe, seeing as how it historically is regarded commonplace for a appointed pope to serve as such until his demise (the last past predecessor to do so was Gregorius XII in 1415). Although the discussion these past days has been particularly centred around the "why?" aspect of the phenomenon, the future of the holy see, seems to have reached the crossroads of a very unheeded point in it's history as one of the most powerful religious institutions of our time. If we assume, for the sake of argument, that the main reason for the current pope's retirement is because he truly deems himself too physically and mentally unfit to carry out the duties of his ministry (do keep in mind that Benedictus XVI from a historical perspective is one of the oldest popes to date in office), and that the scandals regarding "Vatileaks" and failures to deal with the widespread abuse of children within the organizational ranks, only constitute minor reasons for this peculiar occurrence. Disregarding the possibility of a larger conspiracy regarding Benedictus XVI, does not however resolve what I now would like to put up for further discussion.
Saint Malachy and the 112 popes
For those who are especially versed in the subject of theology, Saint Malachy, also known as Archbishop of Armagh between the years 1132-1137, is no stranger. Besides being attributed the performance of several miracles after his death, he is known for his alleged prophecy of the 112 popes. The prophecy basically states that there will be 112 popes in our time, and that the 112th pontificate will, as mentioned in the catholic encyclopaedia "...nourish the sheep in many tribulations; when they are finished, the city of seven hills will be destroyed, and the dreadful judge will judge his people. The end" The seven hills is a known reference to Rome, and "The end" is the mark of the end of the prophecy. The name of the pope to whom this passage is dedicated is referenced as "Peter The Roman" who is introduced with the sentence "In the extreme persecution of the Holy Roman Church, there will sit..." Implicitly one would interpret the final sentence of the prophecy as the beginning of the apocalypse, correlating with the dawn of ministry of the last pope. Also note how the "tribulations" and "persecution" mentioned might be a reference to the modern day public relations crisis the Roman Catholic Church has been experiencing (for instance the numerous cases of child molestation, "vatileaks" with it's claims of widespread corruption within the highest structures and ranks of the organization).
Although most historians have disregarded this so called prophecy of the 112 popes as a complete aberration due to the fact that it hasn't been very consistent, nor accurate since the 16th century in the matter of describing the popes that succeeded the office with accuracy. Also arguing that it probably was written during that time, which falsifies the claim that the prophecy had anything to do with Saint Malachy in the first place. However, the intriguing circumstance we face with the retirement of Benedictus XVI (the 111th pope), is that we very soon will be recognizing the last prophesied pope on that list (assuming there hasn't been any miscalculation, considering the very real possibility of unlisted predecessors to Benedict XVI), Peter The Roman, the 112th pope. He is sometimes (more commonly) referred to as the black pope of revelation. Some people interpret the "black" as an adjective for evil, and others for the actual colour of the persons skin. Let's however be clear that this is NOT necessarily a biblical reference seeing as how the bible doesn't make any reference about the papacy whatsoever. However some people do interpret the whore/beast of Babylon as a metaphor for the Roman Catholic Church, which has it's seat on the seven hills (again meaning Rome).
The Leo Zagami interview and the black pope of revelation
As this event has been unfolding I've taken the time to surf the web in order to find out more about who the likely replacement for Benedictus XVI might be. I've stumbled upon many speculations that there are four likely successors to the office at this point. One of these names struck a chord with me, as I could swear that I'd heard/seen this name mentioned before; Francis Arinze Cardinal Bishop of Velletri-Segni, who interestingly enough is of African descent. So is another likely candidate by name of Peter Turkson, who is from Ghana. Now Francis Arinze on the other hand, is an ethnic Nigerian. This made me immediately think of the interview Bill and Kerry made with Leo Zagami back in February of 2008 where Kerry made a hasty mention of the black pope of revelation, asking Leo Zagami whether that man would be Adolfo Nicolás, the current superior general of the Jesuits (sometimes referred to as "the black pope"). Leo Zagami promptly answered that black pope of revelation wasn't a reference the black pope of the Jesuits, but in fact was a reference to this cardinal Francis Arinze who "is black" and "is from Nigeria" and holds the same position Benedictus XVI held before he was appointed pope, himself being "ready to become the next pope". Watch for yourselves, starting at approximately 28:30.
q8BIAftpqiM
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Now I do not wish this to be a discussion about Leo Zagami's testimony in terms of it's overall validity and reliability, but his mention of Francis Arinze (who by the way even was a considered successor to John Paul II in 2005), in correlation with the overall stipulated thesis in this interview that the elite manipulate events in order to bring about prophetic occurrences in a manner which serves their purpose/agenda, begs the question. The prophecy of the 112 pope is acknowledged by the catholic church so what does this mean agenda-wise for Roman-Catholic oligarchs of the world and it's allies and servants? Will they use this opportunity for the realization and manifestation of this prophecy? What are the implications of this? (Why now?) Might the resignation of Benedictus XVI be attributed to the elite's wishes to "hurry things along, and get things moving" ? Is the possible instalment of the black pope of revelation (or the possible 112th pope) is being made to correlate the event with the commencement of the seven years of tribulation, which Leo Zagami mentions during the course of the interview as occurring between the years 2012-2019? How does this effect the timeline that we are on? If Francis Arinze gets to be elected as the new pope, what can we expect to happen? Now I'm no bible thumper, nor do I consider myself a theist. However this feels like an important event.
Let's discuss :)