mailin 0 #1 August 25, 2005 http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/package.jsp?name=fte/popebenedict/popebenedict&floc=wn-np Quote The first thing we want to say upfront is that what you are about to read has been widely dismissed as a hoax by religious scholars. That said, the world may soon end. Judgment day approaches. The clue? Pope Benedict XVI's rise to the papacy. According to a 12th century Catholic prophecy by the Irish archbishop St. Malachy, who was recognized for his ability to see into the future, Pope Benedict XVI fits his description of the second-to-the-last pope before the Last Judgment, report Reuters and WorldNetDaily. The Bible says the Last Judgment is when God will separate the wicked from the righteous. Legend has it that St. Malachy was traveling to Rome in the year 1139 when he had a vision concerning the next 112 popes. Benedict XVI is No. 111 on that list. St. Malachy described pope No. 111 as the "Glory of the Olive." Here's where you may have to stretch your imagination a bit to connect Benedict to an olive, although the Internet doomsayers seem to have had an easy enough time of doing this. The-world-is-ending crowd points to this: 1. The choice of the name "Benedict" is a reference to the Order of Saint Benedict. A branch of this order is known as...are you ready? The Olivetans. 2. Benedict XVI chose his name in part to honor Pope Benedict XV, whom the new pope described as a "courageous prophet of peace." Get it? Olive branches have long been associated with peace. 3. During Palm Sunday celebrations in March 2005, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was photographed holding olive branches and not the more traditional palms. Reuters notes that scholars have long dismissed the wide publication of St. Malachy's prophecy as nothing more than a propaganda attempt to influence a 16th century conclave. But those who believe are not swayed by this. They insist that Pope John Paul II fits Malachy's description of pope No. 110, who was supposed to be "of the labor of the Sun." Turns out that Pope John Paul II was born on the day of a full solar eclipse and died on the same day as a partial eclipse. And that brings us to the last pope in Malachy's vision, pope No. 112. He is supposed to be Peter the Roman, who will lead the Catholic church before "the formidable judge will judge his people." Since Pope Benedict XVI is 78 years old, it is presumed his reign will not be long. And then we will welcome the last pope and the Last Judgment. Did that give you goose bumps? Scared yet? JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tcnelson 1 #2 August 25, 2005 didn't nostradamus predict that the world would end a few years back? 2001 or something? if it did, i didn't get the memo. anyway, catholics and all other peeps are good at being wrong sometimes."Don't talk to me like that assface...I don't work for you yet." - Fletch NBFT, Deseoso Rodriguez RB#1329 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mailin 0 #3 August 25, 2005 Quoteanyway, catholics and all other peeps are good at being wrong sometimes. I think everyone will be happy if they are JenArianna Frances Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #4 August 25, 2005 Quote Irish archbishop St. Malachy 'ol Malachy O'More was known to tell quite a tall tale when he had a few You can have it good, fast, or cheap: pick two. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #5 August 25, 2005 Actually, there have been approximately 60 instances of end-of-the-world conspiracy scares and world cataclysm scenarios getting enough attention to make mainstream splashes, . . . just in this century. None have amounted to anything more than a bunch of people behaving very foolishly. The world simply refuses to end, but stupid people keep buying into the BS of posers and fakirs." . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyD 0 #6 August 25, 2005 QuoteQuote Irish archbishop St. Malachy 'ol Malachy O'More was known to tell quite a tall tale when he had a few Didn't that guy do demolition derbys with his brother? Yeah, I think they had this move called the crunch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderbow 1 #7 August 25, 2005 So where does the "Fear and Loathing" come in?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lord, let me be the person my dog thinks I am. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
