St. Malachy’s prophecy for Pope Benedict XVI
A.D. 1139, Saint Malachy O’Morgair, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland, wrote down a list of 112 future Popes, each followed by a short phrase in Latin (except for the last one, who gets a lengthy apocalyptic description). Much has been made of this, since most popes have taken the names suggested in the prophesy (albeit, it is possible that the well-known existence of the prophecy makes it a self-fulfilling one). I could bore you with eariler examples, but seems it would be more fun to check out the new pope.
Benedict XVI, Malachy’s motto: Gloria Olivae, the glory of the olive. The olive branch is one of the symbols of St. Benedict (which led some to suspect that he’d be a Benedictine), hence the choice of name is clear. But that’s not all, Joseph Ratzinger was born April 16, the feast of St. Benedict Joseph Labre the Holy Pilgrim; Joseph, Benedict, weird. The olive branch, of course, is the symbol of peace, Benedict XVI chose Pax, peace, as his papal motto. Perhaps an omen, on the opening day of the conclave Cyprus elected a Turkish president who’s trying to bring together the two sectors, the Cyprus flag has two olive branches. Interestingly, some suggested that the prophecy referred to St. Benedict the Black (the Moor), patron saint of African Americans, thereby implying that this pope would be black. However, St. Benedict himself wasn’t Black. Some just mistook the Italian il moro to mean he was a Moor.
Soon, based on the prophecy and Mt 17:1-8, Benedict XVI will suggest that three buildings be builit in Jerusalem: a temple, a church and a mosque, to make the city a place of love and worship. He will work towards world peace, but ultimately fail. Soon after he dies, World War III will break out. This should take place circa 2010. The next pope is the last one mentioned in Malachy’s prophecy.
A lot of people forget to look at Pope Benedict XVI’s coat of arms, which contains the head of a black Moor.
Comment by Sal — November 29, 2008 @ 10:55 pm