The Pope has passed away

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I wasn't really looking for a "real" answer.

Which is appropriate. Because as wendybeth already noted:

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.

In fact those who do.....

[MickeyD]

I keep expecting more of a Weekend at Bernie's. Cardinal Ratzinger goes over and props up the pope. See, he's not dead! Of course, I've been saying that that's really what's been going on for years now.

Tasteless, I know. But what do you expect from the person who had this conversation with my coworker yesterday:
Me: "You killed the Mexico trip!"
Him: "What about you, you killed the World Youth Day trip!"
Me: "OMG, you're right! I killed the pope!"
My coworker then walked away to avoid the lightening strike.

I wouldn't mind if we went back to the selling of indulgences, I just might need to buy my way out of hell.

[Betty]

Have you guys heard about the Pope Prophecy?

It seems that a Pope, a long long long time ago, made a prophecy about every Pope that would be appointed until "The End".

There is one "normal" Pope to go and then the last Pope, Peter the Roman, will charm everyone... but he's really Satan and will bring about "The End".

Oooooh. I guess they should avoid Popes with the name Peter.

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Betty

Have you guys heard about the Pope Prophecy?

It seems that a Pope, a long long long time ago, made a prophecy about every Pope that would be appointed until "The End".

There is one "normal" Pope to go and then the last Pope, Peter the Roman, will charm everyone... but he's really Satan and will bring about "The End".

Oooooh. I guess they should avoid Popes with the name Peter.

That would be the prophecies of St. Malachy, who does not name the last pope as Satan, but says he will be taken in by the Anti-Christ and usher in the End Times.

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St. Malachy

Perhaps the most famous prophecies about Popes allegedly come from St. Malachy O’Morgair, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland. While in Rome to visit Pope Innocent II in 1139, Malachy had a vision in which he gave specific clues about the identities of every Pope to follow Innocent II to the end of time! These prophecies were hidden away until they were finally published in 1590. There is still an ongoing debate as to whether they are genuine prophecies from St. Malachy or are forgeries. Either way, they seem to have an eerie accuracy.

For example, these were his names for the three most recent Popes we’ve had:

• Paul VI (1963-1978) he called Flos florum, which means “flower of flowers.” Paul VI’s coat of arms bore the image of three lilies.
• John Paul I (1978) was called De medietate Lunae, meaning “of the half of the moon.” John Paul reigned for about a month – from half a moon to the next half.
• John Paul II (1978-) he named as De labore Solis, or “from the labor of the sun.” John Paul II was born during a solar eclipse.

There are only two Popes named by St. Malachy after John Paul II. The first he names Gloria olivae. The second will be named Peter, and he may be the last Pope. Malachy’s prophecy about Peter says, “In extreme persecution, the seat of the Holy Roman Church will be occupied by Peter the Roman, who will feed the sheep through many tribulations, at the term of which the city of seven hills will be destroyed, and the formidable Judge will judge his people.”

The end of the world?

(Source: See Prophecy of St. Malachy for a complete list of the Popes he names.)
Also see The Last Pope: The Decline and Fall of the Church of Rome: The Prophecies of St. Malachy for the New Millennium by John Hogue."

[€uroMeinke]

Apparently the Pope is still dead

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Apparently the Pope is still dead

Thanks for the update. I was just gonna go check.

[Not Afraid]

Yes, even that - although this line was funny to me today "Startle-A-Thompson's Gazelle LTD."

[wendybeth]

Well, obviously you've never had a cat in need of a good confusing. Lucky girl. It's a sad thing, and a bit frightening as well. They just lay there, day after day, with no energy or ambition....In fact, I think Boris is in need of confusing. BB in a minute.


(Muzak playing in background...)


Okay- he's better.
Thank you Monty Python!

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Well, obviously you've never had a cat in need of a good confusing. Lucky girl. It's a sad thing, and a bit frightening as well. They just lay there, day after day, with no energy or ambition....In fact, I think Boris is in need of confusing. BB in a minute.


(Muzak playing in background...)


Okay- he's better.
Thank you Monty Python!

You know, the man in the cat detector van says you need a license for your Boris. I just got one for my pet halibut. (I picked him out of thousands. I didn't like the others; they were all too flat.)

[mousepod]

Originally Posted by Prudence

You know, the man in the cat detector van says you need a license for your Boris. I just got one for my pet halibut. (I picked him out of thousands. I didn't like the others; they were all too flat.)

The looney detector van, you mean.