Pope resigns, next one to be named Peter

[Maia]

Following the sudden announcement by the Pope of his resignation, the first to do so voluntarily since 1294, we can consult the Prophecy of the Popes, allegedly written in the 12th century by St Malachy, to find out the name, or at least the description, of the next one: Peter the Roman.

+++Peter the Roman, who will 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.+++

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy_of_the_Popes

Sounds a bit worrying. Good job the whole thing is a 16th century forgery. Or is it?

[V-OutOfTheWilderness]

@Maia

Following the sudden announcement by the Pope of his resignation,?

He’s leaving to spend time with his family …

[felix_dakat]

@Maia

Following the sudden announcement by the Pope of his resignation, the first to do so voluntarily since 1294, we can consult the Prophecy of the Popes, allegedly written in the 12th century by St Malachy, to find out the name, or at least the description, of the next one: Peter the Roman.

+++Peter the Roman, who will 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.+++

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy_of_the_Popes

Sounds a bit worrying. Good job the whole thing is a 16th century forgery. Or is it?

Of all the issues that could be raised by the Pope’s resignation why does the name of his successor matter? I just moved two other threads about the Pope’s resignation to Mundane Babble. Please tell me why shouldn’t do the same with this one?

[Maia]

@felix dakat

@Maia

Following the sudden announcement by the Pope of his resignation, the first to do so voluntarily since 1294, we can consult the Prophecy of the Popes, allegedly written in the 12th century by St Malachy, to find out the name, or at least the description, of the next one: Peter the Roman.

+++Peter the Roman, who will 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.+++

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy_of_the_Popes

Sounds a bit worrying. Good job the whole thing is a 16th century forgery. Or is it?

Of all the issues that could be raised by the Pope’s resignation why does the name of his successor matter? I just moved two other threads about the Pope’s resignation to Mundane Babble. Please tell me why shouldn’t do the same with this one?

It’s an end of the world prophecy. But move it if you like.

[felix_dakat]

It’s an end of the world prophecy.

How accurate have Papal prophesies been so far? Do you have a metric on that?

[Maia]

@felix dakat

It’s an end of the world prophecy.

How accurate have Papal prophesies been so far? Do you have a metric on that?

The whole list appears in the page I linked to. The answer is, startlingly accurate up to the 1590s, when the prophecies were written, and quite poor thereafter.

[felix_dakat]

@Maia

@felix dakat

It’s an end of the world prophecy.

How accurate have Papal prophesies been so far? Do you have a metric on that?

The whole list appears in the page I linked to. The answer is, startlingly accurate up to the 1590s, when the prophecies were written, and quite poor thereafter.

So, accepting that all that you have said so far is factually correct, why should we take the matter seriously? Give me a reasonable argument and I will be happy to leave this thread in this forum.

[emptiness]

@Maia

Sounds a bit worrying. Good job the whole thing is a 16th century forgery. Or is it?

@Maia

The whole list appears in the page I linked to. The answer is, startlingly accurate up to the 1590s, when the prophecies were written, and quite poor thereafter.

According to the link provided it says the following:

The Church regards the prophesy as a forgery. The ambiguous symbolism of the Popes and fanatical interpretation thereof are regarded as divination and postdiction, respectively. Since there is no moral certitude of the prophesy’s authenticity, according to Normae Congregationis, and since the prophesy is like the prophesies of Nostradamus, which is a sign of forgery, the Prophecy of the Popes is not regarded as authentic by the Church.

Do you have an alternative theory as to the origins/accuracy of the prophesy that you would like to share?

[felix_dakat]

According to the link provided it says the following:

The Church regards the prophesy as a forgery. The ambiguous symbolism of the Popes and fanatical interpretation thereof are regarded as divination and postdiction, respectively. Since there is no moral certitude of the prophesy’s authenticity, according to Normae Congregationis, and since the prophesy is like the prophesies of Nostradamus, which is a sign of forgery, the Prophecy of the Popes is not regarded as authentic by the Church.

Do you have an alternative theory as to the origins/accuracy of the prophesy that you would like to share?

To use Maia’s expression as an understatement, that “sounds a bit worrying” for her thesis. I think she was just playing with her “or is it? bait”

[Maia]

Just thought people might be interested to know about these prophecies, if they didn’t already. I have no reason to believe they are accurate.

[felix_dakat]

Thank you for sharing, Maia. I didn’t know about them. Grist for the mill.

[V-OutOfTheWilderness]

@Maia

Just thought people might be interested to know about these prophecies, if they didn’t already. I have no reason to believe they are accurate.

Depends if the prophecies predicted Ratzinger would be complicit with sex crimes as a pope?