Benedict XVI’s Secretary Called the Prophecy of the Popes a “Wake-Up Call”
The following is an excerpt from Peter the Roman: Has the Prophecy of the Popes Been Fulfilled? Book 2 by Dustin Wray Hockensmith and Josh Peck.
Bad Omens for the Roman Church
Remember that many people have been keeping their eye on this prophecy for a very long time, both inside and outside of the Catholic Church. And although it has been the opinion of many observers that at times, the Vatican, along with some of the popes over the years, have done certain things to perpetuate the prophecy, there are also many in the church who have been terrified of it as well, along with everything it might signify about the Church.
The following is from an interview from June 25, 2016, by EWTN journalist Paul Badde with Archbishop Georg Gänswein, who was the personal secretary to Pope Benedict XVI:
When a massive lightning strike lit up the top of Saint Peter’s dome on the evening of February 11, 2013, many observers chose to interpret this as a divine reaction to the historical announcement of Pope Benedict’s resignation, made that very morning. As his personal secretary, Archbishop Gänswein, reminisced about how both he and Benedict only found out about the lightning strike after the event.
“The impression was one of a sign from above, a reaction,” he told Badde. When he showed Benedict images of the spectacular incident a few days later, the pope asked whether this was some kind of digital montage, Gänswein said, adding: “however, nature had spoken.”
During the interview, Paul Badde referenced an old alleged prophecy that has recently gained traction in some clerical discussions: The “Prophecy of the Popes.” Also known as the “Prophecy of Malachy.”
“Indeed, when looking at the prophecy, and considering how there was always a sound reference to popes mentioned in its history — that gives me the shivers,” Archbishop Gänswein admitted.
Although Catholics aren’t required to accept the prophecy, “speaking from historical experience, one has to say: Yes, it is a wake-up call.”
So yes, as the Prophecy of the Popes has come to its end, more and more people have taken notice. Those in leadership at the Vatican are very much aware of this. The idea of having the “last pope” in power, the pope who will lead the Church to its destruction during the time when the world will enter the tribulation period, is not exactly the most comforting thought to its 1.4 billion adherents.
What would be exponentially worse, we think, is if the pope in question actually lined up exactly with the motto for the last pope on the list of Malachy O’Morgair’s prophecy. This is something that you would certainly not want the world to see.
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This excerpt comes from Peter the Roman: Has the Prophecy of the Popes Been Fulfilled? Book 2. Get both paperback volumes plus the exclusive Peter the Roman Official Research Companion in the Peter the Roman Paperback Collection at Renegade Publishers.