"Anti-Mafia Police" Raid Offices of Would-Be Pope"

Papal Conclave: Anti-Mafia Police Raid Offices in Diocese of Front Runner - The Guardian

Excerpt:

"Roman Catholic cardinals have been urged to overcome divisions at a special mass ahead of the papal conclave, just hours after anti-mafia investigators carried out a string of raids in the diocese of the leading candidate. In a homily before thousands of pilgrims and the most senior figures in the church, Angelo Sodano, the dean of the college of cardinals, made a last-ditch attempt to banish infighting, as he extolled the virtues of unity amid diversity. But even as preparations for the mass were being made, Cardinal Angelo Scola, the archbishop of Milan – and reportedly the hot favorite to be the next pope – suffered a blow.
Anti-mafia detectives swooped on homes, offices, clinics and hospitals in Lombardy, the region around Milan, and elsewhere. A statement said the dawn raids were part of an investigation into "corruption linked to tenders by, and supplies to, hospitals"

Recommended Reading:

The Vatican Exposed: Money, Murder and the Mafia, by Paul L. Williams


Also recommended reading (my posts/reposts):



Saving Those Damned Catholics!
Lightening Strikes Saint Peters' After Pope's Announcement

Black Smoke: No Pope on First Vote

Watch Live: The Vatican's Smoke-Cam - Breitbart

Excerpt:

"Today, after taking the Oath of Secrecy, the conference of Cardinals closed the heavy wooden doors of the Sistine Chapel to embark on the Conclave that will choose Pope Benedict's successor; the new Holy Father who will lead a Church with nearly 1.5 billion members."

Recommended reading (my post/repost):

Lightening Strikes Saint Peter's After Pope's Announcement

Also recommended reading:

Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification, by R. C. Sproul

Update on Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI - March 6, 2013

Here is a story from todays edition of Reuters.com on the Pope's resignation:

Conclave Start Seen Delayed as Vatican Muzzels Cardnals - Reuters

Recommeded reading (my post/repost):

Saving those Damned Catholics!

Another Update on Pope Benedict XVI's Resignation

Papal Resignation Linked to Inquiry into 'Vatican Gay Officials', Says Paper - The Gaurdian

Recommended reading (my posts & Reposts):

Update on Pope Benedict XVI's Resignation
Lightening Strikes St. Peter's After Pope's Announcement

You Can't Arrest Me: I'm the Pope!

Itccs: Pope Benedict Resigned To Avoid Arrest, Seizure Of Church Wealth By Easter | Peace . Gold . Liberty:

Excerpt:

"ITCCS.org is reporting that Joseph Ratzinger resigned as Pope this week as a result of pending charges for criminal conspiracy to aid and protect child torture and trafficking. The report reveals that the organization has procured an arrest warrant from an unnamed European nation against Ratzinger, and will move to place a commercial lien against all the financial assets of Vatican, Inc effective Easter Sunday, 3/31/13 via international law and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court."

Recommended reading (my post/repost):

Lightening Strikes St. Peter's After Pope's Announcement

Recommended reading:

A Woman Rides the Beast - The Roman Catholic Church in the Last Days, by Dave Hunt
The Vatican Exposed: Money, Murder, and the Mafia, by Paul Williams

Why Evangelical Leaders Love Pope Benedict XVI

Here is a great podcast by Pastor Sean Harris:

Why Evangelical Leaders Love Pope Benedict XVI (and his resignation)

Recommended reading (my post/repost):

Lightening Strikes St. Peter's After Pope's Announcement

Today in the News - February 14, 2013

Here is what is going on in the world today:

Obama's SOTU: Government Needs to Indoctrinate Children at an Earlier Age - Infowars
Economist: Obama Using 'Abracadabra Budgeting' - WND News
Missouri Democrats Call for Gun Confiscation - Infowars
New Surveillance System Tracks Every Moving Object in an Entire City - Infowars
Wash. State Law Would Make Almost All Gun Owners Criminals - Infowars

Podcasts

Why Evangelical Leaders Love Pope Benedict XVI (and his resignation), by Pastor Sean Harris
Sex, Dating, and Relationships, by Pastor Kevin Boling
Pastor Rebukes Christians for Gun Worship, by Dennis McManus
China's Geographical Delemma, by Pastor Trevor Hammack

Lightening Strikes St. Peter's After Pope's Announcment

Lightening Strikes St. Peter's After Pope's Announcement

Recommended listening:

Pope Benedict 16 to Resign - Do Not Go There, by Michael Hraneck (a response to Pastor Trevor Hammack's podcast Pope Benedict is Resigning)

Also, check out my recent post:

The 'Prophecy of the Popes,' and the Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI
Saving Those Damned Catholics!

Today in the News

Here is what is going on in the world today:


Constitutional Scholar Nancy Pelosi: We Avow Your First Amendment Right to Own a Gun - Michelle Malkin
Left-Wing Lickspittles: How the Huffington Post is Aiding Obama's Benghazi Cover Up - Breitbart News
Pope Benedict XVI Resigns, and Moral Cretins Tween Hate, Death Wishes, and Resign by Slitting Your Wrists - Twitchy

Podcasts

What's Behind the Headlines (Video), by Dennis Lyle
Pope Resigning Speaks Volumnes, by Jonathan C. Hughes
Pope Benedict XVI to Resign - Do Not Go There, by Michael Hranek
Who Killed Family Economies in the 20th Century: Capitalism or Communism? by Pastor Kevin Swanson
Abortion Escort Robs Abortion Abolitionist, by Tony Miano

"The Prophecy of the Popes," and the Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI

Wikipedia has the following to say about the Prophecy of the Popes:

"The Prophecy of the Popes, attributed to Saint Malachy, is a list of 112 short phrases in Latin. They purport to describe each of the Roman Catholic popes (along with a few anti-popes), beginning with Pope Celestine II (elected in 1143) and concluding with current pope Benedict XVI's successor, a pope described in the prophecy as "Peter the Roman", whose pontificate will end in the destruction of the city of Rome."

If it's not in the Bible, I don't pay too much attention to it. Even though I subscribe to the Conspiratorial Theory of History (see my post, Conspiracy 101), I will readily admit that this is not found in the Bible and is only a theory.

I did not get all exited when I found out that the Mayan Calendar ended in 2012. And I did not give it any thought when Dr. Harold Camping predicted that Jesus was going to return in 2011 (two failed predictions that year!).  I have known - and believed - for many years that my Lord Jesus says 'no man knows the day or he hour of his return.'

And so it is with this new wind of doctrine, the 'Prophecy of the Popes.'  With the news that Pope Benedict XVI is resigning (the first pope to do so in 600 years!), there is going to be a lot of speculation on whether or not the next pope will be the last pope and thus fulfil the Prophecy of the Popes. I don't think so.

But my skepticism is tempered by my belief in the Bible - Our Lord Jesus will return one day. That is a fact. The Bible talks a lot about this (Daniel, Revelation, Matthew 24, etc.).  Most of these prophecies I don't claim to understand.

Having said all that, if I were a writer of Christian novels, like Tim Lahaye and Jerry Jenkins (Left Behind fame), I can think of no better plot than writing a novel about the end times staring Barack Obama as the Antichrist (see my post, Is Obama the Antichrist? I Say Yes!) and the successor to Pope Benedict would be the False Prophet that is written about in the book of Revelation!

Chapter One would probably start with a limited nuclear war involving Iran or North Korea. Then world leaders and the media would start calling for Obama to head up the United Nations, and the new Pope would be acting as his cheer leader, encouraging people to Give honor to God and our Lord and Savior Barack Obama!

Recommended reading (my posts):

Saving Those Damned Catholics
The Things Which Must Soon Come to Past

Recommended poetry reading:

'Twas the Night Before Jesus Came