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what does the prophecy say? quinnox Feb 2013 #1
It lists the last Pope as "Petrus Romanus" (Peter the Roman) and then states this: ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #2
Though that last line may refer to the penultimate pope (ratzi) rather than petrus romanus DireStrike Feb 2013 #10
I Take it that's from Nostradamus? /nt dballance Feb 2013 #16
No. St Malachy. n/t Lucinda Feb 2013 #18
Oh, boy. You're right. I didn't realize there was a Peter in the running. Squinch Feb 2013 #3
There May Only be One Peter Running but I'm Sure the Rest are Dicks Too /nt dballance Feb 2013 #15
Lots of them! One can only hope that all the dicks will peter. Out. Squinch Feb 2013 #19
I Dunno, I Laughed at it. /nt dballance Feb 2013 #23
You could say all of them are Peters davidpdx Feb 2013 #31
Self Fulfilling Prophecy Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #4
Actually the ones up until now haven't really been "accurate" ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #6
oh come on.. play along Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #7
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome.. DonViejo Feb 2013 #9
He maybe Bishop of Rome, but I would disagree that it would make him a Roman - because .... Tx4obama Feb 2013 #13
You think legal technicalities matter... DonViejo Feb 2013 #32
Don't they usually choose another name to go by anyway? n/t brewens Feb 2013 #5
Who made this prophecy? kwassa Feb 2013 #8
The prophecy is attributed to Saint Malachy, but is unlikely to actually come from him ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #11
Which pretty much means "some guy named Larry thought it up." Squinch Feb 2013 #20
Sounds like "a lot of Malarchy" to me DBoon Feb 2013 #29
They spark conversation if nothing else. shraby Feb 2013 #12
Being an atheist, I put no faith in the Catholic Church, and I put no faith in prophecy. backscatter712 Feb 2013 #14
We predicted that you were going to say that pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #17
Ha! And it came from Backscatter, also known as the Glory of the Olive! Squinch Feb 2013 #22
Popes take another name. The current one was christened Joseph, but took the name Benedict as Pope Hekate Feb 2013 #21
The pope could take any name Renew Deal Feb 2013 #24
I'm voting for 'Tintinnabula' pinboy3niner Feb 2013 #25
lol Renew Deal Feb 2013 #26
The prophecy is that he will be the last Pope, not that it is the end of the world. hedgehog Feb 2013 #27
An old story to lighten the mood: hedgehog Feb 2013 #28
True, I was hoping we'd get a bit of a break from this end of the world crap. nt Live and Learn Feb 2013 #30
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