St. Malachy and the Fall of the Roman Catholic Church

The other day a very interesting thought occurred to me. I had forgotten all about it until a few moments ago, and I believe that the Lord reminded me of it again so that I would share it with my readers.

In the Gospel of Matthew we find the following incident:

"When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
Matthew 16:13-19, KJV

As many of you will know, it is in large part based upon the previous verses that the Roman Catholic Church makes its claim of being the so-called "one true faith" and the "Holy Mother Church". Being as I expose this deception in a number of my articles, I won't be belaboring the point here. However, what I found interesting is the following.

In the previous verses, Jesus describes the victorious Church, against which even the dark forces of hell will not be able to prevail. Nothing will be able to stop the Lord's true Church. On the other hand, if we look at those verses in reverse, we can also say that if a church which claims to be the Lord's true Church falls or fails, then it must not really be the Lord's true Church after all. Do you follow me?

At this point I want to share with you an excerpt from the updated version of my 1997 article entitled "Nostradamus : Prophet Of God Or Messenger Of Satan?" which concerns the so-called prophecy of St. Malachy. This alleged prophecy predicts the destruction of the Roman Catholic Church, as I explain here:

According to the controversial prophecy of one St. Malachy, following John Paul II, there are only going to be two more Popes before the final collapse of the Roman Catholic Church occurs. According to online information I read several years ago, some RCC insiders were convinced that the Archbishop of Paris, Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, was going to be next to sit on the so-called "chair of Saint Peter". It was likewise predicted, according to some interpretations, that Lustiger would also be assassinated. As we all know, this prediction also failed. Lustiger died at the age of eighty in 2007. Two years earlier, in April of 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany became Pope Benedict XVI, following the death of Pope John Paul II. Please see my article "Cardinal Ratzinger's Rebellion" for more information regarding this current Pope.

In his prophecy. St. Malachy also states that the final Pope will be called Peter the Roman. His motto, in Latin, states as follows, according to the original 1595 text:

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"In psecutione extrema S.R.E. sedebit Petrus Romanus,
qui pascet oves in multis tribulationibus:
quibus transactis civitas septicollis diruetur,
et Iudex tremendus iudicabit populum suum.
Finis."

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The previous text can be loosely translated into English as meaning the following:

"In extreme persecution, the seat of the Holy Roman Church will be occupied by Peter the Roman, who will feed (lead) 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."

It is said that Peter the Roman will totally compromise with the Endtime global leader known as the Beast. In fact, those who have interpreted the Quatrains of Nostradamus, claim that this final Pope will be the False Prophet -- mentioned in the thirteenth chapter of the Book of Revelation -- who will work together with the Beast. Is there any truth to their claims? Well, it seems to me that these New Age interpreters have had a rather poor track record; and in my view, it certainly does not inspire much confidence in any of their other predictions or interpretations. As I point out in several of my articles, such as "The Seven Heads" and "Who Is Who: Defining Endtime Terms", my current belief is that the Beast and the False Prophet may possibly be an Islamic pair who work together to destroy Israel. One possible example might be the Ayatollah and President of Iran, who both share a common hatred for Israel.

At any rate, if there is any truth regarding this prophecy concerning Peter the Roman, it does not appear that we will have to wait much longer in order to find out. After all, at this current time, Pope Benedict XVI is already eighty-two years old; and when he was elected as the new Pope by the Roman Catholic College of Cardinals in 2005, it was already realized then that he would serve a short term due to his age.

Now, in case you are wondering how St. Malachy fits into our current discussion concerning the Quatrains of Nostradamus, allow me to offer a brief explanation. You see, some people are convinced that his prophecy, which involved one hundred and twelve papal mottoes written in Latin, was not written by St. Malachy at all. One of the theories is that this list of one hundred and twelve Popes, who were not named by name, but who were only described by their mottoes, was actually construed by Michel Nostradamus. They claim that Nostradamus purposely attributed the prophecy to Malachy, because he was afraid of being persecuted by the Roman Catholic Church, for having dared to foretell of the destruction of the Roman Catholic Church. Remember; this was during the time of the Inquisition. It is also interesting to note that prior to 1595, the prophecy of St. Malachy was unknown. Does this fact point to Nostradamus as being its true author?

Personally, I do not place much credence in the so-called prophecy of St. Malachy, or whoever wrote it. However, what if it turns out to be true? What if Pope Benedict XVI actually is the next to the last Pope, and that during the reign of the final Pope -- Peter the Roman -- Rome -- who some people believe is Babylon the Great -- is destroyed, and the Roman Catholic Church falls?

As I stated at the very beginning of this commentary, it would clearly prove one thing; and that is that the Roman Catholic Church really isn't the Church that was founded by Jesus Christ and His Apostles; because according to Jesus' own words, His true Church will never fall or fail. In short, through its very destruction, the Roman Catholic Church will prove that it is a false church.

An interesting thought indeed, don't you think?

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