VATICAN NEWS WITH 3 DAYS LEFT IN REIGN OF POPE

KING JESUS IS COMING FOR US ANY TIME NOW. THE RAPTURE. BE PREPARED TO GO.

LAST POPE PREDICTION
(In extreme persecution, the seat of the Holy Roman Church will be occupied by Peter the Roman, who will feed 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.)(last pope prediction)-IF THE NEXT POPE CALLS HIMSELF PETER,AFTER BENEDICT 16TH RESIGNS FEB 28,13-LOOOOOOOKOUT WORLD.LOOK OUT CHRISTIANITY.

OH BOY.THE HOMOSEXUAL PREIST GAY RING IN THE VATICAN IS TURNING OUT TO BE TRUE AS THE BRITISH CARDINAL HAS RESIGNED TODAY BECAUSE OF IT.THIS HOMOSEXUAL SCANDAL WILL HURT THE CHURCH BIGTIME.WOW THE PROSTITUTES USED BY THE GAY PRIESTS WERE BLACKMAILING THE PRIESTS.WELL NOW WE KNOW THE REAL REASON POPE 16TH RESIGNED.HE WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS GAY RING IN THE VATICAN AS POPE THE 16TH IS A TRUE CHRISTIAN.HES GOIN BY THE BIBLE AND WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS HOMOSEXUAL SCANDLE.NOW WE KNOW WHY THE NEXT POPE WILL GO THREW PERSECUSSIONS,AND TRIBULATIONS AND LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS A FALLING AWAY.NOW THE PRESSURE ON THE VATICAN WILL BE HARD NOT TO ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL PREISTS AND WATER DOWN THE BIBLE.OH BOY THE CATHOLICS ARE GETTING READY FOR A LUKEWARM BLENDING IN WITH THE WORLD.LOOKOUT CHURCH ITS TIME TO PRAY BIGTIME AND PRAY JESUS WILL TAKE US HOME AS THE PRESSURE WILL BE BIGTIME ON CHRISTIANITY TO BLEND THE LUKEWARM ISSUES IN WITH THE WORLD VIEW.AND TRUE CHRISTIANS WILL HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH WATERING DOWN THE BIBLE.THE DIVISION OF TRUE CHRISTIANITY AND THE FALSE PRETENDERS WILL BEGIN WITH THIS VATICAN SEX SCANDLE.
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Pope changes Church law; allows cardinals to start conclave early

Reuters – 1 hr 6 mins ago FEB 25,13

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict has changed Roman Catholic Church law regulating the conclave that will elect his successor, meaning it can start earlier, the Vatican said on Monday.The change to a constitution by his predecessor John Paul means the cardinals no longer have to wait 15 days after the papacy becomes vacant on February 28 before they start the conclave.The conclave can now start before March 15.(Reporting By Philip Pullella)

Britain's top Catholic cleric resigns, won't elect new pope

By Michael Holden | Reuters – 14 mins ago FEB 25,13

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric resigned on Monday following allegations he behaved in an inappropriate way with priests, and said he would not take part in the election of Pope Benedict's replacement.Cardinal Keith O'Brien said he had tendered his resignation some months ago, ahead of his 75th birthday in March and because he was suffering from "indifferent health".The Vatican said the pope, who steps down on Thursday, had accepted O'Brien's resignation as archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh.O'Brien, an outspoken opponent of gay marriage, has been reported to the Vatican over allegations of inappropriate behavior stretching back 30 years, according to Britain's Observer newspaper.
The cardinal, who last week advocated allowing Catholic priests to marry as many found it difficult to cope with celibacy, rejected the allegations and was seeking legal advice, his spokesman said.1"Looking back over my years of ministry: For any good I have been able to do, I thank God. For any failures, I apologize to all whom I have offended," O'Brien said in a statement, which made no reference to the recent allegations.
He said he would not attend the election next month of a new pope, saying: "I do not wish media attention in Rome to be focused on me - but rather on Pope Benedict XVI and on his successor."The Observer, which gave little detail on the claims, said three priests and a former priest, from a Scottish diocese, had complained over incidents dating back to 1980.One said the cardinal formed an "inappropriate relationship" with him while another complained of unwanted behavior by O'Brien after a late-night drinking session.Last year, O'Brien's comments labeling gay marriage a "grotesque subversion" landed him with a "Bigot of the Year" award from British gay rights group Stonewall.(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden; editing by Maria Golovnina and Jon Boyle)
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02/25/2013 VATICAN INSIDER

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Vatican: Motu proprio reaffirms cardinals' prerogative for start of conclave

[Translate to English:] Monsignor Celata e padre Lombardi

These in essence are the main changes made to the norms governing the period of the Vacant See and papal election as laid down in the Motu Poprio promulgated Monday by Pope Benedict XVI and presented to press by the deputy-camerlegno, Bishop Luigi Celata

Vatican Insider Staff Vatican City
Conclave can begin before March 15th, but this very much depends on the Congregation of Cardinals, electors and non electors, who will only be convoked to their first meeting as of March 1st.And individual cardinals can decide not to participate in conclave on health grounds or for other serious reasons, but must communicate their non-participation to the Holy See.Moreover, anyone involved in the Conclave, from ushers to technicians and secretaries, will be bound to an oath of secrecy. Should they, directly or indirectly, receive information regarding the papal election and reveal this to anyone outside of conclave, they will incur excommunication latae sententiae, as opposed to the former ‘severe penalties’ to have been decided by the future Pope.Titled entitled "Normas nonnullas” the document introduces "some changes" to the legislation Universi Dominici Gregis, but reaffirms that the starting date of the conclave is a decision the rests solely with the General Congregation. In reality, as Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Press Office of the Holy See pointed out, the Congregation will only be convoked by the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Card. Angelo Sodano on March Ist, the first day of the Vacant See. Fr. Lombardi added that the date for the conclave in all probability will not be the “first thing that they will decide."Another issue the briefing dealt with was the conclusion of the Commission of Cardinals investigations into the leaking of the Pope’s private information to press. Fr. Lombardi said the three cardinals on the Comission, Julián Herranz, Jozef Tomko and Salvatore De Giorgi were received by the Pope Monday morning: “The Holy Father wished to thank them for their fruitful work, expressing satisfaction for the results of the investigation. In fact, their work made it possible to detect, given the limitations and imperfections of the human component of each institution, the generosity, honesty and dedication of those who work in the Holy See at the service of the mission entrusted by Christ to the Roman Pontiff. The Holy Father has decided that the facts of this investigation, the contents of which are known only to Himself, will be made available exclusively to the new Pontiff".Fr. Lombardi added that the three cardinals of the Commission will participate fully in the General Congregations, where they too will have the occasion to express their own convictions. But it was also pointed out that participants in the Congregations are also buond to secrecy.Returning to the Motu Proprio, it has been established that once Conclave has started a two-third majority is required for a valid election, “calculated on the basis of the electors present and voting" and that if after three days the votes do not come to a result, "one day should be dedicated to prayer, reflection and dialogue". In subsequent rounds of voting, "only the two names which in the previous rounds had the highest number of votes will be considered, and the provision of a two third majority of the Cardinals present and voting for a valid election will remain”. Finally, the Motu proprio states that the two candidates whose names who be put forward in subsequent votes cannot vote.

02/25/2013 VATICAN INSIDER

Benedict XVI signed the Motu Proprio on the Conclave. The report Vatileaks for the successor

[Translate to English:] Firma Papa

The announcement by the spokesman of the Holy See, Father Federico Lombardi

Vatican Insider Staff Rome
Pope Benedict XVI has given the college of cardinals authority to change the date of the upcoming conclave to elect his successor, the Vatican announced today.


The Pope has signed a Motu propio on the issue, setting aside parts of a previous mandate from Pope John Paul II governing the working of a conclave, said Jesuit Fr. Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesperson, at a press conference.With a potential date for the concave now in the cardinals' hands, it is unknown when they will choose to meet to elect Benedict's successor.Lombardi said the earliest a date for the conclave might be known is March 1, when the cardinals will first meet following Benedict's resignation."The Holy Father has decided that the acts of this investigation, known only to himself, remain solely at the disposition of the new pope," said Lombardi.According to John Paul II's 1996 constitution Universi Dominici gregis, the earliest the cardinals could have met to elect Benedict's successor was March 15. Some have raised the question of whether, given the difference in this case that the sitting pope has decided to resign, the cardinals could elect Benedict's successor more quickly.At the press conference, Vatican officials said the Pope had not ordered the cardinals to change the date, but merely given them the power to do so. The Holy Father received in audience this morning Cardinals Julian Herranz, Jozef Tomko, and Salvatore De Giorgi, who formed the commission to investigate the leaks of private information. They were accompanied by the commission’s secretary, Fr. Luigi Martignani, O.F.M., Cap.At the conclusion of their mission, the Holy Father thanked them for the helpful work they did, and expressed satisfaction for the results of the investigation. Their work made it possible to detect, given the limitations and imperfections of the human factor of every institution, the generosity and dedication of those who work with uprightness and generosity in the Holy See at the service of the mission entrusted by Christ to the Roman Pontiff.The Holy Father has decided that the acts of this investigation, known only to himself, remain solely at the disposition of the new pope.

02/23/2013  VATICAN INSIDER

Cardinal Arinze praises Pope's courageous decision to resign

Cardinal Francis Arinze with Benedict XVI

Cardinal Francis Arinze, who was present when Pope Benedict announced his resignation, says “. I was reassured by his courage and by the knowledge that the Church lives because Christ lives, and I was therefore strengthened in my faith”

gerard o'connell rome The Nigerian Cardinal, Francis Arinze, who once headed the Vatican offices for dialogue with the other religions, and for Divine Worship, was present in the Hall of the Consistory (Sala del Consistoro) when Pope Benedict made his historic announcement on February 11.  In this interview with me, he talks about his own reaction and that of the other cardinals to that news.
 
Q.  You were one of some 40 cardinals present when the Pope read his letter of resignation on February 11.  Can you describe what happened?
 
A. It was like thunder, the announcement came without advance warning. It came at the end of the ceremony for voting for canonization. We were expecting to receive the Holy Father’s blessing, but he told us to sit down as he had something important to say.  Then he began reading a text in Latin.When he had read a few sentences I began to suspect where he was going, because he started by telling us that after having repeatedly examined his conscience before God, he had come to the certainty that due to advanced age he no longer had the strength of mind and body to answer the demands of the Petrine Ministry.  Especially in the last few months, he said his strengths had deteriorated to such an extent that he recognized he was no longer able to adequately fulfill the papal ministry.Once he said that it was clear to everyone that he was going to resign.  He announced that he would no longer continue as bishop of Rome and Successor of St Peter from eight o’clock in the evening of February 28.
 
Q. What was the reaction of the cardinals when he finished reading?

A. Silence!  We cardinals looked at each other.   We didn’t have words to say. We were still digesting the import of what he had said when, as if to save us from that embarrassing moment, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the Dean of the College of Cardinals, stood up and spoke.  Obviously, he had been tipped off in advance because he had written what he was going to say.He expressed the incredulity of all present, and the sense of feeling lost. He said the Holy Father’s words conveyed yet again his great love for the Church. He summed up the feelings of everyone when he said, “We are closer than ever to you in these days” and “will remain close to you.”
 
Q.   After Cardinal Sodano’s speech, the Holy Father imparted his blessing and left. What happened then?
 
A. After Pope Benedict left the hall with his assistants, all the cardinals stayed on. Nobody told us to stay, we just stayed.  We gathered in little groups, each one asking the other, “What do you make of all this?”  How?  When?  We were there for quite some time.  Then we began to walk away, slowly, each one reflecting, not saying much.I was still trying to digest the meaning of all that as I went down in the lift to the Belvedere, and then walked back to my residence. It was clear to me that the Pope had taken that decision over a long period, he hadn’t rushed it.  He’s not a person who rushes things.  It was also clear that he took a courageous decision, because something like this has not happened in the Church for about 600 years.  It was clear too that he loves the Church.  He didn’t put himself at the centre; he was only concerned with what is good for the Church.  That was his only preoccupation; he was not concerned about his personal convenience, nor the honor or praise that he gets as pope.So I said to myself, the Pope is teaching us all something very important by this act. One of the titles of the Pope is “Servant of the servants of God”. We come and go. Any of us can go, only Christ does not go.  Without Christ the Church loses its foundation, its direction, its harmony.  Popes come and go, bishops come and go, and so do politicians.  The Pope is teaching us all that the most important consideration for anyone in public office is not ‘Do I like this seat?’  No! The most important consideration is this: Does the community I serve profit by my service?
 
Q.  Were you shocked at his announcement?

A.  Yes.  I was shocked, and surprised.  But very soon with shock came a type of calm because of his love for the Church and because of the good effects his action can have.   So I was not so shocked that I went away with low spirits.  No! I didn’t go away confused or depressed. I was reassured by his courage and by the knowledge that the Church lives because Christ lives, and I was therefore strengthened in my faith.
In the Credo we confess our faith in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, but also in the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.  For some people there’s no problem in believing in God, but they are shaken by the Church when they see the elements in the Church: the Divine elements, sure, but the human elements that can fall short. If you can have faith in the Church all the time, whether you like the bishop or not, whether you like the parish priest or not, but if you love the Church and have enough faith in Christ – this is what is important in our Catholic faith.  The Pope by his decision is teaching us all that. 
 
Q.   Do you think his resignation changes the papacy in some way?

A.  It doesn’t change the nature of the papacy, but it can help us in reflecting on the faith, and how we look at the pope. It can also help any of us who is in a position of authority to ask ourselves some questions, because sometimes an objective assessment could lead a person in a position of authority to conclude that it may be better that somebody else should take up this office and that I should step aside for the sake of the community which I serve.  That is the lesson the Pope is teaching us.
 
 
Q.   The Anglican Archbishop Rowan Williams said that Pope Benedict has demystified the papacy by his decision to resign.
 
A.  He’s right. You know there’s always a danger of personality cult, because some people believe that the person who is in authority now is the best person ever in that position.  They think there’s nothing to be changed in anything this person in authority decides, even though some decisions may be administrative not dogmatic, and there can be different opinions.  So I think each of us should be humble, beginning with the person in the authority, and extending also to those who have to obey authority.
 
Q.  Do you think there are too many expectations of the Pope today, in terms of audiences, travel and so on?
 
A.  I think the Pope must be allowed a little more time to breathe.  He must be allowed a little more time to do his thinking and reflection.  We must not expect him to meet all the groups that think the Pope should meet them. I don’t deny the comfort people get in meeting the pope but we have only one Pope at a time and there are some two billion Catholics in the world.On the other hand, I think it is very good that the Pope travels.  When he travels, as Paul VI, John Paul II and Benedict XVI did, he strengthens the local Church and gives the Church visibility in the world.  If the Pope is able to travel, I would be in favor of him continuing to do so.  But every Pope cannot be as physically strong as John Paul II, so there must be allowance for different styles, different approaches, and we mustn’t force every pope to do exactly what his predecessor did.
 
Q.  What is the legacy that Benedict XVI leaves the Church?

A.  Pope Benedict will be remembered for his teaching, both what he has said and what he wrote. His talks at the Wednesday audiences alone are a gold mine, so too are his homilies, and his biography of Jesus. The future generations may even appreciate him more, as his teachings become better known.  His liturgical celebrations too are a lesson for us all.
 
Q.  Is there something else that stands out?

A.   His love for the Church, in which he does want himself to be prominent, but only Christ. He reminds us of that central truth that Christ is at the centre; and that we preach not ourselves, but Christ and Him crucified.

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Pope's last blessing from window draws crowd

By FRANCES D'EMILIO | Associated Press – 6 hrs ago FEB 14,13

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI gave his pontificate's final Sunday blessing from his studio window to the cheers of tens of thousands of people packing St. Peter's Square, but sought to reassure the faithful that he wasn't abandoning the church by retiring to spend his final years in prayer.The 85-year-old Benedict is stepping down on Thursday evening, the first pope to do so in 600 years, after saying he no longer has the mental or physical strength to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.But while he has lately looked tired and frail, the crowd filling the cobblestone square seemed to energize him, and he spoke in a clear, strong voice, repeatedly thanking the faithful for their closeness and affection as they interrupted him, again and again, with applause and cheers. Police estimated some 100,000 people turned out.Benedict told the crowd that God is calling him to dedicate himself "even more to prayer and meditation," which he will do in a secluded monastery being renovated for him on the grounds behind Vatican City's ancient walls."But this doesn't mean abandoning the church," he said, as many in the crowd looked sad at his departure from regular view. "On the contrary, if God asks me, this is because I can continue to serve it (the church) with the same dedication and the same love which I have tried to do so until now, but in a way more suitable to my age and to my strength."The phrase "tried to" was the pope's adlibbed addition to his prepared text.Benedict has one more public appearance, a Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square.Benedict smiled at the crowd after an aide parted the white curtain at his window, telling the people, "thank you for your affection."
Heavy rain had been forecast for Rome, and some drizzle dampened the square earlier in the morning. But when Benedict appeared, to the peal of church bells as the clock struck noon, blue sky crept through the clouds."We thank God for the sun he has given us," the pope said, sounding cheerful.As cheers continued in the crowd, the pontiff simply turned away from the window and stepped back down into apartment, which he will leave on Thursday, taking a helicopter to the Vatican summer residence in the hills outside Rome while he waits for the monastery to be ready.A child in the crowd held up a sign on a yellow placard, written in Italian, "You are not alone, I'm with you." Other admirers held homemade signs, saying "Grazie."No date has yet been set for the start of the conclave of cardinals, who will vote in secret to elect Benedict's successor.
One Italian in the crowd seemed to be doing a little campaigning, hoisting a sign which mentioned the name of two Italian cardinals considered by observers to be potential contenders in the selection of the next pontiff.
Flags in the crowd represented many nations, with a large number from Brazil.The cardinals in the conclave will have to decide whether it's time to look outside of Europe for a pope.

Vatican scandals cloud pope's final days

Pope Benedict XVI has given his pontificate's final blessing from his Vatican window to tens of thousands of people gathered at St Peter's Square amid growing controversies swirling around his departure. Benedict told the crowd that God is calling him to dedicate himself "even more to prayer and meditation'', which he will do in a secluded monastery being renovated for him on the grounds behind Vatican City's ancient walls. On the same day that the pontiff delivered his address, the UK's Observer newspaper reported that three priests and a former cleric had accused the senior leader of the Catholic church in Britain of committing inappropriate behaviour against them. Cardinal Keith O'Brien allegedly made the physical advances as far back as three decades ago. The allegations against O'Brien come as Roger Mahony, another cardinal, was urged not to take part in the selection of Benedict's successor after being accused of being complicit in protecting abusive priests while he was head of Los Angeles archdiocese, the largest in the US. O'Brien and Mahony are among the 116 cardinals eligible to vote for the next leader of the 1.1 billion Catholics around the world, once Benedict resigns on February 28. The Observer reported that the four accusers filed their complaints before Vatican ambassador Antonio Mennini. In one instance, one of the complainants alleged that O'Brien made the advances after a late-night drinking session. A spokesman of the cardinal said the allegations have been contested, according to the report. Rumour mill Ever since the pope's resignation, the Vatican has been busy fending off a torrent of negative reports. Italy's Panorama news weekly and the Repubblica daily said a report by a committee of cardinals into the leaking of confidential papal papers last year, known as "Vatileaks". had uncovered allegations of intrigue, corruption and blackmail inside the Vatican's bureaucracy. The Vatican's Secretariat of State, effectively the government of the Catholic church, took the unusual step on Saturday of issuing a formal statement condemning "completely false news stories". Benedict's decision to quit shocked the world, bringing his pontificate to an abrupt end after eight years dominated by the scandal of abuses by priests and his efforts to counter rising secularism in the West. He will be only the second pope to resign of his own free will in the church's 2,000-year history, and the first to do so since the Middle Ages. Security is being arranged for the pope's final general audience in St Peter's on Wednesday, with city officials expecting about 200,000 people to attend.

BISHOP SHEEN (CATHOLIC PREIST)-THE FALSE POPE WILL HAVE A RELIGION WITHOUT A CROSS,A RELIGION WITHOUT A WORLD TO COME,A RELIGION TO DESTROY RELIGIONS.THERE WILL BE A COUNTERFEIT CHURCH.CHRISTS CHURCH WILL BE ONE,AND THE FALSE POPE WILL CREATE THE OTHER.THE FALSE CHURCH WILL BE WORLDLY,ECUMENICAL AND GLOBAL.IT WILL BE A LOOSE FEDERATION OF CHURCHES.(WORLD COUNCIL OF LUKEWARM CHURCHES) AND RELIGIONS (ISLAM AND THE NEW AGE MOVEMENTS INCLUDED) FORMING SOME TYPE OF GLOBAL ASSOCIATION,A WORLD PARLIAMONT OF CHURCHES.IT WILL BE EMPTIED OF ALL DIVINE CONTENT (NO JESUS IN THIS PRETEND RELIGION) AND WILL BE THE MYSTICAL BODY OF THE ANTICHRIST OR WORLD DICTATOR OR SUBSTITUTE FOR CHRIST (AS WELL AS THE FALSE VATICAN POPE)(AS THESE TWO WILL BE HAND IN GLOVE IN PARTNERSHIP DURING THE 7 YEAR DECEPTION TRIBULATION PERIOD OF DEATH DESTRUCTION AND THE WORST DECEPTION IN HISTORY).

THE MYSTICAL BODY ON EARTH TODAY WILL HAVE ITS JUDAS ISCARIOT.AND HE WILL BE THE FALSE POPE.SATAN WILL RECRUIT HIM FROM AMOUNG OUR CARDINALS (BISHOPS.)(CATHOLIC CARDINALS TO BE MADE THE POPE)(ONE BECOMES THE FALSE POPE PETER THE ROMAN WHICH SHOULD BE THE NEXT POPE FOLLOWING BENEDICT 16TH WHO IS CURRENTLY THE VATICAN POPE.)

WND EXCLUSIVE

'Final pope' already running Vatican?

Benedict might have 'stacked deck' in fulfillment of prophecy

Published: 02/12/2013 at 9:56 PM

by Jerome R. Corsi Email | Archive

The idea was posed by Tom Horn, co-author of the book “Petrus Romanus: The Final Pope is Here.”
As WND reported, Horn and his co-author, Cris Putnam, accurately predicted Benedict would become the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign.Horn believes the last pope, called “Petrus Romanus” in the prophecy by Irish Archbishop St. Malachy, could be the man who is set to take over interim leadership the moment Benedict resigns Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. local time, becoming the acting Vatican head of state.The claim centers on Cardinal Tarcisio Pietro (Peter in English) Evasio Bertone, born in Romano Canavese, Piedmont, the current secretary of state for the Vatican, who Pope Benedict XVI appointed Camerlengo, or Chamberlain, of the Holy Roman Church April 4, 2007.In the period known as “sede vacante,” when there is no sitting pope, Bertone will be called upon as Camerlengo to serve as the head of the Roman Catholic Church.He will be in charge until the College of Cardinals attending the upcoming Papal Conclave in the Sistine Chapel select a new pope.

Did Benedict choose his successor?
Benedict XVI has made decisions that indicate Bertone could be, or at least once was, his choice for successor, Horn told WND.Working alongside Bertone, Benedict appeared to be “stacking the deck” in Bertone’s favor Jan. 6, 2012, when he named 22 new cardinals. Most are Europeans, primarily Italians, already holding key Vatican positions.As a result, Europeans currently number over half of all cardinal-electors, 67 out of 125. Nearly a quarter of all voters in the conclave will be Italian.“When he appointed these new cardinals,” Horn said, “Benedict seemed to put his definitive stamp on an Italian successor, stacking the College of Cardinals, those who could be called upon to give Bertone the so-called apostolic chair of St. Peter.”Horn said the idea was not Benedict’s alone.Most Vatican experts attribute the large number of Italian appointments to the influence of Bertone, he said.WND sources in Rome close to the Vatican previously suggested Benedict may have resigned in part because he wanted to have a hand, even if indirect, in influencing the selection of his successor.The sources further argue that by selecting “Benedict” as his papal name, Cardinal Josef Ratzinger, though not a priest of the Benedictine Order, sought to identify his papacy with Malachy’s prohecy that the next-to-last pope would be identified by the epithet Gloria olivae, translated as “Glory of the Olive,” knowing the Benedictine Order is associated by tradition with olives.By setting up the College of Cardinals to elevate an Italian cardinal to the papacy, Pope Benedict XVI could help fulfill the Malachy prophecy, making Cardinal Bertone – “Peter of Romano” by virtue of one of his given names and his place of birth – the “final pope.”On Tuesday, Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi told reporters at a Vatican briefing that Pope Benedict XVI would have no say in the selection of his successor, telling reporters the pope “will surely say absolutely nothing about the process of the election” for his successor.Benedict “will not interfere in any way,” Lombardi insisted.

The Third Secret of Fatima
Horn suspects Cardinal Bertone is at the center of a Vatican cover-up to prevent the release of the complete version of what is known as the highly controversial “Third Secret of Fatima,” allegedly given by the Virgin Mary in an appearance to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, July 13, 1917.Bertone, who turned 78 in December, had a long history with Cardinal Ratzinger before he became Pope Benedict XVI.
From 1995 to 2002, Ratzinger worked with Bertone as his No. 2 at the influential Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in the Vatican.A few months after he was elected pope, Benedict asked Bertone to take up the position of Vatican secretary of state, the position Bertone holds to this day.In January 2010, when Bertone reached 75, the age of retirement for Curia cardinals, he presented a letter of resignation to the pope. Benedict was adamant he needed Bertone to stay on as Vatican head of state, because he wanted to maintain “their precious collaboration,” as reported by Andrea Tornielli in the Italian newspaper La Stampa.Benedict has steadfastly supported Bertone through a series of crises that have called into question Bertone’s integrity and honesty, including a money-laundering scandal involving the Vatican Bank, formerly known as the Institute for Works of Religion, or IOR. The scandal resulted in the sacking of the bank’s head, Gotti Tedeschi, a highly respected Italian economist and banker, as well as Paolo Gabriele, the pope’s butler, who was criminally prosecuted for confiscating and photocopying more than 1,000 pages of sensitive Vatican documents over six years that he released to an Italian journalist for publication.In their role of directing the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinals Ratzinger and Bertone released for the fist time to the public “The Third Secret of Fatima” at a press conference June 26, 2000.In 2007, Bertone published a book, “The Last Secret of Fatima,” with a foreword authored by Benedict XVI, defending the publicly released text of “Third Secret” as the entire secret, arguing that in publishing the text, the Catholic Church had withheld nothing.“The Third Secret of Fatima” involves a highly controversial End Times vision of an assassination attempt on a future pope that is occasioned by moral corruption and lack of faith among the clergy.Pope John Paul II believed Our Lady of Fatima intervened to save his life in the assassination attempt in St. Peter’s Square at Vatican City on May 13, 1981, the anniversary of the first apparition of the Virgin Mary to the three children of Fatima.The current controversy began when Italian journalist and television personality Antonio Socci and American attorney Christopher Ferrara began publishing the claim the Vatican had refused to publish a second part of “Third Secret” that contained the words of the Virgin as revealed to the children of Fatima.Socci and Ferrara contend the hidden text predicts catastrophes for the Catholic Church and the world that involve End Days punishment by God, leading to Jesus Christ returning to earth for Judgment Day.

Did Benedict XVI plan to resign in 2009?
Celestine V was the last pope to resign, in 1294, after only five months in office. He was a hermit who was greatly revered for his sanctity and his miracles.On April 28, 2009, in a visit to view Celestine’s remains in the badly damaged Santa Maria di Collemaggio after the disastrous 2009 L’Aquila earthquake, Pope Benedict XVI left the woolen pallium he wore during his papal inauguration in April 2005 on Clement’s glass casket as a gift.To mark the 800th anniversary of Celestine’s birth, Benedict proclaimed the Celestine Year from Aug. 28, 2009, to Aug. 29, 2010.Benedict was the only pope to visit Pope Celestine V’s tomb, a sign many have taken that he had contemplated resignation for some time before he made the announcement earlier this week.On Dec. 13, 1294, on the Feast of Saint Lucy, Celestine V read the following statement to the cardinals who assembled to hear his news: “I, Celestine V, moved by valid reasons, that is, by humility, by desire for a better life, by a troubled conscience, troubles of body, a lack of knowledge, personal shortcomings, and so that I may then proceed to a life of greater humility, voluntarily and without compunction give up the papacy and renounce its position and dignity, burdens, and honors, with full freedom. I now instruct the Sacred College of cardinals to elect and provide, according to the cannons, a shepherd for the universal church.”As recounted by John Sweeney in a 2012 book, “The Pope Who Quit,” Celestine V declared himself “useless,” stepped down from the papal throne and removed his ring, tiara and mantle, handing them to the cardinals who had elected him; he then sat down on the floor.He put on the dress of the simplest of friars – the gray habit of a Celestine hermit – and secreted away from the crowd outside to return to the mountains.What will be next for Pope Benedict XVI? Is there a spiritual connection between the hermit pope and the scholar?

Malachy’s predictions
St. Malachy, an Irish saint and the archbishop of Armagh, who lived from 1094 to 1l48, is attributed with a vision of the last 112 popes from which he created a prophetic list. He named with a descriptive epithet each pope in succession from Celestine II, who was pope from 1143-1144, to the present day.Malachy described the last pope as “Petrus Romanus,” or “Peter the Roman,” writing: “In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church there will reign Peter the Roman, who will feed his flock among many tribulations; after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed and the dreadful Judge will judge the people.”In 1880, M. J. O’Brien, a Catholic priest, published in Dublin a book providing a “historical and critical account” of the prophecy of St. Malachy regarding the succession of the popes.O’Brien understood that Malachy’s prophecy was declaring that in the reign of the pope identified as Petrus Romanus the end of the world would come, culminating in Jesus Christ descending to earth for Judgment Day.O’Brien said Malachy’s vision occurred while he was in Rome for a month, visiting and praying at the Eternal City’s many historical and holy sites.

“The sight of the ruins of Pagan Rome, the tombs of the Apostles, the thought of so many thousands of martyrs, the presence of [Pope] Innocent II, who had been obligated to wander so many years in France and elsewhere on account of the anti-pope Anaclete – all this, I say, filled the mind of St. Malachy with deep and sad reflections and he was forced to cry out in the words of the old prophets: ‘Usquequo, Domine non misereberis Sion?’ – ‘How long, O Lord! wilt Thou not have mercy on Sion?’”

O’Brien continued:

And God Answered: “Until the end of the world the Church will be both militant and triumphant. Until the end of time the sufferings of my passion and the mysteries of my cross must be continued on earth, and I shall be with you until the end of the world.” And then was unfolded before the gaze of the holy bishop of Armagh the long line of illustrious pilots who were to guide the storm-tossed bark of Peter until the end.

Malachy gave his manuscript to Innocent II, born Gregorio Papareschi, who was pope from 1130 to 1143. Innocent placed the manuscript in the Vatican archives, where the document remained unknown until its discovery in 1590.Through the past 900 years, various critics have questioned the authenticity and the accuracy of St. Malachy’s prophecy, often arguing the methods employed by some of Malachy’s interpreters in applying his epithets to certain popes have been tortuous.In a modern 1969 version of Malachy’s prophecies, Archbishop H. E. Cardinale, the apostolic nuncio to Belgium and Luxembourg, wrote “it is fair to say the vast majority of Malachy’s predictions about successive Popes is amazingly accurate – always remembering that he gives only a minimum of information.”Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/02/final-pope-already-running-vatican/#imB0CBcDvJupYOir.99 

HOW THE NEXT POPE IS ELECTED
http://www.catholic-pages.com/pope/election.asp 
http://people.howstuffworks.com/papacy3.htm 

REV 17:4
4 And the woman (FALSE POPE) was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour,(VATICAN COLOURS)(ANOTHER REASON WE KNOW THE FALSE POPE COMES FROM THE VATICAN) and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

VATICAN COLLEDGE OF CARDINALS
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/cardinali_index_en.html
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_aa_index_nonelettori_biografie_en.html
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/press/documentazione/documents/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_aa_index_elettori_biografie_en.html

REV 17:2
2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.(VATICAN IN POLITICS)

BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH COUNTRIES-THE VATICAN
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/secretariat_state/documents/rc_seg-st_20010123_holy-see-relations_en.html

The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church

Cardinal electors
Conclave of March 2013
Note: At the moment of the vacancy of the Apostolic See, all heads of the dicasteries of the Roman Curia (the secretary of State, the prefects of the congregations and the presidents of the pontifical councils) cease to exercise their office except for the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church and the Major Penitentiary. Likewise, the cardinal vicar general for the Diocese of Rome continues in office as does the cardinal archpriest of the Vatican basilica and vicar general for the Vatican City (Chapter III, 14, apostolic constitution "Universi Dominici Gregis).

The 116 cardinal electors who will be able to participate in the conclave of March 2013:
Abril y Castelló, Santos. Archpriest of the papal Liberian basilica (2012).
Agnelo, Geraldo Majella. Archbishop emeritus of São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil (2001).
Alencherry, George. Archbishop major of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro Malabars, India (2012).
Amato, S.D.B., Angelo. Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints (2010).
Amigo Vallejo, O.F.M., Carlos. Archbishop emeritus of Sevilla, Spain (2003).
Antonelli, Ennio. President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Family (2003).
Assis, Raymundo Damasceno. Archbishop of Aparecida, Brazil (2010).
Aviz, João Braz de. Prefect of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life (2012).
Bačkis, Audrys Juozas. Archbishop of Vilnius, Lithuania (2001).
Bagnasco, Angelo. Archbishop of Genoa, Italy (2007).
Barbarin, Philippe. Archbishop of Lyon, France (2003).
Bergoglio, S.J., Jorge Mario. Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina (2001).
Bertello, Giuseppe. President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and of the Governorate of Vatican City State (2012).
Bertone, S.D.B., Tarcisio. Secretary of State; Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (2003)
Betori, Giuseppe. Archbishop of Florence, Italy (2012).
Bozanić, Josip. Archbishop of Zagreb, Croatia (2003).
Brady, Seán Baptist. Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland (2007).
Burke, Raymond Leo. Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature and of the Court of Cassation (2010).
Caffarra, Carlo. Archbishop of Bologna, Italy (2006).
Calcagno, Domenico. President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (2012).
Cañizares Llovera, Antonio. prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacrament (2006).
Cipriani Thorne, Juan Luis. Archbishop of Lima, Perú (2001).
Coccopalmerio, Francesco. President of the Pontifical Council for the Legislative Texts (2012).
Collins, Thomas Christopher. Archbishop of Toronto, Canada (2012).
Comastri, Angelo. Archpriest of the papal basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, vicar general of His Holiness for the State of Vatican City, and president of the Fabric of St. Peter's (2007).
Cordes, Paul Josef. President emeritus of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum (2007).
Danneels, Godfried. Archbishop emeritus of Mechelen-Brussels, Belgium (1983).
De Paolis, C.S., Velasio. President emeritus of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (2010).
Dias, Ivan. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and grand chancellor emeritus of the Pontifical Urbanian University (2001).
DiNardo, Daniel Nicholas. Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, United States of America (2007).
Dolan, Timothy Michael. Archbishop of New York, United States of America (2012).
Duka, O.P., Dominik Jaroslav. Archbishop of Prague, Czech Republic (2012).
Dziwisz, Stanisław. Archbishop of Kraków, Poland (2006).
Eijk, Willem Jacobus. Archbishop of Utrecht, Holland (2012).
Erdö, Péter. Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary (2003).
Errázuriz Ossa, Institute of the Fathers of Schönstatt, Francisco Javier. Archbishop emeritus of Santiago, Chile (2001).
Farina, S.D.B., Raffaele. Archivist and librarian emeritus of the Holy Roman Church (2007).
Filoni, Fernando. Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (2012).
George, O.M.I., Francis Eugene. Archbishop of Chicago, United States of America (1998).
Gracias, Oswald. Archbishop of Bombay, India (2007).
Grocholewski, Zenon. Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and grand chancellor of the Pontifical Gregorian University (2001).
Harvey, James Michael. Archpriest of the papal basilica of S. Paolo fuori le mura (2012).
Hummes, O.F.M., Cláudio. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Clergy (2001).
Kasper, Walter. President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity (2001).
Koch, Kurt. President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity (2010).
Lajolo, Giovanni. President emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City and president emeritus of the Governatorato of the same state (2007).
Lehmann, Karl. Bishop of Mainz, Germany (2001).
Levada, William Joseph. Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2006).
López Rodríguez, Nicolás de Jesús. Archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (1991).
Mahony, Roger Michael. Archbishop emeritus of Los Angeles, United States of America (1991).
Martínez Sistach Lluís. Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain (2007).
Marx, Reinhard. Archbishop of Münich und Freising, Germany (2010).
Meisner, Joachim. Archbishop of Cologne, Germany (1983).
Monsengwo Pasinya, Laurent. Archbishop of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (2010).
Monteiro de Castro, Manuel. Penitentiary major (2012).
Monterisi, Francesco. Archpriest emeritus of the papal basilica of S. Paolo fouri le Mura (2010).
Naguib, Antonios. Patriarch emeritus of Alexandria of the Copts, Egypt (2010).
Napier, O.F.M., Wilfrid Fox. Archbishop of Durban, South Africa (2001).
Nicora, Attilio. President of the Financial Information Authority; President emeritus of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (2003).
Njue, John. Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya (2007).
Nycz, Kazimierz. Archbishop of Warsaw, Poland (2010).
O'Brien, Edwin Frederick. Pro-grand master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (2012).
O'Brien, Keith Michael Patrick. Archbishop of Saint Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland (2003).
Okogie, Anthony Olubunmi. Archbishop emeritus of Lahos, Nigeria (2003).
O'Malley, O.F.M.Cap., Seán Patrick. Archbishop of Boston, United States of America (2006).
Onaiyekan, John Olorunfemi. Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria.
Ortega y Alamino, Jaime Lucas. Archbishop of San Cristóbal de La Habana, Cuba (1994).
Ouellet, P.S.S., Marc. Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (2003).
Patabendige Don, Albert Malcolm Ranjith. Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2010).
Pell, George. Archbishop of Sydney, Australia (2003).
Pengo, Polycarp. Archbishop of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania (1998).
Pham Minh Mân, Jean-Baptiste. Archbishop of Hôchiminh Ville, Việt Nam (2003).
Piacenza, Mauro. Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy (2010).
Poletto, Severino. Archbishop emeritus of Turin, Italy (2001).
Policarpo, José da Cruz. Patriarch of Lisbon, Portugal (2001).
Puljić, Vinko. Archbishop of Vrhbosna, Bosnia-Herzegovina (1994).
Raï, O.M.M., Béchara Boutros. Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites, Lebanon (2012).
Ravasi, Gianfranco. President of the Pontifical Council for Culture and of the Pontifical Commissions for the Patrimony of the Church and of Sacred Archeology (2010).
Re, Giovanni Battista. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops and president emeritus of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (2001).
Ricard, Jean-Pierre. Archbishop of Bordeaux, France (2006).
Rigali, Justin Francis. Archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia, United States of America (2003).
Rivera Carrera, Norberto. Archbishop of México City, México (1998).
Robles Ortega, Francisco. Archbishop of Guadalajara, México (2007).
Rodé, C.M., Franc. Prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life (2006).
Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B., Óscar Andrés. Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, Honduras (2001).
Romeo, Paolo. Archbishop of Palermo, Italy (2010).
Rouco Varela, Antonio María. Archbishop of Madrid, Spain (1998).
Ryłko, Stanisław. President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity (2007).
Salazar Gómez, Rubén. Archbishop of Bogotá, Colombia (2012).
Sandoval Íñiguez, Juan. Archbishop emeritus of Guadalajara, México (1994).
Sandri, Leonardo. Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches (2007).
Sarah, Robert. President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum (2010).
Sardi, Paolo. Pro-patron of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (2010).
Sarr, Théodore-Adrien. Archbishop of Dakar, Sénégal (2007).
Scherer, Odilo Pedro. Archbishop of São Paulo, Brazil (2007).
Schönborn, O.P., Christoph. Archbishop of Vienna, Austria (1998).
Scola, Angelo. Archbishop of Milan, Italy (2003).
Sepe, Crescenzio. Archbishop of Naples, Italy (2001)
Tagle, Luis Antonio Gokim. Archbishop of Manila, Philippines (2012).
Tauran, Jean-Louis. President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialog (2003).
Terrazas Sandoval, C.SS.R., Julio. Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (2001).
Tettamanzi, Dionigi. Archbishop emeritus of Milan, Italy (1998).
Thottunkal, Baselios Cleemis. Archbishop major of Trivandrum of the Syro Malankars, India (2012).
Tong Hon, John. Bishop of Hong Kong, China (2012).
Toppo, Telesphore Placidus. Archbishop of Ranchi, India (2003).
Turcotte, Jean-Claude. Archbishop emeritus of Montréal, Canada (1994).
Turkson, Peter Kodwo Appiah. President of the Pontifical Council Iustitia et Pax (2003).
Urosa Savino, Jorge Liberato. Archbishop of Caracas, Venezuela (2006).
Vallini, Agostino. Vicar General of His Holiness for the Diocese of Rome; archpriest of the papal Lateran Basilica; grand chancellor of the Pontifical Lateran University (2006).
Vegliò, Antonio Maria. President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant Peoples (2012).
Vela Chiriboga, Raúl Eduardo. Archbishop emeritus of Quito, Ecuador (2010).
Versaldi, Giuseppe. President of the prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (2012).
Vingt-Trois, André. Archbishop of Paris, France (2007).
Woelki, Ranier Maria. Archbishop of Berlin, Germany (2012).
Wuerl, Donald William Archbishop of Washington, United States of America (2010).
Zubeir Wako, Gabriel. Archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan (2003).