{"id":219747,"date":"2025-05-02T23:04:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T23:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accountants4yourbusiness.co.uk\/activist\/what-should-we-make-of-the-rampant-speculation-that-the-next-pope-could-be-the-last-pope\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T23:04:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T23:04:16","slug":"what-should-we-make-of-the-rampant-speculation-that-the-next-pope-could-be-the-last-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accountants4yourbusiness.co.uk\/?p=219747","title":{"rendered":"What Should We Make Of The Rampant Speculation That The Next Pope Could Be The Last Pope?"},"content":{"rendered":" \r\n<br><div>\n\n                                        \n\n\n<p>The death of Pope Francis has created a firestorm of speculation about the next pope. \u00a0There is no clear frontrunner, and all sorts of names are being thrown around. \u00a0Many liberal Catholics are hoping for another liberal pope that will be able to continue the legacy of Francis, while many conservative Catholics are desperate for a conservative pope that will move the Vatican in a very different direction. \u00a0Meanwhile, a controversial document that was discovered in the Vatican archives in the sixteenth century known as \u201cthe Prophecy of the Popes\u201d is getting a ton of attention on social media. \u00a0Many are suggesting that the pope that will soon be elected will actually be the last pope before the return of Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will try to take this one step at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday, it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/live\/pope-francis-dies-at-88-from-stroke-and-heart-failure-vatican-says-live-updates-and-reactions-113858844.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">was being reported<\/a>\u00a0that Pope Francis died \u201cof a cerebral stroke and irreversible heart failure\u201d\u2026<\/p><div class=\"g g-1\"><div class=\"g-single a-8\"><a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"OCwxLDEsNjA=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.empshield.com\/?coupon=macro\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.activistpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EMP-SHIELD-BANNER-400x400-1.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke and irreversible heart failure, the Vatican\u2019s top doctor said Monday. Francis was 88.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stroke led to a coma and \u201cirreversible cardiocirculatory collapse,\u201d Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, the head of the Vatican\u2019s health department, said in a statement reported by multiple news outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Francis died Monday at 7:35 a.m. at the Casa Santa Marta guesthouse at the Vatican where he lived.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Francis is being remembered as a \u201creformer\u201d that often said very controversial things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, just a few months ago Francis publicly declared that all religions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2025\/04\/21\/religious-leaders-mourn-pope-francis-death\/83193289007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201care paths to God\u201d<\/a>\u00a0during a visit to Singapore\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAll religions are paths to God. I will use an analogy, they are like different languages that express the divine,\u201d Francis said during a September trip to Singapore. \u201cBut God is for everyone, and therefore, we are all God\u2019s children.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Francis broke with traditional Catholic teaching in many other areas as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now a new pope will be elected, and according\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/electing-a-new-pope-what-happens-next-and-what-is-a-papal-conclave\/ar-AA1DiYVZ?cvid=91b1fd03f6074f8fe788de075658764a&amp;ei=13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to ABC News<\/a>\u00a0that process usually begins \u201cbetween 15 to 20 days after the pope\u2019s death\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It\u2019s also during the interregnum that all cardinals under the age of 80 who are eligible to participate are summoned to Rome to prepare for the secret conclave inside the Sistine Chapel to choose the next pontiff, a gathering that typically commences between 15 to 20 days after the pope\u2019s death. The cardinals spend the interregnum housed in private rooms in the Domus Marthae Sanctae \u2014 essentially a residence hotel in the Vatican with dining facilities that usually houses visiting clergy and laity. Per tradition, the cardinals are cut off from the outside world, including televisions, phones, computers and newspapers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The College of Cardinals will cast as many as four ballots in a single day for the next pope, with a two-thirds majority required to elect a pontiff. After each vote, the ballots are burned and smoke is released from the Sistine Chapel\u2019s chimney as a signal to the throngs holding vigil in St. Peter\u2019s Square. Black smoke \u2014 fumata nera in Italian \u2014 indicates an inconclusive vote, while white smoke \u2014 fumata bianca \u2014 will signify that a new pope has been elected. If three days pass with no pope elected, voting can be suspended for a day to allow the cardinals time for reflection before the next round of ballots are cast.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This upcoming conclave is going to be fascinating to watch, because at this stage nobody knows who is going to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right now, more money is being bet on Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin than anyone else. \u00a0He is currently the Vatican\u2019s Secretary of State, and he is considered to be very\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/2018087\/New-Pope-Candidates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cinfluential\u201d<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Vatican\u2019s influential top diplomat and a popular moderate, he has recently been installed as the bookmakers favourite. Like his boss, the 70-year-old has espoused a liberal worldview and recently said he was hoping for \u201can end to the suffering of the Palestinian people\u201d, and also urged Europe to \u201crediscover itself\u201d in order to be able to face the \u201cmajor challenges\u201d of the era, in a recent interview.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Parolin is one of three leading contenders named \u201cPeter\u201d, and he would be\u00a0the first Italian pope since 1978.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other leading contender\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/14069620\/next-pope-candidates-cardinals-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">is Cardinal Luis Tagle<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Tagle, 67, has been dubbed the \u201cAsian Pope Francis\u201d, because his views largely align with the late Pontiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has criticised the Church\u2019s \u201csevere\u201d stance on gay people, divorcees and single mothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tagle is the seventh cardinal ever from the Philippines and, if picked, would become the first Asian Pope.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>One expert claims that Tagle was once\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2025\/04\/21\/new-pope-elected-succeed-francis-conclave-cardinals-vatican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cPope Francis\u2019s favourite to succeed him\u201d<\/a>, but it appears that his age may work against him\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edward Pentin, a Vatican expert and the author of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/endoftheamericandream.com\/what-should-we-make-of-the-rampant-speculation-that-the-next-pope-could-be-the-last-pope\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0The Next Pope: The Leading Cardinal Candidates<\/a>, said: \u201cFive or six years ago, he was Pope Francis\u2019s favourite to succeed him. He\u2019s head of the important new super-dicastery for evangelisation. He\u2019s quite a strong contender. And he\u2019s still relatively young,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>His age may count against him, however \u2013 cardinals are wary of appointing a relatively young man because his papacy could last decades, thwarting their own ambitions and squeezing their chances of one day being elected.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Another candidate to watch closely is Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is considered to be very conservative, and he would be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/14069620\/next-pope-candidates-cardinals-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the very first black pope<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Besungu, 65, is a Congolese cardinal who has publicly clashed with Francis in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He rejected a decree from Francis that the church should give its blessing to homosexual couples, arguing it \u201ccannot be carried out in Africa without [Christians] exposing themselves to scandals\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He effectively declared the doctrine, called Fiducia supplicans, null and void on the African continent.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many that are speculating that one of the three candidates named \u201cPeter\u201d will win because that would fit \u201cthe Prophecy of the Popes\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Prophecy of the Popes\u201d was supposedly written by St. Malachy in the twelfth century, and it was supposedly \u201cdiscovered\u201d in the Vatican archives in the sixteenth century\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-in\/news\/other\/is-pope-francis-the-last-pope-his-death-sparks-renewed-interest-in-900-year-old-judgement-day-prophecy-check-when\/ar-AA1DjvLO?apiversion=v2&amp;noservercache=1&amp;domshim=1&amp;renderwebcomponents=1&amp;wcseo=1&amp;batchservertelemetry=1&amp;noservertelemetry=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">by a Benedictine monk named Arnold Wion<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The \u201cProphecy of the Popes\u201d (Latin: Prophetia Sancti Malachiae Archiepiscopi, de Summis Pontificibus) was discovered in 1590 by Benedictine monk Arnold Wion and is kept in the Vatican Secret Archives. This work describes 112 cryptic mottos in Latin, each relating to succeeding popes, starting with Celestine II.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This list supposedly describes all of the popes that will reign until the return of Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final pope in the list is given the title \u201cPeter the Roman\u201d, and \u201cthe Prophecy of the Popes\u201d says\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/2044539\/pope-prophecy-francis-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">some very alarming things<\/a>\u00a0about the time when he will lead the Vatican\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIn the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church there will reign Peter the Roman, who will feed his flock amid many tribulations, after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed and the dreadful Judge will judge the people. The End.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>A number of scholars were completely convinced that Pope Francis was \u201cPeter the Roman\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Francis was not named Peter, and he was not Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Cardinal Pietro Parolin fits both of those criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPietro\u201d is the Italian version of the name \u201cPeter\u201d, and he would be the first Italian pope since 1978.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course all of the speculation that we are witnessing about this on social media may be for nothing, because as Ricky Scaparo has pointed out, the authenticity of \u201cthe Prophecy of the Popes\u201d is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/endtimeheadlines.org\/2025\/04\/addressing-the-final-pope-prophecy-and-3-days-of-darkness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201chighly questionable\u201d<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The authenticity of the prophecy is highly questionable. The document first appeared in 1595, over 400 years after Malachy\u2019s death, in a text by Benedictine monk Arnold Wion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scholars widely regard it as a forgery, possibly created to influence papal elections during the late 16th century. The mottos are vague and open to interpretation, making them easy to retrofit to various popes after the fact.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no way that we can prove that this document was originally authored by St. Malachy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So ultimately we don\u2019t have any way of proving if it is authentic or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if a candidate named \u201cPeter\u201d is eventually elected, a lot of people out there are going to go nuts over this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally, I will be very interested to see how all of this plays out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What we do know is that we really are living in the end times, and so it is entirely possible that the next pope could be the last pope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter how much time we have left, all of us should be living with a sense of urgency, and all of us should be trying to make an impact on this world while we still can.<\/p>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\r\n<br>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The death 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