Question:
Will the last pope be black?
anonymous
2009-01-23 04:32:05 UTC
Now St.Malachi said of his 112th pope

In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church there will reign Petrus Romanus, 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"

Saint Anselm, Bishop of Sunium in the 13th century said:

"You will be ruined, city of seven hills (Rome), when the letter K will be praised in your walls.Then, your fall will be near. (...) And you, man of big beard,you will lose it and you will lose your value in the whole world, for having presided the death of the Pontiff called John Obi".

Now Obi is a west African name pirticularly common to Nigeria.This hint begs the question will the last pope be an African? Is the Vatican due for an 'Obama revolution' ?
Sixteen answers:
imacatholic2
2009-01-23 12:09:31 UTC
It does not matter.



The Catholic Church has not declared the Prophecies of St. Malachi as divinely inspired.



Some modern scholars even think they are a forgery.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy_of_the_Popes



By the way, there have already been three African popes (so far):

• St. Victor I (189-199) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15408a.htm

• St. Melchiades (311-314) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10318a.htm

• St. Gelasius (492-496) http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06406a.htm



http://www.rc.net/africa/catholicafrica/saints.htm

http://www.rcan.org/bca/saintslist.htm

http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/earlyblacksaints.pg3.html



With love in Christ.
homechrch
2009-01-23 05:17:11 UTC
Hm, interesting, but these are both extra-biblical sources and, comparing them with Scripture, I can't find too much of a 'gel'. Furthermore, Scripture is clearly set out, but this sounds a bit garbled to me.



It has been said that the last pope will be called Peter. That I can credit. Someone has to call the pope the obvious name - Peter - sooner or later. However, I don't honestly think he will be African, because the Africans tend to be fundamentalists and conservative in their view, even in the Roman church. However, look at Desmond Tutu! And, even in Nigeria there are false prophets.



My personal view is that we are moving towards a one-world church which is a system rather than a body. Nowadays, Protestants are forgetting what their founders were protesting about and a so-called 'new Reformation' is being touted about, in which all the work of the first is being undone and there is a wholesale 'march back to Rome'. The paraphernalia, practices and even beliefs of the roman church are gaining new acceptance, even among evangelicals. And it has also been mooted, for a long time, that the pope should head this new worldwide church. We Christians no longer know why we are Protestant anymore. Oh! what a betrayal of all the Reformers lived and died for! And all for the sake of 'unity'!



But, to get back to the point. In the last of the Last Days, there will arise two superfigures : one political and the other (his sidekick) religious, called in Scripture the Beast (ie. antichrist) and the False Prophet. Whilst the first is an international political figurehead, the second is an international religious man.



The picture seems to be coming together in our time to indicate that, in this movement for a worldwide unified church, headed by the pope, that this person is the one whom the Bible calls the false prophet. As such, the Word also indicates that he may be ethnic Jewish (Zech.11:16-17). There is certainly a Jewish connection, in both cases, but still many questions yet to answer.



That is why the increasing involvement of the nations and the pope(behind the scenes), in the Middle East should be observed and studied with great interest, for all things written must come to pass and we see, even now, 'the scenes being shifted and the actors taking up their positions', as it were.



However, time will tell. To be dogmatic and claim to see the details of all the future would be most unwise, for in the past even the wisest men have stumbled over their own pride on such matters.
anonymous
2016-05-24 08:48:32 UTC
You sure worry a lot for an Agnostic. + There have been at least three African popes: • St. Victor I (189-199) • St. Melchiades (311-314) • St. Gelasius (492-496) Hopefully there will be more. + Every Pope is possibly the last Pope. + Wars (unfortunately) are always possible. + Natural disasters are always possible. + Middle East problems do not look like they are going to be solved anytime soon. + We should pray about all of these issues. With love and prayers in Christ.
anonymous
2009-01-23 05:36:43 UTC
There have already been black popes. In fact, many of the early top theologians, including Saint Augustine, were black Africans. Ancient Rome, after all, held territories that are today Africa, as well as Europe and the Middle East. Color didn't come into question until later in Chrsitian history.
Marc L
2009-01-23 05:07:13 UTC
Sure, why not? Eventually, I'm sure, the Catholic church will start electing non-European popes in general. It might take awhile, but I think they'll get there.
za
2009-01-23 04:36:28 UTC
No. The last Pope was white. He was from Poland.
Andrew B
2009-01-23 05:11:06 UTC
The race baiters make me feel like a nap is in order. Wake me when it's over, kids...
anonymous
2009-01-23 04:35:32 UTC
Poor Obama. He's really got the weight of the world on his shoulders.
JeepDiva
2009-01-23 04:39:37 UTC
I think you had too many communion wafers before going to sleep.
[ ★♏ . A I R ]
2009-01-23 04:35:11 UTC
I'm not a fortune teller. How the hell am I supposed to know?
anonymous
2009-01-23 04:40:23 UTC
THE LAST POPE MAY BE BLACK BUT HIS MIND MUST BE "FULL OF WHITE" MEANS "SHOULD BE FULL OF PEACE "
anonymous
2009-01-23 04:39:26 UTC
Its possible it wouldn't be surprising
anonymous
2009-01-23 04:35:45 UTC
I hope not that would be an embarrassment to my race.
Drop short and duck
2009-01-23 04:42:23 UTC
Yes but I don't know when.
anonymous
2009-01-23 04:37:15 UTC
who really needs a pope???
anonymous
2009-01-23 04:35:39 UTC
I still don't see why not. =D


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