Did Nostradamus and St. Malachy Foresee the Pope’s Resignation … and the End of the World?

Has the end begun?

If that weren’t enough, scientists are expecting Comet ISON to light up the sky in December 2013. ISON is named for the International Scientific Optical Network of which discoverers Artyom Novichonok and Vitali Nevski are members. “Comet ISON, discovered by two amateurs — one from Belarus, one from Russia – shows early signs of being truly spectacular,” reports Michael D. Lemonick in Time magazine. “At its brightest, in fact, ISON could put out as much light as the full moon. ISON could go on to light up the night sky in the Northern Hemisphere for much of December, 2013 and on into January. Comet experts are also making much of the fact that ISON’s path is very similar to that of Kirch’s Comet, a.k.a. Newton’s Comet, a.k.a. the Great Comet of 1680, which was bright enough to be seen in daylight.”

Has the end begun?

“I believe the timing of Benedict's resignation proves I am correct about Malachy's list of mottos of future popes being misinterpreted and misapplied,” writes prophecy buff Michael McClellan who hosts NewProphecy. “It is now clear the following nine anti-popes should not have been included in the list: Victor IV (1159-1164), Paschal III (1164-1168), Callistus III (1168-1178), Nicholas V (1328-1330), Clement VII (1378-1394), Benedict XIII (1394-1423), Alexander V (1409-1410), John XXIII (1410-1415), and Felix V (1440-1449).” Anti-popes were pretenders to the throne who often ruled simultaneously with the legitimate pope. Pope Gregory XII reigned between 1406 and 1415, during which he was challenged by two antipopes. At the Council of Constance, in order to heal the split in the Church, he resigned as did Anti-pope Benedict XIII. The remaining Anti-Pope John XXIII was deposed. All three were replaced by Pope Martin V."

Has the end begun?

Yet, there is growing fear, enough that the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has cautioned the faithful there that “there is nothing to worry about so-called prophecies involving the ‘last pope’ scenario as Pope Benedict XVI leaves the papacy this month,” reports GMA News in Manila. Archbishop Jose Palma told Philippine Catholics that there is nothing to fear about the prophecies. “Even if the Pope resigns or in times of succession,” said the archbishop, “the Church is always in the hands of God. The church has been here for the past two thousand years and we’re here and we’re increasing.

“There are big challenges,” he said. “Still to us, we are challenged to believe that the church is in the hands of God.”