March 14, 2013

• That was fast... Pope Francis...

  I gotta note that unless the wording is deliberate, the emphasis of this piece is odd given Malchy prophecies and what many belief about this Jesuit pope ....

  Its way too early to say anything of course, but when one considers the False Prophet prophecies and then this pope, whom "Saint" Malchy believes is will be the end of a Papacy (see below), things look very interesting!  

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  Emphasis mine

  

  Meet the new pope...

  

  Same as the old pope?

  Maybe... Maybe not!

  Symbolically:

  Sun: Sol Invictus: Sun god worshiped by Constantine

  IHS: See my: http://allfaith.com/Religions/Noahide/ihs.html

  Star: Destiny

  Grapes: Bloodeline

  

  Personal Coat of Arms of Pope Francis

  Sol Invictus would love it
  

   

  His favorite painting is The White Crucifixion, painted by Marc Chagall in 1938, which shows Jesus being crucified on the cross, wearing a prayer shawl as a symbol that he is Jewish.
  

   

  Less than 24 hours after his highly unexpected election as pope, there are high hopes that Francis will bring radical changes to the Catholic Church, which has had its standing battered by scandal and controversy in recent years.

  Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, the humble 76-year-old son of a railway worker, was up bright and early on his first day as pontiff, visiting a church in Rome for private prayers.

  The changes he is expected to bring to the Catholic Church are not likely to affect doctrine. Francis is a doctrinal conservative like his predecessors Benedict XVI and John Paul II. Where he may make his mark is in his personal commitment to issues of inequality, including poverty and globalization, as well as in tapping his outsider status at the Vatican to promote reform.

  [JOA: Buzz words one would think better avoided!

  Anyway...]

  His modest manner – as archbishop of Buenos Aires he traveled by bus and eschewed the episcopal palace in favor of a small apartment – also raises the prospect of a radical culture clash with the pomp and circumstance of the Vatican, which is matched only by the British royal family for its love of costume, ceremony, and tradition.

  There is an expectation that the first non-European pope for nearly 1,300 years and the first pontiff from the Americas could clear up the intrigue-ridden Curia, the powerful governing body of the Holy See.

  "Revolution at St. Peter's" said a headline in La Repubblica, with the Italian daily greeting Bergoglio’s election as the expression of a "geographic and cultural upheaval" for the Vatican.

  A POPE FOR REFORM?

  The election of Francis is being interpreted as a victory for reform-minded cardinals – prominent among them Americans such as Timothy Dolan of New York and Sean O’Malley of Boston – who were dismayed by the allegations of corruption and feuding in the Curia that emerged from the Vatileaks scandal last year, when Benedict’s butler was caught stealing and leaking confidential documents.

  It was a defeat for Odilo Scherer, the archbishop of Sao Paolo in Brazil, who was the favored candidate of a bloc of cardinals, many of them Italian and working inside the Curia, who were highly resistant to reform, Vatican watchers said.

  The fact that Francis is a Jesuit also may herald sweeping changes to the Holy See. The Jesuits have a reputation for rigorous and independent thought and for taking seriously their vows of poverty.

  His decision to adopt the name Francis, recalling the asceticism of St. Francis of Assisi, was interpreted as hugely significant and another clue as to the direction in which he may try to steer the church.

  Chris Bain, the chief executive of Cafod, a Catholic aid agency, was in St. Peter’s Square when white smoke puffed from the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel and, an hour later, when the new pope made his first public appearance by stepping out onto the balcony of the imposing basilica.

   

   

  “The choice of the name Francis implies simplicity. He could of course be named after two great Francises: St. Francis of Assisi was about protecting the natural world, he was at one with nature. And St. Francis Xavier who was a great missionary. Both could be models for a new papacy, that is very telling,” he says.

  He comes from a working-class background – before emigrating to Italy, his father was a railway worker from Portacomaro, near the town of Asti in the northwestern region of Piedmont.

  While Benedict was renowned for his love of soft red leather loafers, which were hand made for him by cobblers in Rome, and ermine-lined vestments, Francis is likely to bring a very different approach to the trappings of office.

  [Do they know anything about this man if this is the best they come up with? He like red loafers?]

  “He takes his vows of poverty very seriously. He refused to live in the bishop’s palace in Buenos Aires and instead moved into a small apartment where he cooks his own meals. He got rid of the chauffeur-driven limousine and took the bus to work,” says the Rev. Thomas Reese, a Vatican expert at the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University in Washington.

  When he was made a cardinal by John Paul II in 2001, his congregation collected money so they could accompany him on his trip to Rome. But he asked them all to stay at home in Argentina, to give the collection to the poor, and to let him travel to the Vatican on his own, noted Corriere della Sera, one of Italy’s leading newspapers, this morning.

  “It will be a challenge to live this sort of simple lifestyle in the Apostolic Palace," says Fr. Reese. "I doubt this is the sort of pope who likes silk and furs. This may be very threatening to the papal court, especially those who like to dress up."

  AN ENORMOUS CHALLENGE

  His reform-minded backers will expect him to do what his predecessor, Benedict, failed to do – tackle the dysfunction in the Curia, an issue that loomed large in the conclave, the secretive process by which Francis was elected by his 114 fellow cardinals in the Sistine Chapel.

  He also faces the enormous challenge of rebuilding the church’s credibility on the issue of pedophile priests. Sex-abuse scandals have rocked the church worldwide in the last decade, beginning in the United States in 2002.

  “The crisis was caused by secrecy, by cardinals promising not to reveal anything that would dishonor the church,” says Anne Barrett Doyle, the co-director of Bishop Accountability, a US-based watchdog that has tracked the scandal of predatory priests. “The most powerful thing a new pope could do would be to fire bishops who enabled child sex abuse to be committed by priests. If he chose 15 to 20 bishops, that would strike terror into many church officials.”

  On doctrinal matters, however, conservatives have nothing to fear from the Jesuit pope. “He’s in total continuity with Benedict and John Paul II on theology and church teaching. We are not going to see women being ordained or approval for gay marriage,” says Reese.

  “He’s very progressive on social justice issues and rights for the poor. He fought the Argentinian government on cutting benefits for poor people. He’s very concerned about the impact of globalization on workers in the developing world. This is not a candidate from Wall Street.”

  Jon O’Brien, president of Catholics for Choice, said in a statement: “We welcome Pope Francis and look forward to hearing about his priorities in the coming days. We do not expect very many changes, but sincerely hope that the culture will change to better reflect the needs of the church and of Catholics.

  “We recall with fondness Pope John XXIII, who confronted the troubles of his day by convening the Second Vatican Council ‘to open the windows of the church to let in some fresh air.’ Pope Francis needs to go even farther and throw open the Vatican’s doors to shed some light on a bureaucracy that has allowed the management of the Vatican Bank and the sexual abuse crisis to get completely out of hand.”

  A POPE WHO TANGOS?

  The debate on what sort of pope Francis will be, and what he has in mind for the church, is only just beginning. Meanwhile, intriguing tidbits are emerging about the man himself. It turns out that he is a fan of tango, for instance.

  "I love tango and I used to dance when I was young," he told the authors of an authorized biography, The Jesuit, published in Spanish in 2010.

  Aside from speaking French, Italian, English, German, and his native Spanish, he has a smattering of Piedmontese dialect from his family’s ancestral land, we are told.

  His favorite painting is The White Crucifixion, painted by Marc Chagall in 1938, which shows Jesus being crucified on the cross, wearing a prayer shawl as a symbol that he is Jewish.

  He even had a girlfriend in his youth. “She was part of a group of friends with whom I used to go dancing,” he told the authors of the biography. “But then I discovered my religious vocation.”

   

  
  

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  Note: This page is under construction. The following table is from Hereand will be updated soon.

  Pope No.	Name (Reign)	Motto No.	Motto (and explanation)
  167	Celestine II (1143-1144)	1	Ex castro Tyberis (from a castle on the Tiber) Hist.: Celestin II was born in Citta di Castello, Toscany, on the shores of the Tiber
  168	Lucius II (1144-1145)	2	Inimicus expulsus
  169	Eugene III (1145-1153)	3	Ex magnitudine montis (Of the greatness of the mount) Hist.: Born in the castle of Grammont (latin: mons magnus), his family name was Montemagno
  170	Anastasius IV (1153-1154)	4	Abbas Suburranus
  171	Adrian IV (1154-1159)	5	De rure albo (field of Albe) Hist.: Born in the town of Saint-Alban
  Antipope	Victor IV (1159-1164)	6	Ex tetro carcere
  Antipope	Paschal III (1164-1168)	7	Via trans-Tyberina
  Antipope	Calistus III (1168-1178)	8	De Pannonia Tusciæ
  172	Alexander III (1159-1181)	9	Ex ansere custode
  173	Lucius III (1181-1185)	10	Lux in ostio
  174	Urban III (1185-1187)	11	Sus in cribo
  175	Gregory VIII (1187)	12	Ensis Laurentii
  176	Clement III (1187-1191)	13	De schola exiet
  177	Celestine III (1191-1198)	14	De rure bovensi
  178	Innocent III (1198-1216)	15	Comes signatus (signed Count) Hist.: descendant of the noble Signy, later called Segni family
  179	Honorius III (1216-1227)	16	Canonicus de latere
  180	Gregory IX (1227-1241)	17	Avis Ostiensis (Bird of Ostia) Hist.: before his election he was Cardinal of Ostia
  181	Celestine IV (1241)	18	Leo Sabinus
  182	Innocent IV (1243-1254)	19	Comes Laurentius
  183	Alexander IV (1254-1261)	20	Signum Ostiense
  184	Urban IV (1261-1264)	21	Hierusalem Campaniæ (Jerusalem of Champagne) Hist.: native of Troyes, Champagne, later patriarch of Jerusalem
  185	Clement IV (1265-1268)	22	Draca depressus
  186	Gregory X (1271-1276)	23	Anguinus vir
  187	Innocent V (1276)	24	Concionatur Gallus
  188	Adrian V (1276)	25	Bonus Comes
  189	John XXI (1276-1277)	26	Piscator Tuscus
  190	Nicholas III (1277-1280)	27	Rosa composita
  191	Martin IV (1281-1285)	28	Ex teloneo liliacei Martini
  192	Honorius IV (1285-1287)	29	Ex rosa leonina
  193	Nicholas IV (1288-1292)	30	Picus inter escas
  194	Nicholas IV (1288-1292)	31	Ex eremo celsus (elevated from a hermit) Hist.: prior to his election he was a hermit in the monastery of Pouilles
  195	Boniface VIII (1294-1303)	32	Ex undarum benedictione
  196	Benedict XI (1303-1304)	33	Concionator patereus
  197	Clement V (1305-1314)	34	De fessis Aquitanicis (ribbon of Aquitaine) Hist.: was archbishop of Bordeaux in Aquitaine
  198	John XXII (1316-1334)	35	De sutore osseo (of the cobbler of Osseo) Hist.: Family name Ossa, son of a shoe-maker
  Antipope	Nicholas V (1328-1330)	36	Corvus schismaticus (the schismatic crow) Note the reference to the schism, the only antipope at this period
  199	Benedict XII (1334-1342)	37	Frigidus Abbas (cold friar) Hist.: he was a priest in the monastery of Frontfroid (coldfront)
  200	Clement VI (1342-1352)	38	De rosa Attrebatensi
  201	Innocent VI (1352-1362)	39	De montibus Pammachii
  202	Urban V (1362-1370)	40	Gallus Vice-comes
  203	Gregory XI (1370-1378)	41	Novus de Virgine forti (novel of the virgin fort) Hist.: count of Beaufort, later Cardinal of Ste-Marie La Neuve
  Antipope	Clement VII (1378-1394)	42	De cruce Apostilica
  Antipope	Benedict XIII (1394-1423)	43	Luna Cosmedina
  Antipope	Clement VIII (1423-1429)	44	Schisma Barcinonicum
  204	Urban VI (1378-1389)	45	De Inferno pregnani(From the hell of Pregnani) Hist.: He was a town called Inferno in the region of Pregnani.
  205	Boniface IX (1389-1404)	46	Cubus de mixtione
  206	Innocent VII (1404-1406)	47	De meliore sydere
  207	Gregory XII (1406-1415)	48	Nauta de ponte nigro
  Antipope	Alexander V (1409-1410)	49	Flagellum Solis
  Antipope	John XXIII (1410-1415)	50	Cervus Sirenæ
  208	Martin V (1417-1431)	51	Corona veli aurei
  209	Eugene IV (1431-1447)	52	Lupa cælestina
  Antipope	Felix V (1439-1449)	53	Amator crucis
  210	Nicholas V (1447-1455)	54	De modicitate lunæ
  211	Callistus III (1455-1458)	55	Bos pascens (grazing ox) Hist.: Alphonse Borgia's arms sported a golden grazing ox
  212	Pius II (1458-1464)	56	De capra et Albergo
  213	Paul II (1464-1471)	57	De cervo et Leone
  214	Sixtus IV (1471-1484)	58	Piscator Minorita
  215	Innocent VIII (1484-1492)	59	Præcursor Siciliæ
  216	Alexander VI (1492-1503)	60	Bos Albanus in portu
  217	Pius III (1503)	61	De parvo homine
  218	Julius II (1503-1513)	62	Fructus jovis juvabit
  219	Leo X (1513-1521)	63	De craticula Politiana
  220	Adrian VI (1522-1523)	64	Leo Florentius
  221	Clement VII (1523-1534)	65	Flos pilæi ægri
  222	Paul III (1534-1549)	66	Hiacynthus medicorum
  223	Julius III (1550-1555)	67	De corona Montana
  224	Marcellus II (1555)	68	Frumentum floccidum
  225	Paul IV (1555-1559)	69	De fide Petri
  226	Pius IV (1559-1565)	70	Æsculapii pharmacum
  227	St. Pius V (1566-1572)	71	Angelus nemorosus
  228	Gregory XIII (1572-1585)	72	Medium corpus pilarum
  229	Sixtus V (1585-1590)	73	Axis in medietate signi
  230	Urban VII (1590)	74	De rore cæli
  231	Gregory XIV (1590-1591)	75	De antiquitate Urbis
  232	Innocent IX (1591)	76	Pia civitas in bello
  233	Clement VIII (1592-1605)	77	Crux Romulea
  234	Leo XI (1605)	78	Undosus Vir
  235	Paul V (1605-1621)	79	Gens perversa
  236	Gregory XV (1621-1623)	80	In tribulatione pacis
  237	Urban VIII (1623-1644)	81	Lilium et rosa
  238	Innocent X (1644-1655)	82	Jucunditas crucis
  239	Alexander VII (1655-1667)	83	Montium custos
  240	Clement IX (1667-1669)	84	Sydus Olorum (constellation of swans) Hist.: upon his election, he was apparently the occupant of the Chamber of Swans in the Vatican.
  241	Clement X (1670-1676)	85	De flumine magno
  242	Innocent XI (1676-1689)	86	Bellua insatiabilis
  243	Alexander VIII (1689-1691)	87	Pœnitentia gloriosa
  244	Innocent XII (1691-1700)	88	Rastrum in porta
  245	Clement XI (1700-1721)	89	Flores circumdati
  246	Innocent XIII (1721-1724)	90	De bona Religione
  247	Benedict XIII (1724-1730)	91	Miles in bello
  248	Clement XII (1730-1740)	92	Columna excelsa
  249	Benedict XIV (1740-1758)	93	Animal rurale
  250	Clement XIII (1758-1769)	94	Rosa Umbriæ
  251	Clement XIV (1769-1774)	95	Ursus velox
  252	Pius VI (1775-1799)	96	Peregrinus Apostolicus
  253	Pius VII (1800-1823)	97	Aquila rapax
  254	Leo XII (1823-1829)	98	Canis et coluber
  255	Pius VIII (1829-1830)	99	Vir religiosus
  256	Gregory XVI (1831-1846)	100	De balneis hetruriæ (bath of Etruria) Hist.: prior to his election he was member of an order founded by Saint Romuald, at Balneo, in Etruria, present day Toscany.
  257	Pius IX (1846-1878)	101	Crux de cruce (Cross of Crosses) Hist.:Pius XI was the last Pope to reign over the Papal States (the middle third of what is today Italy). He ended up being a prisoner of the Vatican, never venturing outside Vatican City. A much heavier burden than his predecessors.
  258	Leo XIII (1878-1903)	102	Lumen in cælo<BR.>(Light in the Heavens) Hist.: Leo XIII wrote encyclicals on Catholic social teaching that were still being digested 100 years later. He added considerably to theology.
  259	St. Pius X (1903-1914)	103	Ignis ardens (ardent fire) Hist.: The Pope had great personal piety and achieved a number of important reforms in the devotional and liturgical life of priests and laypeople.
  260	Benedict XV (1914-1922)	104	Religio depopulata (Religion laid waste) Hist.: This Pope reigned during the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia which store the establishment of Communism.
  261	Pius XI (1922-1939)	105	Fides intrepida (Intrepid faith) Hist.: This Pope stood up to Fascist and Communist forces lining up against him in the lead up to World War II.
  262	Pius XII (1939-1958)	106	Pastor angelicus (Angelic Shepherd) Hist.: This Pope was very mystical, and is believed to have received visions. People would kneel when they received telephone calls from him. His encyclicals add enormously to the understanding of Catholic beliefs (even if they are now overlooked because of focus on the Second Vatican Council, which occurred so soon after his reign).
  263	John XXIII (1958-1963)	107	Pastor et Nauta (pastor and marine) Hist.: prior to his election he was patriarch of Venice, a marine city, home of the gondolas
  264	Paul VI (1963-1978)	108	Flos florum (flower of flowers) Hist.: his arms displayed three lilies.
  265	John Paul I (1978)	109	De medietate Lunæ (of the half of the moon) Hist.: Albino Luciani, born in Canale d'Agardo, diocese of Belluno, (beautiful moon) Elected pope on August 26, his reign lasted about a month, from half a moon to the next half...
  266	John Paul II (1978-2005)	110	De labore Solis (of the eclipse of the sun, or from the labour of the sun) Hist.: Karol Wojtyla was born on May 18, 1920 during a solar eclipse. He also comes from behind the former Iron Curtain (the East, where the Sun rises). He might also be seen to be the fruit of the intercession of the Woman Clothed with the Sun labouring in Revelation 12 (because of his devotion to the Virgin Mary). His Funeral occurred on 8 April, 2005 when there was a solar eclipse visible in the Americas.
  267	Benedict XVI (2005-)	111	Gloria olivæ The Benedictine order traditionally said this Pope would come from their order, since a branch of the Benedictine order is called the Olivetans. St Benedict is said to have prophesied that before the end of the world, a member of his order would be Pope and would triumphantly lead the Church in its fight against evil. While the Holy Father chose the name "Benedict", this does not seem enough to fulfil the prophecy. Nor is it clear how Benedict XVI (a Bavarian) is "Glory of the Olives". Since he is said to have remarked in the Conclave after saying he would take the name Benedict that it was partly to honour Benedict XV, a pope of peace and reconciliation, perhaps Benedict XVI will be a peacemaker in the Church or in the World, and thus carry the olive branch.
  			In persecutione extrema S.R.E. sedebit Petrus Romanus, qui pascet oves in multis tribulationibus: quibus transactis civitas septicollis diruetur, & Judex tremêdus judicabit populum suum. Finis. (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.)

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