Some rumors surfaced today (September 25) in a Italian newspaper, about the possibility that Pope Benedict XVI will resign in 2012. So far, the rumors were dismissed:


UNGROUNDED THE RUMORS OF THE POPE'S RESIGNATION IN 2012

25 SET 2011

(AGI) Freiburg - The speculation that Benedict XVI will resign in 2012, when he turns 85, is "wholly ungrounded". This is the opinion of the high-ranking authorities in the Pope's retinue during his trip in Germany.



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Do you know what it means?

Dou you know the Prophecy of the Popes, from Saint Malachy?

Read about it on Wikipedia:

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The medieval prophecy says that the 112th pope after the year 1143 AD, a Pope with codename Petrus Romanus ("Peter the Roman"), will be THE LAST POPE, and will lead the Catholic Church trough Armageddon.

Guess what... Benedict XVI is the 111th pope... The next one is the 112th.

Great... The last pope of history, Petrus Romanus, will be elected in the year... 2012. Just in time for the end of Mayan calendar...