Clairvoyance of St. Malachy
Present tense, future imperfect
By G.S. Hiranyappa
Readers of Organiser with long memories might recall this writer'sarticle in the Organiser issue, dated December 24, 1989. It forecast that communism in Russia would end by June 1991. The forecast was based on Nostradamus'sprophecies.
Immediately on its publication, Mani Shankar Aiyer tried to ridicule it. In his regular column in the now-defunct weekly Sunday from Kolkata, Aiyer tried to heap scorn on the prophecy. Communist leaders like Jyoti Basu and the late E.M.S. Namboodripad were more discreet. They preferred to wait and watch.
Came June 1991, and lo and behold, communism was banned by the then President, Boris Yeltsin, in Russia. That was on June 12, 1991. Thereafter, Mani Shankar Aiyer has remained wisely silent on the prophecies of the famous French seer. Once bitten, twice shy.
On October 28, 1979, Organiser published this writer'sdetailed account of the prophecies of the papal prophet, St. Malachy of Ireland. Those remarkable prophecies were made as far back as 1139 a.d. At that time, the reigning Pope was Innocent II. St. Malachy deposited his prophecies in the Vatican in Rome before returning to his native Ireland. He died in 1148 a.d. His papal prophecies were forgotten till they were rediscovered in 1594 a.d. Since then they have been often reprinted. But Orthodox Catholics refuse to accept their genuineness. The reason is simple. The prophecies declare that there will be only two more Popes. The Catholic Church will end soon.
St. Malachy, writing in 1139 a.d., described Pope John Paul II as De Labore Solis, or toiler in the sun. This was borne out by the late Pope'stireless efforts to reap what he called ?a harvest of souls? in Asia. India was his main target. Desperate attempts are being made by Christian missionaries to subvert Hinduism.
The next Pope will be effective in curbing Moslem terrorism, but his sympathy for Israel will offend traditional Catholic anti-Semites. He will support Israeli policies to strike back against Moslem terrorist gangs in their own home-bases. He will also enlist Israeli military assistance.
St. Malachy describes the next pontiff as De Gloria Olivae, or the ?glory of the olive?. The olive-branch proverbially stands for peace in some Western languages. Consequently, St. Malachy's description may be taken to indicate that the next Pope would bring about peace among disputing Western lands.
John Paul II was the first non-Italian Pope in more than 450 years. Interestingly, Nostradamus predicted that the next Pope will also not be an Italian. He will be successful in meeting the challenge of Moslem terrorism in Europe and the United States. Moslem communities in the West are becoming breeding-grounds for terrorism. Last year, in Madrid, bomb blasts on trains killed nearly 200 passengers. Later in the same year, Theo Van Gogh , a Dutch film-maker was brutally murdered for making a documentary on the terrible plight of women in Moslem lands. Russia is facing an organised Moslem threat to its security. It is only in India that Moslem terrorists are pampered by so-called secular tricksters.
The next Pope will be effective in curbing Moslem terrorism, but his sympathy for Israel will offend traditional Catholic anti-Semites. He will support Israeli policies to strike back against Moslem terrorist gangs in their own home-bases. He will also enlist Israeli military assistance.
But in the end, he will fall victim to treachery within Roman Catholic ranks. Aided and abetted by Catholic traitors, Moslem terrorists will be able to capture the Pope when he will be sailing across the Mediterranean to make a visit to Israel.
He will be succeeded by the last and final Pope, Peter of Rome. Malachy'sforecasts for the 100-odd Popes who have held sway at the Vatican since 1039 a.d. do not contain more than two or three Latin words, each indicative of some important event, or a marked personality trait, or even the Pope'spersonal shield. They never mention any name. But when forecasting about the last and 266 Pope, St. Malachy becomes quite specific. He makes grim and detailed prophecy.
This is the Irish saint'sdescription of the final pontificate. During extreme persecution of the holy Roman Catholic Church, the papal throne in the Vatican shall be occupied by Peter of Rome, who shall feed his followers despite many tribulations. When that task is completed, Rome, the city of seven hills, shall be destroyed, and the Great Judge shall judge the populace.
The extreme persecution that the seer mentions will be due to the fanaticism of Moslem terrorists who will seize Rome during a sudden armed incursion. They will slaughter Catholic clergymen and blood will flow in the streets of Rome. It will be the end of the Vatican and Catholic superstition. No wonder, Orthodox Catholics refuse to accept the authenticity of the age-old prophecies. These Catholics tend to forget the horrors inflicted on helpless victims by the Catholic inquistitions during the Middle Ages.
But the Moslem triumph in the Vatican will be short-lived. Even as fanatics ravage southern Europe and terrorise parts of England, a mighty alliance of India, Russia, America and Israel will deal devastating counter-attacks.
Will these prophecies come true? Or are they only the pipe-dreams of some Western seers and mystics? As far as Nostradamus is concerned, the Columbia University in New York declared him genuine in 1967. There is little reason to doubt the other two.
