The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-27
HE WILL BE 4 "MAN or FIRE. AC-
CORDING TO PROPHECY.
Predictions of St. Maiachy. IN Irish
Monk. Made More than Seven
Hundred Years Ago.

TO think his prediction viii be again full
filled the death of the present Pope
According TO the Irish saint, the next wear
er of the tiara will be a man of fire"
There are several canonical DEGREES pro-
hibiting electioneering for the tiara during
the lifetime of d Pope. But. like the an
cient customs of Denmark. they are more
honored in the breach than in the observ-
ance. So even before there is any certainty
of the date of official summons to the con-
| clave the speculation to its possible
| choice goes on. A few weeks ago Pope Leo.
| speaking to foreign bishop who was visit
| ing him. said: Il very old. very far adj
| vanced in years. Yet L require at least an
other four years of life TO carry out all my
| plans, my ideas; four years at the very
least. God alone knows il they will be
| granted me-
| Four years ago. in September Of 1894.
| there was also much talk about the papal
| succession. A statement made by Cardinal
| Parocchi started ii. Pope Leo, referring 10
| this gossip in a conversation he had with
| the Duke Of Montalto said that perhaps
| the conclave was yet far off. as he came of
| "a long-lived family, most of the Peccis hav-
| ing beer over ninety when they died, and
| then he added: so ii seems to me that
| certain cardinals who interest themselves
| so much as to my successor rush along too
fast. They wish to divide the skin of the
bear while the bear is yet alive"
Leo XIII is now in the twenty-second year
OF his pontificate; Only seven of the 2e2
| ropes preceding him reigned twenty-one
| years. The average length of the papal
| reign Is a little more than seven years. len
| PopeS died within month after their cleo
| ton. The shortest reign was that of Stephen
| H. three days. the choice OF the Pope is
| usually MADE from the cardinals, but it is
1 hat laxr ,ffrl.s
| legally be chosen, provided he shall take
| holy orders before his coronation.
IL Is known, though, that International as
| we'll as ecclesiastical politics plays a con-
| siderable part in the election. There are
| two parties now in formal active influence
| among the cardinals-the Intransigeants. or
| supporters of the rights of temporal SOW
erlSnty and the ConciliationiSts, who advo-
| cate certain measure of compromise with
| the Italian government. OF the first, Car
| qlnal Parocchi, the present vicar of the
Pope. is the candidate: OF the second. Car
| d1naI Nincenzo Vannutelli is the leader.
| Cardinal Rampolla. the secretary Of state.
| Is believed to be the ablest man in the Sa-
cred College but like many another states
| man, this strength * his greatest weakness
| as a candidate. Cardinals Oreglia. Jacobni
| and Satolli are also regarded as available
| in the clash of the two groups There are
| OF course outsiders, and il is in the consid-
| Grafton of these that the forecasts of st.
Malachy's prophecies come into immediate
view OF their application TO the personality
or the next Pope.
THE PROPHET AND HIS SIGNS.
st. Malachy was Irish saint. born in
Armagh, in the year 1924. He became in
time archbishop of that see. He was an
intimate friend of ST. Bernard Abbot of
Clairvaux, France, and died in the latter S
arms on Nov. .. 1liS. in his hfty-fourth
year His series of prophecies concerning
the succession OF Popes is mentioned first in
print by Arnold Wion. "a monk OF Monte
Casino. in 1885. in his book. "Lignum Vitae
| Another n
mano and published in Naples, is called
The Life, Works and Prophecies of Holy
81. Malachy. The prophecies are also to
he found in a History of the Popes" dated
Lyons. 1888; in the Able dc Vallemont's
| volumes of more recent date.
| These predictions are short forecasts, Civ
ing some noticeable trait of all the future
| Popes. from Celestine III, who was elected
i'm the year 1850 until the end of time. which
| in accordance with this scheme, will come
with the tenth Pontiff after the present in
cumbents reign is over. AS the good saint
has, however. not indicated the duration OF
each reign, the average mortal of to-day
| need have no immediate terror of the gen.
eral Judgment. The condolences of the pre-
dictions have in many instances been most
remarkable. 1t would take up too much
space to go over the whole list Those foI
, the Pontiffs of the present century viii
serve TO show the scope Of the prophecies
and their seeming accuracy.
| Pope Plus vi was elected Feb. H. 1175. St
Malachy's title for him was ''Peregrinui
Apostollcus'' - the Apostolic Pilgrim. II,
|
France The titles predicted for his success
sors were as follows:
1909 - .Aquila Rapax'' = the Rapaciou
Eagle. Plus VII had a black eagle i'm hi
coat of arms. The eagles of Napoleon sezeC
his dominions and carried the Pope him
! self into exile. 1t was only when Napoleon
was overborne at Waterloo that he returne,
TO Rome and his throne in May, 1914.
1S23-"Cans ct Coluber"-Dog and Serpent
Pope Leo XII was. like these two natures
: watchful patient ard prudent.
1s29-"Vir Religiosus" - Nest Religious
Man, Plus VIII was most pious AM
1ssl-"De Balneis Etruriae" - From tn
Baths Of Tuscany Pope Gregory XVI wa
a native of Belluno and a Camaldolsse monl
: 1s4e-"Crux re Cruce'' = Cross from tn
Cross. Pope Plus * was one of the mos
afflicted of the Pontiffs. He was exile'
, from lS4S TO 1850 and despoiled of two-third
of his possessions. Finally, in 1870 Nicto
, Emmanuel took possession Of Rome itself
and the Pope died eight years later, "th
prisoner of the Vatican" The royal nous
of Savoy, his prosecutors, has white eros
on its aTmorial bearings.
! Heavens. The family crest of the Peccis
, Pope Leo'S escutcheon, has this distinguish
; ing mark
: END OF THE PAPAL LINE.
Only ten more Popes will follow Leo XIII
) according to ST. Malachy, and for these h
has set forth these titles:
J /. .Ignis Ardens''-Ardent Fire.
.. "Religio DISQUALIFICATION Exter
> minated.
g. "Fides Observation-Disclosures Faith.
|, 4. Pastor Angelicus The Angelic Pas
u tor.
>: Pastor ct Nauta"-The Pastor an
Sailor.
: s. "Flos Florum"-the Flower of Flowers
Z DE Medietate Lunae"-From tn
| Midst OF the Moon.
s. DE Lahore Solis"-F'rom the Eclips
o Gloria Olivac'-the Glory Of the Olive
q 10. ''PCtrus Romanus'-Peter of Rome.
During the last persecution OF the churc
> | Peter III, Roman, shall reign, says 81
q | Malachy. HE shall feed the flock in man
= fluctuations. at the end of which the cit
! | Of Seven Hills (Rome) will be destroye
+ | and the powerful Judge shall judge His peo
n | lie.
ST. Bridget Of Sweden is also credlte
: with prophecy that the world would en-
Z I in. 1899
I. Such being the forecast, whenever
a Pope's reign ended there has been niue
| speculation TO the cardinal whose per
I sonality would fit the prediction for tn
0 next one A cardinal who is likely candi
i date is called ''palpabe' and his adher
n ents 'papeggeanti" At present two name
: are suggested from the roll Of the Sacre
= College as those for whom the Malachia
: prophecy was intended. one is that of IN
q former general OF the barefoOted Carmel
2 ties, Cardinal Girolamo Gotti The other
! that Of Cardinal Dominica Svampa, arch
2 bishop of Bologna.
o The title given by ST. Malachy for IN
o rext Pope. IL will be remembered. is 'Ignl
= Ardens''-ardent blazing fire. Admirer
OF Cardinal Gotti say his piety. zeal an