Catholicplanet.com

[EcceNovaFacioOmni]

Has anyone heard of this website? It is run by a Catholic theologian who has predicted the future of the world and Church based on the Bible.
[url="http://www.catholicplanet.com/future/index.htm"]http://www.catholicplanet.com/future/index.htm[/url]
[url="http://www.catholicplanet.com/future/map.htm"]http://www.catholicplanet.com/future/map.htm[/url]

There is also this page where he references a list made by an Irish Saint, talking about the future Popes.
[url="http://www.catholicplanet.com/articles/article41.htm"]http://www.catholicplanet.com/articles/article41.htm[/url]

I just wondered what you all thought. I myself won't take it seriously. The biggest problem I have with it is that he says that all Christians will be united under one Church BEFORE the Second Coming, which I understand to be against Catholic theology?

[dUSt]

Well, considering he says that JPII will die in 2003, and it's already 2004, he's either very innaccurate or has a really bad watch.

[Livin_the_MASS]

[quote]Well, considering he says that JPII will die in 2003, and it's already 2004, he's either very innaccurate or has a really bad watch.[/quote]
:thatsfunny: :thatsfunny: :thatsfunny:

[Aloysius]

[url="http://groups.msn.com/CatholicTheology/messages.msnw"]http://groups.msn.com/CatholicTheology/messages.msnw[/url]

it said to go there with questions.

i think it's pretty self-explanatory to see that i'm AloysiusPhromPhatMass.

[cmotherofpirl]

I have been on several lists with him and he is NOT a catholic theologian. He just wants to be.

The prophecies of St Malachy are interesting, but not considered authentic.

Edited March 19, 2004 by cmotherofpirl

[Dave]

The prophecies are actually considered a forgery.

[Joseph]

[quote]My understanding is that Pope Benedict XVI, the Pope of Peace, will be elected sometime during 2003. [Note added Dec. 31, 2003:  I was mistaken about the year 2003. It must be 2004.][/quote]

Hindsight is 20/20

[Aloysius]

FutureMap
(revised, March 19, 2004)

NOW it doesn't give a year!

what happened to this?
[url="http://www.catholicplanet.com/future/index.htm"]http://www.catholicplanet.com/future/index.htm[/url]
[quote]These are not your typical so-vague-they-can't-be-wrong predictions of the future. A time frame is given for many of the predicted events, and the events described are unusual and unexpected. [/quote]

[Dave]

That link is surely not faithful to Catholic teaching on the end times. The Millennium refers to Jesus' spiritual reign in the Church, according to the Church, and it started when Christ conquered death through His death and resurrection. And a third coming? What b.s.!

[cmotherofpirl]

Yep.
I watched this guy do an internet debate on this stuff and lose.
If you want Catholic teaching watch EWTN's new series [i]Time and Eternity[/i] on tonight at 10:30PM est.

[dUSt]

What his prediction will look like in about 5 years:

My understanding is that Pope Benedict XVI, the Pope of Peace, will be elected sometime during 2003. [Note added Dec. 31, 2003: I was mistaken about the year 2003. It must be 2004.] [Note added Dec. 31, 2004: I was mistaken about the year 2004. It must be 2005.] [Note added Dec. 31, 2005: I was mistaken about the year 2005. It must be 2006.] [Note added Dec. 31, 2006: I was mistaken about the year 2006. It must be 2007.] [Note added Dec. 31, 2007: I was mistaken about the year 2007. It must be 2008.] [Note added Dec. 31, 2008: I was mistaken about the year 2008. It must be 2009.]

[cmotherofpirl]

:rotfl:

[Aloysius]

dude, that guy needs to get off his false-prophet-soap-box

[EcceNovaFacioOmni]

Yeah it sounded a little goofy to me thats why I came here. Thanks.

[Didacus]

Well, I predict that in four years from now, in 2008, a black president will be elected.

I know its a long shot but I'm taking bets if anyone is interested.

[kujo]

[quote name='Didacus' post='1730519' date='Dec 17 2008, 03:27 PM']Well, I predict that in four years from now, in 2008, a black president will be elected.

I know its a long shot but I'm taking bets if anyone is interested.[/quote]

LOL.

[Ziggamafu]

Hey is the author of that site Kafka? Sounds like the same person.

I sure hope B16 lives longer than another year or two! I have a great deal of faith and expectation in our current Holy Father's ability to renew the Church, if he is given enough time to do it.

[mortify]

I first learned about the site and author from a new age forum I stumbled upon after a google search. A poster claimed the author of the site predicted the Pope after HH JPII would be called Benedict XVI. Using the wayback machine, which is an internet archive, the poster demonstrated that this prediction was in fact true.

There are other predictions the author made which were incorrect, for example that Pope Benedict XVI would be Black.

Personally I have three concerns with the author. First of all he is establishing himself as an authority and guide, and has gained a decent number of people who follow him. Secondly, he has gone beyond speculative theology and has personally asserted that Mary was born of a virgin birth like Jesus, and that Mary will be returning with Jesus on Second Coming. Lastly, he argues against what he calls "Magisterianism," and says there are times when dissent is permitted.

These are my personal opinions and one is welcome to make their own, however it's for these reasons that I have lost a great deal of interest in the site.

[picchick]

I do not like the site or the author because his view on women's roles are flat out wrong. Yep, I said it. And no, it is not my feminism talking

[Galloglasses' Alt]

With consideration of what mortify has said about the predictions in this sight and how the author is using the unconfirmed validity of the predictions from Medugorje, I began to be a little dismayed about this site.