Pope Benedict has announced his retirement slated for Feb. 28, due to health problems. Will the next Pope be the last Pope? http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/12/world/europe/pope-benedict-xvi-says-he-will-retire.html?_r=0 The Corner - National Review Online The Prophecies of St. Malachy
As there must be a rush to get a woman into position, less fallout from sexual misconduct in the ranks So, any bet's on who will have the pleasure of being the last king?
Some, aside from the anti-christ/last Pope scenario, are speculating that it's time for a Black Pope. Others are saying an Irish Pope. Someone said a female Pope. A Black Irish Female Pope? That will happen when "Pigs Fly." Well "Swine Flu" and the truth is stranger than fiction!
I like what they said about this potential successor: Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi: The Italian-born president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Ravasi, 70, is hugely popular through his Scripture lessons on TV and radio. On a crusade to keep the church relevant, he blogs, quotes Amy Winehouse on Twitter, and criticizes priests for boring sermons. An archaeologist by training, he's a brainy biblical scholar who is seen as a theological moderate. I can see it now on twitter from this future Holy Father: "They told me I should reconsider {doctrine/issue} - I said: 'No, no, no'...."