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| Sister Lucia |
Let's start here.
So, in October 1958, after the death of Pope Pius XII, a papal conclave was held in the Vatican to elect a new head of the Catholic Church. The procedure for electing the pope is strictly regulated and includes voting by cardinals locked in the Sistine Chapel. Under lock and key.
The most important elements of informing the outside world about the results of the vote are the smoke from the chapel's chimney. Black smoke means that the pope has not been elected, and white smoke means that the new pontiff has been successfully elected and has accepted his election.
During the 1958 conclave, on October 26, a remarkable incident occurred that caused confusion and later gave rise to various interpretations. At one point, white smoke came out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, which was perceived by the believers and journalists gathered in St. Peter's Square as a sign of the election of a new pope. Radio Vatican even managed to broadcast a message about the election. However, after some time, ranging from a few minutes to half an hour according to different estimates, the white smoke turned black, indicating that the voting was continuing and the pope had not yet been elected. This ambiguity in the smoke signals was unusual and caused bewilderment. Usually, the change in the color of the smoke does not happen in this way.
Only two days later, on October 28, 1958, after 11 rounds of voting, confident white smoke appeared again, and the election of 76-year-old Cardinal Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, Patriarch of Venice, was announced. He took the name John XXIII. The choice of the name John XXIII by Cardinal Roncalli was significant in itself and attracted the attention of historians and theologians.
The fact is that in the history of the Catholic Church, there had already been a John XXIII. This was the antipope Baldassarre Cossa, elected during the Great Western Schism of 1378-1417 and ruling from 1410 to 1415. Baldassarre Cossa was one of three figures simultaneously claiming the Papal throne. His election was supported by an influential group of cardinals and, as it is believed, was financed by the powerful Florentine banking house of the Medici, in particular, by Cosimo de' Medici the Elder.
However, the Council of Constance in 1415 did not recognize the antipope John XXIII, and since then this papal number was considered unlucky and was not used. Before the election of Angelo Roncalli, there were no precedents for a legitimate pope to take the name and ordinal number of an antipope. By taking the name John XXIII, Roncalli effectively declared that he considered the previous bearer of this name illegitimate and cleared the number for himself. This decision was seen as a symbolic act emphasizing the legitimacy of his own election and, possibly, a desire for renewal.
The pontificate of Pope John XXIII, despite his advanced age and expectations that he would be a transitional pope, turned out to be one of the most significant of the 20th century. He went down in history as the Good Pope John, and most importantly, he convened the Second Vatican Council of 1962-1965, which initiated deep reforms in the Catholic Church aimed at its modernization and dialogue with the modern world.
Another important and discussed moment of his pontificate was his attitude towards the so-called third secret of Fatima. The Fatima apparitions of the Virgin Mary to three Portuguese shepherd children in 1917 were made public earlier, and the third secret, written down by one of the visionaries, Sister Lucia, was sent to the Vatican in a sealed envelope with the instruction that it could be opened and read no earlier than 1960. According to available information, Pope John XXIII did indeed familiarize himself with the contents of the third secret of Fatima in August 1950 or, according to other sources, in 1960. However, after personally reading the prophecy, he decided not to make it public, possibly considering its content too alarming for the believers.
The text of the third secret of Fatima remained in the Vatican archives and was published in an altered form only in 2000 by the decision of Pope John Paul II. The incident with the smoke in 1958 and the subsequent choice of the name John XXIII, as well as his decision regarding the Fatima prophecy, remain interesting pages in the history of the Vatican. Although official explanations of the smoke incident pointed to technical problems with the ignition of ballots and straw, the confusion of signals at such a crucial moment gave rise to various interpretations and is still mentioned in the context of discussing the behind-the-scenes aspects of papal elections.
And now for the explanation. We remember that in 1958, a fraud will occur in the Vatican. And after that, a catastrophe will happen in the Vatican in 1963. And Sister Lucia said that in 1960, they should open the package, and this Pope should announce its contents to the whole world. But in the Vatican, they went out of their way to commit fraud so that the Pope who was supposed to be elected would be removed at the last moment. And this is exactly the fraud. That very fraud of 1958. So, the wrong Pope took the throne in the Vatican. This is what the confusion with the smoke, with the color of the smoke from the Sistine Chapel, was connected to. And as a result, they did not choose the Pope who was supposed to reveal the Fatima prophecies, but the one who agreed to open the envelope with this Fatima prophecy but not to make it public.
The election of the pope that year happened as follows. All three candidates were asked the question: Will you announce the Fatima prophecies? Yes or no? Probably, as we assume, they first chose the Pope who intended to make the Fatima prophecies public. And they, the entire conclave, to be on the safe side, chose the pope who would remain silent. This was the first case in the history of the Vatican when such confusion with the smoke occurred, meaning they quietly reelected the Pope. And all this happened exactly as Lucia said. She told them not to commit fraud, to reveal the prophecies. Don't be afraid. Otherwise, you will commit fraud, and this will end in a catastrophe in 1963. As a result, the new Pope chose for himself the unusual name of the pope who was an antipope. Antipope is a term in the Catholic Church that refers to a person who illegally held the title of pope. This can happen during the lifetime of a legitimate pontiff or with a violation of the election procedure, which we see in this case. In general, after disputes, debates, and almost fights during this conclave, they came to the conclusion that they would choose the one who promised to look into the envelope with the prophecies. And if he deemed it necessary, he would not announce them. They chose the Pope, voted, and then he suddenly declared that he could not say whether he would announce these prophecies or not. In general, a curious incident occurred. Then they quickly replayed and put a more compliant pope who agreed to just look into this envelope and seal it back. It was precisely because of this that such a unique event occurred in the entire history of the Vatican. Moreover, it was impossible to forge the wax seal with Lucia's fingerprint. The one who sealed this envelope knew their business. And they could not open it earlier. And the new Pope, who ascended the throne through the promise to lie, or rather to definitely silence the truth, allowed the fraud to take place. From his point of view, he did not commit a sin, as prescribed, in 1960, with the observance of the protocol, he opened this envelope. And yes, if they could have opened this envelope earlier, they would have certainly opened it. But the seal was with Lucia's fingerprint. And if they had opened it and gone to her, for example, to reseal the envelope, she would have asked, why did you open it? For what purpose? After all, she had said earlier. Open the envelope in 1960 and that's it, don't come to me with this question anymore. She was asked why exactly in 1960, she said you will see for yourselves. And in 1960, the pope who opened the envelope and looked, there were two other people with him who saw these prophecies. He was asked what was there, he said it could not be announced. The whole world would stop. They asked why, he said, find a trusted person and change the text. In this form, it cannot be shown to people.
And now, when they committed fraud, Sister Lucia said, this will lead to a catastrophe in the Vatican, and this catastrophe will spill over to the entire planet. It will affect all of you. They thought for a long time about what this catastrophe could be, whether an earthquake or something else could happen, why exactly in 1963. And by the way, this pope, the antipope, he died on June 3, 1963. He did not even live to see the date of that catastrophe, which was warned about by Sister Lucia. Although he was its perpetrator. Literally, he was a couple of weeks short.
All this is in the Fatima prophecies. And they did this in 1963. And in the Soviet Union, this also affected everyone, as it was done both in the Vatican and in the USA. This catastrophe, the fruits of which we are all reaping now. Therefore, what is happening now in the USA is also happening precisely because of this. And in principle, everything that is happening in the world is a consequence of what was not done. And in principle, all this will not end well. Until they come to their senses and draw conclusions.
Please note that everything is confirmed by historical facts. All this is historically documented events. And it was precisely the accuracy of her predictions that Lucia hit the bullseye. She shocked and frightened the Catholic priests of the Vatican. Not that she frightened them, she instilled terror in them. They could not understand what they were dealing with. Does she not represent the Almighty in whom we believe, to whom we dedicate our entire lives. They were very afraid of her. Why did they not announce the Fatima prophecies until the year 2000, even this falsified text? They did not announce the Fatima prophecies because Sister Lucia was still alive. And she would have noticed the fraud. In case this happened, she would have said, what are you doing, what is this you are publishing? I did not write this. Either publish it as it is or not at all. In general, they were really very afraid of her. They did not understand what forces she represented. And they waited until the year 2000. Why? To publish this falsified document. Why? Because Sister Lucia died on February 13, 2005, at the age of 97. That is, in 2000, she was 92 years old. And she was already not in her right mind and could not assess the publication, not only of the Fatima protocols. Well, I think you all understand that people who are 95, 97 years old and show some life activity are rather an exception to the rule. Usually, by this age, a person is already practically incapacitated. They need care, they cannot take care of themselves, that is, they need care, and so on.
Therefore, naturally, at the age of 92, Sister Lucia could not delve into what was written there and, moreover, give any reaction to it. From 1960, they waited 40 years, until the moment when Sister Lucia already practically did not understand anything, and published the falsified Fatima prophecies. In general, the Catholics themselves brought up all Christian virtues in Sister Lucia. And she showed resilience of spirit. A simple village woman showed resilience of faith, and they themselves could not do anything with her. She showed them the result of such upbringing, which they themselves gave her, thus punishing themselves.
She showed how one should act with honor, conscience, religion, understanding, morality, and ethics. She gave them a lesson, they showed all the sins from the Ten Commandments. And she showed them. Look at me and learn how you should be. This is resilience of spirit. And to bribe a person who needs nothing more in this life except faith in the Almighty is simply impossible. Therefore, she lived a long life, by the way.
A very deep and edifying story.
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