I didn't realize that he had been in Hitler's army, which is odd that he was because when I found out he was German I did an editorial cartoon of sorts (to irritate my Catholic co-worker--who it didn't bother) of a pope with a nazi symbol on his arm aiming a gun at a man wearing the Star of David saying "God Bless You" in German (I looked the translation up). Finding out he was part of Hitler's army (forced or not, although he did go AWOL with his brother {I think}) and that idea popped into my head has me worried...
BECAUSE...
My co worker I mentioend before has been a nervous wreck since Pope John Paul II died. She printed off some papers a few days later with prophecies from an earlier pope, and yesterday handed me those papers when the name Pope Benedict 16 was announced. She's all frantic now.
Per these prophecies, when this pope comes into office it will be the start of a 7 year tribulation. When he dies the last pope will come into office and so will start the end of the world because the last pope will be the antichrist.
So, what does all this mean? I dunno. I don't know anything except about cartooning and puppetry, but SHE thinks it's all relative and is worried.
Truth? Fiction? I dunno, but here's some links she gave me if you wanna have a look see:
http://www.jpdawson.com/lastpope.html
http://www.catholic-pages.com/grabbag/malachy.asp
This is the site that coincides with what she was discussing with me: Pope John Paul II was Pope # 266, and before the new pope was just announced that he was taking the name
Bendict, this is what is said about Pope # 267 in the Malachy prophecies:
Gloria olivæ
The Benedictine order traditionally said this Pope would come from their order.
Followed by the info for Pope# 268:
In persecutione extrema S.R.E. sedebit Petrus Romanus, qui pascet oves in multis tribulationibus: quibus transactis civitas septicollis diruetur, & Judex tremêdus judicabit populum suum. Finis.
(In extreme persecution, the seat of the Holy Roman Church will be occupied by Peter the Roman, who will feed the sheep through many tribulations, at the term of which the city of seven hills will be destroyed, and the formidable Judge will judge his people. The End.)
http://www.bibleprobe.com/last10popes.htm
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/4/3/180901.shtml