# Pope Benedict fuklfills Prophecy as the Last Pope! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 29, 2005, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708 "2005-04-29T13:34:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/1 "2005-04-29T13:34:29Z")
I love this – even most of the people who believe in the prophecies of St. Malachi are skeptical about this, but some hard-core believers think we’ve entered The End of Days: [http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050428/od\_nm/pope\_prophecy\_dc](http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050428/od_nm/pope_prophecy_dc) ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/2 "2005-04-29T14:01:03Z")
Well, I had a good run. At least I won’t need to worry about paying off a mortgage, right? ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/3 "2005-04-29T14:03:15Z")
What with the Mayan calender and St. Malachy’s prophecy both running out at about the same time, looks like it’s all over for the human race. Been nice knowing you, guys. ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/4 "2005-04-29T14:07:58Z")
What if I leave the planet before the Big Day? Do I get to watch the fireworks? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/5 "2005-04-29T14:18:16Z")
> [@Spatial Rift 47](#): > > What if I leave the planet before the Big Day? Do I get to watch the fireworks? 😃 Now there’s an idea. If only I could figure out how to hitch a ride … ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/6 "2005-04-29T14:25:38Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I love this – even most of the people who believe in the prophecies of St. Malachi are skeptical about this, but some hard-core believers think we’ve entered The End of Days: Of course, they always think that and historically have for ages. You’re talking about people who can, and do, believe anything. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/7 "2005-04-29T14:29:27Z")
> [@Ponder Stibbons](#): > > Now there’s an idea. If only I could figure out how to hitch a ride … Use your Thumb. And don’t forget your towel. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/8 "2005-04-29T14:32:42Z")
Fuklfills? Is that intentional? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/9 "2005-04-29T15:01:44Z")
Best typo in a thread title evar. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/10 "2005-04-29T15:09:48Z")
Dude, we have an End of Days like, every three weeks. Most amusing was the one in high school, when someone bet me five bucks that the world _would_ end… … … … :wally ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/11 "2005-04-29T15:48:09Z")
> [@](#): > > “His reign will only last a few years at most. This signals that we are living in what may be the end of days as we know it,” said one Web Site entry by someone calling himself SmartBob. Well, that’s about as authoritative as it gets. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/12 "2005-04-29T15:59:57Z")
Note: The prophecy lists this pope as _second_ to last. “Peter the Roman” will be the last. But given the age of the new [“Pope Vader”](http://www.damn-them.com/images/popevader_.jpg), it might not be long until … the prophecy thing is completely disproved once and for all. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/13 "2005-04-29T16:21:26Z")
Damn! It’s the end of everything and I just renewed my SDMB subscription. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/14 "2005-04-29T20:05:23Z")
> [@Johnny L.A.](#): > > Use your Thumb. And don’t forget your towel. Of course! :smack: That’s what I get for panicking. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/15 "2005-04-29T20:59:01Z")
> [@Johnny L.A.](#): > > Use your Thumb. And don’t forget your towel. Sorry, what 's going on? I’ve got my peril-sensitive sunglasses on, and I can’t quite make out what this thread is about. ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Sparky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8dc957/32.png) [@Master\_Sparky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Sparky)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/16 "2005-04-29T21:19:18Z")
I think it’s high time we start making reservations at The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. ---
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/17 "2005-04-29T23:18:28Z")
When conclave had just started, an irish news segment on RETE did a piece on Father Malachy, and there were 4 names that could have been associated with Olives. I cant remember what the links were, although I do remember one of the cardinals family ran an olive farm or something… There was a fifth name thrown around as well becuase that mans name sounded a lot like Martini, and we all knwo that Martini’s are drank with olives… but considering the world is going to end anyway, none of this matters. ---
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/18 "2005-04-29T23:19:50Z")
That would be RTE, not RETE… :smack: ---
**Author:** ![YellowTail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@YellowTail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YellowTail)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2005, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/19 "2005-04-29T23:19:56Z")
> [@Johanna](#): > > What with the Mayan calender and St. Malachy’s prophecy both running out at about the same time, looks like it’s all over for the human race. Been nice knowing you, guys. Dammit! I just renewed my membership. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2005, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708/20 "2005-04-30T01:54:05Z")
Does this mean I can let the Visa card bill go unattended? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-benedict-fuklfills-prophecy-as-the-last-pope/301708.md?page=2)