SHOCKER: Pope Benedict XVI to resign

Pope Benedict XVI has announced he will step down, effective February 28. The declaration came as a surprise for Vatican watchers around the globe because a papal resignation has not occurred since 1415.

So, now, the prophecies attributed to St. Malachy appear more ominous and pressing than ever before.

Though the exact origin of these 112 Latin phrases is clouded in controversy, there can be no doubt that they have provided some remarkably accurate descriptions of each succeeding pontiff for at least four centuries, since the time they were made public. However, many believe these short labels actually have predicted every pope since the twelfth century.

For a few examples, here are the translated descriptions of recent pontiffs:

Global Warming or God's Warning?

[4/19/14 UPDATE: Statement of Archdiocese of Dublin on Alleged Visionary "Maria Divine Mercy" declares: "... these messages and alleged visions have no ecclesiastical approval and many of the texts are in contradiction with Catholic theology."] 

You know a winter storm is dangerous when they give it a name. This one is called Nemo.

Yet, today, as we ponder just how disruptive and deadly this nor'easter will be for the people of New England, one fact is clearer than ever: the cause is not Global Warming. Recent data reveal that a 16 year planetary warming trend actually stopped 16 years ago. So, from 1997 to 2012, rounded to the nearest tenth of a degree, the average global temperature has changed exactly 0.0 degrees.

This finding is consistent with a mountain of evidence that continues to accumulate, indicating that the Global Warming alarmists were wrong:

• Russians are suffering through the coldest winter in decades with temperatures reaching minus 50 degrees Celsius.
• Alaska has chilled 2.4 degrees since 2000, causing some to fear another ice age.
• New Delhi suffered the coldest day in 44 years.
• China, too, is experiencing its coldest winter in decades.

Note that while an argument can be made that warmer oceans may cause increased snowfalls, these statistics refer to temperature, not snowfall. Now, mainstream promoters of the man-made Global Warming theory have had to recognize that planetary temperatures are stable. Even the U.N. appears poised to admit that their computer models overestimated Global Warming.

So, what in the world is going on with the weather? Why are we witnessing such tumult?

Could it be that the cause is not Global Warming, but God's Warning? It seems that what the meteorologists can't predict the mystics may have foretold.