 As
already mentioned, the papacy received what appeared to be a deadly
wound in 1798 when General Berthier took the pope captive to France,
where he died in exile.1 Half of Europe thought that this event signaled
the end of the papacy, but God had said that the wound would be healed
and that the papacy's power and influence would be restored until
the entire world would follow her leading. Malachi Martin, consummate
Vatican insider, reveals the following in his book The Keys of This
Blood: "The pope is the best-known person of the 20th century
(p. 123), has formed personal relationships with the leaders of 91
countries (p. 490), and is prepared for worldwide rule now" (p.
143).2 Even a novice would recognize that today the papacy is, in
many ways, the most influential power on earth. And with each trip
the pope makes, his power and influence grow. Multiplied millions
worldwide look to the papacy as the only hope for world unity, peace,
and decency--precisely as God predicted. The papacy clearly fits these
points too.
1Joseph Rickaby, "The Modern Papacy," Lectures on the
History of Religion, (London: Catholic Truth Society, 1910), Vol.
3, Lecture 24, p. 1.
2Malachi Martin, The Keys of This Blood (New York: Simon & Schuster,
1990).
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