Pius to the 13th degree?Did I read it wrong? Pope Pius XIII Pope Pius XIII is a potential name of a Pope. As of yet, there has been no Pope of that name, as the most recent Pope Pius was Pius XII, who died in 1958. The name was adopted by Lucian Pulvermacher, leader of the self-styled true Catholic Church ? Was there really an extra Roman numeral numeral, symbol denoting anumber. The symbol is a member of a family of marks, such as letters, figures, or words, which alone or in a group represent the members of a numeration system. "I" there, or was I just seeing things? The last Pope Pius, the XII, died in 1958, and since then we have had one John (XXIII), one Paul (VI), two John Pauls (I and II), and now a Benedict (XVI) serve as popes. So what's this business about a Pope Pius XIII? Would you believe that in 1998 Pope Pius XIII was elected in the mountains of Montana? White smoke puffed out of a stove chimney on top of a rustic cabin announcing his election. But no mobs of people gathered, no TV cameras beamed their signals across the world, and there was no "we interrupt this broadcast with the following bulletin ..." There were yet other peculiarities about this papal election. No cardinals participated, nor were the electors electors, in the history of the Holy Roman Empire, the princes who had the right to elect the German kings or, more exactly, the kings of the Romans (Holy Roman emperors). physically present in Montana. Instead they cast their votes electronically. Each elector elector German Kurfürst. Prince of the Holy Roman Empire who had a right to participate in electing the German emperor. Beginning c. 1273, and with the confirmation of the Golden Bull, there were seven electors: the archbishops of Trier, Mainz, had a PIN number to use so that each vote could be verified. A conclave conclave In the Roman Catholic church, the assembly of cardinals gathered to elect a new pope and the system of strict seclusion to which they submit. From 1059 the election became the responsibility of the cardinals. committee triple-checked the proceedings to ensure no monkey business was afoot. All this happened on Oct. 24, 1998 when Father Lucian Pulvermacher was elected. He took the name Pius XIII to emphasize that the last validly elected pope was Pius XII. The others, all pretenders to the papal throne, were allegedly frauds because they were in some way, shape, or form non-Catholic, and as everyone knows non-Catholics cannot be elected pope. Wait, there's more. All the cardinals appointed by Pius XII were long dead. None of the cardinals appointed by the pretender popes could be considered valid. Therefore the election of the next real pope fell to the "remnant church." This remnant church, not governed by canon law canon law, in the Roman Catholic Church, the body of law based on the legislation of the councils (both ecumenical and local) and the popes, as well as the bishops (for diocesan matters). but by natural law, launched a ? 3-year search for 100-percent Catholic electors who would consent to voting in this papal election. Validation of the 100-percent Catholic standing was most important, checked through personal responses from the electors and double-checked through vetting by other electors. Now that this remnant church has chosen who they consider a validly elected pope, the agenda for this pontiff is quite large. He needs to name bishops and priests, he and/or his representatives need to accept the professions of faith of people who thought they were members of the Catholic Church but really were not. He needs to establish dioceses and parishes. In short, this Pius XIII is a busy man. But don't go looking for this pope. Security issues prevent the location of this papal residence from being announced. But he can be reached either by e-mailing the papal secretary or by snail mail through a post office box number in Springdale, Washington. So goes this story of this "real" Catholic Church, which can be found only on the Internet at www.truecatholic.org. You can even click on the link for the "Heresies of Benedict XVI," "101 heresies of John Paul II John Paul II, 1920–2005, pope (1978–2005), a Pole (b. Wadowice) named Karol Józef Wojtyła; successor of John Paul I. He was the first non-Italian pope elected since the Dutch Adrian VI (1522–23) and the first Polish and Slavic pope. ," or "John XXIII in Freemasons This is a list of notable Freemasons. Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation which exists in a number of forms worldwide. Throughout history some members of the fraternity have made no secret of their involvement, while others have not made their membership public. ." There it is, all in cyberspace. So it must be true, right? I'll let you decide. PETER GILMOUR (Pgilmou@wpo.it.luc.edu) teaches at the Institute of Pastoral Studies of Loyola University Chicago Beginnings and expansions Founded in 1870 as the St Ignatius College on Chicago's West Side. In 1908 the School of Law was established as the first of the professional programs. . |
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