Years ago, when I first traveled down the rabbit hole of Catholic eschatology, I read many prophecies describing a future revolution in Europe that leads to the destruction of Rome, the death of many prelates, and the forced evacuation and eventual assassination of a pope. Back then, I could not conceive of what could possibly cause the populace to become so feral as to destroy the Vatican. I simply did not grasp how it would be possible for turmoil to arise in Europe:

A great revolution shall spread over all of Europe… – Blessed Johannes Amadeus de Sylva “All the nations will be shaken by war and revolution. -Sister Marie of Jesus Crucified God will send two punishments; one will be in the form of wars, revolutions and other evils… – Blessed Anna-Maria Taigi Terrible wars will rage all over Europe. God has long been patient with the corruption of morals; half of mankind He will destroy. Russia will witness many outrages. Great cities and small towns alike will be destroyed in a bloody revolution that will cause the death of half the population. – Brother Louis Rocco

St. Vincent Ferrer discusses a time of “desolation of revolutions and wars. An “Old German Prophecy” talks about how the world becomes godless, and revolutions break out during a time in which doctrine is perverted and evil men seek to overthrow the Catholic Church. Venerable Bartholomew Holzhauser mentions how the Latin Church will be humiliated, desolated, and afflicted with many heresies, and that the Mohammedans will come again.

But there are actually prophecies that are specific to Italy, Rome, and the Vatican itself. And these particular revelations are what I’ve always remembered the most. The most notable vision of what happens in Italy is what our Holy Mother told the children in Fatima. The bolded emphasis is mine:

A Bishop dressed in White –we had the impression that it was the Holy Father. Other Bishops, priests, men and women religious going up a steep mountain, at the top of which there was a big cross of rough-hewn trunks as of a cork-tree with the bark. Before reaching there, the Holy Father passed through a big city half in ruins and half trembling with halting step. Afflicted with pain and sorrow, he prayed for the souls of the corpses he met on his way. Having reached the top of the mountain, on his knees at the foot of the big Cross, he was killed by a group of soldiers who fired bullets and arrows at him, and in the same way there died one after another the other bishops, priests, men and women religious, and various lay people of different ranks and positions. – Sister Lucia, Fatima seer “When everyone believes that peace is assured, when everyone least expects it, the great happenings will begin. Revolution will break out in Italy almost at the same time as in France. For some time, the Church will be without a Pope. England, too, will have much to suffer. – The Ecstatic of Tours These are evil times, a century full of dangers and calamities. Heresy is everywhere, and the followers of heresy are in power almost everywhere. Bishops, prelates, and priests say that they are doing their duty, that they are vigilant, and that they live as befits their state in life. In like manner, therefore, they all seek excuses. But God will permit a great evil against His Church: Heretics and tyrants will come suddenly and unexpectedly; they will break into the Church while bishops, prelates, and priests are asleep. They will enter Italy and lay Rome waste; they will burn down the churches and destroy everything. -St. Francis Of Paola The Pope shall die during these calamities, and the Church will be reduced to the most painful anarchy as a result. Much human blood will be shed in Italy; many cities, towns and castles shall be brought to ruins, causing the death of many thousands of people. – 18th Century Capuchin Friar The monks will have to leave their monasteries, and the nuns will be driven from their convents, especially in Italy. The holy Church will be persecuted, and Rome will be without a shepherd. – Maria Steiner “I clearly see the land of Italy before my eyes. It is as if a terrible storm were breaking out. I am forced to listen, and I hear a word: ‘Exile.’ – Ida Peerdeman What I have seen is terrifying! Will I be the one, or will it be a successor? What is certain is that the Pope will leave Rome and, in leaving the Vatican, he will have to pass over the dead bodies of his priests! – Pope Pius X

This past week, current events filled in the blank for me. It may very well be possible for us to now know how that revolution comes about. It dawned on me as I was reading an article on the Marco Tosatti blog. Consider: in Europe, everyone knows that Pope Francis and the St. Gallen Mafia openly support pro-immigration, leftist governments. It is also no secret that Vatican powers have been in open dialogue with the elites of the European Union.

However, the fact that exiting leftist Italian president Sergio Mattarella was advised by the Vatican to overrule recent election results may induce hostility among the European proletariat. Europe is trending Right, much to the horror of their elitist oligarch overlords in the EU. There is a rise in populist nationalism in many EU nations, from Italy, to Germany, and Spain. Out-of-control “immigration” enrages many ordinary citizens, and these people could be jailed for even daring to openly complain about their nation’s destruction.

So, when the tide turns, and an un-ignorable red-pilled European populace is rampaging against their overlords, what do you suppose they will do to the Vatican when they remember it was leftist Catholic prelates who helped orchestrate the Kalergi Plan? What shall the enraged people do when they collectively realize that the grandfather of the EU fully intended to mongrelize Europeans with outsider non-Europeans, and that the leftist, pro-sodomite men in the Vatican did their best to facilitate this disaster? I will tell you what those outraged and empowered people will do. They will tear St. Peter’s apart and extinguish every perceived corrupter they find.

I have always maintained that Catholics need to understand why this red-pilled movement is underway, and that it is their Catholic duty to guide these souls to Christ. Regular people in the West have suffered great injustices by the Left, and “Catholic Land” should recognize these injustices. The last thing “Catholic Land” should have done is to become ever-more leftist–like Pope Francis–and blanket-label these people as deplorables and extremists. Furthermore, it is also a stab in the backs of Europeans to blow off all parties and remain insular in your own hidden Catholic enclave. Doing this abandons the people we should be evangelizing to. Though Catholics are not of the world, we do still live in it. Are we the salt of the earth or not?

At around this time last year, Pope Francis was extolling the Virgin Mary’s “revolutionary nature of love and tenderness.” I am starting to think that His Holiness just may fall victim to a “revolutionary nature” he never expected.

* Look for my article on Men of the West later this week, discussing the details of how Italy’s political turmoil could lead to a referendum of the EU itself.