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In "Catholic Prophesy", Yves Dupont has done an astounding job in compiling, interpreting, and commenting on the prophesies from the last 2000 years of Catholic tradition, and it is astonishing that they all in essence have the same meaning, and as Dupont points out, communication between large distances in time and place was rare centuries ago, "but all these prophecies say the same thing, and there are hundreds of them !" (pg. 55).
The prophecies of Jeanne le Royer (1731-1778), and Anna-Katerina Emmerick (1774-1824) are especially vivid and detailed. There is also a section about a predicted comet, and another on the quatrains of Nostradamus, which are made understandable by Dupont's analysis.
Dupont brilliantly puts together all these pieces to make a coherent whole in this small, readable volume. It is also interesting to compare these prophecies with their non-Catholic Christian kin (as in the "Left Behind" series), which are remarkably similar, but with some distinctive differences in interpretation.

Dupont's last update for this book was in 1973; I'm sure he would be amazed at how the world has progressed toward the visions he has presented in this volume. Some examples:
Dupont wonders how one man could rule Europe (the coming "Great King"), not knowing about the EU, that makes this seem quite reasonable now.
The rise of warring "Mohammedans" is a central focus of most of these prophecies. Today this sounds like the daily newscast. It states they will "march into Rome" from Albania...and in recent years the vast influx of Muslim illegal immigrants from Albania has been a huge problem for Italy.
"Turkey will break its faith with the rest of the Arab world". There is recent news of Turkey entering the EU, which would open the possibility of this.
He writes of the "triumph of communism", and though the Soviet Union has "dissolved" since this book was written, it would seem that its atheistic principles have not, and that the anti-religious aspects of communism (which is what these prophesies are concerned with) have simply morphed into the current obsession by secularists to remove God from every fragment of our lives.

"Aberrations to be found even in the church"; not only have we had the recent pederasty scandals, but a split caused by those who say "the church must be brought up to date and made meaningful to the day's problems", instead of the people rising up to the principles of the church (the last quote comes from St. Anthony's 4th Cent. description of the latter days).
Though Jesus told us "But of that day and that hour knoweth no man", He also gave us signs, indicating that we must use discernment in the events of history, and cautions us: "And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch".

_Catholic Prophecy: The Coming Chastisement_ by Yves Dupont consists of a series of prophecies from various Roman Catholic saints, thinkers, and popes from throughout the centuries regarding the state of the world and the church. These prophecies emphasize among other things a falling away from the faith, various natural disasters, the rise of a great monarch, the restoration of the Roman emperor, the rise of a great pope, a coming chastisement (possibly involving a comet passing by the earth), and various political events including predictions of both world wars (and a possible Third World War). The first section of this book deals entirely with excerpts from the writings of different Roman Catholic saints, seers, prophets, and popes which reveal these events coming to pass. The author then comments on each of these writings, providing interesting interpretations (involving for example the spread of communism, the Russian empire, the rise of Mohammedism, the return of the Jews to Israel, and various political events and wars including the Reformation, the Age of Enlightenment, the French Revolution, the First and Second World War, and even modern day conflicts such as the Vietnam War). The next section of this book details the passage of a comet, which will come as a form of chastisement and involve many natural disasters upon the earth. The third section of this book deals with the "End of the World". It is written that "no one knows of the day and hour, not even the angels of heaven, but the Father only" (Matthew 24.36); however, we are told that certain signs must occur before the end is to come. The author shows how some of these signs such as the preaching of the Gospel to all nations of the earth and the subsequent falling away from the faith may already be upon us; however, he interprets this in terms of two separate stages within the Latter-Days period. In addition, this means that the reign of Antichrist must come soon. The fourth section of this book deals with the prophecies of the Roman Catholic seer Michel de Nostradamus. Nostradamus has been much maligned due to his association with various cranks and sensationalist individuals. However, the author shows that many of his prophecies hold much interest for the Roman Catholic believer. The author distinguishes between public revelation (such as that revealed to us in the Holy Scriptures) and private revelation (which is not necessarily an article of faith) such as that revealed by the saints and prophets. Particularly of interest are the apparitions of the Virgin Mary, particularly at Fatima, where various secrets were revealed about the state of the church as well as Russian communism. An especially important prophetess is that of the Augustinian nun Anne Catherine Emmerich, whose visions have provided much of interest for the Roman Catholic believer. The final section of this book concludes with a discussion of the current crisis within the church as revealed by the saints and prophets. Various events which occurred at the Second Vatican Council have lead to a falling away from the faith by the priests, a turn towards immorality, and a degradation of the mass through various reforms (including a loss of the original Latin as preserved in the Tridentine mass). In addition, Rome itself may be under a most diabolical spell, given the refusal or inability of the post-conciliar popes to rectify this situation. The author remains uncertain regarding these matters. This book provides a good introduction to Roman Catholic prophecy, the various saints, seers, prophets, and popes which have made declarations regarding worldly affairs and the state of the church throughout the ages.

Some might be put off by the idea of a book and Catholic Prophecy that has undergone no change in the last 30 years since it was first published by TAN Books.

However, when you open up the book and find on page 1 it states that "The Mohammedans invade Europe and commit innumerable atrocities", and that a multi-sided war is in the making, you get the feeling that the book was not written with pre-conceived notions generated by the "Cold War" or the "conflict" in Vietnam.

While not by itself authoritative, this book is almost certainly the best introduction one could use on the topic. I first read the book in eighth grade and used it extensively in a report for my fallen-away Catholic teacher (much to her chagrin).

Balanced, and well-written, but not high-brow. This is a great read.

Yves Dupont's commentaries are quite startling. His commentaries for Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (Anna Katerina Emmerich) was quite shocking. Her .visions and prophecies of the Catholic Church being undermined by worldly thinking as well as the Mass being changed into the vernacular, accompanied with a lot of grave irreverances and sacrileges.

It is a must read. He includes a lot of commentaries for a lot of saints and even the famous religious visionary, Nostradmus (Michel de Notre Dame)

This is a small but powerful book. The author publishes many prophecies made by saints throughout Church history, and adds his comments to explain them. Given the author's extensive studies in the field of eschatological prophecy, his interpretations of them carry a great deal of weight. This is an excellent book.

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I strongly recommend this book to everybody, even to those who are not catholic. This book contains a lot of important information relevant to our times. It is easy to understand that we approach the historic moment when many of these prophecies will be fulfilled. Some of these prophecies were written hundreds of years ago, yet they seem to describe our time in detail. The only point that distorts the interpretation of the prophecies proposed by Ives DuPont is when he speaks about communism. However, we should consider that the book was written a long time ago when communism was very important in the world. These prophecies have been stored by the Holy Catholic Church through the centuries and they are meant to be a convincing proof for those who question the authority of the Pope. The fulfillment of these prophecies will be the ultimate sign to establish that God really exists and that He totally supports the Holy Catholic Church. May God bless you all.

Dupont presents a comprehensive list of prophecies made by various Catholics (mostly saints and popes) through the centuries and adds his own interpretations. It is an interesting read, but this is a very dated book. Dupont relates most prophecies to the Cold War - he talks about Soviet Russia going to war against Communist China, about East Germany rising as "Prussia," etc. He is also highly crtical of the post-concilliar Church and implies that the coming chastisement is in part brought on by Vatican II.

This is THE must have book for Catholic Prophecy. It is very well written and researched. Though chilling at it's accuracy, it is important for those who want to deal with the realities of what is happening in the world, and more importantly what has happened to the Catholic Church since Vatican II's revolutionary batttle cry. As the book states, We shall suffer greatly during the Chastisement. The important thing to remember is that when it is over, the Church will be pulled up out of the muck of that the modernist Robber Barons have dragged her into and her always perfect glory with be revealed to all.

Although no Catholic eschatology book compares to the work by Desmond Birch, Trial Tribulation and Triumph: Before During and After Anti-Christ, this comparatively little book is a nice alternative resource in eschatology. Recommended, may be a bit dated.

As the title suggests CATHOLIC PROPHECY is aimed at a largely Roman Catholic audience. It contains prophesies by people well-known in the Catholic tradition such as St. Malachy from the twelth century and Theresa Neumann from the twentieth century. The author's comments are interjected throughout the book.

Even if the reader is skeptical about prophecies, it is still interesting to speculate about their accuracy when measured against historical events of the last 2,000 years as well as versus current happenings.