Pope Francis, 89 this year, in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs may well be facing tough decisions about whether to resign like his predecessor Pope Benedict.
He was elected on 13 March 2013 at 7.06 pm in Rome, with a Pisces Sun which is about to catch the transiting Saturn conjunction towards the end of this March. There is also a socially influential Jupiterian yod inconjunct Saturn sextile Pluto which is about to catch the tr Saturn square the focal point Solar Arc Jupiter also this March. So a downbeat time.
His birth chart of 17 December 1936 9pm Buenos Aires, Argentina, is also under Saturnine stars with tr Saturn square his focal point Sagittarius North Node and Sun late March and in April this year. Plus he has his Solar Arc Midheaven conjunct his Pluto at the moment which is blocked in terms of progress.
The Vatican, 7 June 1929 11am Rome, is uncertain at the moment with tr Neptune square the Vatican Saturn and tr Saturn square the Vatican Mercury. The first half of June this year will be a time of upheaval, perhaps some relief but also high anxiety with tr Uranus conjunct the Jupiter Midheaven and square Neptune. Which could coincide with a scandal or two emerging given Jupiter Neptune’s inclinations.
According to “Corriere della Sera” and now my news alert, he had a respiratory crisis and now is receiving blood transfusion. It looks really bad. I must say that I lost my grandmother who raised me to what seems a very similar situation. She was hospitalized with pneumonia for a week, then released. Just a few days later, she collapsed. It was a relapse and sepsis. A day in, my father called me to tell the doctors were not hopeful since she had a “do not resuscitate” including no intubation in her care will.
I have a bad feeling for Bergoglio on this. Pity, because while he is not perfect, his humility and devotion to service have been outstanding. But I feel that he knows when his time is up and is in peace with his Lord.
While not Catholic, I love Rome, and have looked at some Papal history. Vatican is one of the most famous products of Neptune in Aries the last time around. Famously, Pius IX never left Vatican after losing Papal State to Italy in 1870. He had one of the most “stuck one’s heels” charts I’ve seen. Taurus Sun/Mercury square Aquarius Pluto/Moon. Virgo Mars possibly conjunct Ascendant (I give quite a lot of credence on nobility’s TOB being recorded at that time in Italy). I haven’t looked at the Conclave data in 1846, could be interesting.
Which takes us to the next Conclave. I haven’ t seen the movie yet, and really haven’t tracked “papabili”. But I feel that the current skies, with an addition of Neptune in Aries would bring a relatively young Pope. Not necessarily a “liberal”, but somewhat revolutionary.
Ha, I was just thinking about the timing with ‘Conclave’. I shall certainly watch it due to the wonderful Ralph Fiennes who is always interesting as an actor.
As a schoolgirl, I remember the death of Pope Paul, soon followed by John Paul I who died after only 33 days as Pope and the consequent election of Pope John Paul II. The nuns were very busy that year – 1978 – taking down papal portraits of one Pope, only to replace them with a new one, then having to repeat the whole process!
I loved conclave: the war is within, the Church is not the dogma or the history but what we do next.
?The implied constant self examination (or lack of it) as key.
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