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To: Getcher who wrote (27469)	7/11/1999 3:06:00 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 50167

How about this new one the Nostradamus deadline on 9th of July passed without world coming to an end,I thought you will like these extar-curricular activities for fun..gg Nostradamus Deadline Passed? Zenit July 11, 199 According to certain interpretations of "Astrological Centuries," by Michel de Notre-dame, better known as Nostradamus, the end of the world should have come on July 9. Some verses of the famous doctor say: "In the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine and seven months,/ a great fearful King will come from heaven./ He will resurrect the great King of Angolmois ..." In general the texts of these popular "prophets," like the Greek sibyls, make room for interpretations of all kinds. In fact, other interpreters of Nostradamus, who was Catherine of Medici's doctor, believe that the terrible date is August 11, 1999, when the north of France will be enveloped by an eclipse of the sun. European fashion and cultural centers are living with great trepidation these days because of these terrible prophecies. Michel de Notre-dame was a very successful doctor, especially during the plague that struck Provence in the 16th century. After writing the "Astrological Centuries" in 1555, he was greatly respected by the powerful of the time, as they attributed special powers to him. Nostradamus, as well as the monk of the apocryphal book attributed to Irish Bishop Malachi (1095-1148), have become two of the most widely known millenarian prophets of our day, in a world that has freed itself of faith to embrace superstition. In this context, a report in the Turin newspaper "La Stampa," is of interest. On July 8, it disclosed that John Paul II is taking advantage of his holidays in Les Combes to write a new document. According to "Holy See sources," which the article did not identify, it might be a text that could be written as an encyclical; the topic would be the third Christian millennium. The alleged document could appear in the year 2000. It would address more thoroughly the topics covered in the apostolic letter "Tertio Millennio Adveniente," of 1994, the letter that prepares the Church for the Great Jubilee. The text would analyze the 2000 years of Christianity, and would focus on an analysis of the 20th century; it would inject the new millennium with a vision of hope based on the renewal of faith. "La Stampa" emphasized that the document would reject all millenarian ideas and stress, on the contrary, that the world is not coming to an end, but will soon experience great changes. In general, the Pope takes advantage of his summer holidays to prepare documents of special interest. For the time being, the information in "La Stampa" has neither been confirmed or denied by the Holy See. ZE99070906