AMAZING PREDICTIONS OF THE PONTIFF WHO REIGNED JUST 33 DAYS: Pope John Paul I told me he would never leave Rome.. and that Karol Wojtyla would be his successor BISHOP JOHN MAGEE.(News)

From: Sunday Mirror (London, England) | Date: April 17, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: EXCLUSIVE By AINE BONNER

AN IRISH bishop who was like a son to the Pope has revealed how his successor John Paul I eerily predicted his own death and named Karol Wojtyla as his successor.

Bishop John Magee acted as private secretary to both pontiffs and now he tells of some of the most private conversations he had with both Vatican leaders.

The Bishop of Cloyne said John Paul I somehow knew his pontificate would not last long and his insight into the future was so profound he knew he would never leave Rome and always questioned why he had been chosen as pope. ...

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