“I’ll summarise for you why today is such a special day. When was the last time we had two such historic moments coinciding? We have both the election of the new pope and two speeches by those managing the economic crisis—on the same day. Some say this is a sign of the biblical end times, when a new saviour will arrive, a man who saves the world from collapsing—this man will be the Antichrist himself. Although we have two of them now,” the reporter pondered, looking into her papers. “Can you imagine if on the day the Antichrist steps on the world’s stage the bishops elect a reformer pope? But many experts say this is exactly what is happening. ”
Paul sat in front of the TV and could not move his eyes away from the screen. Holding a cup of coffee in his hand, he prayed continuously. He was
