1416 THE LAST POPE: Is Peter the Roman Already Inside the Vatican?

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Freemasonry wants to destroy the church from within. So what would that look like? Everything that the church has taught for 2,000 years or longer, they would try to undermine that. I know what Francis was in the seat there, Peter. He said that he had a synod on synodality. And what that means is basically in their final decision on the synod is that he wants the hierarchy turned upside down. So basically, he said that everybody should decide a spiritual matter together. It's not that a bishop or a priest can look at the Word of God and say, well, this is wrong, don't do this or whatever. He said it should be everybody should talk and then we could decide democratically. Now, that's that's crazy talk. That's insane.

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Hey there, and welcome to Strange Planet.

An ancient prophecy, a secret war inside the Vatican, and a final pope who may already be hiding in plain sight. For more than 400 years, scholars have argued over the mysterious Prophecy of the Popes, a list of cryptic predictions attributed to the 12th century Irish bishop St. Malachy. The prophecy ends with an ominous figure known only as Peter the Roman, who will reportedly lead the Church through its final tribulation before Rome itself is destroyed. Many assume that the figure was Pope Francis. Others now point to Pope Leo XIV.

But tonight's guest says they may both be wrong, and that the real Peter the Roman has been quietly exercising power behind the scenes for more than a decade.

Dustin Wray Hockensmith is not your typical Vatican researcher. A former US. Army captain, he commanded a 185-soldier transportation company during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Before becoming an officer, he trained at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and served as a Special Operations Psychological Warfare Specialist. He's also a singer, songwriter, and recording artist who has released 11 albums, worked with an extraordinary roster of musicians, and built a YouTube audience approaching half a million subscribers. Now, alongside best-selling author and filmmaker Josh Peck, Dustin has written the explosive two-volume investigation, Peter the Roman, Has the Prophecy of the Popes Been Fulfilled? Was Benedict XVI's resignation part of a hidden transfer of power? Were Francis and Leo installed as public figureheads? Have Masonic and Communist networks spent generations infiltrating the Vatican? And is the man destined to become Revelation's prophet already operating inside the church? Tonight, we follow the clues into one of the most secretive power structures on Earth. Dustin Wray Hockensmith, welcome to Strange Planet. How are you?

Dustin Wray Hockensmith (4:23)

Thank you, Richard. I'm doing great. And it's an honor to be with you on Strange Planet tonight. And I, you know, that was such a great intro, I don't even think we need to do the interview.

Richard Syrett (4:35)

All right, good night. Good night, folks.

Dustin Wray Hockensmith (4:36)

You pretty much wrapped it up there. That was awesome.

Richard Syrett (4:40)

So for someone who's never heard this story before, what exactly is the prophecy of the Popes?

Dustin Wray Hockensmith (4:48)

Okay, well, the prophecy of the Popes attributed to Malachy O'Marguer was in 1139

O'Marguer was an Irish priest, bishop, he was the bishop of Armagh up until about 1137, I think, for about three years. And then 1139, he made a pilgrimage to the Vatican, to Rome, to get an audience with, I believe, it was Pope Innocent II. So he, it took him like 14 months or something because he kept making stops. So he stopped in Scotland, France, about three places. And then he finally made his way to the Vatican. So when he got there, he was seeking a pallium for like a sign of, a municipality sign for Armagh and Cassia. And when he got there and had this meeting with the Pope, he saw how they were all living up there. And he had just gone through Europe to get there and saw how most people were just scraping by. And he was a little put off by this because he saw the regality and just their living eye on the hog in the Vatican. So after his time with the Pope, he left the city and on his way out, supposedly he got this prophecy. And it is 112 mottos. And each motto is going to represent the next Pope for the next 112 Pope starting with the next one, which was Celestine II. And they all related to the popes and each pope in different ways. It could be their heraldry, what's on their coat of arms, it could be their birthplace, or sometimes it was something that significant event that happened during their reign. And it was almost like it's a prophecy of...