Back in 2006, I had a very vivid dream about a Las Vegas earthquake. It is one of the most vivid dreams I have ever had. I believe an earthquake will hit Las Vegas in the future.
In the dream, I met Pope Benedict (the present pope). He said something to me, and then I rebuked him. Pope Benedict then walked away from me.
I have often wondered why the pope was in that dream. The earthquake happens just after I rebuked the pope. Could this mean that the earthquake happens before Pope Benedict resigns at the end of this month?
Or could it mean that, when the pope is walking away from me in the dream, he is resigning? Just after he resigns, then will the earthquake hit Las Vegas? We may soon find out.
Here is another thought on why Pope Benedict is in my dream. Las Vegas went from a small town in the late 1940s to a major city in a short time. Las Vegas grew because of the big casinos. Some of the casinos were owned by the Italian Mafia. Most Italians are Roman Catholic. Maybe the Italian Mafia gave a lot of money to the Roman Catholic Church. Maybe the Vatican City operations are funded in part by Italian Mafia money.
So in Roman-Catholic-Empire-speak: do all roads lead to Rome? Or do all roads lead to Las Vegas?
A tale of two cities.
The Road
Godfather Part III
Las Vegas Earthquake
ObamaGate
Here is some historical background to the film Godfather Part III on Wikipedia:
ReplyDelete"Parts of the film are very loosely based on real historical events concerning the ending of the papacy of Paul VI, and the very short duration of John Paul I in 1978, and the collapse of the Banco Ambrosiano in 1982. Like the character Cardinal Lamberto, who becomes John Paul I, the historical John Paul I, Albino Luciani, reigned for only a very short time before being found dead in his bed.
"Journalist David Yallop argues that Luciani was planning a reform of Vatican finances and that he died by poisoning; these claims are reflected in the film.[22] Yallop also names as a suspect Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, who was the head of the Vatican bank, like the character Archbishop Gilday in the film. However, while Marcinkus was noted for his muscular physique and Chicago origins, Gilday is a mild Irishman. The character has also drawn comparisons to Cardinal Giuseppe Caprio, as he was in charge of the Vatican finances during the approximate period in which the movie was based.[23]
"The character of Frederick Keinszig, the Swiss banker who is murdered and left hanging under a bridge, mirrors the fate (and physical appearance) of Roberto Calvi, the Italian head of the Banco Ambrosiano who was found hanging under Blackfriars Bridge in London in 1982 (It was unclear whether it was a case of suicide or, as the Italian idiom has it, "being suicided" – in other words murder. Courts in Italy have recently ruled the latter.) [24] The name "Keinszig" is taken from Manuela Kleinszig, the girlfriend of Flavio Carbone who was indicted as one of Roberto Calvi's murderers in 2005.[25]
"On the audio commentary of the DVD, Francis Ford Coppola states that the character of Don Licio Lucchesi would be very recognizable for Italian citizens. The thick-rimmed glasses, the official police bodyguard while Michael meets the Don in Sicily, and a single quote at the end of the movie are supposedly clues that Don Lucchesi is (at least partly) based on Giulio Andreotti.
"The killing of Joey Zasa is reminiscent of the shooting of Joseph Colombo in a street parade."