help fulfill the Malachy
prophecy, making Cardinal Bertone – “Peter of Romano” by virtue of one
of his given names and his place of birth – the “final pope.”

On Tuesday, Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi told reporters
at a Vatican briefing that Pope Benedict XVI would have no say in the
selection of his successor, telling reporters the pope “will surely say
absolutely nothing about the process of the election” for his successor.
Benedict “will not interfere in any way,” Lombardi insisted.

The Third Secret of Fatima

Horn suspects Cardinal Bertone is at the center of a Vatican cover-up
to prevent the release of the complete version of what is known as the
highly controversial “Third Secret of Fatima,” allegedly given by the
Virgin Mary in an appearance to three shepherd children in Fatima,
Portugal, July 13, 1917.

Bertone, who turned78 in December, had a long history with Cardinal Ratzinger before he became Pope Benedict XVI.

From 1995 to 2002, Ratzinger worked with Bertone as his No. 2 at the
influential Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in the Vatican.
A few months after he was elected pope, Benedict asked Bertone to
take up the position of Vatican secretary of state, the position Bertone
holds to this day.

In January 2010, when Bertone reached 75, the age of retirement for
Curia cardinals, he presented a letter of resignation to the pope.
Benedict was adamant he needed Bertone to stay on as Vatican head of
state, because he wanted to maintain “their precious collaboration,” as reported by Andrea Tornielli in the Italian newspaper La Stampa.

Benedict has steadfastly supported Bertone through a series of crises
that have called into