“THE ‘mystery of iniquity’ gradually developed over the centuries cannot be fully consummated while the Papacy remains, but only now that ‘what restrains it is removed.’ During the interregnum, ‘the man of sin will reveal himself’ in his fury against the Church.
“It is a matter of history that the most disastrous periods for the Church have been times when the papal throne was vacant, or when antipopes opposed the legitimate head of the Church. The same will be true in the bad times to come.
“The Church, deprived of its chief pastor, must seek sanctuary in solitude to be guided by God himself during these days of trial.”
— Rev. E. Sylvester Berry, The Apocalypse of St. John, (John W. Winterich (editor), 1921) pp. 124-125.
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