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“The inhabitant”, 2017 film by Guillermo Amoedo
The Mexican horror movie of 2017 “El Habitizer” predicted that we would have a “Pope Leo XIV” in the Catholic Church. The director and screenwriter, Guillermo Amoedo, received several messages on social networks and even commented on the coincidence.
We live in a world where “Predictions” Made by movies and series, such as celebrated, they seem to be a step ahead of some events; but predict what will be the Pope’s next nameit is not common for a horror movie.
Early in the movie, there is a news that announces The “death of Pope Leo XIV”. The name was naturally fictitious, but it is still curious as in 2025, Robert Prevost chose the name, Leo XIV, to your papacy.
Last week, in an interview with the Argentino newspaper, the filmmaker of the film, the Uruguayan Guillermo Amoedohe said that the Choice of the name was made in 2015 While writing the film’s script, even before the election of Robert Prevost and the death of Pope Francis.
The fictional news of the death of a “Pope Leo XIV” in a 10 -year movie was, however, totally random. Although the film is a work of fiction, the religious themes that are addressed in it have a Very strong base in Scripture Catholic and ancient prophecies, like the prophecy of the popes of St. Malachi.
In addition, Amoedo was inspired by real people from the history of the Catholic Church, as Gabriele Amorthformer exorcist in Rome and in the movie is portrayed in the character of “Cardinal Natale”.
Naturally, after, many people who watched Amoedo’s movie resorted to social networks to comment on the coincidence – and question the director about it.
