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18BODYOFCHRISTNEWSMAY2013outtosouthDenvertheysoldtheirpropertiessometimesalmostgivingitawayandblackstookadvantageofthishesaid.HoweveroncetheWarwasoverthegovernmentbeganclosingthemilitaryinstallationsandtroopsbegangoinghome.War-timejobswerephasedoutandtheRockyMountainArsenalclosedsincethebombsforthewareffortwerenolongerneeded.HarrisSr.saysthatcurrently80oftheFivePointsisstillownedbyblacksandnotedthatinpastdecadesblackshadplentyofmoneyandcon-trolledFivePoints.Theymovedandboughtbusi-nessesandhomesallthewaytoYorkStreet.Whitepeoplewereonlyguests.ThenaccordingtoHarrisSr.thingsbeganchanginginthe1960s.Well-educatedblacks-doctorspostmenlawyerssuc-cessfulbusinessmenandrailroadworkersnolongerwantedtoliveintheFivePointsarea.TheybeganleavingandwenteastexpandingandbuyinghomesallthewaytoStapletonAirport.Thiscreatedaprob-lemforblacktradesmensincepriortothistimeblacksintheFivePointsareahadtheirownelectri-ciansplumbersandcontractorsdoingprofessionalwork.Thereweremanyblackconstructionworkersandlaborjobsthatwhitemendidnotwant.Thesouthernblackboythathadstayedandworkedinthetradesinthe1940sand1950snowwasgettinganeducationandnolongerdoingthetradejobssaidHarrisSr.Mexicanpeoplecameinandtookthejobssotodaythelaborjobshavebeentakenbypeopleotherthantheblackman.Thisturnoverofjobsandskilledlaborhascontributedtothehighunemploymentofyoungblackmenandbroughtwhitesbacktoourcommunitywheretheybegantobuyourhomesthattheyfoundverywellconstruct-edandtheirlocationinhistoricdowntownwasanaddedplus.Propertyvaluesthathaddecreasedwererefurbishedbywhitesandbroughtbackuptostandards.ThehousingmarketintheFivePointsareabegantoskyrocket.AsblackpeoplebegantomoveeasttowardsMontebelloandtheairporttheywerenolongerintheneighborhoodtoshopatFivePointsthusdetractingfromeconomicsupporttotheblackbusinesseslocatedthere.TheybeganbuyingonColfaxandotherareaswherewhitesownedbusi-nessesandblackmerchantsonthePointsandothereastDenverareasbegantosufferfinancially.ButHarrisSr.assertsthatsomeblackbusinessown-ersheldon.TheoldtimersstillownedthelandsuchasCharlieCousinsBrownieBennieHooperThomasBeanandallthebarbersownedtheirbar-bershops.Buttherewasjustnoonetosupportthebusinesseshelamented.HewentontotellBOCNthatwhenblacksmovedtothebiggermoreexpen-sivehousesouteasttheyhadtobalancehighermortgagepaymentswithtryingtopayfortheirchildrenseducation.Hesayshemadeaconsciousdecisiontolivewithinhismeansgetagoodjobandaneducation.DuringthisprocesshehadsevenchildrenandsixhavereceivedhighschooldiplomasonehasadoctoraldegreeandtwoothershaveB.S.degrees.HarrisSr.sayshecouldnothavehelpedhischildrenaccomplishtheireducationalpursuitsifhehadmovedtosouthDenverandboughtabiggerhouseonhismodestincome.EffortstobringlivelyeconomicsbacktoblackbusinessesontheFivePointshavenotbeeneasyorsuccessfultodate.Monieshavebeenapprovedforbusinessimprovementsbutredtapesuchassteepup-frontcapitalisadeterrenttomostblackbusinessowners.Banksdonoteasilylendtoblackmerchantsandrequireunreasonableup-frontcapitalmorethanisrequiredforwhiteborrowers.Thishassty-miedblackfinancialsuccessintheFivePointsbusi-nessdistrict.HarrisSr.insiststhatblackbusinessownershavenotgivenupandcontinuetolookforfinancing.Buttheultimatesuccessofthesedeter-minedblackbusinessownersrequiresthehelpofthecommunity.HarrisSr.saysthecommunitycanhelpprimarilythroughtheirsupportofblackloancompanieswhichhaveaproblembeingrecognized.HeisawitnessthatFivePointsbusinessesareinagoodpositiontoengageinhealthybusinessopera-tions.Wehaveallthatweneedheretosupportthebusinesssectorwehavebigwaterlineswehaveelectricityservicestosupportbusinesseswehavegoodsewagelinesandtransportation.WiththegrowingpopulationofwhitesintheFivePointsareanowtheyarecomfortableandwanttoshopinthisareabuttherearenoshopssotheywanttobuyupthepropertyoftheblacksandputshoppingcentersheresaidHarrisSr.Stillbanksdontwanttoloananymoneyforthesetreasuredproperties.Manyoftheblackmer-chantsintheFivePointsareatodayarepreparedforeconomicgrowthwiththeirbusinessesbutcannotaccesstheloanstofixupthepropertyortomakeimprovementsthatwillcausetheirbusi-nessestoprosper.WhileHarrisSr.acknowledgesthatDenversblackbusinesscommunityisscatteredandourpoliticalstrengthisweakheisconvincedhoweverthatthecommunitycanhelpbringprofitsbacktoourlong-standingblackbusinessleadersbycomingtogetherandformingourownorganizations.Wemustdemandloanswithouttheup-frontcapitalthatisnotrequiredforotherraceshesaid.ThisisnotimpossiblebutthemissingelementisacriticaloneandverypowerfulWeneedunity.FIVEPOINTS...frompage12LightninghasstrucktheCatholicworldliterallywhenPopeBenedicton11FebruaryletslipthedesiretoresignfromhisofficeasVicarofChristandretirefromhisrespon-sibilitiesastheleaderof1.2billionCatholicsone-sixthofthehumanrace.Afewhourslaterthunderstormsdark-enedtheskiesoverStPetersBasilicaThisjustdoesnotoftenhappenintheChurchofRomeatradition-boundorganizationthathassurvived20cen-turiesofpapalsuccessionusuallywiththepopeleavinghisjobwhenGodisbelievedtodecidewhentheblessedmomentofapopesdeparturehascomenotaman.BenedictXVIlookedsospentandwanduringhisannouncementyetthedaybeforewhengreetingandblessingpeopleinSt.PetersSquarefromhisapartmentwindowhedidnotlookenfeebled.IsalightningstrikeonSt.PetersdomeanomenaboutthenextpopetocomewhointhePropheciesofSt.MalachyiscalledPetrusRomanusPeterofRomeItisforetoldthatthenamesakeofthegreatChurchunderwhichthebonesofthemartyredSt.Peterasfirstpopearebur-iedwillbethenameoftheblackpopeLastPopebeforeJudgmentDay.Morethan850yearsagoSt.Malachypredictedthenamesofallfuturepopeswithuncannyaccuracy.Nowin2013thereisonlyonemorefuturepopeonhislisttobeelectedSt.MalachywastheArchbishopofArmaghwhoreformedandreorganizedtheIrishChurchandbroughtitintosubjectiontoRomehewasazealousreformerandapromoterofmonasticism.In1139hewentonalongandharrowingjourneytoRome.WhenhefinallysightedtheeternalcityhefelltothegroundandutteredcrypticLatinphraseseachsignifyingthefuturedestinyofthePopes.Themanuscriptthatwaswrittenwaslockedinthelab-yrinthlibrariesinRomebyChurchauthoritiesdeclaredittobefraudu-lentwhenitwasunearthedin1595.Howeverthecontentofthepropheciesisremarkableandchillinglyaccurate.WhenCardinalJosephRatzingerwasPROPHECYByPastorRichardWrightIsthistheLastPopeContinuedonPage21Rev.Wright