A reader of my site who’d like to remain anonymous related to me an interesting story connecting Pope John Paul II to the NWO. He told me a story about his parents travelling to the Grand Cayman Islands where they met a and became friendly with a jeweler named Richard Barile. At the time Barile, who has since retired, ran a shop called Richard’s Fine Jewelry, which was apparently a magnet for celebrities. In any event, supposedly Mr. Barile took this person’s parents into a workshop where he showed them a design for a piece for Pope John Paul II in commemoration of the New World Order.

My source writes:

Anyway, he told my parents that he was commissioning a piece for the Pope that represented the New World Order. At the time, my parents had never heard the term, so they didn’t think much of it, except for asking him what it was. Mr. Barile responded with something along the lines of “Oh, you’ll see soon. It will affect everything you do.” […] So, they were more impressed by the fact he got to commission something for the Pope, and didn’t really bring up the story to anyone until years later.

The reason this is interesting to me is that it comes from a source which allegedly wasn’t even familiar with the term “New World Order” and has no vested interest in promoting any conspiratorial thinking on the subject. For them it was simply an interesting personal encounter. My source also connected me to this article which has more information about this symbol crafted by Richard Barile. Now, I have to say I’m skeptical of this article because it’s supposed to be a reprint from a “U.S. news magazine” from 1992, but it doesn’t list an actual magazine title or any other information. The website this originates also has a very conspiratorial bent to it. So I’d personally label this as “possibly factual” until I see additional sources on it.

Artist Presents World Symbol to Pope In Rome

“John Paul II has the world in his hand in the symbol for the seal of the New World Order which was officially presented at the Vatican on May 27, 1992. With him in the symbol are George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev.

“In September 1991 the NRI Trumpet printed part of the July interview with the symbol’s artist. He told NRI that the official unveiling of the symbol would take place in Rome between September and December of 1991, unless “some variables occurred to delay the presentation….” In the July interview the artist only spoke in general terms about the symbol for the seal of the New World Order which he had been commissioned to design.

“However, in a June 17, 1992, telephone interview with the seal’s artist Richard Barile, a black coral jewelry designer, he told Kathleen Hayes that the official unveiling of the symbol had occurred at the Vatican on May 27, 1992. When Hayes spoke with him on June 17th, Barile had just returned from Rome.

“I made the presentation to the Pope in person. I talked with him, held his hand and kissed his ring,” said Barile who has an exclusive jewelry shop in the Grand Cayman Islands. He also said that many cardinals were present for the unveiling, but George Bush and Mikhail Gorbechev who were originally scheduled to be present, were not.

“Barile claims that soon after he presented the sculptured piece to Pope John Paul II, “The Pope announced over the loudspeaker in St. Peter’s Square four times in such a loud domineering voice that it rang out through the city, Cayman Islands is here with the World at Peace, the pope bellowed.”

“The symbol which is eighteen inches in height and width, features stand-up figures of Pope John Paul II, George Bush and Mikhail Gorbechev. “The pope was sculpted in his full costume in gold with the world in his right hand which is raised high, and it was presented as all the powers of the world at peace with God,” said Barile, “That’s how it was presented, and that is the way they accepted it.” Barile said the pope’s cape was in gold with yellow sapphires. He is holding the staff with the crucifix in his left hand and the world in his other. Barile was asked why the pope is depicted that way, “Because the world is in his hands,” he said.

“Each man’s image is made from black coral, a very rare species that only grows along the equator throughout the world, “all the accessories like the face, feet, hands, and the buttons on the jackets are in gold. It was quite impressive,” said Barile.

“The first media exposure of the piece was the next day, May 28, 1992, on the Pope’s Telepace, his own television station which features Vatican news two hours twice daily. The Vatican’s Telepace opened the show with the symbol. Barile said the Vatican intends to open each day on Telepace with a close-up of the piece. It will remain at the Vatican until the end of history “as we Christians know history,” said Barile. Barile said each of the men in the symbol is set on a separate black coral piece then on a marble piece….

“Last year Barile told NRI that the piece he was working on was the symbol for the seal and that it would represent a global political seal.”

I’m curious if anybody else has heard mention of this item anywhere not in connection with this article. We could possibly consider this person’s parents’ encounter with Mr. Barile as supporting it, but I’d still like to see some additional confirmation. Photographs of the actual item or the event in which is was delivered would be especially helpful, as would mainstream news clippings from the time. Anybody knows anything, drop me a note.