for a series of unusual reputed prophecies which were never fulfilled (including the start of World War III). Kamm claimed that Pope John Paul II, who remains widely venerated throughout Kamm's movement, would consecrate Kamm a bishop and appoint him as his official and sole successor to the papacy. When this prophecy was unfulfilled on Pope John Paul's death in 2005, Kamm quickly issued a press statement, saying "heaven clearly changed its plans" and declaring, that they would accept Pope Benedict XVI as legitimate Roman Pontiff. They claim prophecies have changed and stated that Kamm is to be the successor to Benedict XVI, instead of to John Paul II as previously claimed. One of Kamm's claims is that Pope John Paul II will rise from the dead and reappear on the surface of the world again to fight evil along with Benedict XVI and possibly to appoint Kamm. Personal life and release from prison Kamm was married to Bettina Kamm. His former wife, who reportedly lives at the St Charbel compound near Nowra, condemned him, but said followers still revered him as their prophet. They have a son (born 1999) from the relationship. Kamm was conditionally released from prison in 2014 after serving nine years of his 10-year sentence. Conditions specify that he may not have unsupervised contact with people below 18. Since his release, Kamm married for a third time, to a woman who was a long-time member of his religious community. Media reports speculate that Kamm is believed to have fathered more than 20 children during his days as a cult leader. In November 2021, he was back in custody after allegedly contacting teenage girls via social media, with the court hearing that he allegedly used his wife’s Facebook account to send messages to the females. The then 71-year-old was charged with four counts of failing to comply with a supervision order. On 22 November 2022, Kamm faced a court in Sydney. He pleaded guilty, and was released with time served after spending a year and six days on remand. His supervision order was suspended while he was in custody but will resume upon his release. See also Child sexual abuse in Australia Catholic Church sex abuse cases in Australia Catholic Church sex abuse cases by country References External links Kamm's website Sydney Morning Herald article from 2018 Herald Sun article from February 2007 Sydney Morning Herald article