Ancient Prophecy Reveals Next Pope Amidst Dire Warning of Humanity's Fate

Ever wondered if the Vatican has its own version of a mystical crystal ball? Well, buckle up, because the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 has set the stage for a conclave like no other, and apparently, there’s an ancient prophecy that might just have everyone a bit on edge. Imagine our surprise when this so-called Prophecy of the Popes, penned by an Irish saint back in the 1100s, decides now’s the perfect time for a dramatic reveal!

Here we are, in 2023, dealing with enough uncertainty as it is, and now we’ve got ancient warnings about “Peter the Roman” pastures(?) shepherdin’ his sheep into tribulations, and cloaks of doom whispering about an apocalypse set to hit as early as 2027. It’s like choosing a Pope has suddenly become an episode of a supernatural thriller! And as the Catholics take their sweet time in mourning, somewhere out there, folks might be wondering if we’re all in for the final countdown.

What’s the catch with this prophecy, you ask? It’s like those cryptic phrases hit dead on for a bunch of popes, but then takes a nosedive into vagueness, kinda like a fortune cookie that got too confident. From ‘guardian goose’ to ‘pasturing ox’, these monks back in the day were pretty good at coming up with catchy epithets. But when the prophecy first oozes into public view around 1590, let’s just say it starts missing the mark more than a medieval archer aiming blindfolded.

So, is this millennium-old forecast just a bunch of bullplop, or does it hold the key to the world’s end? Given the mismatches post-1595 publication, one could reckon it’s as reliable as a monk’s wager on a week-old horoscope. But hey, who knows? Maybe it’ll turn out St. Malachy knew something we didn’t!

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A supposed prophecy meant to be close to being millennium-old claims to predict the next pope and has a chilling warning for humanity.

Yesterday (22 April), the Vatican announced the death of Pope Francis at age 88, with his cause of death being revealed as a cerebal stroke leading to a coma and heart failure.

Following his passing, a nine-day period of mourning will commence before being followed by the lengthy process of having to pick a new Pope.

And there’s a few to choose from.

However, there’s a book known as the Prophecy of the Popes, which was claimed to have been written in the 1100s by an Irish chap called Saint Malachy, or just Malachy to his friends, as he was made a saint several decades after his death.

His alleged prophecy claims to list 112 popes, and we’ve almost entirely run through the list with just a reference to ‘Peter the Roman’ left and some prophetic doomsaying to follow.

Apparently the next pope will be ‘Peter the Roman’, and then the world will end (Laszlo Szirtesi/Getty Images)

The final entry says the last pope will be: “Peter the Roman, who will pasture his sheep in many tribulations, and when these things are finished, the city of seven hills will be destroyed, and the dreadful judge will judge his people. The End.”

So that’s Rome getting destroyed and what sounds like the end of the world, and some interpretations of the Prophecy of the Popes reckon it tips the world to end in 2027 which is not far off.

Basically, what the Prophecy of the Popes does is list a series of cryptic phrases which have just so happened to correspond with the people who made it to the head of the Catholic church.

So, for example, one of the entries is ‘from the guardian goose’, which refers to Pope Alexander III who may have come from a family that bore the image of a goose on its coat of arms.

Or another one, ‘pasturing ox’, which referred to Callixtus III whose coat of arms had an ox standing on a field of grass.

So for a whole load of popes, it seems to have been bang on the money, but when the document of prophecy first appeared in 1590 it suddenly seemed to lose its potent accuracy, almost like it was written far later than it had been claimed.

The legitimacy of the prophecy has been strongly challenged (Public Domain)

Like many prophecies, however, it appears to be a big steaming load of bullplop, since it suddenly stops making sense after it was actually published in 1595 and supporters of it have had to resort to increasingly contorted explanations to make it work.

It seems this prophecy, which was claimed to have been written in the 12th Century, was more likely written much closer to the time of its publication.

In essence, it’d be like you or I writing down a list of things which have happened since the year 2000 and claiming to have found a prophecy from 1900 or some such year.

There’s also a theory that it was created by a monk, Arnold Wyon, in order to get his mate the top job, which didn’t work in the end.