The most famous and best known prophecies about
the popes are those attributed to St. Malachy. In 1139
he went to Rome to give an account of the affairs of
his diocese to the pope, Innocent II. While at Rome, he
received the strange vision of the future wherein was
unfolded before his mind the long list of Popes who
were to rule the Church until the end of time. St.
Malachy gave his manuscript to Innocent II to console
him in the midst of his tribulations, and the document
remained unknown in the Roman Archives until its
discovery in 1590.
These short prophetical announcements, that were
numbered to 111, indicate some noticeable trait of all
future popes from Celestine II, who was elected in the
year 1130, until the end of the world. They are
enunciated under mystical titles. The prophecy
describes each Pope's motto, either as to their country,
their name, their coat of arms or insignia, or their
birth-place.
It has been noticed concerning Petrus Romanus,
who according to St. Malachy's list is to be the last
pope, that the prophecy does not say that no popes
will intervene between him and his predecessor
designated Gloria olivæ. It merely says that he is to
be the last, so do we suppose as many popes as we
please before "Peter the Roman"?
So do we heed St. Malachy's prophecy and prepare
of the End of Days? Or do we wait until "Peter the
Roman" takes the helm of the Roman Catholic
Church? Some researchers believe that our current
Pope Benedict XVI (listed as the 111th on Malchy's
Prophecy) is the "Peter the Roman" since that motto
was unnumbered. I have posted a partial list of St.
Malachy's prophecy all of which have come true up to
this point in time.
John XXIII (1958-1963) Motto # 107
Motto: Pastor et nauta (pastor and sailor)
Paul VI (1963-1978) Motto # 108
Motto: Flos Florum (flower of flowers)
John Paul I 1978 Motto # 109
Motto: De medicatate lunae (of the half or the moon)
John Paul II (1978-2005) Motto # 110
Motto: De labore solis (of the eclipse of the sun)
Benedict XVI (2005- ) Motto # 111
Motto: Gloria olivae (glory of the olives)
At which time St. Malachy uttered this doom laden
unnumbered phrase:
In persecutione extrema S.R.E. sedebit Petrus
Romanus, qui pascet oves in multis tribulationibus:
quibus transactis civitas septicollis diruetur, & Judex
tremêdus judicabit populum suum. Finis.
Translated:
In extreme persecution, the seat of the Holy Roman
Church will be occupied by Peter the Roman, who
will feed the sheep through many tribulations, at the
term of which the city of seven hills will be destroyed,
and the formidable Judge will judge his people. The
End.
