https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/apocalypse-gets-closer-malachy-s-prophecy-1745240704.html Apocalypse gets closer: Malachy's prophecy about 2027 Mon, April 21, 2025 - 17:00 UA EN RU After death of the Pope, the end of the world and Judgment Day became closer (photo: Getty Images) Author: Kateryna Danishevska Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on April 21 in his residence at the Vatican guesthouse, Santa Marta. In recent months, he had been seriously ill. In connection with his death, many have recalled an ancient 900-year-old Vatican prophecy that speaks of the end of the world. Read what this ancient Vatican prophecy says, and what it warns humanity about. Following the news of Pope Francis’s death, people began recalling the 900-year-old prophecy of Saint Malachy. This ancient document is considered one of the most mystical relating to the Catholic Church. According to this manuscript, Pope Francis is the last pope before the end of the world. What is the prophecy of Saint Malachy? In the 13th century, the Archbishop of Armagh, an Irish monk named Malachy, allegedly received a mystical vision. In it, he saw all future Popes of Rome, beginning with Celestine II and ending with the last one. In total, this list includes 112 Popes, each represented by a short symbolic description. The last on the list bears the Latin name "Petrus Romanus" – Peter the Roman. And it is precisely after his pontificate, according to the prophetic lines: "In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church, there will reign Peter the Roman, who will feed his flock amid many tribulations, after which the city of seven hills will be destroyed, and the dreadful Judge will judge the people." This 900-year-old document was found relatively recently in the Vatican archives. And according to the ancient "Prophecy of the Popes," the end of the world may come as soon as 2027. The document was first published in 1595 by Benedictine monk Arnold de Wyon. In 2024, a documentary film was released about Pope Sixtus V (1585–1590), who is attributed with the text of the prophecy. It is believed that his reign fell roughly in the middle of the predicted period, and that the end of the world will come exactly 442 years later – that is, in 2027. "The Prophecy of the Popes" (screenshot) Was Francis that same “Peter the Roman”? Interpreters of the prophecy have long debated who exactly is the final pope. Formally, Francis is the 112th in the list. Although his name is not Peter, the fact that he chose the name Francis (in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, who in turn is closely associated with prophetic symbolism) has given rise to many interpretations. In addition, Francis has repeatedly made bold statements about the future of the Church, climate catastrophe, and the spiritual crisis of the world, all of which further fueled anxious sentiments. Some interpret the ancient prophecy as a hint that Pope Francis is the last pope, while others believe the last will be the one who replaces him. The end of the world or the end of an era? Most modern researchers agree: even if the prophecy is not literal, its symbolism may point to the end of an important era in the history of the Catholic Church. The death of Francis may symbolize not the apocalypse, but the conclusion of a centuries-long cycle and the beginning of something new, less defined but no less significant in meaning. According to historians, the first 74 predictions about popes were remarkably accurate. But the subsequent phrases became vaguer. There is a theory that the text was forged at some point or that someone else continued writing it. Still, there are coincidences that even skeptics find striking: "Gloria Olivae" ("Glory of the Olive"). Some believed this to be a prediction of Pope Benedict XVI, as the Order of Saint Benedict is associated with olive branches "De labore Solis" ("From the labor of the Sun"). A reference to Pope John Paul II, who was born during a solar eclipse "Peregrinus apostolicus" ("Apostolic pilgrim"). It is often linked with Pope Paul VI, who traveled extensively It’s worth noting that this is not the only manuscript that predicts the end of the world. There is also the Book of Revelation, written at the end of the first century AD. It describes the end of humanity, not biblical events of the past. In some passages of this book, there are descriptions of drones, flying machines, robots, and even nuclear explosions. What official sources say The Vatican does not recognize the authenticity of the prophecy of Saint Malachy. It is considered a fabrication created in the 16th century for political purposes. However, given the remarkable correspondence between the descriptions in the prophecy and the real popes, doubts remain. Earlier, we wrote about the selection of the new pontiff. Sources: Catholic Encyclopedia (newadvent.org), Vatican News, National Catholic Reporter, "Prophecies of St. Malachy"
I get the sense between this prophecy and garabandal that the papacy of Francis is not legitimate in Heaven's eyes and therefore not counted. If the next Pope is legitimately elected in Heaven's eyes, then it will likely be the angelic Pope. Mainly because of what it states in the prophecy. "In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church, there will reign Peter the Roman, who will feed his flock amid many tribulations, after which the city of seven hills will be destroyed, and the dreadful Judge will judge the people." I don't feel like Pope Francis fed the flock at all during the tribulations experienced by the flock for the duration of his papacy, quite the opposite in fact.
Yes, he is skipped in Prophesy as if he never happened in the same way as Judas was skipped. This is where so many timelines go wrong they count him in as an actual Pope. Plus when they talk of a Last Pope they mean the last Pope of the Church as it currently exists. Not the Last Pope final. That is another mistake people make in time lines.
Was watching today who the top 5 candidates are. 3 of them named Peter and the possible favorite is Pietro Parolin of Italy. If he is elected just wow. The line of Popes ends where it begins with the rock in Rome.
Well much to my surprise many, 'experts', claim the college of Cardinals is still pretty Conservative; even after Frankie took a hatchet to them. Why? Because he only had a certain pool of heretics to draw from. In places like Africa and Eastern Europe there weren't that many fellow Heretics to choose from: https://www.reddit.com/r/Catholicis...akeup_of_the_voting_members_of_the/?rdt=63899
https://catholicfamilynews.com/blog/2025/03/17/the-unexpected-conservative-cardinal-electors/ The Unexpected Conservative Cardinal-Electors Serre Verweij March 17, 2025 15 min read PDF Button Editor’s Note: The terms used here of “conservative”, “liberal” and “moderate” are all relative to the post-Conciliar Church. Indeed, many of these cardinals, even those deemed conservative, would have been considered liberal by pre-conciliar standards. There is, however, a significant difference between the most liberal of the cardinals and the most conservative of them, which demands that there are different terms to differentiate them. For more on this, see the interview with Mr. Verweij on our YouTube channel. By Serre Verweij Various commentators have claimed that Pope Francis has stacked the of Cardinals with liberals, and yet this doesn’t take into account the number of more orthodox cardinals that Pope Francis has appointed. For a variety of reasons, Francis has appointed not a few cardinals with traditional views on sexuality, women, and doctrine more generally. Some of these were ‘surprise’ appointments from the West and Latin America, but also many from the third-world. Many of them are surprisingly young, too. The notion of Francis appointing any conservative cardinals is shocking and confusing to many and deserves a detailed analysis. A handful of orthodox from the West Gerhard Ludwig Müller stands out as an obvious early example of a conservative cardinal appointed by Pope Francis. His orthodox stances are well-known and speak for themselves, but since Pope Francis inherited him as freshly appointed prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine of Faith, it can be argued that his appointment doesn’t really count as a typical Francis appointment. Lars Anders Arborelius from Sweden is very similar, however. He has opposed the agenda of the German Synodal Way and its attempts to change Catholic doctrine in German territory, defended traditional sexual ethics, and has been sympathetic towards the Tridentine Mass, trying to limit the application of Traditionis Custodes. He represents countercultural orthodoxy in Western Europe, as opposed to the attempts to adapt to liberalism promoted by Hollerich and the Belgian and German bishops. Gérald Cyprien Lacroix from Canada, named during the first consistory in 2014, has also been a clear countercultural pro-life force, who has taken a strong stance on abortion and euthanasia. He propagated a conservative interpretation of Amoris Laetitia and did not endorse communion for the divorced remarried. He has actively striven to re-evangelize Quebec which he lamented had become heavily secularized. He has joined Pope Francis’ call to be pastorally inclusive, while also affirming that Church doctrine on sexuality is known and won’t change, during a 2015 interview. “There is room for everyone. The door is open,” Cardinal Lacroix insisted. “Of course you know that the Catholic Church will never promote same sex marriage, but do we respect homosexual persons? Do we welcome them? Do we accompany them? Of course. But to respect the Church and its teaching, which is based on a long tradition and also the word of God, we will not go so far as to bless. But that doesn’t mean we reject.” Orani João Tempesta from Brazil was one of the first conservative Latin Americans ever named cardinal by Pope Francis. He has been relatively critical of liberation theology, downplayed radical statements by Pope Francis during the early years of his pontificate and has aligned himself with the Christian ‘right’ in the context of Brazilian politics. He encouraged President Bolsonaro to sign declarations opposing abortion and gay marriage. Dominique Mamberti, the French archbishop who was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Secretary for Relations with States and then by Pope Francis as the Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura as replacement to Cardinal Burke, serves as another clear conservative. He was rumoured to dislike restrictions on the Tridentine Mass and has openly opposed gay marriage and limitations on religious freedom in the name of LGBT rights. When New Ways Ministry started the narrative that he was supportive of LGBT rights, he outright rejected this assertion, pointing to his conservative anti-gay marriage track record.
The African block The African cardinals have always been the most consistent batch of conservatives Francis has added to the sacred college. Antoine Kambanda from Rwanda has opposed Fiducia Supplicans, contraception and divorce, Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel from Ethiopia has called on a constitutional ban on homosexuality and opposed contraception also, Dieudonné Nzapalainga from the Central African Republic is firmly opposed to changes regarding priestly celibacy and Désiré Tsarahazana from Madagascar stated unequivocally that Church doctrine hadn’t changed, after the 2020 documentary that suggested Pope Francis supported civil unions for homosexual couples. When Francis almost doubled his number of cardinal appointments during the three consistories held from 2022 to 2024, the African appointments ensured that several new members were added to the orthodox block. In 2022 Pope Francis added conservative Nigerian and Cardinal Arinze protegé Peter Okpaleke to the college (he added an anti-LGBT Salesian from Ghana as well, but unfortunately this prelate died later the same year from heart problems), in 2023 he appointed Protase Rugambwa from Tanzania and Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla from South Sudan; and finally in 2024 he added one conservative African, Ignace Bessi Dogbo from Ivory Coast. The few cardinals who seemed to have more centrist leanings were pushed to the right by the sudden and anti-synodal release of Fiducia Supplicans. It is said to have united African cardinals into a more unified conservative block. Ambongo Besungu personifies this trend. While originally appointed bishop by Pope Benedict, he was supportive of much of Pope Francis’ agenda, relatively friendly with the German speaking bishops, specifically Christoph Schönborn and very involved with ecological causes. He emphasized during the Amazon synod that he supported Francis, thought he faced a lot of opposition, and that he wasn’t one of the conservatives who opposed the synod as a trojan horse meant to sneak in things like married priests. At the same time, he suggested that the synod should not push married priests allegedly to not give such critics ammunition, that an overreliance on ordained clergy and resorting to married clergy was a mistaken approach, and that Africa had dealt with this more successfully. He also argued that the synod should include criticism of communist China in its final document. He has defended priestly celibacy on other occasions, too. Yet, during the Synod on Synodality, initially, when asked about possible outcomes on topics such as LGBT issues, he simply said that the outcome would be accepted as the will of God. After Fiducia Supplicans was released, Ambongo quickly joined and then took charge of the African opposition against the document, organizing a continent-wide response. Even when Pope Francis and Cardinal Fernandez folded on the issue, Ambongo kept emphasizing how the document had damaged trust in synodality and criticized Western liberalism and cultural colonization. However, he went even further by emphasizing how homosexuality isn’t just contrary to African cultural values, but simply to the Catholic faith and natural law, and openly expressed his agreement with Cardinal Sarah’s defense of the faith during an interview. A mild Eastern European turn The fact that only one African got appointed in 2024 may very well have been a response to the near universal rejection of Fiducia Supplicans in Africa. Yet, this ended up being largely irrelevant, due to Francis adding an unusual number of Eastern Europeans and Western conservatives. Pope Francis had named only one European before 2024 (not counting papal almoner Krajewski), namely the Polish Archbishop Grzegorz Ryś. In 2024 he added three Eastern Europeans, Rolandas Makrickas from Lithuania, Ladislav Nemet from Serbia, and Mykola Bychok from the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Makrickas and Bychok are both clear and firm Eastern European conservatives. This didn’t prevent some people from using Bychok as an example of packing the College of Cardinals with liberals by Pope Francis, because he partook in a refugee march in Australia where he heads the Ukrainian diaspora community. Yet, Bychok is fully in line with the leadership of the Ukrainian Catholic Church which has rejected Fiducia Supplicans and clashed with Pope Francis over his perceived weak stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Bychok himself took the opportunity, when he was announced as cardinal, to heap lavish praises upon the late Cardinal Pell, the Australian conservative Catholic icon. Makrickas specifically affirmed that Church doctrine doesn’t change and is universal, and that only the way it is conveyed can change, when asked about this matter by The Pillar. Makrickas and Bychok together with Ryś would likely join pre-Francis Eastern European cardinals such as Cardinal Bozanić from Croatia or Cardinal Erdö from Hungary in opposing a Pope who would be supportive of the German synodal path. Ryś has been described as liberal, but he is only liberal by Polish standards, which is very much conservative by the standards of the global church. He has mainly been called liberal, because he is involved in ecumenism (not too different from Pope John Paul II) and the New Evangelization (something already promoted by Pope Benedict). Beyond this he has mainly been a-political, commenting little on political conflicts in Poland and being more concerned with Church history and classical devotions than with the environment or migration. Yet, he called the Church’s doctrine against abortion unchangeable during the 2020 pro-abortion protests in Poland, has voiced his agreement with Humanae Vitae and emphasized that one’s conscience cannot affirm that the use of artificial contraception is okay. He also stated during the Synod on Youth that all homosexual acts remain sinful and praised African bishops for taking a countercultural stance against polygamy, while additionally pointing out that pastoral care for homosexuals had to be aimed at individuals not groups and should be in continuity with previous church documents on sexuality. He further expressed his agreement with Cardinal Müller that there is no reason to change the discipline of priestly celibacy, repeatedly affirmed that the divorced remarried cannot receive the sacraments, but must receive pastoral care in other ways and finally, following Fiducia Supplicans, he stated multiple times that blessing of homosexual couples is impossible. This is what is called a liberal cardinal from Poland. He also did not implement Traditionis Custodes in his archdiocese, allowing the TLM to continue in parish churches, and celebrated according to the old rite at one point, though he expressed discomfort over the slap during confirmation. Finally, he stood together with fellow Polish bishops when they were facing criticism from the Vatican under Francis during their ad limina visit.
Orthodox new blood Fernando Chomalí Garib is another downright bizarre appointment. Francis made him the new Archbishop of Chile’s capital and then, in 2024, a cardinal. Yet, the prelate is currently 67 and representative of the conservative current that came to dominate the Chilean church under Pope John Paul II. He calls on homosexuals to live in abstinence, and has opposed gay marriage, legal divorce, contraception, and abortion. He has been very outspoken on these issues similar to an American culture warrior bishop. Chomali is even an important figure of the old guard of the Pontifical Academy of Life, before Pope Francis radically overhauled it. He and his fellow Chilean bishops opposed communion for the divorced remarried in the aftermath of Amoris Laetitia. He can be counted on to support a cardinal who is close to John Paul II and Benedict XVI and to oppose the progressive agenda of Zuppi, Grech and especially Paglia. Francis Leo, the new cardinal from Toronto in Canada, is a similarly odd appointment by Pope Francis. He represents a young and energetic version of classical conservative Canadian clerics who rose to prominence under John Paul II. Yet, Francis both made him archbishop and now cardinal. He served as secretary of the Canadian bishops’ conference before he was even appointed a bishop, and clearly supports the dominant conservative current of the Canadian church. He also had a brief career in the Vatican diplomatic service under Pope Benedict XVI. After becoming archbishop he was quick to take a strong pro-life stance against abortion and euthanasia. Additionally, he has been very outspoken against contraception and against gender ideology, as well. He disappointed progressives by not responding to an invitation to meet with the LGBT community after becoming archbishop. He has spoken positively of priestly celibacy multiple times. François-Xavier Bustillo, from Corsica, France, is unusual and bizarre, even by the standards of recent cardinal appointments by Pope Francis. He was only made a bishop in 2021 and quickly started to support the Tridentine Mass. He has been rather critical of French secularism and has shown a very understanding attitude towards critics of Pope Francis. Most importantly, he had no problem supporting the controversial group SOS Chrétiens d’Orient, who support persecuted Christians in the Middle East. They are known for being pro-Assad and having far right groups. Yet, Bustillo had no problem with them organizing a trip to by Assad controlled Syria for Catholic youth under his care. His response to Fiducia Supplicans was to focus on its non-binding nature, to speak of homosexual relationships as a perverted situation, that the Church always had ways to support such sinners, but that sinners cannot demand, only ask for, a blessing. Increasing number of Asian conservatives in the last few years Pope Francis appointed such prelates throughout the years, but their numbers tended to be relatively limited. The trend of conservative appointments clearly accelerated in 2022. He added William Goh Seng Chye from Singapore in 2022, an orthodox Asian prelate who has taken a more critical stance on China, supported traditional practices such as communion on the tongue and expressed doubts about allowing non-bishops to vote at the synod. Virgílio do Carmo Da Silva from East Timor has proven a similar voice of orthodoxy who joined conservative cardinals in Prague to condemn gender ideology. Giorgio Marengo, a missionary leader in Mongolia originally from Italy, quickly proved to be critical of Shamanism and religious syncretism and a supporter of Church tradition. In 2023 another conservative from South East Asia, Sebastian Francis from Malaysia, who appears to be relatively close to Goh, got added. Francis openly questioned problems with Amoris Laetitia and possible openings for the divorced remarried to receive communion, during his ad limina visit in 2018. He also has a less rose-colored view of Islam than Pope Francis and has been quite willing to speak about how Muslims have problems with being tolerant and criticized Sharia influencing the legal system in Malaysia. While he positively engaged with synodality, he emphasized that it isn’t revolutionary for Malaysian Catholics, where a form of synodality was developed based on the Second Vatican Council starting in the late 1970s and continued under the pontificate of John Paul II. Malaysia has an interpretation of the Second Vatican Council based on continuity that fitted well with the conservative pontificate of John Paul II. Finally, when asked about the controversial Vatican deal with China in 2023 he dodged the question and started to praise attempts by the Federation of Asian Bishops Conference (FABC), led at the time by the firmly anti-China Cardinal Bo from Myanmar, instead. The FABC had spoken out against increasing persecution of the Church in certain authoritarian states in early 2023. Pablo Virgilio David from the Philippines deserves a special mention, too. He was named cardinal last year, is currently president of the bishops conference in the Philippines, and has been leading the fight against the legalization of divorce. He has attended both pro-life and pro-family marches, successfully encouraged the senate to sink an anti-discrimination and pro-LGBT bill (yet falsely presented as supporting it), and has argued, that married men could only be ordained priests if they live in total abstinence.
Actually you know there are very,very many good Catholic Cardinals. Some of them front runners to be Pope. On balance I would guess there is a very,very good chance of us getting a really good, holy, smart Catholic Pope. Many of them off course are perverts and heretics. But most of them are sound Catholics I think. Much more chance than being stuck with another Frankie.
A Carmelite. Perhaps: From an earlier post of Luan... **Blessed Francisco Palau y Quer (1811-1872)** was a Spanish Carmelite priest and exorcist. He was one of the first to attempt to increase the number of exorcists in the Church. In 1868, he founded the weekly newspaper "El Ermitaño," where he wrote many prophecies. **The bold text is ours.** "Before Charles, or another Catholic king rises, God will say to a man what He said to Moses: 'Here is a rod: with it, I will show all nations my existence and my omnipotence.' To this man, demons will be handed over at his discretion, to be cast out from the body of current society, from the body of nations.... To this man, earth, hell, and heavens will obey, the elements and the whole of nature: this man will stand firmly 'insignitis et potentis ante reges horrendos' before those kings with whom Pius IX now has to compromise, and in this man, the system of compromises will end; The restorer will have incredible gifts and will cast out the demons from society. When will he come? When no one believes it; when all nations have consummated, in the persons of their kings, the apostasy of the faith; when you see the devil glorifying himself in his triumph, resisting the power of the Catholics. When the devil reaches the point of presenting himself before all the kings of the earth, declaring war against God with his motto: 'Revolution!' When you, the ones tasked with throwing him into the abyss, are powerless to defeat him because of their unbelief. Then this man will appear in the world to announce his end." He will come on the day of general apostasy, on the day of general war, on the day when the clergy, that is, those tasked with combating the devil, are powerless because of unbelief. "Elias will restore ecclesiastical matters to their proper order with a powerful hand, banish from the Church's bosom the false politicians, the antichrists, those legions of writers and doctors who, in the name of Christ, seduce the people, and cleanse the temple of God from the abominations with which bad Catholics defile it." Thus the clergy will be restored by the hand of this Elias, that is, the end of progressivism. "There is no other restorer but him. If the true restoration comes, which consists in the conversion to God of all nations and their kings, the restorer cannot be a king, but an apostle... And this apostle will be Elias, the promised Elias, whatever name he is given when he appears. Whether he is called John, Moses, Peter, the name matters little: Elias's mission will restore human society because God has ordained it in His providence." Who will he be? He is not the great monarch of the prophecies, because he is not a king, but he will completely restore society. "Will he be Elias the Tishbite, the same one who prophesied during the reign of Ahab and Jezebel, kings of Israel? We do not know. But there is nothing against faith in believing that he could be any man, a fisherman like Peter, the son of a carpenter like Jesus, a poor man, ignorant according to the world's science, but wise for his mission." "When the apostles descended from the mountain [Tabor], they asked their Master about Elias's mission, and Jesus replied: 'Elias indeed will come, and when he comes, he will restore all things' (Saint Matthew, ch. XVII). Behold the restorer, prepared for the law of grace, as Moses was for the written law. Does this restorer live? Tradition affirms it, and so we must believe. In the 16th century, he chose a Spaniard, the great Teresa of Jesus, and chose her to restore Carmel. He appeared to her many times, assuring her that in the last times, her Order would present itself with great strength for the battle." He will be from the Order of Carmel, which includes a simple lay Third Order Carmelite. "In Carmel, that is, among the Carmelites, who inherited his mantle through the hands of Elisha, and with his mantle his spirit and his mission." "This man, the most extraordinary the centuries have seen, will have the power to 'strike the earth with every plague as often as he desires,' this man is chosen by the Queen of this Mount Carmel to be the general and leader of all the armies of God, and this man is at the orders of his Queen, hidden on the holy mountain, and prepared for the day and hour that God has appointed for his mission, and through this man, the Queen of Carmel will restore order in human society." He will be the most extraordinary man ever seen, very Marian, and originating from Mount Carmel. The Venerable Holzhauser also speaks of a coming "Great General." Yes: 'He will come and restore all things,' but he will be despised and horribly persecuted by the Catholics themselves because they are the ones who have lost the world through unbelief. The elect will unite with him, and the bad Catholics will form a league against him along with the apostate kings." "There is no day or hour. When no one, not even the Carmelites, expects him or believes in him." Despite everything, many Catholics will despise him, even in Carmel. "Do not expect anything from politics but deceptions and betrayals. The restoration will not come from there: it will come from Heaven and will be brought to us by men who, dressed in a coarse woolen tunic, will announce repentance to the world." It is clear where we should expect this restoration to come from.
The next Pope will not be the Angelic Pope. The Angelic Pope and Great King will only come when things are at there worst. Bad as they after Papa Frankie and his mates we have a long way to go yet on the downwards spiral, Folks so wicked in the Vatican to make even Papa Frankie look like a saint.
Does the angelic Pope get installed when things are at their worst, or does it happen after he is installed? I only ask because it seems like a lot of prophecies mention how Rome gets destroyed and the Pope reacts to it. I know after the destruction the great king comes but I don't remember hearing this about the angelic Pope. I would think it difficult to elect a Pope when things are at their worst.
