
Saint Malachy, an obscure Irish archbishop from the 12th century, is said to have written a text called “The Prophecy of the Popes », in which he foretold the end of the papacy, the destruction of Rome, and the Last Judgment. Is this merely one more apocalyptic vision? Another ‘end of the world’ tale like the one people have imagined seeing in the Mayan calendar ? Perhaps not. As for almost 900 years, the Prophecy of the Popes has proven its merits. It seems to have really predicted the future.

Saint Malachy, an obscure Irish archbishop from the 12th century, is said to have written a text called “The Prophecy of the Popes », in which he foretold the end of the papacy, the destruction of Rome, and the Last Judgment. Is this merely one more apocalyptic vision? Another ‘end of the world’ tale like the one people have imagined seeing in the Mayan calendar ? Perhaps not. As for almost 900 years, the Prophecy of the Popes has proven its merits. It seems to have really predicted the future.







