The next pope is the anti-christ...or is the the false prophet? the current pope is supposed to serve a very short term(relative to the past popes).
This is from memory. Anyone able to back this up with a link of some kind? I have no idea where to look. My memory is too foggy.
No. According to prophecy, Pope BXVI will flee Rome and die in exile. A pretender will claim the papal throne and many will accept him as pope but he will not be a valid pope. The Church will be without a pope for a period anywhere from 2-4 years. The Church and the world will undergo a severe chastisement where 3/4 of the population dies. The remaining bishops will gather to elect a valid pope, our last, who will rule about 40 years until antichrist appears. Then it's game over.
What we are about to undergo is a severe chastisement in the end times, but it is not THE end of time.
I think you are trying to recall St. Malachy.
When John Paul II was pope my dad said the same thing. That it was supposed to be the pope after him, so I am confused.
Are you referencing St. Malachi’s prophecy on the Popes? This one is the Olive branch one and his ties to the Olivetans was an interesting tie in.
Sounds also similar to some of the Marian Apparitions.
Time to buckle the planet’s seatbelts.
Well, he may not be the anti-christ but it is said in some Catholic prophecy that he will be evil and the last Pope. Anyone remember that prophecy?