Saint Malachy's prophecy, although widely debated and consi…

Saint Malachy's prophecy, although widely debated and considered by many to be a 16th-century forgery, describes a series of 112 short Latin phrases, supposedly predicting the identities and characteristics of the popes leading up to the end of the world. According to the prophecy, "Peter the Roman" is identified as the last pope. The prophecy states that during his pontificate: