The Prophecies of St. Malachy

by Peter Bander, Malachy of Armagh

The short, cryptic prophecies of St. Malachy, the Primate of Ireland, made around 1140 while on a visit at Rome about each pope from his time till the end of time—all based on visions he had at the time. From what we know of recent popes, these prophecies are accurate based on interior evidence alone. What is so very sobering is the fact there are only two popes left after Pope John Paul II!! Impr.

Genres: Religion, Catholic, History

96 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1969

Reviews

[Kristin · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[ShepherdsDelight · Rating 4 out of 5]

75/100 (= 4.0/6) ≈ 4 Stars

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Hmm.. Interesting and useful to refer to, but... hmmm... not as motivating as other prophecies perhaps?. For the parts about the lives of past popes, I'd much prefer to read a good history of the popes.
It seems that the jury is still out in terms of authenticity -- no dismissing them out of hand since many trustworthy personages of high authority took them seriously, but taking the arguments against them into consideration, it's been recommended to maintain a reserved neutral position.
I personally don't really know if it's really worth it to go any deeper with research. It's unlikely that a decisive answer will be found with little effort, and besides there are already so many other extremely useful prophecies for our inspiration.
I think the best thing is to make note of them, allow for the possibility of errors, holes, or even complete inaccuracy -- and wait a few more years!

[André · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a nice little book. In regards to the prophecies themselves, I noticed that the earlier ones were rather accurate, but the more recent they got, the less accurate they became, and usually rather broad too. The last four, which the author had no way of evaluating, as the book was published before those popes took their seat, don't awaken any obvious description, seeming broad enough to interpret as one pleases.

[Rinstinkt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting stuff.