The Last Pope: Francis and the Fall of the Vatican
A historian dissects the prophecies of a Nostradamus-like seer who suggests the end of the papal throne—and the beginning of a new era in the Roman Catholic Church.

Nearly a thousand years ago, the Archbishop of Armagh—later canonized as St. Malachy—made a series of prophecies that were hidden in the Vatican for four hundred years. His predictions gave clues to the identities of the 109 Popes from medieval times to present day, including the final Pope who would oversee the end of the Papacy and the fall of the Roman Catholic Church. The Last Pope examines the sudden ‘rediscovery’ of these prophecies in the sixteenth century, how they may have been used as propaganda in the campaign to promote Pope Gregory XIV to the papal throne, and how the 2013 papal election may have been our last.
 
Robert Howells has spent the last twenty years researching and writing about religious and historical mysteries. By drawing on his extensive knowledge of both the political and spiritual history of the Catholic Church, he places Pope Francis in the context of what will potential be the most challenging era for the papacy. The Last Pope seeks to answer questions surrounding the future of the Catholic church, offering an investigating that will fascinate readers who are fascinated by the unresolved mysteries in the history of Christianity.
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The Last Pope: Francis and the Fall of the Vatican
A historian dissects the prophecies of a Nostradamus-like seer who suggests the end of the papal throne—and the beginning of a new era in the Roman Catholic Church.

Nearly a thousand years ago, the Archbishop of Armagh—later canonized as St. Malachy—made a series of prophecies that were hidden in the Vatican for four hundred years. His predictions gave clues to the identities of the 109 Popes from medieval times to present day, including the final Pope who would oversee the end of the Papacy and the fall of the Roman Catholic Church. The Last Pope examines the sudden ‘rediscovery’ of these prophecies in the sixteenth century, how they may have been used as propaganda in the campaign to promote Pope Gregory XIV to the papal throne, and how the 2013 papal election may have been our last.
 
Robert Howells has spent the last twenty years researching and writing about religious and historical mysteries. By drawing on his extensive knowledge of both the political and spiritual history of the Catholic Church, he places Pope Francis in the context of what will potential be the most challenging era for the papacy. The Last Pope seeks to answer questions surrounding the future of the Catholic church, offering an investigating that will fascinate readers who are fascinated by the unresolved mysteries in the history of Christianity.
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The Last Pope: Francis and the Fall of the Vatican

The Last Pope: Francis and the Fall of the Vatican

by Robert Howells
The Last Pope: Francis and the Fall of the Vatican

The Last Pope: Francis and the Fall of the Vatican

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Overview

A historian dissects the prophecies of a Nostradamus-like seer who suggests the end of the papal throne—and the beginning of a new era in the Roman Catholic Church.

Nearly a thousand years ago, the Archbishop of Armagh—later canonized as St. Malachy—made a series of prophecies that were hidden in the Vatican for four hundred years. His predictions gave clues to the identities of the 109 Popes from medieval times to present day, including the final Pope who would oversee the end of the Papacy and the fall of the Roman Catholic Church. The Last Pope examines the sudden ‘rediscovery’ of these prophecies in the sixteenth century, how they may have been used as propaganda in the campaign to promote Pope Gregory XIV to the papal throne, and how the 2013 papal election may have been our last.
 
Robert Howells has spent the last twenty years researching and writing about religious and historical mysteries. By drawing on his extensive knowledge of both the political and spiritual history of the Catholic Church, he places Pope Francis in the context of what will potential be the most challenging era for the papacy. The Last Pope seeks to answer questions surrounding the future of the Catholic church, offering an investigating that will fascinate readers who are fascinated by the unresolved mysteries in the history of Christianity.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781780286242
Publisher: Watkins Media
Publication date: 06/20/2013
Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format: eBook
Pages: 304
File size: 723 KB

About the Author

Robert Howells is an author, researcher, and historian specialising in religions, secret societies and symbolism. He has investigated esoteric and historic mysteries for the past 20 years. His first major book, Inside the Priory of Sion, was published in 2011 and was followed by The Last Pope.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements iv

Introduction 1

1 Prophecy: An Eye on the Future 7

2 The Science of Prophecy 35

3 Prophecy in Christianity 57

4 The History of the Popes to Malachy 80

5 The Life of St Malachy 96

6 The Prophecies - Part I 120

7 Release and Intrigue 168

8 The Prophecies - Part II 183

9 Reflections on the Prophecies 216

10 The Final Prophecy 234

11 Candidates and Cardinals 261

12 The Final Pope 270

13 Conclusions 283

Selected Bibliography 293

Index 295

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