Could a 12th-century saint really predict every pope until the end of time? Or was his prophecy a 16th-century invention? In this episode, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli analyze the Prophecy of the Popes using the tools of both faith and reason.

From its historical origins and dramatic shift in accuracy post-1590, to modern dangers of interpretation, we unpack every angle—including the latest from the Church on evaluating private revelations.

Further Resources:
• Fr. M.J. O’Brien’s book An Historical And Critical Account Of The So-Called Prophecy Of St. Malachy: Regarding The Succession Of Popes: https://amzn.to/3GqvP2T
• St. Bernard of Clairvaux’s Life of St. Malachy of Armagh: https://amzn.to/4jThASN
• Jimmy’s 2016 overview of the prophecy: https://www.ncregister.com/blog/9-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-prophecy-of-st-malachy
• Jimmy’s 2013 analysis of the prophecy: https://jimmyakin.com/2013/02/how-reliable-is-the-st-malachy-prophecy.html
• Jimmy’s 2013 table of hits and misses for the prophecy: https://jimmyakin.com/st-malachy-prophecy-analysis
• St. Malachy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Malachy
• Original Latin version of the prophecy in Lignum Vitae: https://books.google.com/books?id=AhkR3M8Q3AUC&pg=307
• DDF document Norms for Proceeding in the Discernment of Alleged Supernatural Phenomena: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_ddf_doc_20240517_norme-fenomeni-soprannaturali_en.html

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