{"id":94557,"date":"2025-04-30T14:00:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T22:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=94557"},"modified":"2025-04-30T15:45:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T23:45:39","slug":"roman-catholic-writers-distancing-themselves-from-malachys-prophecy-of-the-popes-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/roman-catholic-writers-distancing-themselves-from-malachys-prophecy-of-the-popes-but\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq? Roman Catholic writers distancing themselves from Malachy’s prophecy of the popes, but . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nStatue of Irish Bishop Malachy
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COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

The Conclave of Cardinals to vote for the next pope is scheduled to begin next week on May 7th.<\/p>\n

Yet, someone has been declared pope:<\/p>\n

April 30, 2025<\/p>\n

A powerful figure has emerged in the Muslim world, and his newly founded religion is gaining followers worldwide. Shockingly, on Easter Sunday, his followers declared him to be the new pope, and the next day, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had passed away<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, commonly known as Abdullah Hashem, was born in 1983 in Indiana to an Egyptian father and an American mother. He is an Egyptian-American and the founder of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL), not to be confused with the Ahmadiyya community discriminated against in Pakistan. He claims to be the Qa\u2019im Al Muhammad, the reincarnation or second coming of Muhammad and the Mahdi (Messiah). Adherents of the religion believe him to be the second of twelve Mahdis appointed in the will of the Prophet Mohammed.<\/p>\n

The AROPL began in Iraq in the late 1990s and is now active across 40 countries. It estimates that 7,000 people have had contact with the movement. …’He claims to be<\/a> the \u201cliving successor of both Prophet Muhammad and Jesus Christ,\u201d and his sermons bring \u201ca divine message to the global Christian community.\u201d He also claims to be\u00a0 \u201cthe successor to Simon Peter, the successor to Jesus Christ, the true and legitimate Pope.\u201d …<\/p>\n

He claims to have fufliled ten prophecies mentioned<\/a> in Islamic narrations. One of the prophecies concerned the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia<\/a> in 2015. AROPL also interprets the Muslim prophecy of the \u201csun rising in the West\u201d as a prediction that Abdullah Hashem will rule over the Christian world.<\/p>\n

Another prophecy is that Abdullah Hashem will establish a \u201cnew covenant\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout history, God has established six previous covenants with humanity, well-known to those familiar with the Torah and the Bible, but all were ultimately broken by the people,\u201d AROPL states<\/a>. \u201cThe sixth covenant was God\u2019s covenant with Prophet Mohammed. However, the savior of mankind is prophesied to come with a new covenant\u2014the seventh covenant.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a manner that contradicts the edicts of mainstream Islam, this \u201cseventh covenant\u201d established by Abdullah Hashem will include members of the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n

Another \u201cprophecy fulfilled\u201d took place recently.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Easter Sunday, believers in the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light, followers of Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, took to the streets and gathered outside churches in countries around the world\u2014including Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, the United States, Canada, Switzerland, France, Italy, Germany, Vatican City, the United Kingdom, Spain, Croatia, Serbia, the Philippines, Thailand, Australia, Senegal, and Bangladesh\u2014to announce to the world that a man had been chosen by God to lead humanity as the true Pope,\u201d the website claimed<\/a>, noting that Pope Francis\u2019 death was announced the next day. \u201cBelievers declare that God has made His will known to all: a new Pope has indeed been chosen.\u201d https:\/\/israel365news.com\/408365\/the-muslim-messiah-is-here-and-he-is-coming-to-replace-the-pope\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

No, Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq is not the next pope, God did not chose him “to come with a new covenant\u2014the seventh covenant,” nor is he the successor to Jesus. For more details about him, see my post: Abdullah Hashem claims to be the Imam Mahdi, pope, and successor to Jesus and the Apostle Peter<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

I do not expect the Conclave of Cardinals to select a Shia Muslim to be the next pope (one must be a baptized Roman Catholic to be considered).<\/p>\n

But, if the next pope is the last pope, he will not truly believe the Roman Catholic religion.<\/p>\n

Some have wondered if the next pope could be the last one as predicted in the 12th century.<\/p>\n

I noticed that a couple of Roman Catholic sources have been downplaying the predictions in the list of popes from the Roman Catholic saint and bishop, Malachy of Ireland:<\/p>\n

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CNA explains: What is the St. Malachy prophecy, and why are people talking about it?<\/h2>\n

April 28, 2025<\/p>\n

The recent death of Pope Francis on April 21 has reignited interest<\/a> in the centuries-old \u201cProphecy of the Popes,\u201d also known as the St. Malachy prophecy, which some say<\/a> indicates that Pope Francis was the last pope the Church will ever have.<\/p>\n

The over-900-year-old prophecy, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia,<\/a> purports to describe every single pope from the year 1143 until the end of time \u2014 and Pope Francis appears, at least at a glance, to be the last pope described in the prophecy, suggesting the world will end now that his papacy has concluded.<\/p>\n

A closer look shows that there is some significant evidence against the authenticity of this alleged prophecy. …<\/p>\n

The prophecy consists of a list of 112 short phrases; enigmatic \u201cmottoes\u201d in Latin that are supposed to represent the popes from St. Malachy\u2019s time onward.<\/p>\n

The mottoes generally contain references to one of several things, including the pope\u2019s name (his papal name, his birth name, or his family name), his place of origin, or a heraldic crest connected with him (his papal arms, his family crest, or the crest of his order or place of origin). They often involve wordplay regarding these things, though that is more obvious in Latin than in English. …<\/p>\n

It has been proposed<\/a> that the document, rather than being an authentic revelation, is a forgery composed around 1590 and then planted in the archive for political purposes \u2014 a claim that would explain the document\u2019s lengthy absence. …<\/p>\n

Many news articles and commentators also claim that the prophecy predicts Peter the Roman will show up in 2027, but in reality the document makes no mention of a year.<\/p>\n

Catholics need not worry much about St. Malachy\u2019s prophecies. It is not an approved apparition, and the evidence is consistent with it being a forgery composed around 1590. https:\/\/www.catholicworldreport.com\/2025\/04\/28\/cna-explains-what-is-the-st-malachy-prophecy-and-why-are-people-talking-about-it\/<\/a><\/p>\n

April 24, 2025<\/p>\n

You may have heard of St. Malachy, but perhaps not for his holy life. He is a real saint<\/a>, born in Armagh, Ireland, in 1094, and became the bishop there in 1032. He restored discipline to the Church in Armagh, and he died in 1148 in the arms of his fellow saint<\/a>, the great Bernard of Clairvaux<\/a>, a Doctor of the Church<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, you probably have heard of the papal prophecies attributed to Malachy\u2014a list of 112 Roman pontiffs<\/a> (and anti-popes), identified by a brief epithet alluding to his name, family, place of origin or service, coat of arms, or some more nebulous identification. Proponents argue that the list dates to St. Malachy\u2019s time, though the list was discovered\u2014or published\u2014only in the late 1500s, with no mention in the interim, including from sources one would expect to reference it\u2014e.g., biographers of the saint. …<\/p>\n

After all, of the 112 popes listed in Malachy\u2019s prophecy, Pope Francis is . . . you guessed it: the 112th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

And so, if the reported private revelations were true, we would be on the doorstep of the Second Coming<\/a>, given the recent death of Pope Francis. Although we must always be ready for the Lord\u2019s return\u2014or to face him sooner than that, when we die\u2014the end does not appear to be imminent, at least based on the credibility of the prophecies attributed to St. Malachy.<\/p>\n

Dubious Historical Foundations …<\/h2>\n

The list of predicted popes appears to draw on a work of Italian historian Onofrio Panvinio<\/a>, which is cited in M.J. O\u2019Brien\u2019s Historical and Critical Account of the So-called Prophecy of St. Malachy Regarding the Succession of Popes<\/em><\/a>. O\u2019Brien opposes the historicity of the reported prophecies. Panvinio was a respected historian in his day, and not an advocate of the prophecies. …<\/p>\n

In contrast to Marian apparitions like Fatima<\/a>, Lourdes<\/a>, and Guadalupe<\/a>, the Church has never approved the alleged prophecies attributed to St. Malachy. …\u00a0given both its dubious historical origins and predictions since 1590<\/a>, \u201cthe consensus among modern scholars is that it is a sixteenth-century forgery created for partisan political reasons.\u201d https:\/\/www.catholic.com\/magazine\/online-edition\/is-francis-the-last-pope<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But despite this distancing, it perhaps should be noted that many Roman Catholics have believed that the list was divinely inspired, and this also seems to have been the position of the late Protestant prophetic writer Hal Lindsey.<\/p>\n

There is a lot of evidence that the list is not a forgery.<\/p>\n

Now, that does not mean it came from God–I would say it was from demonic influence.<\/p>\n

Malachy’s list has been remarkably accurate–though one has to include a few “antipopes” for it to work:<\/p>\n

Priest Connor<\/em>: [W]hen Malachy visited Pope Innocent II in Rome in 1139, he was given a vision of all the Holy Fathers of the future \u2026 A study of the entire prophecy shows that fulfillment is made possible only by including anti-popes <\/strong>\u2026 (Connor, Edward. Prophecy for Today. Imprimatur + A.J. Willinger, Bishop of Monterey-Fresno; Reprint: Tan Books and Publishers, Rockford (IL), 1984, pp. 7-9)<\/p>\n

Priest Gaudentius Rossi<\/em>\u00a0(19th<\/sup> century): According to St. Malachy, then, only ten, or at most eleven, popes remain to be in future more or less legitimately elected. We say more or less legitimately elected, because out of those future popes it is to be feared that one or two will be unlawfully elected as anti-popes. (Rossi, Gaudentius. The Christian Trumpet: Or, Previsions and Predictions about Impending General Calamities, the Universal Triumph of the Church, the Coming of the Anti-Christ, the Last Judgment, and the End of the World; Divided Into Three Parts, 4th edition. Patrick Donahoe, 1875. Original from Oxford University. Digitized Sep 1, 2006, p. 203)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The fact that Malachy\u2019s list is NOT completely accurate should show us that the list was not inspired by God. The fact that its accuracy is at least partially dependent upon the inclusion of antipopes in the 15th<\/sup> century, however, suggests that the list was not likely to have been originally composed in the 16th<\/sup> century: including antipopes would seem to not have been particularly helpful for the supporters of a pontiff at the time.<\/p>\n

There have not been any officially Vatican recognized \u201cantipopes\u201d since Felix V\u2019s time in 1439-1449.<\/p>\n

Most of the Malachy list contains two-three word descriptions in Latin, but the last pope \u201cPetrus Romanus\u201d has a much longer description.<\/p>\n

While its original date is hard to absolutely prove (I tend to accept the 12th century date), many of the post 16th century predictions on Malachy’s list have apparently come true. Some Roman Catholics have written the following about it:<\/p>\n

…a list\u2026attributed to St. Malachy\u2026has given fitting descriptions of every pope since the 16th century, when it was discovered. (Dupont, Yves. Catholic Prophecy: The Coming Chastisement. TAN Books, Rockford (IL), 1973, p.19)<\/p>\n

…the vast majority of Malachy’s predictions about successive Popes is amazingly accurate. (Bander P. The Prophecies of St. Malachy. Originally written in 1969. TAN Books reprint, Rockford (IL), 1973, p. 11)<\/p>\n

St. Malachy named all the popes from the year 1130 to the end of time\u2026On St. Malachy\u2019s 1966 schedule, we will only have four more popes to follow Paul. (Culligan, E. The Last World War and the End of Time. The book was blessed by Pope Paul VI, 1966. TAN Books, Rockford (IL), p. 118)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So Roman Catholics used to claim that Malachy’s list was accurate.<\/p>\n

Since Pope Paul VI in 1966, there have been four popes: John Paul I, John Paul II, and Benedict XVI, and Francis.<\/p>\n

In 1966, Peter Bander produced a book titled The Prophecies of St. Malachy <\/em>which provides information in English about the list, including those popes\/antipopes who he\/others felt met the criteria of the Latin statements. The inside cover of it claims:<\/p>\n

Peter Bander <\/strong>\u2026 Through the good services of Archbishop Cardinale, he has received the cooperation of the Vatican Archives, and the result is the most authoritative and enlightening edition of the prophecies ever to have appeared.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Archbishop H.E. Cardinale was one time \u201cApostolic Nuncio to Belgium and Luxenbourg\u201d and former \u201cApostolic Delegate to Great Britain\u201d wrote the Forward in the book. He calls the book a \u201cfascinating study\u201d which includes the identity of popes and \u201cantipopes.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the time the book was published, Pope Paul VI was pope and he identified him with the 108th<\/sup> statement from Malachy FLOS FLORUM<\/em> and stated:<\/p>\n

Malachy\u2019s legend appears to be an obvious allusion to the Pope\u2019s amorial bearings which show three fleurs-de-lis.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The above does not immediately strike one as totally obvious as it could apply to many others. Peter Bander then immediately wrote:<\/p>\n

The following four prophecies have yet to be fulfilled.<\/p>\n

Recall that the above was published in 1966. The four popes since Paul VI, were John Paul I, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and possibly Pope Francis.<\/p>\n

Here is what was the 109th<\/sup> prediction in the Malachy list with a translation supplied by Peter Bander:<\/p>\n

DE MEDIETATE LUNAE<\/em><\/p>\n

Of the half moon (Bander, p. 94)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While Peter Bander\u2019s \u201cspeculations\u201d (which involved the Muslims) about what this might mean did not come to pass, the reality is the Pope John Paul I became pontiff on August 26, 1978 near a half moon (August 25, 1978) and died a month later on September 28, 1978 slightly after the half moon (September 24, 1978). Some have suggested that this means his pontificate may have somewhat fulfilled this Malachy prediction.<\/p>\n

Here is what was the 110th<\/sup> prediction in the Malachy list:<\/p>\n

DE LABORE SOLIS<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here is the translation and a comment from Peter Bander about the above Malachy writing, beginning with two translations:<\/p>\n