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The "last pope" prophecy is a misinterpretation of the predictions of a medieval primate of Ireland, St. Malachy, who predicted a future line of popes and gave names to each such that they might be recognized as having been foretold but only after their respective elections.

Examples: Pope Paul VI was called The Mountain. His family name was Montini which is an Italian equivalent for mountain. Although John XXIII (the one elected to succeed Pius XII in 1959) was one of about 20 children of a peasant family, the family had a coat of arms with a rose as its most prominent feature. He is referenced by St. Malachy as The Rose.

John Paul I was De Mediatate Lunae (of the Half Moon), a apparent reference to is very short papacy. St. John Paul I is Labor Solis (the Work of the Sun). Benedict XVI is The Glory of the Olive, a reference which I do not understand. St. Malachy's very long list of popes then has an ellipsis (......) suggesting that there are others unnamed who would extend the list before ending with Peter the Omega (reputedly the servant of the antiChrist) who will presumably be deposed by Jesus Christ Himself in the end times. Note, however, that Saint Malachy has acquired that first name of Saint and is unlikely to be predicting a specific immediate successor of Benedict XVI as Peter the Omega since that would contradict Jesus Christ Who said we would not know the date or hour of his second coming. Culd be Francis.

Peter the Omega could be Francis or could be some pope one hundred years from now and not yet born.

Stonehouse01 and Mrs. Don-o:

I should have also pinged you to #93.