[NYer]

Thank you for the clarification and your suggested final pope based on Malachy's purported prophesy.

In one of your earlier links, however, it clearly states:

The problem with the prophecies as listed in The Prophecies of St. Malachy, published by the Thomas A. Nelson, a Catholic Publishing House, is that Malachy's original works listed only 111 Popes, not 112, as given in the TAN version of the prophecies. Sometime between the first and subsequent printings the 112th, Petrus Romanus, was added to Malachy's prophecy. It was added after the 1820 publication of the prophecies.

That additional bit of information tends to squelch your papabile nomination, does it not?

The one assurance we Catholics have is the promise made by our Lord to St. Peter: "And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age" (Matthew 28:20).

[Errant]

Yes, there is some controversy concerning the last prophecy of St. Malachy. I lean toward the prophecy of the 112th being valid. If it's not then the current Pope is the last one he assigned a motto to.

Food for though... :)