The majority of the cases portraying alleged popes after 1590 are “hit and miss,” he told the newspaper, with some examples being more extreme than others.
A brief passage in The Prophecy of the Popes referred to the 112th pope as “Peter the Roman,” which some have interpreted as a prophecy of the end of the world or the “second coming” of Jesus.
According to the journal, the line talks of a “dreadful judge” and the destruction of the “city of seven hills,” which is believed to represent Rome.
It states that “Peter the Roman will rule during the last persecution of the Holy Roman Church, feeding his flock through many trials, after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed and the terrible Judge will judge the people.” “The Final Chapter.”
Weiss went on to say that the paragraph’s widely held apocalyptic meaning could be completely incorrect.
