Religious scholar Josh Canning stated that it would be “really reaching” to link the enigmatic phrases to popes with any authority.
While papal historian Anura Guruge stated that “more than likely, the entire thing is a forgery,” according to Global News.
The Prophecy of the Popes was probably made up by the man who discovered it in an unsuccessful attempt to win over a buddy of his elected pope.
He said, adding that the majority of Catholic scholars “see it as kind of a hoax.”
