NOTR - DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS & THE NEXT POPE - 4.30.25

Today's Show: DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS & THE NEXT POPE - 4.30.2025

Chris discusses the stories surrounding the death of Pope Francis, the first official Jesuit pope in Rome. We consider his influence and legacy for the Catholic church in the next generation. Also discussed is the so-called prophecy of "St. Malachy" who is said to have predicted the number of popes all the way to the end of the world. Supposedly, the now-deceased pontiff was to be the final pope. Will there be a successor? And if so, will he take the name of Petrus Romanus? We review the history of the controversial prophecy of the popes and show what most modern historians and critics believe concerning it. We also consider whether the movie "Conclave" was somehow a foreshadowing of who or what the next pope might be.

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