This is the prophecy of Nostradamus, a 16th-century French astrologer, which would have to do with the death of Pope Francis and his successor.
The death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 has not only shocked the Catholic world, but has revived ancient apocalyptic prophecies attributed to Nostradamus , the 16th-century French astrologer.
According to interpretations of his quatrains, the death of an elderly pontiff would mark the beginning of an era of global chaos and the eventual “final judgment.”
One of the most frequently cited quatrains describes the arrival of a “black pope” after the death of a venerable religious leader. Some experts link this figure to Pope Francis , the first Jesuit pontiff, belonging to an order traditionally nicknamed “the Black Company” for its dark habits.
Others speculate that the term would refer to a future pope of African origin , such as Cardinals Peter Turkson of Ghana or Robert Sarah of Guinea, whose possible ascension would reinforce the prophetic narrative.
Other prophecies
These predictions coincide with other theories, such as that of Saint Malachy , who enumerated a list of popes that would end with the so-called ‘Petrus Romanus’ , under whose leadership the collapse of the Church and the world would occur.
In the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, a fresco shows portraits of all the popes up to Francis, with room for only one more, which has been interpreted as a symbol that his successor could be the last.
