The Future and the Popes   243 
short, like the reign of the holy Pope who reigns after him. I am not certain 
when Pope Benedict's reign will begin. He must have some number of years 
in his brief reign, to accomplish his tasks of peace making. He must 
therefore be elected soon. 
The Second Pope After John Paul II 
Pope #112 on St. Malachy's list is given this description:  In the final 
persecution of the Holy Roman Church there shall reign Peter the Roman 
who will feed his flock amid many tribulations, after which the seven hilled 
city will be destroyed and the terrible judge will judge the people.  [6] 
Why is he called Peter the Roman? The descriptions given for John Paul I 
and II were about their Pontificates, not about their lives before they were 
elected Pope. Will Peter the Roman be someone born in Rome or who grew 
up in Rome or who has spent most of his vocation in Rome? Perhaps. But I 
think it is more likely that the expression  Peter the Roman  refers to his 
Pontificate.  
    As a description of his Pontificate, the phrase  Peter the Roman  
indicates that this Pope reaffirms the authority of the Pope over the Church, 
authority based on his place as a Successor of Peter. The expression also 
indicates that this Pope will reaffirm Rome as the proper seat of authority in 
the Church and require the faithful to acknowledge  the holy, Catholic, and 
apostolic Roman Church as the mother and teacher of all churches.  [7] His 
predecessor, the Pope of Peace (Pope Benedict XVI), will emphasize the 
good in other faiths and the unity among all peoples. But Peter the Roman 
will emphasize the supremacy of the Roman Catholic Faith and the Roman 
Catholic Church above all other religions and denominations, and its 
authority over all Christians and all peoples of the world. 
Perhaps this Pope will take the name Pope Peter II. No Pope has chosen the 
name Peter since Christ gave that name to Simon bar Jonah, who became 
Saint Peter, leader of the Apostles and  the first Pope of the Church. The 
choice of the name Peter by this modern Pope would reaffirm that the Pope 
is the Successor of Peter. On the other hand, he might not actually take the 
name  Peter.  It could be that  Peter the Roman  is merely an expression 
describing his Pontificate. 
Some people think that Peter the Roman will be the last Pope ever and that 
the world will end during his Pontificate. No, not so! Peter the Roman is 
merely the last Pope on this list, not the last Pope ever. The time of Peter the 
Roman's Pontificate is described in Apocalyptic terms because His 






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