Who will be the next pope? Which cardinal will get the job?
1) “The Pope After Benedict XVI (this section updated on May 10, 2006) This Pope will be Cardinal Francis Arinze, and he will take the name Pope Pius XIII 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.” 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. Peter the Roman will not be someone born in Rome, nor who grew up in Rome. He is not of Italian or Roman descent. The expression “Peter the Roman” refers to his Pontificate. As a description of his Pontificate, the phrase “Peter the Roman” indicates that this Pope will reaffirm the authority of the Roman Pontiff over the Church; this authority is based on his place as a Successor of Pete
