Robert Howells is a highly regarded writer and researcher who has investigated esoteric and historic mysteries for the past 20 years ? This book examines the possibility that the prophecies were a 16th-century forgery created for propaganda in a papal election ? Analyses the accuracy of the prophecies and investigates the history of prophecy within the Catholic Church ? A timely release, as the prophecies in the book predict that the current Pope will oversee the fall of the Vatican ? A must-buy for the large number of people who are fascinated by unresolved mysteries in the history of Christianity.