Predicting the Next Pope

For John, BLUF:  The Prophecies of St Malachy are dubious and Paddy Power is down.

With the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the question of who comes next came up.  From the The National Catholic Register we have this article, "9 things you need to know about the prophecy of St. Malachy".

With the announcement of Pope Benedict's resignation, many people have been talking about the "prophecy of the popes" attributed to St. Malachy.

Who was he, what is the prophecy, and what should we think of it?

Here are 9 things you need to know . . .

For those who wish to crowd source it, there is always Paddy Power,♠  Note that the Paddy Power website is currently DOWN.

Regards  —  Cliff

♠  Now that In Trade seems to have folded.