Malachy Prophecies

Earlier I had made a Reference to the Malachy Prophesy they are the predictions of an Irish saint which claim to count down each of the popes until the final pontiff, which has recently come to power, who would commence the rapture and would embody the anti-Christ. An 865 year old prophecy will shortly come true, or prove to be a fraud.
Who was Malachy (short notes):
St. Malachy was Ireland's leading reformer of Christianity in the 12th-century. He was the first native of Ireland to be canonized a saint, and was able to produce miracles, like healing the sick, levitation and clairvoyance. One of Malachy’s most important attributions are his prophesies. Early in 1139 he journeyed to Rome for the first time, visiting his friend St. Bernard at Clairvaux. There he was granted a petition by Pope Innocent II and was appointed legate for Ireland. After his return home St. Malachy, again, set out on a second journey to Rome in 1148. Soon after he arrived he became sick, and died on November 2nd, under the care of St. Bernard.
What was his Prophacy (short notes):
Malachy originally predicted each papal succession of every pope to the 111th pope, beginning with Pope Celestine II, the successor to Innocent II. Each pope was given a specific name that identifies one or two characteristics of each of the popes, until the final pope, who was said to be the false Vicar of Christ. The names were written in Latin and usually refer to a set of “mottos” or characteristics.
Recent events:
There is an unusual sense of urgency that pertains to this prophesy because there is a final pope, who brings the end known as Gloria Olivea or Glory of the Olives. Pope John Paul II was the 110th pope, meaning his successor could fulfill the aged prophesy. Recently, as much of the world is aware, Pope John Paul II has passed away and gave way to the 165th pope, Joseph Alois Ratzinger has now become the 111 pontiff on Malahcy’s list, the concluding pope.
Malachy Predicted a that would either come from the Order of the Benedictines are also known as the "Olivetans" or is likely to have some reference to the name Benedict. Look into it, it is an interesting prediction.
Do I belive it?
Of course not. From a theological stand point i dont belive in many predictions, including this one. The extraordinary claim of the anti-Christ still lack the extraordinary evidence needed. The idea that the devil first obtained the power to create a human and then assume their form and consequently joined the church to control the church by becoming the Pope Benedict XVI, seen by a man ling ago seems not only unlikely and unreasoned but also absurd. Though not popular, many people would agree that the current pope is not the devil’s reincarnate showing the theory is largely deficient in conservativism. It makes far too many assumptions based on sketchy evidence and lacks both simplicity and scope for the unification of the theory. This is an age old prophecy that has the distinction of have a well documented past, but there is not enough reliable or indisputable evidence to support it’s claim and proven to be unfruitful. At first glance it does appear to be valid and precise until it is shown that the simple Latin names given to each pope allow for multiple meaning, confirmation bias and vagueness. When balancing the two theories it appears that calling Ratzinger the anti-Christ is to extreme and is not the best explanation.
Side note:
It is interesting to note that if you change the definition of anti-Christ it begins to change the balance of ceteris parabis. I find it highly unlikely that the devil could ever create life, an aptitude reserved for only God, and therefore I could not believe in the end of the world in the traditional terms. However, if you eliminate the far fetch idea that Satan could take human form and come to earth to take over and merely redefine anti-Christ as something more like opposite-Christ in that instead of inspiriting new ideas, joined people into a community to Shepard them and live as an example to others, one would instead fuse with old conservative ideals that could become harmful, cause a decline in the church population which would ultimately deteriorate the catholic frame work of community, and lack the life example to be the moral leader of the catholic church. One can see many opposites when comparing Jesus to the current hard-lining Pope. With the current world balance of things, such as tension between religions and politics, included Occam’s razor has a different out come. And with waning attendance because of his past and person Jihad’s being waged against the Leader of one billion people it is easy can see a lot of tension growing and a system falling apart, therefore Malachy might not be too far off.