Also, for the St Malachy pope list, my theory is this (from some website I read years ago):
St Malachys list lines up with the “7 ages of the Church” prophecies by Ven Holzhauser. The 5th age speaks of church heresies, schisms, persecutions, trials, etc. St Malachys list was found in the 1500s…arguably when the 5th age started (with Martin Luther in 1517).
The last pope of the 5th age (Benedict/Francis) both fall under “glory of the olives” (ie glory of the Jews, is one interpretation). The next pope *might* be a good one, the pope who will fulfill the consecration, who will try to restore orthodoxy, the start of the 6th age of peace (but it will be a rocky, turbulent start…kind of like any sinner who repents…the hard work starts AFTER you turn back to God. Your life doesn’t immediately turn around).
Point is, that’s why St Malachys list ends, because it’s only for the 5th age. Then he mentions the very, very, final pope, Peter, who will rule at the end of the world, the 7th age, after the period of peace.
Just my 2 cents.