GLOBAL natural disasters, economic turmoil, wars, revolutions and moral decay have people everywhere wondering if the end of the world as we know it is not near. THOSE TEXTS deemed sacred to Judaism, Christianity and Islam all predict a coming Messiah. Many adherents in each of these religions are convinced that their Messiah will come in this generation. ROME: 900 years ago St. Malachy's supposed "Prophecy of the Popes" predicted the last Pope to be Benedict XVI's successor during whose time there would be great persecution of the Church. After his papacy the city on seven hills would be...