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Benedict broke 600 years of tradition and resigned from the papacy in 2013.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Speculation about Francis’ health is a constant in Vatican circles, especially after Pope Benedict XVI broke 600 years of tradition and resigned from the papacy in 2013.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
However, the 10th and early 11th centuries were a dark time for the papacy.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
Having dirtied himself in the catacombs beneath the papacy’s home, our scrappy archaeologist emerges into none other than a resplendent re-creation of the Sistine Chapel.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
Advertisement Speculation about Francis’ health is a constant in Vatican circles, especially after Pope Benedict XVI broke 600 years of tradition and resigned from the papacy in 2013.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
However, the 10th and early 11th centuries were a dark time for the papacy.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
Having dirtied himself in the catacombs beneath the papacy’s home, our scrappy archaeologist emerges into none other than a resplendent re-creation of the Sistine Chapel.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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“The papacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20papacy. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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