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In Argentina, whose population is roughly 63 percent Catholic, people celebrated Bergoglio’s ascendancy to the papacy with jubilation in the streets; thousands headed to the country’s cathedrals waving Argentine flags.
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Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
But the papacy is shrouded in the kind of secrecy that obviates appraisals of accuracy.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
Major events which rely on the convening power of the papacy are put on hold.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
His subsequent ascent to the episcopacy, cardinalate, and eventually the papacy was against his will.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
But the papacy is shrouded in the kind of secrecy that obviates appraisals of accuracy.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
Major events which rely on the convening power of the papacy are put on hold.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
His subsequent ascent to the episcopacy, cardinalate, and eventually the papacy was against his will.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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“The papacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20papacy. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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