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While bishops have procedures in place for stepping aside due to illness, no equivalent guidelines exist for the papacy.
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
That is the great counterfactual of the papacy in this century.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
The episode, though, underscored the truism that the papacy is a matter of general public knowledge, interest and debate here, and that speculating about the pope’s current health and who might be next is a national pastime.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
As speculation grows about the future of the papacy, discussions about potential successors have resurfaced.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
That is the great counterfactual of the papacy in this century.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
The episode, though, underscored the truism that the papacy is a matter of general public knowledge, interest and debate here, and that speculating about the pope’s current health and who might be next is a national pastime.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
As speculation grows about the future of the papacy, discussions about potential successors have resurfaced.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
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“The papacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20papacy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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