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As the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders gather to vote, Lawrence, already grappling with his faith and being thrust into a potential role as the next Pope, confides in his fellow cardinal, Bellini (Stanley Tucci), who aspires to the papacy.
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Robert Lang, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Voltaire’s avidity was, instead, part of the performance of his role as Top French Thinker—a position that might be unofficial but is as sharply defined as the papacy and has been handed on from one intellectual to the next over the centuries.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The pope had been based in Avignon since 1309, as the French king sought greater influence over the papacy.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
None of these people actively campaign for the papacy.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Robert Lang, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Voltaire’s avidity was, instead, part of the performance of his role as Top French Thinker—a position that might be unofficial but is as sharply defined as the papacy and has been handed on from one intellectual to the next over the centuries.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The pope had been based in Avignon since 1309, as the French king sought greater influence over the papacy.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
None of these people actively campaign for the papacy.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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“The papacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20papacy. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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