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The selection of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a 76-year-old Argentinian cardinal, as the 266th pontiff of the Catholic Church demonstrates a dynamism and flexibility that critics generally do not associate with the church.
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Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2013
Several potential pontiffs emerge from the pack immediately.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
Entering a motorcade shortly before 7:30 a.m., the pontiff was escorted throughout the city’s neighborhoods with tens of thousands greeting him with songs and cheers.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
In his first speech during an ambitious 12-day journey across Southeast Asia, where Christians are a small minority of the regional population, the pontiff said the Catholic Church would increase its efforts toward inter-religious dialogue in hopes of helping tamp down extremism.
—Reuters, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024
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Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2013
Several potential pontiffs emerge from the pack immediately.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
Entering a motorcade shortly before 7:30 a.m., the pontiff was escorted throughout the city’s neighborhoods with tens of thousands greeting him with songs and cheers.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
In his first speech during an ambitious 12-day journey across Southeast Asia, where Christians are a small minority of the regional population, the pontiff said the Catholic Church would increase its efforts toward inter-religious dialogue in hopes of helping tamp down extremism.
—Reuters, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Pontiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pontiff. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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