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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.
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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
Chief among the other aspirants to the papacy: From Nigeria, the popular candidate Adeyemi (Lucian Msamati), who if elected becomes the first Black pope.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
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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
Chief among the other aspirants to the papacy: From Nigeria, the popular candidate Adeyemi (Lucian Msamati), who if elected becomes the first Black pope.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
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“The papacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20papacy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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