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Joseph
Joseph asked in News & EventsCurrent Events · 8 years ago

How long do you think before Benedict XVII?

I'm thinking the next pope will probably choose anything but Benedict. I know I wouldn't even consider it if I was a cardinal with a shot at becoming pope at this point in history.

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  • Robert S
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    8 years ago
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    Maybe in the year 3000. Back in 1045, Pope Benedict IX "sold the papacy to his godfather Gregory VI and resigned in 1045. Only 1 in 8 Benedicts have been quitters, but any new pope who chooses that name might as well say "I only plan to do this until I get bored or find a godfather to sell this thing to."

    Source(s): http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-prec...
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