papal
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"We depended upon a corrupt Vatican official to get the text of an important papal speech ahead of delivery," he wrote.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
In this setting, he’d probably lecture the Jesuit on the evolution of papal authority and explain the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception in perfect Yale Law School language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Asked on the papal plane about his preference between La Liga's two biggest clubs, Leo plumped for Los Blancos over their eternal rivals Barcelona.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
Our postmodern pope’s meta-callback to another papal deep-cut.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026
It was his business to stick the leaden seals on papal bulls, and, so as to preserve the Secrecy of the Pope, they used to make sure that he could not read a won!
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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"The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer, The Pardoner's Prologue
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