pope
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According to Licence, this interpretation could help resolve a longstanding historical puzzle: why would a pope support the violent removal of an anointed king?
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Artificial intelligence, the pope said, can’t do that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Last year, Willey met his fifth pope - the newly elected Pope Leo.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Even the pope is dropping hot takes on the topic, decrying the “new forms of slavery” that AI threatens us with.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
But her baby thought he was the pope.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
The evidence suggests King Harold may have weakened his position well before the Battle of Hastings by supporting the wrong faction during a bitter conflict between two competing popes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
In 1061, rival factions elected two competing popes, Alexander II and Bishop Cadalus of Parma, who became known as Honorius II.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
The classical musician has performed for the royal family, popes and many US presidents, and is famed for hits such as Time To Say Goodbye and The Prayer.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Raoni, chief of the Kayapo people, has traveled around the world for decades to advocate for the Amazon rainforest and traditional Indigenous communities, lobbying heads of state, monarchs and popes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Then Alexander VI came to power, and he, more than any of the popes who ever reigned, demonstrated how well a pope could succeed with money and his own troops.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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World Religions
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