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Who ran the Catholic Church after John Paul II died and before Benedict XVI was elected?
What are the criteria for a pope in choosing his new name?
Is Pope Benedict XVI the 264th or 265th pope?
Can the pope bind all future popes to a specific liturgical discipline?
Michelle Arnold
Should John Paul II have retired because of his infirmity?
Michelle Arnold
I heard there was a pope in the thirteenth century who resigned. Is this true?
Catholic Answers Staff
How can you say one of the marks of the Church is unity when, at one time in the 14th century, there were three popes?
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