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Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo... by theelfismike on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:13PM (#43929370)
St Peter was the first Pope; all Popes after are successors to him
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Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo... by perihelions on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:25PM (#43929538)
If they're constructed as ordinals, then, why do they call them cardinals?
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Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo... by psunavy03 on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:34PM (#43929651)
Cardinals are cardinal and Popes are ordinal. It's math.
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Re:First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo... by imzadi on Thursday May 08, 2025 @02:15PM (#43929397)
Ah, I see. Thanks.
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