As the College of Cardinals gathers on Wednesday for the fifty-fourth papal conclave, now is an apropos time to look at the topic of conclaves and the film Conclave.
First, a little history. Starting in 1061, the Catholic Church switched from appointment of popes by secular authorities or by engineered election to election of a pope from among ordained …
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