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What to Know The 88-year-old pontiff has faced ongoing health challenges, including chronic knee issues and bouts of bronchitis, which has led to him frequently requiring the use of a wheelchair.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The 88-year-old pontiff also uses the memoir to address the crises facing today’s world.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
When the time comes, the 87-year-old pontiff has chosen to be laid to rest in a single wooden casket lined with zinc, breaking from the centuries-old practice of interring popes in three interlocking caskets made of cypress, lead, and oak.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
Though criticism of a sitting pontiff is allowed, church codes require clerical fealty, and observers say that Viganò crossed a line by outright challenging the authority and legitimacy of the pope.
—Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The 88-year-old pontiff also uses the memoir to address the crises facing today’s world.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
When the time comes, the 87-year-old pontiff has chosen to be laid to rest in a single wooden casket lined with zinc, breaking from the centuries-old practice of interring popes in three interlocking caskets made of cypress, lead, and oak.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
Though criticism of a sitting pontiff is allowed, church codes require clerical fealty, and observers say that Viganò crossed a line by outright challenging the authority and legitimacy of the pope.
—Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
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“Pontiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pontiff. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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