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> Now we've had two religious popes in a row Aren't they all religious? That seems like a mandatory part of being a pope.
by Starlevel004 1y ago
> Now we've had two religious popes in a row
Aren't they all religious? That seems like a mandatory part of being a pope.
- zamadatix 1y agoThis was sorta answered here already https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43930231 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43930231 Religious in this context means "of a religious order" instead of "diocesan". Not the general sense of the word "believes in religion" or similar.
- christophilus 1y agoReligious has a specific technical meaning in the Catholic world. It means to be part of a religious order like Jesuits, Benedictines, etc.