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Papal elections aren’t always as dramatic as ‘Conclave’ – but the history behind the process is

  • Written by Joelle Rollo-Koster, Professor of Medieval History, University of Rhode Island
Papal elections aren’t always as dramatic as ‘Conclave’ – but the history behind the process isA view of the Sistine Chapel, where electors choose the new pope, on March 9, 2013, before the start of the conclave that resulted in the election of Pope Francis.AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino

I’m a historian of the medieval papacy and editor of the forthcoming three volumes of the Cambridge History of the Papacy. So it was more or less...

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