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Why did they make the pope the pope?

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10y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

"They", the College of Cardinals, elected Pope Benedict XVI in a secret conclave under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. What transpires in a conclave is secret and no cardinal may reveal what happens.

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