Folks, the papacy is not a job, it is a real live monarchy. This is not a resignation. It is an abdication.
@delohouse ... as were many monarchies at the time it got going. Hereditary succession is a later improvement.
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@anomalyuk but we quibble I understand your point of an imperial papacyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@anomalyuk while not being an expert on the development of dynastic-regimes hereditary conveyance is well established prior to the papacyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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