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Papal conclave, 1294 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, esp. in a formal manner: The aging founder of the firm decided to abdicate. ... Has a pope ever res...
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The Pope vs. his doctorsThe Pope abdicate? During John Paul II's slow recovery from his shooting last summer, the rumor circulated in Europe that he was thinking... ... The Pope abdicate? During John Paul II's slow recovery from his shooting last summer, the rumor circulated in Europe that he was thinking of stepping down.
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abdicate, back out, bail out, bow out, chicken out, cop out, cut loose, desert, discard, discontinue, ditch*, drop, drop out, duck*, dump*, dust*, flake out, fly the coop, give up the ship, kiss goodbye, leave, leg it, let go, opt out, pull out, quit, run out on, screw*, ship out, stop, ... Has a pope ever res...
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On the McLaughlin Group this weekend, host John McLaughlin, a former Catholic priest, set up a segment on how the Pope's supposedly “incendiary words” had “flamed across the Muslim firmament.” He then cued up his panelists with this inflammatory proposition: “Should the Pope abdicate...
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3. McLaughlin: 'Should the Pope Abdicate?'; Clift Criticizes Pope ; ... "Question: Should the Pope abdicate?" ; Tony Blankley, over even laughter from Eleanor Clift: "No, that's the most ridiculous thing I've heard..."
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Silverius (536 - 537), son of Pope Hormisdas, was deposed and exiled by empress Theodora of Constantinople, brought back by emperor Justinian to stand trial, convicted, and forced by his successor Pope Vigilius to abdicate again.
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