Scriptorium: Today's Word Is "Papal Abdication"

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Tuesday, March 1, 2005

Today's Word Is "Papal Abdication"

A lot of people have been asking the wrong question: "Will the Pope resign?" Thing is "resign" is a word borrowed from the corporate world. Pope's don't resign. But they do abdicate. But whether Popes have abdicated due to reasons of health and old age is another question.</a. Sign in to see full entry.

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