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Papabile
Catholic cardinals likely to become pope
Papabile
Papabile ( pə-PAH-bil-ay, UK also -ee, Italian: [paˈpaːbile]; plural: papabili; lit. 'pope-able' or 'able to be pope') is an Italian word neologised in the fifteenth century at least, used internationally in many languages to describe a Catholic man—in practice, always a cardinal—who is thought of as a likely or possible candidate to be elected pope by the College of Cardinals. The term has been popularised by Vaticanologists. In some cases, cardinals who were considered papabile were elected pope. Among them are Eugenio Pacelli (Pius XII) in 1939, Giovanni Battista Montini (Paul VI) in 1963, Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) in 2005, and Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Francis) in 2013. At times, however, the college have elected candidates not considered papabile by most Vatican watchers. In recent years, these have included Angelo Roncalli (John XXIII) in 1958, Albino Luciani (John Paul I) in August 1978, Karol Wojtyła (John Paul II) in October 1978, and Robert Francis Prevost in 2025. From this...
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