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Papabile means Being among those likely to be elected pope..
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/pəˈpɑːbɪleɪ/ · adjective
Being among those likely to be elected pope..
Vatican watchers have already anointed the Honduran prelate papabile or “popeable.”
All of this is creating a pre-conclave atmosphere. Vatican observers watch to see how each cardinal deputizing for the pope acts, and whether they are papabile (literally “pope-able,” or a potential candidate to be pope).
In 2020, Edward Pentin, the senior Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Register, released a book on the topic, titled "The Next Pope: The Leading Cardinal Candidates." In the book, Pentin listed 19 cardinals he considered to be papabile, or "popeable" frontrunners.
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Papabile means Being among those likely to be elected pope..
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Vatican watchers have already anointed the Honduran prelate papabile or “popeable.”
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