How long Pope Francis and his predecessors served as pontiff

Francis died just over a month after his 12th anniversary as pope. He had the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

Francis died just over a month after his 12th anniversary as pope. He had the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

AT HIS LIFE AND LEGACY. SERA A PAPACY THAT BEGAN WITH A SIMPLE GREETING BUT A POWERFUL MESSAGE. I AM ONE OF YOU. A FORMER JANITOR AND NIGHTCLUB BOUNCER BECAME THE FIRST JESUIT POPE, THE FIRST FROM THE NEW WORLD, AND THE FIRST POPE TO EVER TAKE THE NAME FRANCIS IN HONOR OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI, WHO DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO THE POOR. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT DECISION, PROFOUND IN THE VIEW OF THEOLOGIANS FROM THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS AND BOSTON COLLEGE. I THINK HE바카라 게임 웹사이트�S ALSO MAKING A STATEMENT ABOUT WHAT THE HEART OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS, AND WHAT THE REAL HEART OF THE CHRISTIAN MESSAGE IS. AND IT바카라 게임 웹사이트�S TO REACH OUT TO THE POOR AND ALSO GO TO THE MARGINS. EARLY ON, HE TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR A CHURCH, THAT PEOPLE COULD FEEL CLOSE TO. AND SO HE USES WORDS LIKE PROXIMITY, HE USES WORDS. HE TALKS ABOUT THE PASTORS SMELLING LIKE THE SHEEP, REALLY BEING CLOSE TO PEOPLE. AND HE EVEN HAS THIS IMAGE OF CHURCH AS A FIELD HOSPITAL. THE PLACE THAT바카라 게임 웹사이트�S THERE WHERE PEOPLE NEED IT MOST. POPE FRANCIS MADE GOOD ON HIS DECISION TO THE LESS FORTUNATE. WASHING THE FEET OF PRISONERS, EMBRACING THE MARGINALIZED, OFTEN RISING IN AN OPEN AIR CAR. INSTEAD OF THAT BULLETPROOF POPEMOBILE SO HE COULD BE CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE STEPPING OUT TO SHAKE HANDS AND SHARE AN EMBRACE. EVERYTHING THAT HE SAYS IS HE FOCUSES ON DISCIPLESHIP, WHICH IS WHICH IS ANOTHER WAY OF TALKING ABOUT FOLLOWING JESUS AND FOLLOWING JESUS TO PLACES WHERE THERE IS DARKNESS, AND WHERE PEOPLE NEED THE LIGHT OF THE GOSPEL. AND SO HE CONSISTENTLY TALKS ABOUT GOING TO THE PERIPHERIES. THIS SHOULD BE A CHURCH THAT GOES OUT, BECAUSE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN IS TO BE A PERSON WHO GOES OUT TO THE MARGINS. FRANCIS ALSO EASED THE HARD STANCE THE CHURCH PREVIOUSLY HELD ON HOMOSEXUALITY, SAYING, QUOTE, A GAY PERSON WHO FOLLOWS GOD. WHO AM I TO JUDGE HIM? HE ALSO DECLARED ZERO TOLERANCE FOR THE CLERGY SEX ABUSE CRISIS THAT HAS PLAGUED THE CHURCH FOR DECADES NOW. POPE FRANCIS IS VERY MUCH AWARE, AS WE ALL ARE, AS I AM AS A CATHOLIC, THAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HAS MADE GRAVE MISTAKES IN ITS HISTORY. THE SEXUAL ABUSE SCANDAL BEING ONE OF THE MOST GRIEVOUS WOUNDS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HAS EVER SUFFERED OR INFLICTED UPON ITSELF. SO I THINK HIS ATTITUDE ABOUT MERCY, ABOUT FORGIVENESS, ABOUT INCLUSION OF VICTIMS AND THEIR NARRATIVES IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH IS VERY IMPORTANT, NO MATTER WHAT DIRECTION THE CHURCH DECIDES TO TAKE. AFTER FRANCIS. HIS LEGACY WILL STAND THE TEST OF TIME. HE WAS GOING TO BE A POPE WHO WHO DID STRESS THE CHURCH OF THE POOR AND WHO DID STRESS LOVE OF ALL CREATION AND THE NEED TO CARE FOR ALL CREATION AS AS AN IMPORTANT PART OF OF CATHOLIC TEACHING AND NOT JUST CATHOLIC TEACHING, RELIGIOUS SENSIBILITY ACROSS MANY DIFFERENT RELIGIONS AND AMONG PEOPLE WHO DON바카라 게임 웹사이트�T PROFESS A PARTICULAR RELIGION. AND I THINK WHAT POPE FRANCIS IS REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WAS REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR DAILY LIVES, BUT ALSO NOT FORGETTING PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE MARGINS, BECAUSE I THINK WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS THAT YOU CAN SEE THE CENTER MUCH MORE CLEARLY, ACTUALLY FROM

How long Pope Francis and his predecessors served as pontiff

Francis died just over a month after his 12th anniversary as pope. He had the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

The average pope over the past two centuries has served about 14 years. Pope Francis died Monday morning after a long health battle which included several hospital stays.The 88-year-old became head of the Catholic Church on March 13, 2013, following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Since the 1800s, there have been 16 popes. Of those popes, Francis had the ninth-longest papacy.Over the past 200 years, the longest papacy was that of Pope Pius IX, who served over 31 years from 1846 to 1878. The shortest was that of Pope John Paul I, who was head of the Catholic Church for just 33 days.Paul served from August to September of 1978. He died at the age of 65 of a heart attack, according to the Vatican, although his death sparked many conspiracy theories.In total, there have been 266 popes of the Catholic Church. When a pope dies or resigns, cardinals convene in Rome to select the successor.After taking an oath of secrecy, the 120 cardinals selected for choosing the next pope lock themselves in the Sistine Chapel. Each day, there are four rounds of voting, during which cardinals cast anonymous ballots. A candidate must receive two-thirds of the votes. If no candidate receives the vote, the ballots are burned in a stove with a chemical that produces black smoke visible from St. Peter바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Square. Once a candidate is selected, a different chemical is mixed with the burnt ballots to create white smoke. Since the 1800s, it has taken an average of 22 days from the resignation or death of the previous pope to name a new pope. It only took 13 days to name Francis after Benedict's resignation.When a pope is named, they take on a new papal name that replaces their secular name. Francis was the first Francis. The most common papal name is John, followed by Benedict and Gregory.Below is a look at all of the popes since the start of the 19th century. PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=

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The average pope over the past two centuries has served about 14 years. Pope Francis died Monday morning after a long health battle which included several hospital stays.

The 88-year-old became head of the Catholic Church on March 13, 2013, following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

Since the 1800s, there have been 16 popes. Of those popes, Francis had the ninth-longest papacy.

Over the past 200 years, the longest papacy was that of Pope Pius IX, who served over 31 years from 1846 to 1878. The shortest was that of Pope John Paul I, who was head of the Catholic Church for just 33 days.

Paul served from August to September of 1978. He died at the age of 65 of a heart attack, according to the Vatican, although his death sparked many conspiracy theories.

In total, there have been 266 popes of the Catholic Church. When a pope dies or resigns, cardinals convene in Rome to select the successor.

After taking an oath of secrecy, the 120 cardinals selected for choosing the next pope lock themselves in the Sistine Chapel. Each day, there are four rounds of voting, during which cardinals cast anonymous ballots.

A candidate must receive two-thirds of the votes. If no candidate receives the vote, the ballots are burned in a stove with a chemical that produces black smoke visible from St. Peter바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Square.

Once a candidate is selected, a different chemical is mixed with the burnt ballots to create white smoke.

Since the 1800s, it has taken an average of 22 days from the resignation or death of the previous pope to name a new pope.

It only took 13 days to name Francis after Benedict's resignation.

When a pope is named, they take on a new papal name that replaces their secular name. Francis was the first Francis.

The most common papal name is John, followed by Benedict and Gregory.

Below is a look at all of the popes since the start of the 19th century.

How long Pope Francis and his predecessors served as pontiff

Francis died just over a month after his 12th anniversary as pope. He had the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.

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