A year of three popes is a year when the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church (hence excepting Coptic popes) is required to elect two new popes within the same calendar year. The term is most often used in reference to 1978, the most recent year this has occurred.
A year of three popes is a year when the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church (hence excepting Coptic popes) is required to elect two new popes within the same calendar year. The term is most often used in reference to 1978, the most recent year this has occurred.
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