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		antognini 10 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pope Francis has died The last three popes have all died during the Octave of Easter or Christmas.

dredmorbius 9 days ago [–]

One of the last three popes is not yet dead ;-)

dredmorbius 4 days ago | [–]

I stand corrected. Benedict XVI died in December 2022. I'd somehow missed that.

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI>

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