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I wouldn't take the Pope too seriously. He's a Pole first, a pope second, and maybe a Christian third.


Muriel Spark

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AGA KHAN IV The fact that I was a girl never damaged my ambitions to be a pope or an emperor.
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And his first minute, after noon, is night.
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SARAH J. MAAS I feel much freer now that I am certain the pope is the Antichrist.
MARTIN LUTHER I feel much freer now that I am certain the pope is the Antichrist
MARTIN LUTHER You might as well try to see the Pope.
IVA JOHNSON I'm going to become the Pope next year. Nothing is impossible.
BRENDA FASSIE Heaven's always been wireless but allowing pets is a more recent development... Thanks Pope Francis!
KEN O. ELDIB He will go down as a fifth-century pope in terms of who women are.
FRANCES KISSLING We've got a third, first and a pole; I don't think you could ask for much more than that. Hopefully ...
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KERRY THORNLEY Anybody can be Pope; the proof of this is that I have become one.
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