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By the 11th century, however, the papacy increasingly sought to free itself from secular dominance.
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Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Colbert said of the quote Massimo Faggioli, an expert on the papacy, had given to Reuters.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Apr. 2026
Barbieri said Leo’s American savvy still does not change an underappreciated reality of Catholicism and the papacy.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Barbieri said Leo’s American savvy still does not change an underappreciated reality of Catholicism and the papacy.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Joëlle Rollo-Koster, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026
Colbert said of the quote Massimo Faggioli, an expert on the papacy, had given to Reuters.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Apr. 2026
Barbieri said Leo’s American savvy still does not change an underappreciated reality of Catholicism and the papacy.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Barbieri said Leo’s American savvy still does not change an underappreciated reality of Catholicism and the papacy.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
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“The papacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20papacy. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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