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You all know that the duty of the Conclave was to give a bishop to Rome. It seems that my brother Cardinals have gone almost to the ends of the earth to get him\u2026 but here we are. I thank you for the welcome that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "History"","block_context":{"text":"History","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/history\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"!!!!!!!!!!!-popefrancis","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/popefrancis.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":50991,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/and-so-it-begins\/","url_meta":{"origin":50964,"position":4},"title":"And So It Begins","author":"Thom","date":"12 March 2013","format":"image","excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "History"","block_context":{"text":"History","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/history\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Msgr. 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