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Swapping those two numerals makes rather a large difference; also, it seems it was once possible for laymen to join the College


Officially, ''any'' practicing Roman Catholic male is eligible to become Pope. However, in practice the Pope is now chosen from the ranks of the College of Cardinals. As the Pope needs to be an ordained Bishop, if he does not hold the offices of Priest and/or Bishop he is ordained to those offices after election. The last man elected from outside the College was Urban IV in 1378, and the last man who wasn't a priest at election was Pope Leo X (Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici), who was elected in 1513. As a result Leo had to be ordained a priest and consecrated as a Bishop before he could take on the office. [[note]]This is the same Leo X who took rather serious exception to the activities of one German monk named [[UsefulNotes/TheProtestantReformation Martin Luther]].[[/note]] The last man to not already be a Bishop when elected was Bartolomeo Cappellari - Pope Gregory XVI - in 1831.

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Officially, ''any'' practicing Roman Catholic male is eligible to become Pope. However, in practice the Pope is now chosen from the ranks of the College of Cardinals. As the Pope needs to be an ordained Bishop, if he does not hold the offices of Priest and/or Bishop he is ordained to those offices after election. The last man elected from outside the College was Urban VI in 1378 (Urban IV was the first in 1378, 1261), and the last man who wasn't a priest at election was Pope Leo X (Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici), who was elected in 1513. As a result Leo had to be ordained a priest and consecrated as a Bishop before he could take on the office. [[note]]This is the same Leo X who took rather serious exception to the activities of one German monk named [[UsefulNotes/TheProtestantReformation Martin Luther]].[[/note]] The last man to not already be a Bishop when elected was Bartolomeo Cappellari - Pope Gregory XVI - in 1831.
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* In ''Film/{{Austerlitz}}'', Creator/VittorioDeSica portrayed Pius VII.
* The Robbie Coltrane movie ''The Pope Must Die'' (in some countries renamed ''The Pope Must Diet'')

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* In ''Film/{{Austerlitz}}'', Creator/VittorioDeSica portrayed Pius VII.
VII shows up in a number of works about his contemporary UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte, since he was summoned to Paris to crown him [[TheEmperor emperor]], only for Napoleon to take the crown from his hands and crown himself and Joséphine (the gesture had actually been arranged beforehand, as a way of stating his right to rule derived from his merits and the will of the people rather than the DivineRightOfKings). Those include ''Désirée'' (1954, played by Leonard George), ''[[Film/Napoleon1955 Napoléon]]'' (1955, played by Gino Antonini), ''Film/{{Austerlitz}}'' (played by Creator/VittorioDeSica), ''[[Series/Napoleon2002 Napoléon]]'' (2002, played by John Wood) and ''Film/{{Napoleon|2023}}'' (2023, played by Robin Soans).
* The Robbie Coltrane Creator/RobbieColtrane movie ''The Pope Must Die'' (in some countries renamed ''The Pope Must Diet'')
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* In ''Film/{{Austerlitz}}'', Creator/VittorioDeSica portrayed Pius VII.
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* The short story "Habemus Papam" by Desmond Warzel takes place in the Sistine Chapel during a papal election.

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* The short story "Habemus Papam" by Desmond Warzel Creator/DesmondWarzel takes place in the Sistine Chapel Art/SistineChapel during a papal election.
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* Benedict XVI shows up in ''[[ComicBook/RatMan1989 Rat-Man]]''. Due to the [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs nonsensical nature]] of the comic, he was seen fighting off an alien invasion using [[Franchise/StarWars Palpatine's lightsaber and Force Lightings]].

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* Benedict XVI shows up in ''[[ComicBook/RatMan1989 Rat-Man]]''. Due to the [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs nonsensical nature]] nature of the comic, he was seen fighting off an alien invasion using [[Franchise/StarWars Palpatine's lightsaber and Force Lightings]].
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it does not, the pope is never named


* ''Literature/AngelsAndDemons'' revolves around the election of a new Pope and an attempt to blow the Conclave with an anti-matter bomb. As well as abducting and killing the four leading candidates in symbolic ways. Of course, it's written by Creator/DanBrown. The novel gives the dead pope's name as Celestine IX, and the film shows the papal ring bearing the name Pius XVI. In the book, the new Pope takes the name "Luke".

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* ''Literature/AngelsAndDemons'' revolves around the election of a new Pope and an attempt to blow the Conclave with an anti-matter bomb. As well as abducting and killing the four leading candidates in symbolic ways. Of course, it's written by Creator/DanBrown. The novel gives film shows the dead pope's name as Celestine IX, and the film shows the papal ring bearing the name Pius XVI. In the book, the new Pope takes the name "Luke".
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dewick cameo


** Jorge Mario Bergoglio gets a {{Cameo}} for one scene, represented as the ''only'' decent cardinal and a CloudCuckooLander, with Constantin Vitalian elected in his place.

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** Jorge Mario Bergoglio gets a {{Cameo}} cameo for one scene, represented as the ''only'' decent cardinal and a CloudCuckooLander, with Constantin Vitalian elected in his place.

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