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March 14, 2013 Simply by taking a new name — one no pope has ever used — Bergoglio might be sending a message that change is on the way for the church. There is a strong tradition in the church of taking names of previous popes. John Paul I, in 1978, broke with tradition when he combined the names of men who preceded him as bishop of Rome. Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130313/news/703139645/ |
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