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tptacek ◴[] No.43929938[source]
Prior to Francis, the last pope we had from a religious order (as opposed to a career diocesan) was Gregory XVI in 1831. Now we've had two religious popes in a row --- Francis, a Jesuit, and then Leo, an Augustinian.
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Starlevel004 ◴[] No.43932214[source]
> Now we've had two religious popes in a row

Aren't they all religious? That seems like a mandatory part of being a pope.

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1. christophilus ◴[] No.43932333[source]
Religious has a specific technical meaning in the Catholic world. It means to be part of a religious order like Jesuits, Benedictines, etc.