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Does the Election of a Pope Matter for Non-Catholics?

Today is a big day for Christianity: the election of the first American pope. Is this a big day for Catholics only or for all Christians? The pope has no jurisdiction over non-Catholic churches. I’m a Lutheran, and Martin Luther famously had negative commentary about the papacy. For reasons like that, some Protestants might considerContinue reading “Does the Election of a Pope Matter for Non-Catholics?”