Adjective used to describe a Roman Catholic cardinal who has high chances to become Pope
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Papabile (/pəˈpɑːbɪleɪ/pə-PAH-bil-ay, UK also /-li/-ee,[1][2]Italian:[paˈpaːbile]; pl. papabili; lit.'pop(e)able' or 'able to be pope') is an unofficial Italian term first coined by Vaticanologists and now used internationally in many languages to describe a Catholic man, in practice always a cardinal, who is thought a likely or possible candidate to be elected pope.
In some cases the cardinals will choose a papabile candidate. Among the papabili cardinals who have been elected pope are Eugenio Pacelli (Pius XII), Giovanni Battista Montini (Paul VI), and Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) and Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Francis). However, at times the College of Cardinals elects a man who was not considered papabile by most Vatican watchers. In recent years those who were elected pope though not considered papabile include John XXIII, John Paul I, and John Paul II.
The list of papabili changes as cardinals age. For instance, Carlo Maria Martini was thought to be papabile until he retired from his see upon reaching 75 years of age. There is a saying among Vaticanologists: "He who enters the conclave as pope, leaves it as a cardinal."[3] This is a popular proverb in Italy as well, indicating one should never be too sure of oneself.
^"papabile". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
^"papabile" (US) and "papabile". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020.
^Allen Jr., John L. (13 March 2013). "Papabile of the Day: The Men Who Could Be Pope". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
Papabile (/pəˈpɑːbɪleɪ/ pə-PAH-bil-ay, UK also /-li/ -ee, Italian: [paˈpaːbile]; pl. papabili; lit. 'pop(e)able' or 'able to be pope') is an unofficial...
cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2003. He has been widely regarded as papabile, that is, a candidate for election to the papacy. The Tablet described...
likely choices than the others – these are the papabili, the plural for papabile, an Italian word which is practically rendered into English as "pope-able"...
in 1953. A protege of Pope Pius XII, he was, at one point, considered a papabile. Siri was born in Genoa to Nicolò and Giulia (née Bellavista) Siri. He...
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Giovanni Benelli (12 May 1921 – 26 October 1982) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Florence from 1977 until...
April 2005, Bergoglio attended his funeral and was considered one of the papabile for succession to the papacy. He participated as a cardinal elector in...
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one of the principal advisors to Pope John Paul II and was considered papabile at the papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. Arinze was...
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saw it was becoming a totalitarian regime. La Fontaine was viewed as "papabile" in the 1922 papal conclave that elected Pope Pius XI and was a serious...
Nazism and Islamic terrorism.[citation needed] Sarah has been mentioned as papabile, a possible candidate for the papacy, by international media outlets such...
Domenico Tardini (29 February 1888 – 30 July 1961) was a longtime aide to Pope Pius XII in the Secretariat of State. Pope John XXIII named him Cardinal...
greater good, the good of the Church of Christ." Parolin has been called papabile, a candidate to succeed Francis as pope. Pope Francis raised him to the...
The 1523 papal conclave elected Cardinal Giulio de' Medici as Pope Clement VII to succeed Pope Adrian VI. According to conclave historian Baumgartner,...
come." Although some cardinals seem to have viewed Montini as a likely papabile candidate, possibly receiving some votes in the 1958 conclave, he had the...
Mass celebrated each day by a senior cleric, often a cardinal elector or papabile, who had the opportunity to preach a homily. Celebrants included Bernard...
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Roncalli left Venice for the conclave in Rome well aware that he was papabile, and after eleven ballots, was elected to succeed the late Pius XII, so...
Rome for the conclave to elect the new pope. Luciani was not considered papabile, though mentioned on occasion in several papers.[citation needed] However...
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a candidate is frequently discussed but never chosen.[citation needed] Papabile Veepstakes See, e.g., Ben Smith, Richardson Defense Raises Questions, Politico...
Roman Empire in 1084. He was among the three whom Gregory VII nominated as papabile (possible successors). Desiderius, the abbot of Monte Cassino, was chosen...
Maradiaga has a reputation as a moderate and that he is regarded as a papabile. The high-profile Don Pierino Gelmini of Italy, himself personally accused...
1393–1457) Antonio Pallavicini Gentili (1441–1507), Italian Cardinal considered papabile in 1492 Battista Pallavicino (died 1466), Roman Catholic Bishop of Reggio...
various cardinals) disagree on the number of votes received by the three papabile; on the first scrutiny. Baumgartner regards as the most accurate the account...
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