The Man Who Didn't Want To Be Pope

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt | Glassbox Media

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2020

⏱️ 10 minutes

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On February 10, 2013, in what began as a rather innocuous assembly, Pope Benedict the XVI stunned the world by announcing that he would be retiring. Not only were people stunned, but to paraphrase King George in the Musical Hamilton, most people weren’t even aware that was something a pope could do. Yet, it is something popes can do, and the precedent was set over 700 years earlier. Learn more about Pope Celestine V, the man who really didn’t want to become pope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On February 2013, 2013, in what began as a rather innocuous assembly, Pope Benedict the
0:05.9	16th stunned the world by announcing that he would be retiring.
0:09.9	Not only were people
0:14.0	most people weren't even aware that was something a Pope could do.
0:17.0	Yet it is something Pope can do, and the precedent was set over 700 years earlier.
0:23.2	Learn more about Pope Celestine the 5th,
0:25.4	the man who really didn't want to become Pope
0:27.6	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. The Hello Great Minds! Mr. DGMH here, but wait, what the hell is DGMH?
0:52.0	DGMH, or drinks with Great Minds in history, is a weekly
0:55.0	weekly podcast that covers one of history's greatest minds each month.
0:59.0	While we enjoy review and rate themed cocktails, liquors, and beers on the scale of greatness.
1:05.2	As greats like Alexander Hamilton square off against George Washington,
1:09.3	Thomas Jefferson, and more,
1:11.0	DGMH is the perfect cocktail of history, sarcasm, and alcohol, with a twist of
1:16.6	psych and a bunch of shots along the way.
1:19.5	So grab yourself a drink with some great minds in history.
1:22.9	Cheers. According to the official history of the Catholic Church, there have been 264 men that have served as the Bishop of Rome, aka the Pope.
1:40.0	Almost all of them have died while serving in that position.
1:44.0	Almost all, but not all.
1:46.0	In an earlier episode, I went over the process by which a Pope is selected.
1:50.0	Today it's known as a conclave.
1:52.0	The Cardinals will lock themselves behind closed doors in debate and vote in secret to elect a Pope.
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