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While we wait to see whom the conclave has picked to be the next pope, let me give you a little thread on the weirdest book I ever read: 'Hadrian the Seventh.' Published in 1904, it's the story of a wannabe-priest who, out of the blue, is made pope. It's strident, mawkish, funny, and bizarre. 🧵

May 8, 2025, 5:12 PM

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