The Pope Who Really REALLY Didn't Want the Job (Blessed Victor III)
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This pope was far more renowned for his life BEFORE the papacy than he was after. And that was a bummer, because he kinda gets a bad rap for it. But it certainly didn’t help that he avoided accepting his election like the plague.
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