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Article: Four more years? Would the Pope win an election? It's the equivalent of an American presidential term since Joseph Ratzinger became Pope. But if he had to run for re-election, would he get the popular vote? David Williamson runs the rule over the first four years of Pope Benedict XVI's reign.
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- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- April 25, 2009
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FOUR years have passed since Pope Benedict XVI was inaugurated and he remains as enigmatic a figure as when he first appeared on the papal balcony and blessed an audience of thousands.
If Popes had to fight elections like US presidential candidates, he would have just come off the campaign trail with a fresh mandate and manifesto.
But pontiffs are elected in secret and the job is for life.
However, a sense of fragility surrounds the papacy. The 82-year-old is rarely out of the headlines, but often because of high-profile PR disasters.
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