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Vatican goes viral: TikTokers fascinated by pope election

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      Gerhard Ludwig Müller
      It’s a good number of cardinals from South America, North America.”
      Irish Times
      Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Muller of Germany noted an electoral base that seemed to be forming, saying
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      I had experience in a conclave, ... and he didn’t.”
      The New York Times
      Cardinal Tagle said
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      Blase J. Cupich
      I just admire the way he runs a meeting,
      The New York Times
      Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, his hometown, said
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      I asked him, ‘Do you want a candy?’ and he said ‘Yes,
      The New York Times
      Cardinal Tagle said
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      Désiré Tsarahazana
      He obtained a very, very large majority of votes,
      The New York Times
      Cardinal Désiré Tsarahazana of Madagascar said
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      In the first vote, there were several candidates who won significant votes,
      The New York Times
      Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik of South Korea said, according to the South Korean news agency Yonhap
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      We almost all know him. He’s one of us,
      The New York Times
      said Cardinal Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo of Venezuela, who has known him for decades
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      Pablo Virgilio David
      You begin to see the direction and say, ‘Oh my goodness, I’m not going to use my five days’ worth of clothes,
      The New York Times
      joked Cardinal Pablo Virgilio Siongco David of the Philippines
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      Once we’re in Santa Marta, there was talk about individual candidates,
      The New York Times
      Cardinal Nichols of England said
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      If there’s anything you want to change about the conclave rules — it’s all in your hands now.’
      The New York Times
      Cardinal Tagle, the onetime favorite who days earlier had been asked by the American about the rules, told him
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      I didn’t even know his name,
      The New York Times
      Cardinal David of the Philippines said
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      Luis Antonio Tagle
      ‘How ... How does this work?
      The New York Times
      the American said, according to Cardinal Tagle, who recounted the conversation
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      In the fourth vote, the ballots overwhelmingly shifted
      The New York Times
      to Cardinal Prevost, Cardinal You of South Korea said
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      We didn’t have dinner, and there were no breaks — toilet breaks — either,
      The New York Times
      said Cardinal David of the Philippines, but the group decided that it wanted a vote
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      Joseph W. Tobin
      Bob, this could be proposed to you,
      The New York Times
      Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J., said he told Cardinal Prevost soon before the conclave began
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      And he remained seated!”
      The New York Times
      Cardinal David said
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      I watched the movie, but actually it was controversial … especially about prayer,
      Guardian
      Cardinal Bychok said
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      He loved being in the country,
      Guardian
      the Pope’s long-time friend Father Tony Banks told Sky News
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      If he comes, he’ll certainly go to Sydney ... but if I get to speak to him between now and then, I’ll certainly be inviting him to come to Western Australia,
      Guardian
      he said
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      As you know, a candidate must receive two-thirds of the votes — at least 89 out of 133 — to be elected,
      The Korea Times
      he said