stackyFACTSTalk about a remarkably short honeymoon phase. He was elected to the highest office in the church, and before anyone could even organize his official consecration ceremony, he dropped dead from a sudden stroke. He holds the awkward record of being the most transient leader the Vatican has ever technically recognized.
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