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…by Anura Guruge
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The pope continues to climb up the chart. He was at #117 on the 7th anniversary of his election on April 19, 2012. He has gone up 4 notches, but more importantly exceeded the 7.19 year average.
He has now reigned for longer than 153 popes; 57.5%.
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MARAVILLOSO, GENIAL ME GUSTARIA DE LLEGAR A ESA EDAD LUCIDO FUERTE COMO NUESTRO SANTO PADRE
Espero que usted lo hace, aún más fuerte. Anura
Where is BL. John Paul II ‘s place?
Heaven, I think. He is now Blessed. In terms of lengths of pontificates he is, of course, #2. Hope this helps. Cheers.