SMNTY Classics: Can a Woman be the Pope?

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SMNTY Classics: Can a Woman be the Pope?

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Nope! Not right now, at least. Anney and Samantha dig into why that is, and cast their thoughts towards the future and into the past, when there may have been a woman who served as the Pope in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Apr 8, 2023

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