Pope Francis arrives to celebrate a Pentecostal mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 28, 2023. Pope Francis' surgery, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, has raised questions about what happens to papal power when Francis is unconscious or unable to lead the church. The answer is: Nothing. While Vatican has norms governing the transfer of power when popes resign or die, none of those norms apply to a sick or hospitalized pope. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)
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