From Dan Brown to Graham Greene, the papacy has long proved fascinating to writers. Mark Lawson examines the mysteries around this powerful figure and the church he leadsThe first duty of a Roman Catholic cardinal, when elected pope, is to choose the name by which he wants to be known. Among the 266 holders of the papacy to date, the current incumbent is the first to take Francis, a flash of re-baptismal originality …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:08AM on September 16, 2016