ouncil toward esteemed monastics. A recent groundswell in spirituality among the latest wave of monks was making the papacy look overly concerned with temporal ma ers in comparison. It didn't take long to fix on the most admired ascetic in Italy Pietro da Morrone. The cardinals, exhausted from years of conflict and deadlock, unanimously chose Pietro as the next pope on July, . The Reluctant Pope To say that Pietro was unhappy with his election would be an understatement. He agonized over accepting the office, wanting only to return to his solitary abode. But the cardinals' miraculously united decision, along with a fervent prayer, convinced him that his election was God's will. He would set aside his personal inclinations in favor of the be erment of the Church. When word spread that Pietro was to be the next pope, thousands of the faithful flocked around him. King Charles and his son, the nominal
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