Crucycrooks
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- The Prophecy of the Popes: attributed to Saint Malachy, a 12th-century Irish bishop. The document is a list of 112 short phrases in Latin. They purport to describe each of the Roman Catholic popes (along with a few anti-popes), beginning with Pope Celestine II (elected in 1143)
- crook: a shepherd's crook; a staff with a semi-circular bend, symbol of the pastoral role of the pope
- crook: a criminal
