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‘Habemus Papam!’: Second-Grader ‘Elected Pope’ at Pinecrest Academy

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The Register, the only Catholic newspaper to have received an interview with the newly elected ‘pontiff,’ heard from ‘Pope David’ exclusively.
Young ‘Pope David’ greets the faithful throughout the halls of Pinecrest Academy, along with his cardinals and security detail.
Young ‘Pope David’ greets the faithful throughout the halls of Pinecrest Academy, along with his cardinals and security detail. (photo: Pinecrest Academy / Pinecrest Academy)

As the world waits with bated breath for white smoke to appear from atop the Vatican, after watching the line of cardinals solemnly process in to the Sistine Chapel today, each taking an oath of secrecy as the conclave to elect a new pope began, a new pope is being celebrated far away from the Vatican in the great state of Georgia.

Hailing from the serene campus of Pinecrest Academy, the pomp and procession we witnessed today took place yesterday at the all-grade Catholic school during a student mock papal conclave.

Young cardinals, all in their prime, just rounding out their second-grade year, gathered ahead of the conclave to deliberate and discuss in great detail the desires and concerns of the school laity as well as challenges facing their own community in Cumming and the world.

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