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“He served our Church in many roles — priest, scholar, diocesan bishop, curial official, & Pontiff. May Christ reward him for his loving service,” Gregory wrote on Twitter.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2022

Of the four curial officials he did select, three are allies that he has named to key positions, including Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, the second-in-command at the Vatican.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2014

And there is almost no path to Bergoglio’s election without support from curial Italians, combined with a Latin American bloc.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2013

“While the curial cardinals and the more senior cardinals may know most of the cardinals, the newer cardinals are still matching faces to bios,” he blogged this week.

From Newsweek • Mar. 10, 2013

The cities took advantage of the general passion for place and social precedence, and, often from sordid motives, crowded their curial lists with patroni and persons decorated with other honorary distinctions.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel