Adjective modifier

• old: He is one of the oldest pontiffs to ever ascend St. Peter's throne.

Converse of object

• say: The Vatican said the 84-year-old pontiff was recovering well... .

• become: This then developed during the medieval period to the bhattaraka becoming an important pontiff, at times like a king.

• find: We must find a suitable pontiff of the left to excommunicate lefties who are on the turn.

Adjective modifier

• late: The late pontiff made Lustiger Archbishop of Orleans in 1979.

• new: Boniface hastened to send a delegation to the new pontiff, to pay his respects and to assure him of his fidelity.

• sovereign: The sovereign pontiff never claimed any power of absolving in grievous matters apart from these.

• suitable: We must find a suitable pontiff of the left to excommunicate lefties who are on the turn.

• 84-year-old: The Vatican said the 84-year-old pontiff was recovering well... .