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The Pope (The Running Man)
The Pope (The Running Man) is recorded in 1 distinct story.
The ninety-six-year-old pontiff depicted in this future setting, whose pronouncements receive television coverage. No personal or papal name is supplied, so this is a work-scoped officeholder rather than a link to any historical pope.
Also recorded as Pope.
Stories and supporting passages
The Running Man
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
The Pope was a muttering old man of ninety-six whose driveling edicts concerning such current events were reported as the closing humorous items on the seven o’clock newsies.
The narrator describes the current fictional-setting Pope’s age and televised pronouncements.
The Running Man ↗By Stephen King · writing as Richard Bachman