And the Pope himself has made it clear that retirement is out of the question - this despite that fact that Roman Catholic cardinals are now forced to retire and relinquish their voting rights in papal elections when they reach the age of 80.

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The Tommaso in question was Tommaso de' Cavlieri, a handsome young Roman nobleman to whom Michelangelo addressed several love poems and drawings.

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In this case, a Reddit user posted a question asking if it would be possible to destroy the Roman Empire with a battalion of modern day U.S. Marines.

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