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NBA commissioner Adam Silver has called cap circumvention “a cardinal sin.”

The richly-decorated 15th Century chapel is the setting for the conclave of cardinals that elects the pope.

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Leo, 70, who has a history of missionary work in Peru and is the first pope from the United States, was elected in a conclave of cardinals on May 8.

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“This was shocking. It was as if the Vatican had put a listing for cardinals on Craigslist.”

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has called attempts to circumvent it a “cardinal sin.”

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