I think the point is more that *there has been no "officially recognised" female Pope, so having a female form of the noun, even in French, is redundant...
Gendered language, yes, but it does not make sense to have a female form, in this case.
If we were to argue that there were female Popes, or could be, then yes...
>dipshit OP doesn't understand that other languages having gendered terms is the norm
I think the point is more that *there has been no "officially recognised" female Pope, so having a female form of the noun, even in French, is redundant...
Gendered language, yes, but it does not make sense to have a female form, in this case.
If we were to argue that there were female Popes, or could be, then yes...