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Originally Posted by giles337  I had an interesting idea for finding the new pope this morning. What the vatican should do, is push every candidate of a very high cliff, and if one is chosen by god, then, god'll save him, and he's the pope.  |
The just don't trust God enough to do that
What's wrong with him being conservative? You can take it as the upholding of the Chatolic values that have been followed for 2000 yrs...
What I don't understand is why there's no age limit for a new pope. Honestly, what sense does it make to elect a 78 yr old man for this position, when every other old man at this age is retired? Luckily, Ratzinger seems to be in good health, so probably he'll be up for the task for several years, but if he was 50 he would be even more capable of managing the Church, imho. Is it because they don't want a pope for 25 yrs?
I was wondering why he chose the name Benedictus, does anybody know what the previous pope B. or St. B. was famous for?
Oh that story about a female pope is just rubbish
Following that "logic" every priest should be tested before consecration