How to Become Pope
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Let’s say you want to become pope, head of the Catholic Church and shepherd to over1 billion faithful.What requirements must you have for this lofty position:1) Be a catholic and2) Be a man.Which seems a little thin… and, while it’s technically possible for a regular SundayCatholic to become pope, the last time this happened was essentially never because becomingpope isn’t like becoming president, you can’t just run for office. Selecting thepope is an inside job and the men who do it are the cardinals, and while in theory theycan select any catholic man to become pope, in practice they prefer to elevate one oftheir own.The last time a non-cardinal become pope was more than 600 years ago. So, while it isn’tan official requirement, it’s an unofficial, of...
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Let’s say you want to become pope, head of the Catholic Church and shepherd to over1 billion faithful.What requirements must you have for this lofty position:1) Be a catholic and2) Be a man.Which seems a little thin… and, while it’s technically possible for a regular SundayCatholic to become pope, the last time this happened was essentially never because becomingpope isn’t like becoming president, you can’t just run for office. Selecting thepope is an inside job and the men who do it are the cardinals, and while in theory theycan select any catholic man to become pope, in practice they prefer to elevate one oftheir own.The last time a non-cardinal become pope was more than 600 years ago. So, while it isn’tan official requirement, it’s an unofficial, of...
