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Virtually unprecedented: papal resignation throughout history
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| February 11, 2013
Posted on 02/11/2013 6:17:16 AM PST by NYer
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To: Mercat
So will the Pope, by then former Pope, be a member of the conclave? He will not; he is too old, by several years.
Even if that were not the case, I suspect (though the rules don't require it that I know of) that he would recuse himself.
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02/11/2013 10:31:41 AM PST
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: Mercat
So will the Pope, by then former Pope, be a member of the conclave? I seem to remember that there is an age limit though. Any canonical scholars out there? EWTN is rerunning a special from this morning with Michael Warsaw, the President of EWTN, Colin Donovan, a canon lawyer and Fr. Mitch Pacwa. they are calling the resignation an act of humility. They all agree that this decision, for now, raises more questions than there are answers. However, your question did arise and the general consensus is that, as head of the church, he can cast a vote but will probably leave this up to the cardinals. No precedent so we will have to wait and watch. The group also noted that the mainstream media will approach this with secular political lenses and spin the news to suit their agenda. EWTN is committed to providing factual news and we should attempt to draw our discussions from their coverage. I already saw that on the local news when a reporter referred to the pope as a "hardliner" and hopefully the next pope will be more attuned to contemporary times.
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posted on
02/11/2013 10:49:59 AM PST
by
NYer
("Before I formed you in the womb I knew you." --Jeremiah 1:5)
To: Biggirl
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posted on
02/11/2013 10:54:52 AM PST
by
bmwcyle
(People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
To: bmwcyle
No, I simply refuse to put on a tinfoil hat. I’m sure yours is very nice though.
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02/11/2013 11:02:48 AM PST
by
goodwithagun
(My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
To: goodwithagun
Where is the Bible does it talk about tin?
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posted on
02/11/2013 11:09:32 AM PST
by
bmwcyle
(People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
To: bmwcyle
It’s right before the part about papal succession.
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posted on
02/11/2013 11:17:53 AM PST
by
goodwithagun
(My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
To: goodwithagun
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posted on
02/11/2013 11:19:48 AM PST
by
bmwcyle
(People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
To: goodwithagun
Ignorance always throws the tin foil hat crap.
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posted on
02/11/2013 12:22:10 PM PST
by
bmwcyle
(People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
To: bmwcyle
It’s certainly thrown you.
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posted on
02/11/2013 1:11:35 PM PST
by
goodwithagun
(My gun has killed fewer people than Ted Kennedy's car.)
To: Morgana; Chode
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posted on
02/11/2013 2:03:52 PM PST
by
NYer
("Before I formed you in the womb I knew you." --Jeremiah 1:5)
To: NYer
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02/14/2013 6:19:41 PM PST
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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