snow_michael t1_jd0psq1 wrote
Reply to comment by _PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ in TIL In the history of the Catholic Church there has been over a decade without a Pope on the throne. The longest continuous time the throne was empty was two years ten months from 1268 to 1271. by jamescookenotthatone
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Popes in the past have been removed from office
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Technically the position the College of Cardinals vote someone to hold is Bishop of Rome
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If you can't understand the conflict between 'appointed for life' and 'is able to retire' I don't know what to say to you
_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ t1_jd23igg wrote
You clearly don’t know what “appointed for life” means.
Life appointees can still retire or be deposed. It's not a prison sentence.
snow_michael t1_jd48qpb wrote
Then it's not 'for life'
_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ t1_jd49xu4 wrote
I don’t know how to keep telling you that it is.
snow_michael t1_jd75qu6 wrote
You can't because it isn't
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