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snow_michael t1_jd00wfc wrote on March 20, 2023 at 9:09 PM

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

Doesn’t mention that anywhere in the Papal Oath

_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ t1_jd01iqy wrote on March 20, 2023 at 9:13 PM

So? There’s no term limit and they can’t get voted out.

snow_michael t1_jd0psq1 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 12:02 AM

Popes in the past have been removed from office
Technically the position the College of Cardinals vote someone to hold is Bishop of Rome
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 on March 21, 2023 at 8:01 AM

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 on March 21, 2023 at 6:49 PM

Then it's not 'for life'

_PM_ME_PANGOLINS_ t1_jd49xu4 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 6:56 PM

I don’t know how to keep telling you that it is.

snow_michael t1_jd75qu6 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 9:50 AM

You can't because it isn't