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Lincoln Republican
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« on: March 02, 2013, 05:03:12 PM »
A monk was elected Pope in 1294 and took the name Celestine V, serving for a few months.

Five other non Cardinals were also elected Pope.

Is there any chance this Papal Conclave in 2013 could make history once again and elect a non Cardinal Pope?

Please discuss.

Technically, any Catholic male who has reached the age of reason, is not a heretic, is not in schism, and is not “notorious” for simony can be elected pope — there is no other requirement for election (although there are several requirements before a person can actually assume the papacy once elected). It might even be technically possible for them to elect a non-Catholic male, if they had reason to believe that he would immediately convert to Catholicism.


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« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2013, 10:28:03 PM »
Patrick, I would be interested to know what you think of Cardinal Tagle, age 55, Archbishop of Manila, as a potential Pope.
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