re: Pope Francis has Died

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He also has to have studied theology and have a degree to prove it.

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What if the College of Cardinals decided to elect a man without that degree?

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He also has to have studied theology and have a degree to prove it.

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Nope

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I bet Benedict's parody of the first crusade was a hoot.

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especially since he wore his SS uniform

Cardinals Peter Turkson of Ghana and Fridolin Ambongo Besungo of DR Congo are among those likely to succeed Pope Francis.

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My prediction is the new pope will be black. I think there’s a high ranking black cardinal from Africa.

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I guess Sarah is too conservative

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I guess Sarah is too conservative

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I was interested in one of them being named, Peter.

In the Prophesies of the Popes, Peter the Roman is mentioned. The African Pope wouldn't be a Roman then.

"The Catholic Church has no official stance, although some Catholic theologians have dismissed it as forgery.[1][2] The prophecy concludes with a pope identified as "Peter the Roman", whose pontificate will allegedly precede the destruction of the city of Rome." -Source: Wikipedia-Prophesies of the Popes

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You would have to bi-pass their vows of poverty so that a priest could support a family.

diocesan priests do not take a vow of poverty

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True, but you would be surprised at how low their pay is. They do (generally) get the benefit of not having to pay for housing and getting food & mileage allowances, but otherwise their pay is a pittance.

I was a bookkeeper in a parish for a while a little over a decade ago. We paid three priests about $18,000 a year (again, they had housing and some food reimbursement), as was standard in my Archdiocese.