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I mean, I am a really funny dude, and the old guy could use or laugh or two, no?
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Has this happened before? If so, when?
I have heard that in theory, any baptized male could be elected Pope. I would think they would have to ordain him first, or something like that.
A question related to this would be: Has the RC Church ever elected a person as Pope who was not already a Cardinal?
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My Kung Fu teacher is buddhist, he’s a really nice and great man, I admire him greatly. I’m scared that he might spend eternity in hell I mean that just really scares me. I know other Taoist people and I’m afraid if they’ll spend eternity in hell too. (I’m roman catholic) what does the pope/roman catholic church say about other religions? Please help me, thank you.
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If not how can the sucessor of Saint Peter claims to have complete jurisdiction over the Eastern Churches when he does not even celebrate the Holy Divine Liturgy
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How did the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope as its head, respond to the challenge presented by Luther and subsequent Protestant reformers? How successful was this response?
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Lets see….
JW’s believe in the Bible, they follow the Bible, they don’t add too or take away from the Bible, They apply Bible principles & try their best to follow in Jesus footsteps as closely as humanly possible, they don’t believe or follow a man or group of men, they are not a cult or a sect, they research for themselves to make sure that what they are learning about the Bible is true & can be proven without a doubt, they’re good, honest, law abiding, caring, kind, decent people.
The Roman Catholics…. in general…. are nothing like Jehovah’s Witnesses. Their Pope is nothing like the Governing Body. So NO, I see no similarities, not one!
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Was this a belief that was held in the undivided church (prior to the year 1000 A.D.) ?
Where is the proof of this?
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The College of Cardinals decide’s by voting who will be the next Pope.
They are put in seclusion together during the process and cannot speak about it to anyone, other than their fellow Cardinals.
Before any voting take’s place, they pray (much) that God will guide them in their voting through the Holy Spirit, so that the next Pope will be the one God chooses through them.
There is usually 2, sometimes 3 Votes before it is announced that a new Pope has been chosen. They burn all Votes, but the definitive one will have white smoke coming from the chimney, signifying that a Pope has been chosen.
The new Pope goes into a room and change’s into the white garment of the Pope. He also tell’s the Cardinals which name he will take, such as John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
Shortly thereafter, he is announced by an official of the Vatican, by the words “Habemus Papa” which translated from Italian mean’s Here is our new Pope. He then step’s out on the Balcony to greet everyone and say a few words.
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he is the only catholic pope accepted by the muslim world.
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The Right Honourable Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is now a Roman Catholic. He is a religious man, but modern and supports women’s rights and the rights of gay men and lesbain women. Should he be given a formal role in the Church, I suggest Deputy Pope, so he can use his skills to modernise the Church? The Pope needs someone like Blair to give him guidance.
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