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has any Pope in history, ever been asked to 'step down'?
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There are calls for the present Pope to relinquish the papacy due to the child abuse scandal, do you think he hasn't 'managed' very well and should be replaced, I am non catholic but I am interested what your views are on this rather delicate matter.
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However,
I do think it's a shame that after John Paul I (33 day reign) and John Paul II,both of whom were quite young when elected,that they chose to go back to electing "old" Popes.
Of course the appointment to the College of Cardinals does move exceeding slow,and so the Cardinals are usually quite old when they become elegible as Pope.
With age comes being extra cautious and conservative,and not having the will to change anything.
When you consider that at the present time the youngest Cardinal Erdo from Hungary is 57,and the oldest(voting) Cardinal(Cardinals cannot vote in Conclave if they are over 80, a rule instituted by John Paul II) is Cardinal Casado.
However,the oldest actual Cardinal is Cardinal Mayer at 98.
When the Cardinals sit in Conclave their food rations (they are sealed into the Sistine Chapel) are reduced each day to "encourage" them to make a decision!
However,
I do think it's a shame that after John Paul I (33 day reign) and John Paul II,both of whom were quite young when elected,that they chose to go back to electing "old" Popes.
Of course the appointment to the College of Cardinals does move exceeding slow,and so the Cardinals are usually quite old when they become elegible as Pope.
With age comes being extra cautious and conservative,and not having the will to change anything.
When you consider that at the present time the youngest Cardinal Erdo from Hungary is 57,and the oldest(voting) Cardinal(Cardinals cannot vote in Conclave if they are over 80, a rule instituted by John Paul II) is Cardinal Casado.
However,the oldest actual Cardinal is Cardinal Mayer at 98.
When the Cardinals sit in Conclave their food rations (they are sealed into the Sistine Chapel) are reduced each day to "encourage" them to make a decision!
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