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Originally Posted by lettie
I was under the impression that you had to be a cardinal to be elected.
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Apparently not. I read somewhere that, theoretically, any ordained catholic can be elected as Pope. It is, however, invariably a Cardinal.
The college of Cardinals elects the new Pope, only those aged 80yrs or under being eligible to vote.
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