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minus-squaredonlinkfedilink6•2 months agoHe is elected by a papal enclave, which is a gathering of the College of Cardinals.
minus-square@MagicShellink14•2 months agoListen. Strange men in tall hats is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical hat ceremony.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 months agoYou mean hes not elected by some moistened bint throwing a pointy hat at him?
You don’t vote for Pope
Well, how do you become Pope then?
He is elected by a papal enclave, which is a gathering of the College of Cardinals.
Listen. Strange men in tall hats is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical hat ceremony.
You mean hes not elected by some moistened bint throwing a pointy hat at him?
God