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for simony can be elected pope - there is no other requirement for election (although there are several requirements before a person can actually assume the papacy once elected). Read Article: Who Can Be Elected Pope?
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The most recent pope, John Paul II, was elected in 1978. After one of the longest pontificates (papal reigns) in history, Pope John Paul II passed away on April 2, 2005 at 9:37 PM Vatican time. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany was elected Pope Benedict XVI on April 19, 2005 after only four votes.
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Any Catholic male who has reached the age of reason, preferably a Cardinal.
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Articles about the papacy and the current Pope, Pope John Paul II, including summaries of his encyclicals, and an article on how Popes are elected. ... It was according to these rules that Albano Luciano, Patriarch of Venice, was elected Pope John Paul I and that a little over a month later, Karol Wojtyla,
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www.catholic-pages.com/pope/election.asp
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New Pope Elected on Second Day of Conclave [AP]; Biography of Pope Benedict XVI [Carpe Bonum]; Cardinals' Detractors Hang 'Dirty Laundry' [Guardian]; Books by Pope Benedict XVI [Amazon ]; Blogger Roger Cadenhead wins the papal domain landrush [Workbench]
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wizbangblog.com/content/2005/04/19/new-pope-select.php
wizbangblog.com/content/2005/04/19/new-pope-select.php
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White smoke appeared today at 5.50 p.m. local time over the Sistine Chapel in Rome - the first sign that a new Pope had been elected by the Conclave of Cardinals. A few minutes later, the bells of St. Peter's Basilica began ringing, confirming the election.
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50 of Sixtus V "Postquam", § 2). A layman may also be elected pope, as was Celestine V (1294). Even the election of a marriedman would not be invalid (c. "Qui uxorem", 19, caus. 33, Q. 5). Of course, the election of a heretic, schismatic, or female would be null and void.
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On the third day after the decease the new pope was elected, being invariably chosen from among the presbyters or deacons of the Roman Church (cf. op. cit., 2, titt. 2, 3 5), and an embassy was despatched to Constantinople to request the official confirmation of the election.
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