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minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoYou don’t vote for Pope
minus-squareMagicShel@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoWell, how do you become Pope then?
minus-squaredon@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoHe is elected by a papal enclave, which is a gathering of the College of Cardinals.
minus-squarePlastic_Ramses@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoYou mean hes not elected by some moistened bint throwing a pointy hat at him?
minus-squareMagicShel@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 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.
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.
You mean hes not elected by some moistened bint throwing a pointy hat at him?
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.
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