The election of a Pope is not an exercise of the Magisterium, which is the Church’s teaching function.
The Cardinals have elected the wrong man many times, even in cases when he wasn’t a bad man.
The notion that the Holy Spirit chooses the Pope, and the Cardinals are infallible, is widespread. And it is a superstition.
The notion that the Holy Spirit chooses the Pope, and the Cardinals are infallible, is widespread. And it is a superstition.
Interesting considering how many Catholics claim that the Holy Spirit guides and protects the Church. If the Catholic church truly is the OTC (One True Church) and the men are really guided by the Holy Spirit, and it is protected by Him, then how does the *wrong man* get elected pope?
It kind of blows out of the water any claims of papal succession.
The wrong man? Really?