[metmom]

So then, does the Catholic church pick the new pope by lottery?

The new pope is usually picked after the old one dies.

That’s not how it happened in Acts. It was Peter who proposed picking a man to replace ANOTHER disciple, not even himself.

Nor is there a record of selecting someone to replace any of the other 10 apostles when they were martyred.

So the whole basis for the RCC’s claim for apostolic succession for picking a replacement for Peter is built on very thin ice.

[WVKayaker]

So the whole basis for the RCC’s claim for apostolic succession for picking a replacement for Peter is built on very thin ice.

So the whole basis for the RCC’s claim(s) for apostolic succession for picking a replacement for Peter ANYTHING is built on very thin ice.

It is most certainly built on misinterpreting and ignoring plain Words in Scripture...

[Elsie]

So then, does the Catholic church pick the new pope by lottery?

Nope; a bunch of guys get together and VOTE on someone.