[OLD REGGIE]

Reggie, is it truly your contention that if any time elapses between the death of one Pope and the election of another, the line is "broken?"

If this is the case, allow me to save you the trouble since I doubt Pope Linus assumed the role immediately and exactly coinciding with the death of Peter. Heck, the line was broken again just twenty five years ago since -as I recall- several days (weeks) passed between the death of John Paul the I and John Paul II.

4 years? Four years is considerably different than "any time". Why do you suppose I chose the 4 year period rather than the many 2 year "no Pope" periods? The question deserves an explanation. Unless, that is, you refuse to answer "on the grounds that it might incriminate you".

[AlguyA]

"Why do you suppose I chose the 4 year period rather than the many 2 year "no Pope" periods? The question deserves an explanation. Unless, that is, you refuse to answer "on the grounds that it might incriminate you"."

I'm sure I really don't know. Why don't you tell us why you chose the 'four year' period?