[Cvengr]

From the article..."Catholics have every right to select whomever they desire as their head honcho."

This fundamentally fails to recognize God Himself. He isn't dead to His Body. He chooses who will specific spiritual gifts. Even a conclave of Bishops lacks the power to give something they do not possess.

If they choose to select a particular person to lead their denomination, they have that authority, but it is only a worldly authority and not Divinely instituted. Within that constraint, there is nothing wrong with the last Pope resigning.

It further manifests the RCC isn't a Divinely established institution, but simply another denomination of believers who have formed a worldly institution.

The Body of Christ still has many different members and as a whole they form His Bride.

[Campion]

It further manifests the RCC isn't a Divinely established institution, but simply another denomination of believers who have formed a worldly institution.

You get all that from a Baptist observing the Catholic Pope is chosen by Catholics?

[terycarl]

It further manifests the RCC isn't a Divinely established institution, but simply another denomination of believers who have formed a worldly institution.

wrong again!!! The Catholic Church existed for one thousand six hundred years before there was a "denomination" to recon with...