[NKP_Vet]

Like I said the Pope can do anything he feels like doing.
Canon Law is kinda irrelevant to this whole thing, because only the Pope can name a Cardinal, and the Pope is the only person that Canon Law is not binding upon. The Pope is not subject to Canon Law (or at least not the parts that are not grounded in Doctrine). For Popes, Canon Law is more like a suggestion. That’s what we mean when we call him the Supreme Pontiff. The idea that Canon Law could actually forbid the Pope from doing anything is absurd.

And, of course, Canon Law itself is a brand-new concept for the Church. Prior to 1917, there was no such thing.

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Like I said the Pope can do anything he feels like doing.

So the pope could approve homo marriages, polygamy, abortion, etc. Right? He could declare there is salvation outside the Church. He could walk on water and part the Red Sea.

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For Popes, Canon Law is more like a suggestion.

What an absurd thing to say! Why even have canon laws?

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And, of course, Canon Law itself is a brand-new concept for the Church. Prior to 1917, there was no such thing.

The above statement is false.