[ealgeone]

This is a very interesting article. The conclusion of the article is "there is nobody on earth who has the authority to make an official determination that the Pope is incapacitated and must be removed, or that somebody else should henceforth govern in his place."

[Reno89519]

Dead or alive? History shows both in past. I have no problem with the church fixing the problem either way.

[lee martell]

I have never heard that question asked before just now.
It shows you how upset many are about The Pontiff’s “No Comment” status on the aiding and abetting of child abuse charges. Usually, Pope Francis cannot keep quiet, and inserts himself in all manner of pedestrian and sundry issues.

[morphing libertarian]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_popes_who_died_violently

[lurk]

In centuries past, popes were removed with daggers and poison.

[Boomer]

He governs by the consent of the Catholic people I presume. If they decide to not listen to him and start listening to someone else; that would be the equivalent of removing him.

It would be better if he stepped down though. He has been the worst Pope in my lifetime.

[MayflowerMadam]

Mortal men put him in; mortal men can take him out.

[AlaskaErik]

This is grasping at straws. The same homosexual/pedophile mafia that forced Bennie out and installed Frankie will be picking the next pope and the next one after that, ad infinitum. It doesn’t matter how Frankie exits the papacy, his replacement will not be a reformer, because there aren’t enough reformers left. And those who are left are being forced out, with their replacements members of, or beholden to, the homosexual/pedophile mafia. For traditional catholics, it’s check and mate. You have two options. Swim in the cesspool the catholic church has become, or leave. All the prayer in the world won’t change that. There are no other options, period.

[BenLurkin]

Just set up an alternate Pope.

It’s been done in the past.

[dfwgator]

Ask JP I.

[boatbums]

This is a very interesting article. The conclusion of the article is "there is nobody on earth who has the authority to make an official determination that the Pope is incapacitated and must be removed, or that somebody else should henceforth govern in his place."

I guess that explains why poisoning and other forms of assassination worked in the past. ;o)

[Cannonball Bill]

If Pope Benedict XVI was forced out, does Francis really have papal authority? I would argue not, then the question becomes irrelevant. When the Pope makes heretical statements or acts contrary to cannon law or the gospel, then is he still Pope?

[Rashputin]

Yes.

The the legitimate reasons for removing a Pope, what steps must precede the removal, what the process is, and so on along with every false rationale and line of reasoning rabbit hole Sedevacantists go down is spelled out in :

True of False Pope
Refuting Sedevacantism and Other Modern Errors
John Salza & Robert Siscoe
ISBN 978-1495181429

[ClearBlueSky]

A big enough mob can remove anyone. If the homos arent purged we will see.

[PGR88]

I would bet $100 Benedict XVI was removed from office.

[Pontiac]

An excellent article on the subject.

Can the Church Depose an Heretical Pope? .

But the short answer is that yes a heretical Pope can be removed from the seat of Peter.

The Bishops not the Cardinals would convene an Imperfect Council to determine if the Pope has separated himself from the Church by the commission of obstinate heresy.

If it is determined that the Pope has separated himself from the Church the Imperfect Council would declare the Seat of Peter vacant and call for the election of a new pope.

[onedoug]

The pope is a fag. And there’s nothing anyone can do about it.

Prayers ever for the Faithful.

[CodeToad]

My Catholic wife said it best: “If he is a Catholic then I’m not. I really don’t need what they’re calling a church.”