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To: ealgeone

While there is nobody on earth with the authority to remove a Pope, some canonists believe that, if it were established that a Pope was a heretic, he could be “removed” by the College of Cardinals, who would simply recognize that he had already removed himself from office by his heresy.


30 posted on 08/31/2018 8:58:28 PM PDT by Campion
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More - as some believe exists in the case of the current anti-pope, the conclave was improper the election may be a nullity.


31 posted on 08/31/2018 9:00:46 PM PDT by narses (Censeo praedatorium gregem esse delendum.)
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To: Campion
While there is nobody on earth with the authority to remove a Pope, some canonists believe that, if it were established that a Pope was a heretic, he could be “removed” by the College of Cardinals, who would simply recognize that he had already removed himself from office by his heresy.

The Roman Catholic Canon Lawyer in the article says no.

It's an interesting situation to be sure.

33 posted on 08/31/2018 9:02:59 PM PDT by ealgeone (SCRIPTURE DOES NOT CHANGE!)
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if it were established that a Pope was a heretic, he could be “removed” by the College of Cardinals,

I admit, the only things I know about Frank, come from FR threads, that bad mouth him. Has it been established by the collage of cardinals, that Frank is a heretic? Are they silent on the matter?

60 posted on 08/31/2018 9:48:18 PM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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