[Iscool]

Because every pope that is selected is the one that God wants selected, that's why they conclave, they wait for the Holy Spirit to fill them with the spirit so they can make the choice the Lord wants.

There is zero biblical evidence of such nonsense...

[Pyro7480]

And Jesus answering, said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose upon earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.
-Matthew 16-19

[Pyro7480]

That citation should be Matthew 16: 17-19

[pgyanke]

There is zero biblical evidence of such nonsense...

Acts 1:23 So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and Matthias.

24And they prayed and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen

25to occupy this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place."

26And they drew lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.

This all sounds strangely familiar...