[MarkBsnr]

***No, actually it’s common sense. The papacy is about an office, not time.

Of course! When you have multiple years passing before a new Pope is “elected”, times filled with murder and intrigue, it is necessary to invent a “timeless” time.***

I see. So if an institution is without a CEO for some time, then it becomes an invalid one. A head coach leaves a team, and a new head coach is not named immediately, therefore the team needs to be disbanded.

Fascinating logic.

[OLD REGGIE]

I see. So if an institution is without a CEO for some time, then it becomes an invalid one. A head coach leaves a team, and a new head coach is not named immediately, therefore the team needs to be disbanded.

Fascinating logic.

Is there such a thing as a "Vice Pope", or "Co-Pope", or designated replacement? NO!

I do think it would signal the dissoloution of a company/team if no replacement was named for 2-4 years.

Since the entire concept of the Papacy is a fiction the time between "replacements" is irrelevant.