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To: metmom; Mrs. Don-o
Does the Holy Spirit then guide the college of cardinals in the selection of the new pope?

We know of whom to ask this!

93 posted on 05/23/2017 2:49:17 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie
The Holy Spirit "guides" papal conclaves, yes: Our Lord the Holy Spirit guides everyone who asks for His guidance.

"Controls," in the sense of overriding direction, no. Any given Pope cannot be regarded as a personal Holy Spirit "pick," --- except in the sense of the general superintendence of Providence, present also in the outcomes of U.S. presidential elections, marriage proposals, freshman algebra tests, and poker games.

We pray hard for Popes, before, during and after papal conclaves. The Lord's objective goodness towards His Church does not fail --- even though his permissive will (which permits our wills to be in play) has admitted mixed outcomes in our two millennium papal history since, and including, Peter.

101 posted on 05/23/2017 3:29:12 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (First, I never just knit; I knit and think, knit and listen, knit and watch.)
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