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Can Cardinal Pell be the next pope?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

The only requirement to be pope is the potential candidate be a male Catholic. It also helps to be a cardinal. So, yes, Cardinal Pell could be the next pope but it is probably unlikely.

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