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Yes, as long as he is Catholic.
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What do you have to do to become a pope?
Technically, all you need to be to qualify to be elected as pope is be a male baptized Catholic. However, it has been centuries since a pope has been elected who was not a cardinal.
How does one apply to become pope?
You do not apply to become Pope. You are elected by Papal Conclave after the death of the incumbent Pope. While any baptized male Catholic can be made Pope, usually he is selected from the College of Cardinals, although there was a Pope who was an Arch-Bishop before his election. That was the lowest rank ever.
Why did the pope become Christian?
The pope has always been a Christian. He was born into a Catholic family and baptized a few days after birth.
Can a psychiatrist be pope?
Yes, as long as he is a baptized Catholic who agrees to become a priest and then a bishop.
Did John Pope Paul II have children?
Popes today do not marry and have no children. It has been hundreds of years since the Church has had a married pope. The requirements to be considered to be pope are you that must be an unmarried, baptized Catholic male.
What does the pope have to be?
He must be a practicing male Catholic to become the pope but is usually chosen from among the cardinals.
Can a kiwi become the pope?
If by kiwi you mean a New Zealander, yes, any Catholic male from anywhere in the world can become the pope.
Can a neurosurgeon become Pope?
Yes, as long as he is a male and a Catholic.
How did Pope John Paul II become a Christian?
He was baptized into the Catholic Church soon after his birth on May 18, 1920.
When was Pope Benedict XVI baptized?
He was baptized the same day as his birth - April 16, 1927.
Who is able to become pope?
Any male Catholic is eligible to be pope. However, in recent centuries the pope has been elected only from within the College of Cardinals.
What is the feminine of pope or has there ever been one?
The pope has always been a male, so there is no gender specific noun for a female pope. There is a legend of a "Pope Joan" holding office during the middle ages. The legend uses the noun "pope".
