Whomever is chosen by the Holy Ghost and elected through the College of Cardinals.
Only God can answer that question and he is not talking.
When a new pope needs to be elected, the College of Cardinals convenes in the Vatican to elect the new pope. Voting is done by ballot, and a candidate must receive two-thirds of all votes to be elected.
Trying to predict the next pope is a tricky business. For example, few predicted that Karol Wojtyla would become John Paul II. There are at least 20 possible candidates to succeed Benedict.
There is no line of succession for the papacy. When a pope dies, the Cardinals of the Catholic Church are called to the Vatican. They will gather in conclave (from the Latin 'with key') where they will vote by secret ballot to elect a successor. By custom they will elect one of their own number, as has been done for centuries (although by Catholic law, any male in good standing with the Church is eligible to be elected as pope).
First off, Pope Francis has been in office just a short time and we expect him to be in office for several more years. It is a bit premature to be looking for successors. Also, the media has done a poor job at picking new popes. Both Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis were not on the list of favorites by the main stream media. Their elections caught all off guard and were not expected. Leave it in God's hands.
Some say that from the prophecies of St. Malachy, only 1 or 2 Popes remain (from the reign of Benedict XVI). The last Pope is traditionally named Peter the Roman
Any cardinal can be elected Pope by the other cardinals in the event of a papal death.
Technically, any male Catholic can be elected as pope. However, in reality, no non-cardinal has been elected to the papacy in hundreds of years.
Theoretically, any male Catholic can be elected as pope. However, no non-cardinal has been elected in hundreds of years.
Pope Francis took office in March of 2013 and it is much too early to be speculating on his replacement. Whoever it is will be the 267th pope.
The next pope will probably come from the 120 or so cardinal electors who wil make up the voting members of the conclave.
The next pope is the 266th successor to St. Peter, and the Vicar of Christ on earth.
Pope Alexander VI
the pope drew the line of demarcation.
the pope drew the line of demarcation.
In 1943 the Pope was Pope Pius XII, but the Pope that decreed the demarcation line in 1493 was Pope Alexander VI.For more information, see Related links below this box.
The Line of Demarcation was drawn by Pope Alexander VI (who was pope from 1492 to 1503) to divide the newly disovered lands between Portugal Spain. This line was drawn in 1493 after Christopher Columbus returned from his maiden voyage to the Americas. Territorial disputes between the two seafaring nations led the Pope to draw the line in the hope that this would lead to peace between the two nations.
he divided the world with an imaginary line
The Pope Alexander VI was in charge of drawing the Line of Demarcation.
On June 7, 1494
The line determined by Pope Alexander the sixth which split South America between Spain and Portugal is named the Line of Demarcation.
the pope was john Paul II Sorry, wrong. in 1996 yes. in 1966 it was Paul VI (1963-78) Check the real on line records.
The Demarcation Lines (Lines of Demarcation) was a decree stating that the island of the Azores (Cape Verde Islands) and the last on its west and south belongs to Spain. The decree was released on May 4, 1493 by the order of Pope Alexander VI.
The pope of that time did. :) POP ALEXANDER