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The College of Cardinals selects the pope. All cardinals under age 80 are eligible to vote.
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Who made the pope a cardinal?
Please specify which pope. If you are referring to Pope Francis, he was selected as a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI.
How many times has someone from the Americas been selected the Pope?
Pope Francis is the first pope from the Americans.
How is a Bishop selected?
In the Catholic Church a Bishop is appointed by His Holiness the Pope.
What color smoke signal means a new pope has been selected?
White smoke means a new pope has been elected.
Who was the last pope selected who was neither a bishop or a cardinal?
The last to be elected when not yet a bishop was Pope Gregory XVI in 1831, and the last to be elected when not even a priest was Pope Leo X in 1513.
What does habeum papam mean?
It is latin for we have a pope!======================================================The real Latin phrase is "habemus papam" and it is used to announce that a new pope has been selected. Any of the contenders who wants to become pope is automatically disqualified.
How old must a pope be?
While there is no official age requirement (yet), to be selected as pope you do have to meet certain qualifications which excludes almost any one who is young.
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.
How are the leaders of the Vatican selected?
The pope is elected by the College of Cardinals and other offices are appointed by the Holy Father.
Can the pope be a woman?
No, because the Catholic church has yet to allow women to be ordained as priests (they are only allowed to become nuns), and the Pope is selected from the world's cardinals--who were once priests.
How was Jorge Bergoglio selected to be the pope?
He was selected by voting of the College of Cardinals in a secret conclave held in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican. Voting is by paper ballots prepared by each cardinal as he votes.
Should the pope be allowed to appoint French bishops?
The pope appoints all bishops so as to prevent governments from interfering with Church matters. China, however, does not allow the pope to choose bishops and they are selected by the government. The Catholic Church has little freedom in China.
