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Old 04-01-2005, 06:07 AM   #7 (permalink)
ratbastid
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The Papacy is a lifetime appointment. There's no retiring from Pope any more than a king would retire. It's not at all inappropriate to say that the Pope is the king of the Catholic Church and the Holy See.

While he's been incapacitated, he's had various people assisting him with his duties. He's been more of a moral and spiritual leader than somebody actually beating the streets, the way he did in his earlier years.
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