The Papal Conclave

emblem of the Papacy: Triple tiara and keys Français : emblème pontifical Italiano: emblema del Papato Português: Emblema papal. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Well tomorrow, they go off to choose a new Pope. The job has become very involved. It is a 24/7 job now; like being President of the United States.

Should the Pope be STRICTLY the spiritual leader and have a sort of City Manager run the other things. Then again, they could break into political parties with a Prime Minister. Can you imagine that, though? Your holiness, I humbly apologize, but I cannot form a government.

Food for thought.

Papal conclave: Sistine Chapel beckons as cardinals prepare to elect successor to Pope Benedict (belfasttelegraph.co.uk)
Adopt a cardinal or place your bets for papal conclave (loupdargent.info)
Black Smoke Shows No Pope Chosen (huffingtonpost.com)
Gayest Conclave in History (lezgetreal.com)
Cartoon: The Conclave Begins (englishblog.com)
Cardinal DiNardo makes history as conclave begins (khou.com)

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