Requirements for the Papabile
6 Wherefore the Lord sent among the people fiery serpents, which bit them and killed many of them.
9 Moses therefore made a brazen serpent, and set it up for a sign: which when they that were bitten looked upon, they were healed.
And the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days: in the day when the Lord shall bind up the wound of his people, and shall heal the stroke of their wound.
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For a person to be papabile, which in this case means "one who meets the requirements to be elected to the papacy of the Catholic Church," the person must satisfy the following:
- must be male
- must be baptized
- must be a Catholic, ie. a faithful member of the Church
Note: Many think that it is a requirement that a person be a Cardinal, or a Bishop or even a Priest to be elected pope. This is untrue. While it is preferable that such is the case, it is not a requirement. A true pope can make priests, bishops and cardinals. If a layman were elected pope, that pope could have another bishop or priest supply Holy Orders to the newly-elected pope.
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