Re: How are new Popes chosen?
I'm not exactly sure, you should look this up and I believe it is almost any encyclopedia. But all the cardinals of the world meet at the Vatican. It is a somewhat secret process but they debate and try nominate people and try to swing votes. After a long period of time, there is a vote done in a ballot box. I believe a 2/3 majority is needed. If that is not obtained they repeat the process. I know one thing, Catholic law states that any Catholic male can elected pope. Doesn't need to be a cardinal. However, that may have never occured and probably will never occur. If it has occured it would have been in the very early days before the position of Cardinal may have existed.
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