He was certainly on the relatively liberal wing of the Church on many issues. There has to be a concern that his successor will come from a much more conservative background and turn the clock back on some of the liberalisation gains made over the past 12 years.
if i remember correctly, it was expected that we would get a more conservative pope last time but with the conservative votes split between different popular candidates pope franciscus got elected and it was quite unexpected!
The Vatican has a useful dashboard mapping the geographic spread of current cardinals and those (surprisingly few) who are eligible to take part in the conclave. The eligible ones were overwhelmingly appointed by Francis, so perhaps that bodes well.
In theory any unmarried, baptised male Catholic could be elected Pope. In reality the last time a non cardinal was elected was 1378!
Sure, but I was wondering whether there is an age limit for being elected. If a cardinal is too old to vote, is he too old to be elected? I assume, perhaps wrongly, that the age limit for electors is to ensure that those electing the next Pope are not suffering from dementia or other debilitating conditions which might affect their judgement. If so, then surely the same considerations would apply to being elected. Otherwise the next Pope could be as with-it as Biden.
I believe that limiting the number of mentally infirm cardinals in the conclave was one of the reasons that Pope Paul VI introduced the age limit.
Thanks, that's really helpful.
After they were strip searched, shackled and imprisoned. None of those things seem remotely necessary.
Another story in today's Mail, about two young German women detained on arrival in Hawaii and then deported. There seem to have been some suspicions over their work intentions during their stay but another factor seems to have been that "they hadn't booked any accommodation for their five-week stay in Hawaii."
Is the latter a new development? Given that the road trip is a classic holiday in the US for foreigners, surely many people visit without fixed plans other than to drive from A to B.
Surprising reason two teen girls were jailed and deported from Hawaii
A pair of young German travelers were left stunned after they arrived in Hawaii only to be detained and deported due to a shocking reason.www.dailymail.co.uk
When visiting Jamaica we had to provide our accommodation’s address on a little card before we left the plane. It’s been a while I don’t remember, but it think we left it with the flight attendant? Or someone inside the airport.
Thanks for that info. My most recent trip abroad was to Germany. We weren't asked about our accomodations, travel plans, etc.
When entering the US on an ESTA, you have to show proof of accommodation, hostel/hotel booking confirmations etc, printouts of your bank account with proof of funds to support you for the duration of your stay, your travel itinerary and details of out-of-state car rental payments if applicable and proof of your return flight home. They check this documentation and ask everyone these questions not just those they pull aside for additional questioning.
Canadian relative with permanent green card and no criminal anything is not about to travel internationally or even go to Canada. Our government can no longer be trusted.
I would imagine that the immigration person asked casual questions designed to elicit information about the women and their stay such as "how long are you staying in Hawaii?", "what are your plans while here?", or "where are you staying?", and the women blithely said something along the lines of "Oh, no fixed plans. We haven't booked accommodation yet".
When I have been on small group tours, group members have been required to fill in the card with just the first hotel at which we would be staying, though presumably the tour leader has filed a full itinerary if required.
