Who would the Catholic Church not accept as a Pope ....?

Question

Are there any levels of depravity that Catholicism would rule out in the backgrounds of it's Priests, Bishops, Cardinals & Popes ? It seems that as long as you go to confession the world's your oyster. It seems their Church is desperate enough to keep an army of paedophiles in place whilst condeming those who are either non-catholic, homosexual or use contraception.
Surely their priorities are all wrong - those who are closest to the Church are often furthest from God.

Answer 1

I'm almost positive that YOU wouldn't be considered for the papacy.

Answer 2

Well there are a lot of bad people in the church but the church doesn't claim it is perfect and that its members are perfect, do healthy people go to the hospital.. Church is a place for spiritually sick people that have enough common sense to know that they need help. The people in church don't say they are perfect so why would you expect it from them? Aren't people who are sick better when they seak treatment, than the people that don't? Nobody is perfect, The one that claims to be perfect should be the one who judges .

Answer 3

I am not catholic, but from what I have read on the subeject when you go to confession you must truly believe what you did was wrong in order for your offense of be absolved.

Answer 4

Who would they not accept as a Pope?? Osama Bin Laden??

Answer 5

I don't believe they would allow a jew to be a pope. if that were so that should tell you something.




http://www.biblebelievers.com/SimpleSalvation.html

Answer 6

Who cares, we don't need a pope.

Answer 7

Mother Theresa (even when she was alive)

Answer 8

billy graham

Answer 9

condoleeza rice

Answer 10

american, christian hater, catloic hater, hitler