2006-11-04 08:25:14 · 17 answers · asked by righteous992003 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It wouldn't be any different than one dying. The Holy Spirit would help in selecting a new Pope, and the Church would go on until Jesus returns in glory. That would be the day when whoever is the current Pope would hand the keys back over to Jesus.
2006-11-04 08:48:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As it stands a Pope cannot resign. The only way for him to stop being a pope is to die. Plus Popes have started wars, secured land for children sucked peasants dry ect. Most Catholics know and understand the history of the church and are still Catholics. So if the rules changed and a Pope could resign, aside from some happy cardinals Catholics on the whole wouldn't change his or her own faith.
2006-11-04 16:32:30 · answer #2 · answered by Just Wondering 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why would you think it would have any effect on my faith? The Pope is not the source of my faith. As a Catholic, my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is the source of my faith. The Pope is only a worker in the vineyard (albeit the supervisor), as we all are.
2006-11-04 17:03:58 · answer #3 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Pope is an antiChrist who teaches the masses a false gospel of Jesus.
2006-11-04 18:51:31 · answer #4 · answered by . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a christian myself, i do not care for the Pope. Their faith is a little different than mine, people think of the Pope as a GREAT GREAT GREAT man... when he's just an elected guy.. we didn't elect God! God was always there, and always great.
2006-11-04 16:32:52 · answer #5 · answered by Luna Winter 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Over the centuries quite a few should have resigned.
2006-11-04 16:29:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
not much. i mean, im a christian, but i don't really see the pope as the godly figure that they portray him as. this is the 21st century and they still won't allow female priests. women fought for their rights in the 20s!
2006-11-04 16:31:41 · answer #7 · answered by dcarcia@sbcglobal.net 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm a Christian, so I wouldn't really care, that's the Catholic religion. I would be interested in a news standpoint though, but that's just because i'm a broadcasting major.
2006-11-04 16:32:28 · answer #8 · answered by Tara F 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What Faith.....???
I gave up on catholicism after I was molested by a priest.
I say I hope they all resign!
2006-11-04 16:35:20 · answer #9 · answered by Pezzie 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
not at all. i'm not Catholic, i'm non-denominational, so i don't look to the pope for leadership, i look straight to God and the Bible.
2006-11-04 16:40:12 · answer #10 · answered by nameisie90 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋