how do you become the pope?

Answer 1

A Papal Conclave works like this:

+ A pope dies and is buried

+ The cardinals come to Rome for the conclave that will elect the new pope. The word conclave (Latin, *** + clavis, literally, "locked with the key") designates:
. • The place in a locked section of the Vatican where the cardinals elect a new pope.
. • The actual gathering of the cardinals.

+ The conclave begins 15 to 20 days after the pope's death.

+ The cardinals pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit during a Mass

+ The cardinals, sealed in the Sistine Chapel, vote every morning and afternoon.

+ A two-thirds majority plus one is required for election for the first 30 ballots. After that, a simple majority is required.

+ After each vote, they burn the ballots and add special chemicals to make the smoke white or black.
. • Black smoke means no new pope yet.
. • White smoke announces the election of a new pope.

+ The cardinals may elect any baptized male they wish. There have been occasions in the past where they have elected a layman. After their election, the layman has to be ordained priest and bishop.

+ They ask the one elected if he accepts. The moment he accepts, he is pope.

+ The pope chooses his “Papal” name.

+ Then the new pope is announced to the world.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

You have to become a cardinal first, the after the reigning pope dies or resigns, the cardinals gather in a concave in the Sistine Chapel to select a new pope. Theoretically, any male Roman Catholic can be chosen. In practice, one of the cardinals is picked.

Answer 3

Well, you'd have to be a priest for starters. Then work your way up to Cardinal. Getting to the level of Cardinal takes time, there is a lot to learn and do.

The Cardinal's elect the new Pope from among their ranks.

Answer 4

Well, I thing being Catholic helps =). And then you need to rise through the ranks of the catholic faith to Cardinal. And then it is my understanding that when a Pope dies that the cardinals of the world meet and vote on who among them should be the next Pope.

Answer 5

Papal conclave... all the Church's cardinals under the age of 80 gather in private and cast votes.

Edit- You do not need to be a cardinal to be elected pope. Past practice has usually limited it to cardinals, but it could be any male catholic.

Answer 6

You first become a priest, then a bishop, an archbishop, a cardinal, an then from the cardinals you may be elected pope.

Answer 7

You should ask Imacatholic2. Becoming the Pope takes the heck of a lot of intense work, and sacrifice and prayer, and acceptance of Jesus Christ, a whole bunch of stuff.....

Answer 8

You would begin with seminary in the Catholic Church, then work your way up. Think of the pope as a CEO of a major corporation called: Organized Religion, Inc.

Answer 9

become a priest, get promoted to a bishop, then an archbisop, then a cardinal, then have the other cardinals vote for you to be a pope

Answer 10

First, you need to lead a congregation as a priest that brings in a lot of money to the church.
Then you need to lead a number of priests as a Bishop, that bring in a lot of money to the church.
then you get appointed Cardinal, and are the go-to guy for complaints and reports about sexual abuse by priests of young boys. So- you hide the information to protect your organization.

then, your fellow Cardinals see that you have been a good soldier in protecting the organization, so they elect you pope.

oh- perhaps god has something to do with it as well.