Bearing in mind the East/West split?
2007-11-19 03:27:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sprocket - I think its because he has confused Russian Christian Orthodoxy (ie Eastern Catholicism) with methodists
bit foolish
2007-11-19 03:44:53 · update #1
it doesnt matter what religion a country is, a member of any country can become Pope, even the UK.
the current pope is German and the Germans are not catholic by majority
2007-11-19 03:47:03 · update #2
I could see it happening if the schism is settled and the Orthodox and Roman churches are brought back into communion. A Russian Pope in Rome would be a sort of peace gesture.
2007-11-19 03:31:56 · answer #1 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think a lot of people are missing the point. Of course most religious Russians are Orthodox, but there are still Catholic Russians, and there's no rule saying that the Pope has to be from a primarily Catholic country. Strictly speaking, there is in fact no rule to say he has to be Catholic, a priest or even unmarried (believe it or not); it just happens that he always is, for fairly obvious reasons.
So yes, you could have a Russian pope, but it would probably be more likely if the candidate rose up the ranks of the Catholic Church in a country other than Russia, for practical reasons.
2007-11-19 12:13:58 · answer #2 · answered by garik 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The last Pope was Polish, long before the Warsaw Pact collapsed.
To be elected Pope you have to be a Cardinal in the Catholic Church (Church of Rome). Therefore Patriarchs of the Russian and/or Greek Orthodox churches cannot become Pope, neither can an Archbishop in the Anglican Church (C of E). This has nothing to do with politics.
2007-11-19 13:49:48 · answer #3 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Russian Christians are Orthodox.
Politically, there would be little advantage in electing a pope who comes from a mostly Orthodox country.
Benedict XVI was elected in part because the Catholic Church considers halting the "de-Christianizing" of Western Europe a critical mission.
2007-11-19 11:31:54 · answer #4 · answered by Hera Sent Me 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Isn't Vladimir Putin from Russia on schedule to be the next Pope?
2007-11-19 11:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The 1 at the moment is german, there`s hope for us all yet
2007-11-19 11:32:53 · answer #6 · answered by bud 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only in the movie Shoes Of The Fisherman.A good film.Check it out.
2007-11-19 12:40:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eatsern 0rthodox...of course.
In Rome. Who knows?
2007-11-19 14:41:13 · answer #8 · answered by alan h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand why mike felt the need to call you an idiot for asking a question?
2007-11-19 11:37:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
good idea, maybe we can have the next one be from one of stalin's secret guard to complement the choice of a nazi for the current one.
2007-11-19 11:30:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋