Also, the cardinals who choose the next pope typically don’t choose candidates who are only “moderately” old (in their 60s) b/c they might end up living with a pope they regret electing for 20+ years
You’d think there’s not much reason for that… I mean, the god they believe in famously selected a lot of unqualified crazy people. Noah an alchoholic, David couldn’t keep it in his pants, and had to arrange the death of one of his best soldiers to deal with it.
The short, easy answer: it typically takes a lifetime of service for the rest of the church to determine if they fit the bill to be Pope.
Also, old people run everything these days
Also, the cardinals who choose the next pope typically don’t choose candidates who are only “moderately” old (in their 60s) b/c they might end up living with a pope they regret electing for 20+ years
You’d think there’s not much reason for that… I mean, the god they believe in famously selected a lot of unqualified crazy people. Noah an alchoholic, David couldn’t keep it in his pants, and had to arrange the death of one of his best soldiers to deal with it.