Comment on How come there is not a pope without grey hair? I mean a much younger pope like 30s 40s. Really can't be that hard. You got an ocean of cardinals and priests who pretty much tell say?

AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Many of the people electing the pope have hopes of becoming pope one day themselves, so they elect someone they expect to outlive.

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