What Happens to the Leadership of the Catholic Church When a Pope Is Sick or Incapacitated?
The Vatican has laws to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but they don't apply if he is sick.
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When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next — even before ‘Conclave’
Or that Francis recently extended the term of the dean of the College of Cardinals rather than find someone ... perhaps best known for being the most recent pope to resign until Pope Benedict XVI did ...
Who leads the Catholic Church when the Pope is sick?
Who leads the Catholic Church when the Pope is sick? - Nothing has changed in his status, role or power since Francis was ...
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What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick?
Pope Francis' hospital stay is raising questions about whether he might follow in Pope Benedict XVI's footsteps and resign if ...