What happens to papal power when a pope is unconscious? Nothing thestar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Pope Francis' surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall has raised questions about what happens to papal power when Francis is unconscious or unable to lead the church. The answer is: nothing. While Vatican has norms governing the transfer of power when popes resign or die, none of those norms apply to a sick or hospitalized pope. A group of canonists have recently set out to fill that legislative loophole.
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Pope Francis' surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall has raised a question about what happens to papal power when Francis is unconscious or unable to lead the church
Pope Francis' surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall has raised a question about what happens to papal power when Francis is unconscious or unable to lead the church.