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Originally Posted by Steve
That's interesting, though.
What if a Pope ended up being a complete fuck-up? What if he had a gambling problem, or enjoyed the company of amorous nuns?
I'd have to believe there's a way to give one the boot; it just hasn't happened yet...
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I'm no expert but I really don't think there is a mechanism. Generally speaking, they're pretty boxed out of normal morals issues (apart from diddling kids).
OK I looked and, fuck me, its possible !
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A Pope can be anathematized by an Ecumenical Council. Pope Honorius was anathematized by the 6th Ecumenical Council because - out of negligence? - he did not condemn the heresis of Monothelism but in his capacity as Pope of Rome he accepted in a letter to the Patriarch of Constantinople the heresis. The anathema was confirmed also by Pope Leo II.
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OK, so NOBODY is safe !
Besides Robert Mugabe (may God damn him).