Lady Butterfly @lazysoci.al to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWhy are popes always really old?message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down17
arrow-up160arrow-down1message-squareWhy are popes always really old?Lady Butterfly @lazysoci.al to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squarechirospasm@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up87·3 days agoThe 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.
minus-squarestankcheez@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up49·3 days agoAlso, 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
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·3 days agoAlso, old people run everything these days
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, 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
Also, old people run everything these days