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Does the announcement of a Pope have any advance notice at all? From the other perspective, the only unique part about Japan is that they use a name for the ca

by ken 8y ago

Does the announcement of a Pope have any advance notice at all? From the other perspective, the only unique part about Japan is that they use a name for the calendar.

danso 8y ago
The Pope is conducted by secret election, and the candidates can be virtually any one who is a baptized Catholic man. I was under the impression that Japan's emperor has a line of succession? And which world governments (besides Vatican City) base how their bureaucratic system enumerates dates on the naming of the Pope?
- lawrenceyan 8y ago
  Why only men?
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  - anvandare 8y ago
    Because for all of history and across cultures and civilizations, women have never been considered equal to men (socially or legally) - with the odd exception/legend here and there, of course. "Because you're a woman and women can't do that" - "Why?" - "Because they can't." is what it boils down to. Now for a more interesting stroll through Canon Law: (1) The pope is the Bishop of Rome, and is (always) already a bishop (but if not, is immediately ordained as a bishop (Can. 332)[1]). (2) Only men who have had the sacraments of baptism and confirmation (Can. 1033)[2] can receive the sacrament of ordination (Can. 1024)[3] and thus be bishops. This has been reaffirmed (in 1994-1995)[4][5] as being part of the deposit of faith (i.e. Dogma). In addition, anyone who tries to confer a sacred order to a woman (and the woman in question) are latae sententiae (implicitly) excommunicated.[6] [1] http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P16.HTM http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P16.HTM [2] http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P3R.HTM http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P3R.HTM [3] http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P3P.HTM http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P3P.HTM [4] http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1994/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_22051994_ordinatio-sacerdotalis.html http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1... [5] http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/teach/ordisace2.htm http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/teach/ordisace2.htm [6] http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20071219_attentata-ord-donna_en.html http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/docum... Of course, there's still the legend of Pope Joan[7] [7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Joan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Joan
    - lawrenceyan 8y ago
      Very informative. Thank you for taking the time to write this in addition to citing everything!
- HaloZero 8y ago
  The name of the emperor I believe is decided at the time of coronation though. They don't go by their real name but a new imperial name. That's my understanding at least.

by ken 8y ago

Does the announcement of a Pope have any advance notice at all? From the other perspective, the only unique part about Japan is that they use a name for the calendar.

danso 8y ago

The Pope is conducted by secret election, and the candidates can be virtually any one who is a baptized Catholic man. I was under the impression that Japan's emperor has a line of succession? And which world governments (besides Vatican City) base how their bureaucratic system enumerates dates on the naming of the Pope?

lawrenceyan 8y ago
Why only men?
- deleted 8y ago
  [deleted]
- anvandare 8y ago
  Because for all of history and across cultures and civilizations, women have never been considered equal to men (socially or legally) - with the odd exception/legend here and there, of course. "Because you're a woman and women can't do that" - "Why?" - "Because they can't." is what it boils down to. Now for a more interesting stroll through Canon Law: (1) The pope is the Bishop of Rome, and is (always) already a bishop (but if not, is immediately ordained as a bishop (Can. 332)[1]). (2) Only men who have had the sacraments of baptism and confirmation (Can. 1033)[2] can receive the sacrament of ordination (Can. 1024)[3] and thus be bishops. This has been reaffirmed (in 1994-1995)[4][5] as being part of the deposit of faith (i.e. Dogma). In addition, anyone who tries to confer a sacred order to a woman (and the woman in question) are latae sententiae (implicitly) excommunicated.[6] [1] http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P16.HTM http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P16.HTM [2] http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P3R.HTM http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P3R.HTM [3] http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P3P.HTM http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/_P3P.HTM [4] http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1994/documents/hf_jp-ii_apl_22051994_ordinatio-sacerdotalis.html http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_letters/1... [5] http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/teach/ordisace2.htm http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/teach/ordisace2.htm [6] http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20071219_attentata-ord-donna_en.html http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/docum... Of course, there's still the legend of Pope Joan[7] [7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Joan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Joan
  - lawrenceyan 8y ago
    Very informative. Thank you for taking the time to write this in addition to citing everything!
HaloZero 8y ago
The name of the emperor I believe is decided at the time of coronation though. They don't go by their real name but a new imperial name. That's my understanding at least.