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There is no way in hell they'd revoke his American citizenship. American Catholics would be up in arms.
by anon291 1y ago
There is no way in hell they'd revoke his American citizenship. American Catholics would be up in arms.
- jkaplowitz 1y agoDepends on what the Pope himself wants, I imagine. Not every head of state or head of government wants to hold foreign citizenship. Two examples from Canada: former Governor General Michaëlle Jean, who represented the Canadian monarch in Canada for day-to-day head of state duties, renounced her French citizenship when before becoming Governor General; and current Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney renounced his British and Irish citizenships before becoming Prime Minister. Neither renunciation was required according to law or constitutional convention, but they both wanted to remove any question as to their allegiance.
- jeroenhd 1y agoHe might want to himself for tax purposes alone. I don't know how much the standard salary for a pope is, but I'm pretty sure it's above the threshold for the US "give us your foreign earned money" tax law.
- anon291 1y agothere is no papal salary. As someone who's taken religious vows he's not supposed to be earning any income or holding on to it.
- disgruntledphd2 1y agoHonestly, the salary is almost certainly tiny, if it's anything like ecclesiastical salaries (popes, bishops etc).
- jkaplowitz 1y agoSalary, sure. But such fringe benefits!