# Catholicism, who decides who becomes Pope?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholicism-who-decides-who-becomes-pope/380751>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 16, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholicism-who-decides-who-becomes-pope/380751 "2006-11-16T23:19:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholicism-who-decides-who-becomes-pope/380751/21 "2006-11-17T00:13:51Z")

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Sorry, tom~.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholicism-who-decides-who-becomes-pope/380751/22 "2006-11-17T00:27:30Z")

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Since the OP has been answered, let’s stop the bickering by closing the thread.

**samclem** GQ moderator

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