# Papal working?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-working/241030>\
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**Created:** [April 20, 2004, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-working/241030 "2004-04-20T14:21:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![ookpik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@ookpik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ookpik)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-working/241030/1 "2004-04-20T14:21:43Z")

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I set up a Paypal account specifically to allow me to sign up here.

Everything seems to be ok, my paymeny to Chicago Reader Inc. appears to have been made on April 14, but it also shows up as Uncleared?? My bank balance shows a debit to Paypal on the 15th for that amount.

Anyone familiar with Paypal able to confirm that this is normal?

Thanks,

Ookpik

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**Author:** ![ookpik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c68b51/32.png) [@ookpik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ookpik)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-working/241030/2 "2004-04-20T14:23:30Z")

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…And of course that should be Paypal.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2004, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-working/241030/3 "2004-04-20T17:42:40Z")

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Apparently bank transactions via PayPal take longer, at least 5 business days.

This is not on our end, but on PayPal, and there’s nothing we can do about it.

Please let me know if you’re not credited after the switch on Wednesday and I’ll have the techs look into it.

your humble TubaDiva  
Administrator

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**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/papal-working/241030/4 "2004-04-22T01:46:33Z")

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Blessings?..Check!  
Transubstantiation?..Check!  
Infallability?..Check!  
Power to ordain?..Check!  
Absolution?..Check!  
Apostolic authority?..Check!  
Full, supreme, and universal power over the whole Church?..Check!

Well, he seems to be in working order. I don’t think you need to replace him just yet. Might want to upgrade that zuchetto, though, it’s a little frayed around the edge.

😃