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The ‘Camerlengo’ Has NO Role, Whatsoever, When It Comes To EX-POPE ‘Benedict XVI’.

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by Anura Guruge
on December 30, 2022

Click to ENLARGE and read here. From my ‘Electing the Next Pope Book‘.

The U.K. ‘BBC’, who should no better, had an article yesterday where they were speculating on what role the Camerlengo will play when it comes to the passing of EX-POPE Benedict XVI.

The Camerlengo will NOT play ANY ROLE when it comes to the passing of Ex-Pope Benedict XVI.

The Camerlengo BETTER NOT play ANY ROLE when it comes to the passing of Ex-Pope Benedict XVI.

EX-POPE Benedict XVI is NOT A POPE.

It is like being pregnant. You are either pregnant or you are NOT.

Not sure why folks have such a hard time grasping this notion.

Ex-Pope Benedict XVI is NOT pope.

It is like an Ex-President, e.g., Trump.

Ex-Pope Benedict XVI’s passing, when it happens, will be handled by a doctor. The Camerlengo better not even be in the building.

Got that. No Camerlengo.

EX-POPE ‘Benedict XVI’ Is NOT Pope, He Should NOT Get A Pope’s Funeral. PERIOD. He Is NOT Pope!

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by Anura Guruge
on December 29, 2022

Click to ENLARGE. Base image from ‘Wikipedia’.

Pope Francis had to have addressed this sad but thorny issue YEARS ago.

It is trickey & difficult BUT there is ONLY ONE TRUE & real answer.

EX-POPE Benedict XVI is NOT A POPE.

It is like being pregnant. You are either pregnant or you are NOT.

Ditto a pope. You are either POPE or you are NOT. Yes, yes, yes, we had had 3 popes in parallel BUT they were NOT all popes.

IF Ratzinger wanted a full blown papal funeral he should NOT have abdicated.

He is NOT a pope.

You can’t give him a full, papal funeral. That would be a travesty.

As with a conclave there are some elaborate protocols to do with papal funerals including triple caskets, 9 days of official mourning (i.e., Novemdiales) etc. Ratzinger is not entitled to these. He is no longer a pope. He is an ex-pope.

He should get a funeral on par with a Cardinal Bishop.