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McGregornobi!
Oct 2002
time: 21:35
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That's not the process Ben has described going through. He's been required to do much more than that.
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I'm not even finished yet. 
Anyhow, this is what I have went through, but the process is not necessarily this rigorous for everyone.
In 2003 I started attending RCIA classes, in the fall. These classes are once a week, for about 2 hours. These are the standard classes required of everyone. Also, I was supposed to attend mass every week, which I didn't do then, but nor was I required to since I was not a candidate. The classes lasted until May of that year, and involved most of Catholic doctrine required for entry into the church.
In the years previous I also had done my readings on my own time, which are as rigorous as I chose them to be, mostly Protestant authors, and their commentary and assessment on Catholic doctrine. I started reading more Catholics as I got into the swing of things, and Scott Hahn mostly in the summer of 2004.
In the fall, I wasn't sure, and not until Nov. 2004 did I choose to re-enter RCIA with the desire to enter the church. Again, the similar classes, but also mass once a week, and adoration once a month. I also went to the abbey in December, as recommended by a good friend of mine who drove us all out to go. I found much of it review, but the discipline certainly helped.
Again, about 2 hours a week, plus mass, right up until the Easter vigil. The last month we would meet about twice as often, generally Wednesdays, and then later on the Sunday.
What I have left, is about another two months of classes, and then I will be finished my candidacy.
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Ben Kenobi
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McGregornobi!
Oct 2002
time: 21:35
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Not sure if this has been covered (as there are alot of posts in this thread and I'm too lazy to read them all), but what are the general feelings about how the Pope is elected? I mean, there are only 117 votes, but almost (or over) a billion Catholics. Where is the leftist liberal protests about how people don't have an equal voice? Where's the "I'm a Catholic, why don't I get a say in who my leader is?"?
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I'm surprised this question hasn't been picked up.
First of all, it's not really considered so much a vote, but rather, all the cardinals coming to agreement upon God's wishes for the upcoming pope.
After all, this is not a public ballot, and the sequestering of the cardinals is intended to encourage personal reflection and consideration rather than collaboration. They don't have a run off, but they continue until one of the selections obtains 60 percent of the votes.
It's not really, "do I get a say?" but rather, "what does God want for the church?" That's the most important concern.
Secondly, the idea of equivalent representation is a bit difficult to achieve. Even if you voted, how would you make it so that everyone had an equal say, and how the ballotting could be properly tabulated and all. When you start getting into the ramifications of a worldwide church, then it becomes much more obvious why this system has been chosen.
Voting on these things is easier when you only have one congregation to manage. Beyond that the system is rather unweildy
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Originally posted by Dissident
and why do people have to change their name when they become pope? I never really understood that. |
Probably to signify that his former life as mere human has ended and his life as pope has begun.
Just like the use in many indian tribes to have an initiation ritus where you are given a warrior name, to signify the end of the youth and the begin of the adult life
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