Simple. Ask the potential Pope what his stance is on Jews and then have him go public with his views on Jews. Only elect a Pope who is absolutely vicious on Jews, condemning them to hell as being a cursed race. Anyone nice to Jews, you don't elect.
I know, I know. This seems trivial or Nazi or whatever but trust me, it will 100% work for selecting a good Pope.
I'll be the first to admit my understanding of catholic practice is not complete. Is the pope chosen directly by the cardinals or through every catholic church constituent voting? If it's the latter, then yes, that's definitely the way to do it, but if it isn't how should the people get the cardinals to do this?
Saving a religion by breaking its commandments sounds a lot like saving democracy by shutting down democratic processes. On the other hand, due to the unfathomable and ineffable nature of the divine, such actions could easily fall into the category of murders done in times of war/crusade.
In the end, I think maintaining a cohesive religion of that size without having that leeway to condone "inexcusable" actions is just as impossible as preventing 100% of the possible corruption of the organization. And honestly, I can't think of a more effective way of removing corruption within an organization.
Great and the current Pope is as uncatholic as you can get also. See how little it matters. Let's do the right thing instead of what some Pharisees say is "the real Catholicism".
Simple. Ask the potential Pope what his stance is on Jews and then have him go public with his views on Jews. Only elect a Pope who is absolutely vicious on Jews, condemning them to hell as being a cursed race. Anyone nice to Jews, you don't elect.
I know, I know. This seems trivial or Nazi or whatever but trust me, it will 100% work for selecting a good Pope.
I'll be the first to admit my understanding of catholic practice is not complete. Is the pope chosen directly by the cardinals or through every catholic church constituent voting? If it's the latter, then yes, that's definitely the way to do it, but if it isn't how should the people get the cardinals to do this?
In older times the way the people got the Pope they wanted was through some unfortunate balcony accidents and cooking ingredient mix-ups.
I thought about it a while before responding.
Saving a religion by breaking its commandments sounds a lot like saving democracy by shutting down democratic processes. On the other hand, due to the unfathomable and ineffable nature of the divine, such actions could easily fall into the category of murders done in times of war/crusade.
In the end, I think maintaining a cohesive religion of that size without having that leeway to condone "inexcusable" actions is just as impossible as preventing 100% of the possible corruption of the organization. And honestly, I can't think of a more effective way of removing corruption within an organization.
To my knowledge, it's entirely the former, not the latter...
Hence the whole "secret meeting with coloured smoke to indicate choice" thing...
Jews being a 'cursed race' is as anti-Catholic an idea as you can get.
Great and the current Pope is as uncatholic as you can get also. See how little it matters. Let's do the right thing instead of what some Pharisees say is "the real Catholicism".
The difference is that he didn't get elected advertising his heresy.
Wait, what? You want to label the Savior of Catholics as part of a 'cursed race' and think they'll just go along with it?
If that's what you think Jews are to Catholics then yes the religion needs to be changed so that it becomes good.