Pope fired.

[claymore]

Has a Pope ever been relieved of his command so to speak,or is he there until he toddles off, no matter what?

[ChuckFickens]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_IX

[ChuckFickens]

http://atheism.about..../a/resignations_2.htm

[claymore]

Thanks Chuck, I reckon there were a few others that should have been shown the door, they were just dirty old men , mistresses, corruption and not backward in having rivals or opponents bumped off.

[Ankou]

"mistresses, corruption and not backward in having rivals or opponents bumped off."

were/are just a few of the prerequisites for papacy. one of my fondest parodies of this institution is terry pratchets unseen university.

[beso]

Many centuries ago a meeting of Catholic bishops was held in France which the centre of the church at the time. Records show that one prostitute attended for every two bishops.

Anyone curious about why they didn't have one each should realise the records only counted female prostitutes.

[ChuckFickens]

Well you couldn't have bishops having to bash their bishops :)

[jno]

there were two popes at a time for a while in the Middle Ages, as the French decided to set up their own one in Avignon.

[MarkRae]

Not to mention all the antipopes...

[jno]

plenty of antipopes on AB

[claymore]

Ankou, haven`t come across that " unseen university" any idea where I can find it?

[sandyRoe]

In 1978 John Paul 1 was poisoned. That's one way to get rid of a Pope.