tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post111238787784770009..comments2024-01-28T00:20:40.933-08:00Comments on Agoraphilia: PontificationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1112676701821186282005-04-04T21:51:00.000-07:002005-04-04T21:51:00.000-07:00This happened to the Mormon church in the 90s. Th...This happened to the Mormon church in the 90s. Their prophet, Ezra Taft Benson, who was Agriculture Secretary under Eisenhower, was too sick to perform his duties for several years. <BR/><BR/>The church leadership just pretended Benson was still in charge and went on with business as usual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1112389162308519562005-04-01T12:59:00.000-08:002005-04-01T12:59:00.000-08:00In the wake of Schiavo, the Pope (or more accurate...In the wake of Schiavo, the Pope (or more accurately, a Vatican spokesperson) said that the Pope has a living will that calls for life support to the end.<BR/><BR/>However, if he goes into a PVS, I don't think that the world goes Popeless. A Pope can retire, after all, so one isn't Pope until death. I presume that if he were unable to perform his duties, the Church would name a new Pope.<BR/><BR/>But then again, I'm a Jew, so what do I know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com