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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 1638602, member: 4626&quot;]In theory the pope answers to nobody but God... so if it&#039;s God&#039;s will that he resigns, he can (and the theory goes that a pope wouldn&#039;t voluntarily resign unless God gave the OK, which they pretty much have to take the pope&#039;s word for).</p><p><br /></p><p>So in theory a pope can resign, it&#039;s just extremely rare for one to do so.&nbsp; Traditionally the pope holds the office for life (and usually they do), but nothing says he can&#039;t resign.&nbsp; As you&#039;ve pointed out it&#039;s been about 600 years since the last time a pope voluntarily resigned.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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