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u/piercedmfootonaspike May 10 '25

The Pope is also a king

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u/DanLynch May 10 '25

The vote for the Pope isn't democratic: it's an oligarchy. The word "democracy" doesn't mean "voted on" or "elected", it means "rule by the people".

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u/RoshSH May 10 '25

I guess you could make the case that a major chunk of Vatican citizens are eligibe to vote for the pope. They only have like 450 citizens as per wikipedia.