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Old 04-04-2003, 06:37 PM
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Originally posted by Rudey
And wouldn't the church in some sense be a democracy if the pope is elected by the cardinals?
In a way yes, it sort of like Singapore where the party leaders choose the next prime minister, or maybe China. Not that I'm comparing the Catholic church to China or Singapore. It's democratic, but not representative democracy.
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