In my best Bernard Woolley voice: 'Nobody is confident the Holy Ghost would understand what makes a good Pope.' (View Post)

Bit of a strain, that last one. (View Post)

The hats make them look bigger? (View Post)

We've had two popes over 75 in succession (it's 1990 since we had a pope under 70) but equally most of the cardinals are quite elderly themselves now. Just one under 50 and 15 under 60. (View Post)

Yes, I do assume that, because that is what the evidence points to. Other organisations in the Middle Ages were far less capable of husbanding and improving their resources than the churches. As for … (View Post)