Yesterday, the 115 cardinals failed to vote on a new pope. Now the reasoning is that the cardinals are all filled with the Holy Spirit, directly tasked to choose the next pope. Now wouldn’t you think then this is a no brainer and a pope would be a unanimous vote the first time? I mean, if they’re all getting this from the Holy Spirit, this shouldn’t be a problem, right?

Now I wonder if Matthias really was the right man to replace Judas as the twelfth apostle. I mean, they just prayed and threw lots once. No black smoke, no secrecy, no oaths, no nothing, just prayer and leading of the Holy Spirit. How do they really know?

Of course I’m being ridiculous just like this pope voting thing is. Folks, first, there is no Biblical grounds for a pope. If there was, where is the vote for Peter’s (the claimed first pope) successor in the Bible? Second, where does the Bible state the pope is infallible, or anyone for that matter except Christ? “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” Thirdly, Paul tells us to test all things with Scripture and this failed vote would say this isn’t Biblical since the claim is the Holy Spirit is leading this and He is not imperfect.

Okay, I’ve been holding back on such a post since the impending death of the pope. I won’t say anything about the John Paul II himself. Only God knows every man’s heart. However to call the pope the holy father when there is only one Holy Father and He is seated with Christ in the heavenly places, seems awfully dangerous to me.

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