What Happens to the Leadership of the Catholic Church When a Pope Is Sick or Incapacitated?
The Vatican has laws to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, but they don't apply if he is sick.
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What happens to the leadership of the Catholic Church when a pope becomes sick or incapacitated?
VATICAN CITY — While the Vatican has detailed laws and rituals to ensure the transfer of power when a pope dies or resigns, ...