Uhm, pretty sure being a baptized Catholic is pretty much the only requirement…
From Wikipedia:
The pope does not need to be a cardinal elector or indeed a cardinal; since the pope is the bishop of Rome, only those who can be ordained a bishop can be elected, which means that any male baptized Catholic is eligible.
Uhm, pretty sure being a baptized Catholic is pretty much the only requirement…
From Wikipedia:
They aren’t going to pick someone that isn’t in the room when they vote on it.
So just any guy, even if he isn’t Christian, can be baptised in the morning and then get appointed pope in the afternoon?