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Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
So can the Pope, like the President, step down temporarily due to disability? Cf. West Wing.
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No, you lose all authority and return to private station when you abdicate. No take-backs, though I guess the College of Cardinals could reelect you.
However, note the conditional abdication of Pius VII, who, before setting out to crown Napoleon, signed an abdication effective in the event he was imprisoned in France. Shame to go to all that trouble merely to have the crown yanked from your hands, and to have the moment memorialized in artwork with you looking like The World's Biggest Schlimazel.
