Setting aside the financial management of the church, it’s one of the largest organizations in the world which tells people what the purpose of life is. Its members believe the person they’re selecting has authority from God to say what actions are right and wrong.
While I don’t personally believe that, hard not to see it’s a position of significant power and people have an interest in knowing or influencing the outcome.
To put this into context, there are approximately 1.5 billion Catholics in the world. Thats a little under five times the population of the United States, or roughly 1/5 of the planets population.
Setting aside the financial management of the church, it’s one of the largest organizations in the world which tells people what the purpose of life is. Its members believe the person they’re selecting has authority from God to say what actions are right and wrong.
While I don’t personally believe that, hard not to see it’s a position of significant power and people have an interest in knowing or influencing the outcome.
To put this into context, there are approximately 1.5 billion Catholics in the world. Thats a little under five times the population of the United States, or roughly 1/5 of the planets population.