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First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV

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606 points saikatsg | 2 comments | 08 May 25 16:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.442s | source
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seydor ◴[08 May 25 18:22 UTC] No.43929489[source]▶
Will he be taxed on his foreign Papal salary? Or will he forego the salary , like Francis did?
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Towaway69 ◴[08 May 25 20:22 UTC] No.43930898[source]▶
Apparently Popes don't receive a salary, all expenses are covered by the church. Neither is there a retirement package since it's a job for life.

I couldn't imagine a Pope applying for a pay raise. Or rather, to whom would the Pope got to get a pay raise ... hm ;)

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1. anon291 ◴[08 May 25 21:47 UTC] No.43931688[source]▶
He's a religious priest which means he cannot own anything other than personal accoutrements. Even if he were to take paid employment before becoming pope, he would have to give it away.
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2. wl ◴[09 May 25 05:01 UTC] No.43933922[source]▶
That vow of poverty goes away once a religious priest is consecrated a bishop.

https://www.vatican.va/archive/cod-iuris-canonici/eng/docume....