Carnage, caring or pretending to care about how other people feel is requisite to retaining the privilege of posting in this forum, thanks. Everyone else, please avoid personal attacks and stay on topic, thanks.

Quote Originally Posted by Carnage
How does someone become a pope.
He's elected by a conclave of Cardinals. See http://www.catholic-pages.com/pope/election.asp for more information.

Quote Originally Posted by Martyr
Catholics aren't Christians. They're Catholics.
Never forget that.
Quote Originally Posted by dictionary.com
Christian, adj.
1. Professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
They are by that definition.

2. Relating to or derived from Jesus or Jesus's teachings.
And that one.

3. Manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus; Christlike.
And that one.

4. Relating to or characteristic of Christianity or its adherents.
This one is true by implication, from the above three.

5. Showing a loving concern for others; humane.
This is a looser definition, and almost certainly not what you intended.

Which definition of Christian are you using, Martyr? Perhaps my dictionary is missing one.