A new leader

At the GNU Public Dictatorship we are nothing if not pleased that the Catholic Church has been able to elect a new pope so quickly, and we would like to take a minute to talk about how we are similar in many respects to that venerated institution.

For one thing, we have an elect group that chooses our new leaders, and while the GPD has not as of yet had to deal with succession, we are well-structured and the process is well-known.  That is one of the many differences between ourselves and the Catholic Church--that we are led by a Board and not a single individual.  Unless everyone on the Board were to somehow simultaneously die or become incapacitated, there would be at least one member of the Board left to choose successors.  In that respect we are more like the Cardinals who elect the Pope than the Pope himself, but you can draw your own conclusions.