Six Ans Se Sont
Pope Pius XII address to the World Congress for the Lay Apostolate, Oct. 5, 1957
If a layman were elected pope, he could accept the election only with the condition of being ready to receive and willing to receive ordination; the capacity to teach and govern, as well as the charism of infallibility, would be granted to him as of the moment of its acceptance, even before his ordination.
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