08-10-2007, 11:03 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Seattle, WA
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Why LDS leadership is a gerontocracy
Psychologically, it's much easier to unquestioningly follow the commands of someone older than you. So the strict seniority-based promotion scale serves a practical purpose.
But I've always liked the drama behind the college of cardinals, smoke signals, etc.
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