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yes, unfortunately there were some popes who were morally corrupt. but not in matters of faith and doctrine.
Yes, definitely. As an example, do some reading on "Inquisition", which was carried out by the Catholic Church, under several popes.
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What did the popes teach wrong?
In the history of the Church there have been a number of bad, even evil, popes but not a single one taught anything contrary to Catholic doctrine.
Why are some popes 'blessed' and some are not?
The Church has had some very bad and evil men as popes in the Church's long history. Other have been good men but did nothing deserving of sainthood. Others led saintly lives and were canonized.
What do the popes do to elect a new pope?
Popes do not elect popes. Popes are elected by the cardinal electors.
How many popes have been excommunicated?
The vile, evil Pope Benedict IX was deposed and excommunicated by Pope Damasus II who was elected to succeed Benedict IX.
What country have most of the Popes come from?
The vast majority of popes have been Italian. As of February of 2013 there have been only 18 popes from other countries.
What is the second country to contribute the most popes to the Vatican?
There have been 17 popes from France, the second behind Italian popes.
Who held more power popes or kings?
the popes had more power over the kings
What is the fear of popes?
Papaphobia is the fear of popes.
How many non Italian popes have there been?
There have been 217 Italian popes and only 49 non-Italian popes.
Do popes go to Heaven?
I am sure there are many popes in Heaven but am equally sure that there are a number of popes burning in hell.
How often does the pope commit heresy?
There have been some very bad, evil and vile popes who led rather profligate lives. However, despite how bad they were, not one of them committed heresy.
What is the holy name of the twelve popes?
There have been 12 popes who have taken Pius as their name.
