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Popes have been around since the days of Saint Peter. They did not use the title of pope until many years later, however, but there has always been a man in the position as leader of Christianity.
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∙ 13y agoThe Catholic Church has had popes for nearly 2000 years, since Jesus Christ appointed St. Peter the first Pope.
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∙ 9y agoThe papacy began with St. Peter about the year 33AD but did not become more defined until the Council of Nicea.
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∙ 9y agoThe popes have been around since St. Peter was chosen as the first in the year 33AD.
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∙ 10y agothere have been popes for nearly 2000 years, since about AD33.
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What do the popes do to elect a new pope?
Popes do not elect popes. Popes are elected by the cardinal electors.
Why popes held great power?
Popes are considered as the supreme religious leaders by Christians around the world due to their age long worship and piousness, that's why they hold great powers.
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.
What is the holy name of the twelve popes?
There have been 12 popes who have taken Pius as their name.
Why does the Roman Popes have so many false popes when the Coptic popes have none?
Roman Catholic Popes are descended from Peter, how can they be false? Please be more clear in your question and what you are referring to.
Which city is called City of Popes?
Avignon, France, is sometimes referred to as the "City of Popes" because of the presence of popes and anti-popes from 1309 to 1423 during the Catholic schism.
Did popes elect cardinals?
Popes do not elect cardinals, they name them.
