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Catholic would be the correct term as the Pope is the leader of the Catholic Church. There was a time during the Reformation that Catholics were called Papists by the emerging Protestant sects; this was of course meant as a derogatory term.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agosimply, they are the Christians Answer Catholics treat Pope as their earthly spiritual leader. Other Christian denominations do not follow the Pope.
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Pope is the traditional name given to who?
It is the name given to the Holy Father, the Bishop of Rome,
Why is Pope Benedict a disciple?
Any follower of Christ is a disciple.
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio is the birth name of Pope Francis.
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You have to believe in God and Jesus and also be a good follower of them.
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Papal States.
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How to pronounce Pope Innocent?
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What is the output of voltage follower?
same as the given input..
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"They" did not change the name of the new pope, When elected, the new pope has the choice of keeping his Christian name or choosing a regnal name that he wishes to be known as while serving. When Christ named Simon as the first pope he changed his name to Peter. After Peter, the next pope to choose a new name was Pope John II who was elected in the year 533. His given name was Mercurius and he did not think it proper for a Catholic pope to be named for a pagan Roman god - Mercury.
