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What do you call the leader of the worldwide roman catholic church?
Pope
Why do you call the leader of the church as pop?
its called a pope not a pop
What do you call a letter from the bishop to the entire Church?
An encyclical is a letter from the pope to the Church. Regular bishops do not send letters to the entire Church.
Who is the pope for the Orthodox Church?
Only the Roman Catholic Church and the Coptic Orthodox Church use the term 'pope' for their leaders. Other Orthodox Churches, including the Greek Orthodox, use the term Patriarch.The present Coptic pope is Pope Tawadros II.
What do you call a papal letter to all the faithful?
An encyclical is a letter from the pope to the Church in general.
Why is a pope named pope?
Pope means father... I am sure It means papa/ father in Latin...and Pappas or similar in Greek. They call him that because he is the leader/ "father" of the church.
What sect of what church the Pope is head of.?
The pope is the head of the Catholic Church. There is only one Catholic Church and it is not a sect. To be a Catholic Church, a church must be in union with the pope. If they are not in union with the pope, they are not Catholic.
Are there Catholic churches that don't follow the pope?
There are none. If they do not recognize the pope as the leader of the Church, they are not true Catholics despite what they might call themselves.
What role does the pope have in the church?
To Catholics the Pope is the head of church. He has what we call "papal infallibility" which is the ability to be correct in any aspect of religeous decision making. Catholics do not worship the pope but see him as a man who can make decisions on how they can have a better relationship with God.
What do you call the leader of the Catholic Church today?
The leader of the Catholic Church is called the Pope. The Pope is traditionally the bishop of Rome, however during the Middle Ages some Popes ruled the Church from France.
What sect of what church is the pope the head of?
The pope is the head of the Catholic Church. There is only one Catholic Church and it is not a sect. To be a Catholic Church, a church must be in union with the pope. If they are not in union with the pope, they are not Catholic.
What is the Catholic Church of the pope?
The church of the Pope as bishop of Rome is the Basilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome. The church of the Pope as Pope is Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
