You have to believe in God and Jesus and also be a good follower of them.
He was known as "Good Pope John"
Pope Leo XIII was an excellent pope and a prolific writer of encyclicals.
For a good biography of Pope Benedict XVI, click on this link.
Pope Francis has not been succeeded at the time of this answer.
The pope is considered by Catholics to be the Vicar of Christ on Earth.
The Crozier normally symbols an Archbishop so why does the pope have one? Very good question and the answer is that he technicly he was and archbishop before he became a cardinal or a pope.
Pope Gregory VII was considered a good leader for temporal affairs of the Church but came up lacking in spiritual matters.
The Pope is supposed to be a really good man. A hairlip is a pretty ugly deformity. So it's making something good turn bad.
Albert A. Pope has written: 'An industrial revolution by good roads' -- subject(s): Roads
you need all of them if you are going to succeed when you are pope, look at pope Benedict he is very successful so if you look at all the popes you will become a good pope
It is said that a Pope has infallibility.
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