excommunication
Excommunication
excommunication
The Pope is the official head of the Roman Catholic Church, so that is "his" church.
The official church of the Pope is St. John Lateran in Rome.
The pope works in the Catholic Church. His official church is Saint John Lateran Basilica in Rome.
Pope Francis is the supreme leader of the Catholic Church.
The Magisterium
A letter from the pope to the entire Church is called an encyclical.
The highest christian official is the pope. The pope represents God on Earth. He has a special gift that god gave him. He can not make a mistake when saying the word of god.
Pope John XXIII called the council.
This happens any time the pope says something that is not published in an official church document.
The Church of England was founded by King Henry VIII in 1534 because of a disagreement with the then pope.
The pope - currently (2011) Pope Benedict XVI