Popes are not elected on a yearly basis. Once elected, they remain as pope until they die or resign. The current pope, elected on March 13, 2013, is Pope Francis.
Catholic, as all the Popes are. The Pope is the leader of the Catholic Church.
Bloody Mary was a Catholic and did not burn any popes.
No, in the Roman Catholic Church, popes are not allowed to be married.
Kings are the ruler of that country. Popes are the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
there were no popes in the pagan world, you imbecile; the popes were vicars of the roman catholic (ie. Christian) church.
No, popes do not get married. In the Roman Catholic Church, celibacy is a requirement for those who are ordained as priests, bishops, and popes.
As of April 2013 there have been 266 popes.
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.
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.
Including Pope Benedict XVI there have been 265 popes.
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Roman Catholic AnswerAs of Benedict XVI, there are been 266 Pontiffs of the Catholic Church. A complete list of them is at the link below. You may click on each name for a history of each, although, except for the Avignon Popes, nearly all of them have lived or died in Rome.