PP is an abbreviation for 'Papa' meaning 'Pope.'
No, there was never a pope named Alexander Sexton. There was also a Pope Alexander Sextus meaning Pope Alexander the Sixth (VI).
It comes from the Greek pappas: Father.
"Une colombe" (meaning "A Dove")
While he was pope he wore red papal shoes, a symbol of his office. Now that he is retired and no longer the pope he wears brown or black shoes. The color has no symbolic meaning.
The pope has always been a male, so there is no gender specific noun for a female pope. There is a legend of a "Pope Joan" holding office during the middle ages. The legend uses the noun "pope".
Wojtyła is a family name of John Pope II. It has no meaning itself.
It's from Medieval Latin papa and Old English pāpa - meaning Father or Papa
If you are referring to the Cardinals meaning those Bishops who elect the Pope, what danger are you inquiring about? Can you be more specific?
A person claiming to be or elected pope in opposition to the one chosen by Church law is referred to as an antipope.
If you are referring to the Cardinals meaning those Bishops who elect the Pope, what danger are you inquiring about? Can you be more specific?
There has never been a Pope Luke. Improved: That, or that he just wanted the name Luke. Maybe he thought it was special, maybe it had a meaning for him, but he chose it maybe because there hasn't been a Pope Luke, but there are many names that haven't been by a Pope, so it wasn't just that that made him choose it. Maybe it had a special meaning to him? Nobody will know exactly, just him. However, it was also said that Luke was a Physician which falls under the realm of Science. And so he chose that to bridge Religion and Science. A way to show they can co-exist.