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Who is the successor of St. Peter and leader of the Catholic Church?
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∙ 11y agoThe 266th Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected at 18:07hrs on the 13th March, 2013 (local time) and this was announced to the world by plumes of white smoke rising from the Vatican and with the peeling of St. Peter's bell. He will be known as Pope Francis
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∙ 9y agoThe popes are the successors of St. Peter and Pope St. Linus was the pope immediately following Peter.
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∙ 11y agoThe pope. He is also called the Pontiff or the Bishop of Rome. Right now the pope is Benedict XVI.
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∙ 13y agoThe popes have a direct, unbroken line of succession back to St. Peter. St. Linus was the successor to St. Peter.
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Why does the pope claim to be the leader of all Christians?
The pope is the bishop of Rome and successor of Peter. As such, he is the leader of the college of bishops, who are collectively the leaders of the Catholic Church, who carry on the leadership of the apostles to assure continuity of the leadership and teachings of Christ.
You were the Bishop of Rome you were the successor of Saint Peter and leader of the Catholic Church you lived in a Vatican until your death in 2005 who are you?
Karol Józef Wojtyła
What is the pope to the Catholic Church?
The pope is the vicar (representative) of Christ on earth. He is a successor of Pope Peter who was named as the first leader of Christianity about the year 33 AD.
How the leader in the Catholic Church is being selected to continue the ministry of Jesus here on earth?
.Catholic AnswerNo, the Holy Father is chosen to fill the office as successor of St. Peter. He is continuing the ministry of St. Peter as Our Blessed Lord's Vicar on earth.
Who is the leader in keeping the Catholic Church the same?
The same leader that the Catholic Church has had from the very beginning of its existence back when Our Blessed Lord was alive: Jesus Christ, who is It's Head, He rules the Church through His Vicar on earth, the Holy Father in Rome, the successor of St. Peter - see St. Matthew 16:17-19 when Our Blessed Lord appointed St. Peter as His first Vicar on earth.
Why do people follow the pope?
The Pope is the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church (that is, the Latin Rite and the Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Roman Pontiff).Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, whom, according to the Bible, Jesus named as the "shepherd" and "rock" of the Church.
What did the western roman-catholic church believe was the head of the church?
Because the West is where the successor to St. Peter is, and Catholics believe that the Successor of Peter is the Vicar of Christ and supreme head of the whole church..Catholic AnswerBelieve it or not, there is no "western Roman-Catholic Church", It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. Nor is there a "western" Church, the Catholic Church is universal, and most of the Eastern Orthodox Churches are only composed of half of that rite, the rest are still Catholic. .Regardless, the head of the Church has always been Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ. He founded the Church before His Crucifixion as His Mystical Body on earth and appointed St. Peter and his successors as His Vicars on earth. So the visible head of the Church is the successor of St. Peter, the Pope in Rome.
Home of The Catholic Church?
Please note that the question has been changed to "home of the Catholic Church" as there is no "Roman Catholic Church. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. . As has been said many times - Heaven. But, while on this earth The Church has its home in Rome where St. Peter's successor resides.
Why is Peter important to the Catholic faith?
Catholics believe that Jesus appointed Peter to be His representative on Earth and to teach Christians. The pope is the successor of Peter and continues to represent Jesus on earth by teaching.
What defines a Pope of the Catholic church?
.Catholic AnswerA Pope is appointed by God, elected by the College of Cardinals, and is the successor of St. Peter as Vicar of Christ on earth. He is the Bishop of Rome, and the visible head of the Church - as Christ's Vicar.
Do you say St. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church or Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church?
Saints (Sts.) Peter and Paul Catholic Church would be proper.
Who is the chief shepherd of the Catholic Church?
The Pope, Bishop of Rome, currently HH Pope Benedict XVI.Roman Catholic AnswerThe chief shepherd of the Catholic Church is Our Blessed Lord, who founded it upon His Death. He appointed the first Vicar of the Catholic Church, Peter. Peter's successor is the Pope in Rome, but the chief shepherd remains Our Blessed Lord.
