Your local library might have a book on this if not check with a priest. There are many things that a pope does and has influences on. None. He is simply an elderly gentleman who wears interesting clothing and a large hat. It is a made up position that doesnt mean anything. Human beings have this strange urge to put people or objects up on a pedestal and look up and worship them. I think God put it in us, this urge. We do it with everything. Our own president is supposed to be our civil SERVANT, he is supposed to serve our will. But no, we all look up at him and treat him as extremely important and we click on our TV's and hang on every word he says. Dont like the president example? How about actors? They live in their own little secluded area and people pay money just to find out who they are dating and people join fan clubs and know every little detail about the celebrity they are worshipping like what color M&M's they like, their favorite kind of soap, and little nuances of lives that no person should know about another person. Not a lot has changed. People just moved from worshipping golden calves and Easter island heads to worshipping Leanardo Decaprio (sp?) and Brittany Spears. Its God, people, and not anyone else. None, The Pope just sits there as a role model for Christians and Catholics. Christians and Catholics from all over the world think that this man is God's servant. I think that the Pope is only there because people feel safer if they have someone that is meant to be a servant from God. I think people aren't willing to give up such a big part of Christian history even if it may not be true.
There was no pope "during the time of Jesus." The title was not first used until about 200 years later.
The Vatican serves as the head of the Catholic Church and the home of the Pope. It is an independent state that is ruled by the Pope, which gives limited secular rule to the Pope, whose main role is as a spiritual leader.
To show that Boniface should be in Hell too APEX
No, there is no pope during a conclave. The purpose of a conclave is to elect a new pope because the position is vacant. However, the cardinal electors who are in the conclave do eat while there.
For the New York Yankees to play baseball in. It has also hosted the Pope and concerts.
To express emotions and feelings, to emphasize emotions and to entertain?
The purpose was to win back the Holy Land from the Muslims.
The purpose was to win back the Holy Land from the Muslims.
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It could be an encyclical or a motu proprio depending upon the purpose.
Probably to try and get catholics become stronger in their beliefs and increase interest in the catholic church.
It may be a motu proprio or an encyclical, depending upon the purpose.