The Protestant churches do not have any connections to the Catholic Church or the Pope. Some churches may look to him for guidance and teaching but in general and this would include Episcapal Churches. Most Protestant churches in US are Baptist, Methodist and Church of Christ and are not associated with the Catholic Church.
The pope is the leader of all Christianity but he is not recognized by Protestants as their leader.
The pope is considered by Catholics to be the Vicar of Christ on earth. He is the leader of the Catholic Church and monarch of Vatican City.
a pope carries out his role in the church by helping others and leading theroman chatholic church!
A pope's role in a Christians church is to pray and bless other people and talk about god.
The 'job' of the pope is to be the spiritual leader and Vicar of Christ for the Catholic Church. Pope Benedict XVI is now retired and spends his days praying, reading and writing. As Pope Emeritus, he has no official role in the governance of the Church.
The cardinals were the most important of the archbishops. They were leaders of the Church in the areas they came from. They had one authority no one else had, which was the ability to elect a new pope when the old pope died.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Pope is the Vicar of Christ on earth.
All catholics believed that the pope was sent from god, and that his word was law. People in middle ages based their whole lives around the church.
The Pope's role in the Medieval society is to represent the spiritual authority of the Church and, later, the state authority, which was normally represented by a King or Emperor, but was changed with the argument titled the 'Doctrine of Swords', which claimed that the Pope had authority over both the church andthe state.
To put it simply, the role of the Church is to mediate salvation.
The Bishop role is important because he could become the next Pope and he is very high in his church. He is also a spirtual leader like the pope and is very religious.
He is the pope or leader of the Christian Church around the world. However, only Catholics recognize hus leadership.
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There is only one pope in the Vatican and that would be Pope Francis as of 2014. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI also resides in the Vatican but has no role in governing the Church.