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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".
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 15y agoPope is derived from the Greek word Pappas, meaning Daddy, so the feminine would be Mama or Mommy.
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∙ 7y agoThere has never been nor will there ever be a female pope. The requirements for being pope are that they must be a single male, baptized Catholic.
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∙ 12y agoThere has never been a female pope.
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Has there ever been a one legged pope?
No, as far as can be determined there has never been a one-legged pope.
Has there ever been a Welsh pope?
There has never been a Welsh pope but there has been one pope from England - Nicholas Breakspear who took the name of Pope Adrian IV. The mother of Linus the first pope after St. Peter was Welsh, that makes him half Welsh.
Who have been the pope?
There have been 266 popes and the current one is Pope Francis.
Has there ever been a pope elected more than one time?
While he was elected pope only once, Benedict IX served as pope three times. He was a disgusting, vile, immoral individual who was a disgrace to the Chair of Saint Peter. To read more about him, click here.
How many popes have been named Joseph?
There has only been one pope by that name - Pope Benedict XVI.
Did Henry stay friends with the pope?
Which Henry and which pope? There has been more that one conflict involving a Henry and a pope.
How many English popes have there been and name them please?
One. Nicholas Breakspeare became Pope Adrian IV from 1154 to 1159. He was from Hertfordshire in England.
Does the Pope visit Ireland a lot?
No. Only one Pope has ever made an official visit to Ireland. That was Pope John Paul II in September 1979.
Has the pope lied?
If you mean any pope, ever, in history, of course popes have lied. They are human and no one expects them to be otherwise.
How many popes have been named Joseph Ratzinger?
There has only been one pope by that name - Pope Benedict XVI.
Are you the pope?
There is normally only ONE pope. There have been two occasions when a pope has retired, one of which was Pope Benedict XVI in 2013, who resigned over health concerns and was succeeded by Pope Francis (Francis I).Clarification:There have been about 12 papal resignations for one reason or the other in the 2000 year history of the papacy.
How many Pope Peters were there?
There has only been one pope named Peter - Simon Peter the Apostle.
