Pope Gregory XIII [13]
Pope Gregory XIII (13) Born on January 7, 1502 in Bologna, Italy and died April 10, 1585.
Pope Gregory XIII (13) Born on January 7, 1502 in Bologna, Italy and died April 10, 1585.
Indefinitely and predominantly Roman Catholic. They have the Pope and he's the head of the Roman Catholic Church, so yes, they're Catholic
The Pope, residing in Rome, Italy, is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
When Rome became the capital of Italy in 1871 the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church became very hostile and he tried to discipline those who were in favor of Rome being capital. Pope Pius IX was the pope of the church at that time.
Roman Catholic AnswerYou are probably not going to believe this, but the pope of the Roman Catholic Church is actually a Roman Catholic.
Actually, there's no need because the Byzantine Catholic Church is in full communion with the Pope in Rome. But if you want, yes, you can. But your communion with the Pope in Rome, Italy doesn't change. You're still under the rule of the Pope in Rome, Italy.
The name of the Roman Catholic leader is the 'Pope'. The current Pope is Pope Benedict XVI.
Is the Pope Catholic?
The Frankish Empire was also called the Carolingian Empire after Charlemagne, its founder. The pope crowned Charlemagne as emperor. He did this as a reward for breaking Lombard rule in Italy. Charlemagne was given the title of 'Roman Emperor' to symbolise the independence of Italy and (western European) Roman Catholic Christendom form the Eastern Roman Empire which had controlled central Italy and the pope. Basically, Charlemagne was the emperor of Roman Catholic Christendom.
The pope is responsible for the Roman Catholic church.