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St. Linus (67-76)
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The Catholic Church lists Pope St Linus as the second pope, but we can not be sure whether a person of that name ever lived, in spite of the Catholic tradition.
Francis A. Sullivan SJ (From Apostles to Bishops) says that most scholars are of the opinion that, in spite of Church tradition, the early church of Rome was led by a group of presbyters, and that bishops were not appointed to the church in Rome until later in the second century. In other words, there can have been no Pope Linus, although it is just possible there was a presbyter of than name.
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