Canon Law only states that the person be a male Catholic. However, if he is not already a priest or bishop, he must be ordained as both before he can be installed as pope.
Pope Cardinal Archbishop Bishop Priest Deacon
He was ordained a priest on December 13, 1969.
A priest could only become pope if he is elected by the cardinals in conclave.
A pope will always be a priest. He does not lose that title simply because he has been elected as pope. He continues to function as any other priest, saying Mass, hearing confessions, and other normal priestly duties.The pope never ceases to be a priest.
Pope Saint Pius X was ordained a priest on September 18, 1858.
Yes he was a priest and later consecrated as a bishop and then elevated to cardinal.
Yes he is.
No, Baptists do not have a pope.
Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict) was ordained a priest on June 29, 1951.
Priests rarely wear the zucchetto, or skull cap. It is primarily worn by bishops, archbishops, cardinals and the pope. Each being distinguished by the color - bishops and archbishops wear violet, cardinals red and the pope white. A priest would wear black.
Please specify the name of the pope you are referring to in your question.
The pope has a personal confessor, usually a priest.