Because they spoke for god, they can only choose clergy, not kings, leaders of the catholic church, pick who can be a king, and had control of the people.
Pope Pius X is the only 20th Century pope canonized so far. However, there are 5 others who are at various stages of canonization: Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul I and John Paul II.
Pope St. Victor I was Pope in the late second century, so probably in the early to mid second century.
Pope Benedict XVI replaced Pope John Paul the II. Benedict retired on February 28, 2013, and was replaced on March 13 of that year by Pope Francis.
Pope John Paul II was the 264th pope so there were 263 popes before him.
A pope is only elected when a vacancy arises, so the Pope succeeds someone, but he does not 'replace' them. Pope Benedict succeeded Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II was 58 years old when elected in 1978.
Because it was a weapon that could pierce the armor of knights so it made it possible for anyone to kill a knight it was too powerful of a weapon
John Paul II was the head of the Catholic church until 2005. The reason that he is not the pope anymore is because he is dead.
60 Minutes - 1968 Pope John Paul II Part I Pope John Paul II Part II Jane Fonda My Life So Far - Part I 37-27 was released on: USA: 3 April 2005
Henry did it so he could marry a different wife and it made the pope less powerful.
The Pope was a powerful figure because of the position he held. The Roman Catholic Church was thought of as controlling you for all eternity, so you would want to respect its leader!
Pope Urban II was born in Largery, France in 1042 and died in Rome in 1099 and so would have been around 57 years old when he died.