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We know nothing certain about Pope Anacletus (also known as Cletus or Anencletus) and can not even be sure whether a person of that name ever lived. Francis A. Sullivan SJ (From Apostles to Bishops) says that most scholars are of the opinion that, in spite of Church tradition, the 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 Anacletus, although it is possible there was a presbyter of than name. The Catholic Church assumes Anacletus was a martyr.

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