The pope previous to the current Pope Francis was Pope Benedict XVI who retired in 2013.
Pope John Paul II was the immediate predecessor of Benedict XVI.
Pope Pius XI chose his own name, as all popes do. It was an indication that he had much admiration for his predecessor, St. Pope Pius X, and planned to carry on with his policies.
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Well, honey, let me tell you - there have been a few shady Popes in history. Some of those fellas didn't exactly have halos above their heads. We've got Pope Stephen VI, who had his predecessor Pope Formosus dug up and put on trial (yes, you heard that right), and then there's Pope John XII who allegedly killed a few folks here and there. So, to answer your question, there have been a couple of Popes with some blood on their hands.
Popes do not elect popes. Popes are elected by the cardinal electors.
Trajan was Hadrian's predecessor
There is no whole number without a predecessor. According to Peano's axioms, the number natural 0 has no predecessor.
The vast majority of popes have been Italian. As of February of 2013 there have been only 18 popes from other countries.
There have been 17 popes from France, the second behind Italian popes.
The predecessor of -2 is -3.
the popes had more power over the kings
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