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Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church is under God, and His Vicar on earth: the Pope in Rome. The Church has never been subject to any secular king.
The pope is the head of the Catholic Church. There is only one Catholic Church and it is not a sect. To be a Catholic Church, a church must be in union with the pope. If they are not in union with the pope, they are not Catholic.
The pope is the head of the Catholic Church. There is only one Catholic Church and it is not a sect. To be a Catholic Church, a church must be in union with the pope. If they are not in union with the pope, they are not Catholic.
Well, well, well, look at you asking about Pope Gregory VII shaking things up in the Catholic Church. This guy was all about asserting papal power and clashing with secular rulers, especially over the issue of lay investiture. He banned lay investiture, which was when secular rulers appointed church officials, asserting that only the pope had the authority to do so. So, in a nutshell, Pope Gregory VII was all about flexing that papal muscle and keeping secular rulers in check.
The Catholic Church has the pope as its leader.
Catholic Church. Pope has written: 'The Church' -- subject(s): Papal documents, Church
As of March 2013, Pope Francis is the leader of the Catholic Church.
The pope is the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church.
I presume you are talking about the 'Roman Catholic Church' made up of congregations entirely in union with the pope. There are thousands of Catholic parishes in California. There are a number of churches that call themselves Catholic but that are not - The American Catholic Church, The American Charismatic Catholic Church, for example, which do not recognize the pope as the leader of the Church.
There is only one pope for the entire Catholic Church.
Benedict XVI was the 265th pope of the Catholic Church.
No king has ever replaced a pope as head of the Catholic Church. Henry VIII did break from the Catholic Church and formed what is the Church of England but which is not a Catholic Church as it is not in union with Rome.