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Popes
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome and is leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. The Pope is also head of state of the Vatican City, a sovereign city-state entirely enclaved by Rome.
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What do Popes do in Catholic Churches?
In the New Testament, Jesus Christ appointed Peter as his representative on Earth. This was the first Pope. All subsequent Popes are viewed by catholics as successor to Peter. The Pope is also referred to as the "Pontiff" or bridgekeeper [Pontifica in Latin]. In other words the Pope is the bridge between Man on Earth and Christ in Heaven.
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Catholic AnswerHe does many things, especially as Bishop of Rome, but more important, as pointed out in the answer above, is what he is - the Vicar of Christ on earth, and the visible head of His Church. If he did nothing else, that would be enough. When he speaks, he speaks as head of the Church and as Christ's Voice. When he blesses, he blesses with Christ's blessing, when he ordains, it is Christ who ordains. When we respect and obey him, we are respecting and obeying Him who he represents - Our Blessed Lord.What did Pope Leo IX and PGregory VII fight for?
Quite a lot, actually, both of these Popes fought vigorously for the Church and its rights, and its holiness. This is a quick answer site, check out the articles below for more on both of them:
What is the average age for a pope?
The average age at election of the 62 popes elected since 1400 is 62.4 years.
It's just the Catholic Church, not the Roman Catholic Church. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is rarely used by the Catholic Church. There has been an unbroken line of 266 popes from St. Peter (first Pope appointed by Our Blessed Lord in Matthew 16: 17-19) to the current Francis (as of 2013), and 39 anti-popes (Men who claimed to be pope but were not validly elected). For the complete list, see the link below.
St. Alexander I (105-115AD) was the sixth pope.
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Pope Sixtus I is traditionally recognised as the sixth pope, or bishop of Rome. The coincidence of the sixth pope being named Sixtus has raised the question of whether the name is fictitious, and may have led soon after to him being named in what are now some of the oldest documents as Xystus. In any case, 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 Sixtus (or Xystus), although it is conceivable there was a presbyter of than name.
Based on what we now know, the first true, monepiscopal bishop of Rome was probably Pius I or Anicetus, meaning that Zephyrinus (199-217) or Callixtus I (217-222) might have been the sixth real bishop of Rome.
What does the Sacred Triduum consist of?
A Triduum is "A period of three days of prayer, either preceding some special feast or preparing for some major enterprise. [It] Commemorates the biblical three days that Christ lay in the tomb." (from Modern Catholic Dictionary by Fr. Hardon, S.J. In the Catholic Church it is used most frequently to refer to the Easter (or Sacred) Triduum, which is composed of the last three days of Holy Week, i.e.: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. The Easter Triduum ends with the lighting of the Easter fire at the beginning of the Easter Vigil after dark on Holy Saturday night.
What is the name of the crown of the pope?
There is an urban legend about a phrase written on the Papal Tiara (the crown), which some use to identify the mark of the antichrist. However there is not just one Tiara, there are about 20 in existence and none have inscriptions.
Why has no Pope ever taken the name of Peter?
Jesus Christ named Simon," Peter " which in Greek is petra meening petrafied or rock. Jesus Said I will build My church on the rock.I belive because Jesus named Simon" Peter" that the church respects that name only for the first Pope only.
Why did the Pope want the Crusades to happen?
The papacy launched the first crusade in Europe to encourage the European Nobles to regain the holiest of the holy land, to help their eastern brothers (Byzantines or Eastern Orthodox Christians) and to establish wealth and trade routes in the east against the wicked race (Turkish, Arabs and other Saracens)
What are the names of Pope Benedict XVI's parents?
Joseph Ratzinger, Sr.and Maria Ratzinger (née Peintner)
What are the names of all the Popes?
The List of Popes(from the New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia
- St. Peter (32-67)
- St. Linus (67-76)
- St. Anacletus (Cletus) (76-88)
- St. Clement I (88-97)
- St. Evaristus (97-105)
- St. Alexander I (105-115)
- St. Sixtus I (115-125) Also called Xystus I
- St. Telesphorus (125-136)
- St. Hyginus (136-140)
- St. Pius I (140-155)
- St. Anicetus (155-166)
- St. Soter (166-175)
- St. Eleutherius (175-189)
- St. Victor I (189-199)
- St. Zephyrinus (199-217)
- St. Callistus I (217-22) Callistus and the following three popes were opposed by St. Hippolytus, antipope (217-236)
- St. Urban I (222-30)
- St. Pontain (230-35)
- St. Anterus (235-36)
- St. Fabian (236-50)
- St. Cornelius (251-53) Opposed by Novatian, antipope (251)
- St. Lucius I (253-54)
- St. Stephen I (254-257)
- St. Sixtus II (257-258)
- St. Dionysius (260-268)
- St. Felix I (269-274)
- St. Eutychian (275-283)
- St. Caius (283-296) Also called Gaius
- St. Marcellinus (296-304)
- St. Marcellus I (308-309)
- St. Eusebius (309 or 310)
- St. Miltiades (311-14)
- St. Sylvester I (314-35)
- St. Marcus (336)
- St. Julius I (337-52)
- Liberius (352-66) Opposed by Felix II, antipope (355-365)
- St. Damasus I (366-83) Opposed by Ursicinus, antipope (366-367)
- St. Siricius (384-99)
- St. Anastasius I (399-401)
- St. Innocent I (401-17)
- St. Zosimus (417-18)
- St. Boniface I (418-22) Opposed by Eulalius, antipope (418-419)
- St. Celestine I (422-32)
- St. Sixtus III (432-40)
- St. Leo I (the Great) (440-61)
- St. Hilarius (461-68)
- St. Simplicius (468-83)
- St. Felix III (II) (483-92)
- St. Gelasius I (492-96)
- Anastasius II (496-98)
- St. Symmachus (498-514) Opposed by Laurentius, antipope (498-501)
- St. Hormisdas (514-23)
- St. John I (523-26)
- St. Felix IV (III) (526-30)
- Boniface II (530-32) Opposed by Dioscorus, antipope (530)
- John II (533-35)
- St. Agapetus I (535-36) Also called Agapitus I
- St. Silverius (536-37)
- Vigilius (537-55)
- Pelagius I (556-61)
- John III (561-74)
- Benedict I (575-79)
- Pelagius II (579-90)
- St. Gregory I (the Great) (590-604)
- Sabinian (604-606)
- Boniface III (607)
- St. Boniface IV (608-15)
- St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I) (615-18)
- Boniface V (619-25)
- Honorius I (625-38)
- Severinus (640)
- John IV (640-42)
- Theodore I (642-49)
- St. Martin I (649-55)
- St. Eugene I (655-57)
- St. Vitalian (657-72)
- Adeodatus (II) (672-76)
- Donus (676-78)
- St. Agatho (678-81)
- St. Leo II (682-83)
- St. Benedict II (684-85)
- John V (685-86)
- Conon (686-87)
- St. Sergius I (687-701) Opposed by Theodore and Paschal, antipopes (687)
- John VI (701-05)
- John VII (705-07)
- Sisinnius (708)
- Constantine (708-15)
- St. Gregory II (715-31)
- St. Gregory III (731-41)
- St. Zachary (741-52) Stephen II followed Zachary, but because he died before being consecrated, modern lists omit him
- Stephen III (752-57)
- St. Paul I (757-67)
- Stephen IV (767-72) Opposed by Constantine II (767) and Philip (768), antipopes (767)
- Adrian I (772-95)
- St. Leo III (795-816)
- Stephen V (816-17)
- St. Paschal I (817-24)
- Eugene II (824-27)
- Valentine (827)
- Gregory IV (827-44)
- Sergius II (844-47) Opposed by John, antipope (855)
- St. Leo IV (847-55)
- Benedict III (855-58) Opposed by Anastasius, antipope (855)
- St. Nicholas I (the Great) (858-67)
- Adrian II (867-72)
- John VIII (872-82)
- Marinus I (882-84)
- St. Adrian III (884-85)
- Stephen VI (885-91)
- Formosus (891-96)
- Boniface VI (896)
- Stephen VII (896-97)
- Romanus (897)
- Theodore II (897)
- John IX (898-900)
- Benedict IV (900-03)
- Leo V (903) Opposed by Christopher, antipope (903-904)
- Sergius III (904-11)
- Anastasius III (911-13)
- Lando (913-14)
- John X (914-28)
- Leo VI (928)
- Stephen VIII (929-31)
- John XI (931-35)
- Leo VII (936-39)
- Stephen IX (939-42)
- Marinus II (942-46)
- Agapetus II (946-55)
- John XII (955-63)
- Leo VIII (963-64)
- Benedict V (964)
- John XIII (965-72)
- Benedict VI (973-74)
- Benedict VII (974-83) Benedict and John XIV were opposed by Boniface VII, antipope (974; 984-985)
- John XIV (983-84)
- John XV (985-96)
- Gregory V (996-99) Opposed by John XVI, antipope (997-998)
- Sylvester II (999-1003)
- John XVII (1003)
- John XVIII (1003-09)
- Sergius IV (1009-12)
- Benedict VIII (1012-24) Opposed by Gregory, antipope (1012)
- John XIX (1024-32)
- Benedict IX (1032-45) He appears on this list three separate times, because he was twice deposed and restored
- Sylvester III (1045) Considered by some to be an antipope
- Benedict IX (1045)
- Gregory VI (1045-46)
- Clement II (1046-47)
- Benedict IX (1047-48)
- Damasus II (1048)
- St. Leo IX (1049-54)
- Victor II (1055-57)
- Stephen X (1057-58)
- Nicholas II (1058-61) Opposed by Benedict X, antipope (1058)
- Alexander II (1061-73) Opposed by Honorius II, antipope (1061-1072)
- St. Gregory VII (1073-85) Gregory and the following three popes were opposed by Guibert ("Clement III"), antipope (1080-1100)
- Blessed Victor III (1086-87)
- Blessed Urban II (1088-99)
- Paschal II (1099-1118) Opposed by Theodoric (1100), Aleric (1102) and Maginulf ("Sylvester IV", 1105-1111), antipopes (1100)
- Gelasius II (1118-19) Opposed by Burdin ("Gregory VIII"), antipope (1118)
- Callistus II (1119-24)
- Honorius II (1124-30) Opposed by Celestine II, antipope (1124)
- Innocent II (1130-43) Opposed by Anacletus II (1130-1138) and Gregory Conti ("Victor IV") (1138), antipopes (1138)
- Celestine II (1143-44)
- Lucius II (1144-45)
- Blessed Eugene III (1145-53)
- Anastasius IV (1153-54)
- Adrian IV (1154-59)
- Alexander III (1159-81) Opposed by Octavius ("Victor IV") (1159-1164), Pascal III (1165-1168), Callistus III (1168-1177) and Innocent III (1178-1180), antipopes
- Lucius III (1181-85)
- Urban III (1185-87)
- Gregory VIII (1187)
- Clement III (1187-91)
- Celestine III (1191-98)
- Innocent III (1198-1216)
- Honorius III (1216-27)
- Gregory IX (1227-41)
- Celestine IV (1241)
- Innocent IV (1243-54)
- Alexander IV (1254-61)
- Urban IV (1261-64)
- Clement IV (1265-68)
- Blessed Gregory X (1271-76)
- Blessed Innocent V (1276)
- Adrian V (1276)
- John XXI (1276-77)
- Nicholas III (1277-80)
- Martin IV (1281-85)
- Honorius IV (1285-87)
- Nicholas IV (1288-92)
- St. Celestine V (1294)
- Boniface VIII (1294-1303)
- Blessed Benedict XI (1303-04)
- Clement V (1305-14)
- John XXII (1316-34) Opposed by Nicholas V, antipope (1328-1330)
- Benedict XII (1334-42)
- Clement VI (1342-52)
- Innocent VI (1352-62)
- Blessed Urban V (1362-70)
- Gregory XI (1370-78)
- Urban VI (1378-89) Opposed by Robert of Geneva ("Clement VII"), antipope (1378-1394)
- Boniface IX (1389-1404) Opposed by Robert of Geneva ("Clement VII") (1378-1394), Pedro de Luna ("Benedict XIII") (1394-1417) and Baldassare Cossa ("John XXIII") (1400-1415), antipopes
- Innocent VII (1404-06) Opposed by Pedro de Luna ("Benedict XIII") (1394-1417) and Baldassare Cossa ("John XXIII") (1400-1415), antipopes
- Gregory XII (1406-15) Opposed by Pedro de Luna ("Benedict XIII") (1394-1417), Baldassare Cossa ("John XXIII") (1400-1415), and Pietro Philarghi ("Alexander V") (1409-1410), antipopes
- Martin V (1417-31)
- Eugene IV (1431-47) Opposed by Amadeus of Savoy ("Felix V"), antipope (1439-1449)
- Nicholas V (1447-55)
- Callistus III (1455-58)
- Pius II (1458-64)
- Paul II (1464-71)
- Sixtus IV (1471-84)
- Innocent VIII (1484-92)
- Alexander VI (1492-1503)
- Pius III (1503)
- Julius II (1503-13)
- Leo X (1513-21)
- Adrian VI (1522-23)
- Clement VII (1523-34)
- Paul III (1534-49)
- Julius III (1550-55)
- Marcellus II (1555)
- Paul IV (1555-59)
- Pius IV (1559-65)
- St. Pius V (1566-72)
- Gregory XIII (1572-85)
- Sixtus V (1585-90)
- Urban VII (1590)
- Gregory XIV (1590-91)
- Innocent IX (1591)
- Clement VIII (1592-1605)
- Leo XI (1605)
- Paul V (1605-21)
- Gregory XV (1621-23)
- Urban VIII (1623-44)
- Innocent X (1644-55)
- Alexander VII (1655-67)
- Clement IX (1667-69)
- Clement X (1670-76)
- Blessed Innocent XI (1676-89)
- Alexander VIII (1689-91)
- Innocent XII (1691-1700)
- Clement XI (1700-21)
- Innocent XIII (1721-24)
- Benedict XIII (1724-30)
- Clement XII (1730-40)
- Benedict XIV (1740-58)
- Clement XIII (1758-69)
- Clement XIV (1769-74)
- Pius VI (1775-99)
- Pius VII (1800-23)
- Leo XII (1823-29)
- Pius VIII (1829-30)
- Gregory XVI (1831-46)
- Blessed Pius IX (1846-78)
- Leo XIII (1878-1903)
- St. Pius X (1903-14)
- Benedict XV (1914-22)
- Pius XI (1922-39)
- Pius XII (1939-58)
- Blessed John XXIII (1958-63)
- Paul VI (1963-78)
- John Paul I (1978)
- Blessed John Paul II (1978-2005)
- Benedict XVI (2005-2013)
- Francis (2013—)
Anastasius II died in November of that year and was succeeded by Pope St. Symmachus a few days later.
It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman Catholic is a slur that was started in England after the protestant revolt, it is meaningless in the Catholic Church unless you are referring to the Latin Rite, which is properly called the Latin Rite, not the Roman Rite. There are no vows that every Catholic makes, every Catholic makes promises when he is baptized, or they are made in his name if he is under age. The only vows, properly so called, are the vows of religious. There are three made by monastics: conversatio morum (roughly conversion of manners), stability, and obedience. There are three made by religious that are not monastics: poverty, chastity, and obedience (known as the evangelical counsels).
No. In fact, NO man can be called a 'saint' while on this earth. Only God knows who he will redeam.
Roman Catholic AnswerNo, there have been some notorious popes, who are very obviously not saint material. That being said, saints are people who are in heaven. The Church officially acknowledges all of the popes from the early centuries as saints. The first pope who was not declared a saint, was Pope Anastasius II (496-498). The last pope to be canonized was Pope Saint Pius X, who died right as World War I was starting. Pope John XXIII has been beatified, and there is a movement to have Pope John Paul II, of happy memory, canonized.Who and when was the last retired pope?
Prior to Benedict XVI in 2013, it was the year 1415, when Pope Gregory XII resigned.
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AnswerNever. A Catholic (It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church.) Pope can not retire. The few pope that have renounced the papacy have RENOUNCED it, not retired. Pope Gregory XII, above was the last pope to renounce the papacy, before that it was Pope St. Celestine V who renounced the papacy in 1294.How many popes are in the world?
One
There are five, two of which use the title,the Bishop of Rome and the Bishop of Alexandria. The Bishop or Rome asserts primacy of the universal church however the other four main apostolic thrones reject the assertion.
Pope Shenouda III, Bishop of Alexandria and Patriarch of all Africa.
Pope Benedict XVI, Bishop of Rome.
Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch.
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East.
Who was really the first pope?
Another answer from our community:
It would depend on who is to be trusted as a source. Technically, no one could verify who the pope is/was but the Church, and the Church couldn't do that unless it had a hierarchy, and the head of the hierarchy, and therefore of the Church, is the pope, which means the pope would have to verify himself.
The first pope, as verified in the Bible, is St. Peter. Peter literally translated means "rock", and Christ promises to build his church upon this rock. But note that Christ says "will build" and "will give the keys to heaven". It is a promise that is not yet fulfilled. Protestants assert Christ was here speaking metaphorically, or pointing to either Himself or even an actual rock, however, Christ's changing of Simon's name makes no sense if it is not in conjunction with the office Christ wishes to bestow.
Ironically though, the scriptures need to be verified themselves as true before they can be used as proof of anything. The only institution that can define what is Divinely inspired has to be divinely inspired itself, and only an organization begun by God could have such an ability. Anything that is organized has a hierarchy. Thus, it is the Church, under the guidance of the pope that declares the scriptures to be accepted as divine truth, for only the pope may speak ex cathedra, that is, infallibly, invoking Christ's authority and the powers intrinsic to that authority. Thus, with scripture needing verification from the Church, it is Church tradition which tells us who the first pope is, and the early Church fathers almost unanimously
tell us Peter came before all others. These are independent documents written by experts in the early Christian Church.
Once again, it depends on what is acceptable as a trusted source, but the arguments briefly outlined above have been sufficient for most.
Another Answer
The Church receives Peter, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ, as the first pope. His papal authority was promised by Christ during His ministry (Matthew 16) and activated after His resurrection (John 21) making Peter's papacy to begin around 30(?) A.D. The early Church received Peter in this position as seen in the writings and testaments of the Church fathers.
What are the four letters that usually appear on a cross?
In 312 C.E., Constantine defeated his opponent Maxentius in the battle of the Milvian Bridge outside Rome. Christian apologists claimed that during that campaign, there appeared under the sun a flaming cross bearing the Latin words In hoc signo vinces, meaning "In this sign conquer." It is also held that in a dream, Constantine was told to paint the first two letters of Christ's name in Greek on the shields of his troops.
Another non-Biblical letter claims special significance from a Greek-letter cipher for 318, namely, IHT. The writer of this apocryphal work claims that IH represents the first two letters of Jesus in Greek. The T is viewed as the shape of Jesus' death stake.
The most common letters appearing on pictures are I.N.R.I. This is an abbreviation of the Latin Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Iudorum, meaning "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews". A variation of this is I.N.R.J., Iesus Nazarenus, Rex Judorum (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews). This abbreviation is based on what the apostle John says was on the sign placed on the Cross: Jesus the Nazarene the King of the Jews. John 19:19, although in the gospel accounts the words were also written in Hebrew and Greek as well as Latin.
Pope Benedict XVI was born in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria so yes, he is German.
Yes, he was born and raised in Bavaria. He was also a member of the Hitler Youth before and during the war.
What is the pope's hat called?
The pope traditionally wears four objects on his head.
- The white skullcap is called a zucchetto.
- The ceremonial head covering, that looks a bit like the chess piece it inspired, is called a mitre.
- The triple crown, shown on the papal flag above the crossed keys is called the tiara and has three crowns meant to symbolize that the pope is ruler of the Papal state, that his spiritual authority transcends all civil authority and to assert his moral authority over all secular rulers. This crown has not been worn by popes since 1963 in an effort to encourage the ecumenical movement.
- The current pope has revived an old kind of papal hat called the camauro, which is a sort of red (white around Easter time) cloth bag with an ermine lining.
It is important to note that the Vatican is a true independent state, with civil authority. The pope is the head of this state. The papal states, and the military power they contained, were quite large centuries ago (up until 1871). Hence the appropriateness of the crown.
He represents all the world's Catholics.
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He is the representative of Christ: The Pope is the successor of St. Peter, he is the Vicar of Christ, and Christ representative in the world. He speaks with the voice of Christ, and is infallible when addressing the entire Church on matters of faith and morals.
Who was crowned by Pope Leo III as emperor of rome on December 25?
Charelemagne was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor.
What was another name St. Peter was called?
maybe but i dont think so if you look in the bible and read peter in it theen maybe he does
Answer:Yes. Simon Peter, Hebrew name Simeon (Acts 15:14), and Cephas (1 Cor. 1:12).
What is the recent pope's name?
If you mean who will be the final pope, we have absolutely no idea. Pope Francis could be the last or there could be hundreds of popes after him. Only God the Father knows and he's not talking.
