Popes

King John and Innocent were having a dispute over the next Archbishop. And then King John banished Innocent's bishop form England.

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No, he was held under house arrest for promoting the idea that the Earth was not the center of the solar system but, rather, the Earth revolved around the Sun. He probably would have not been placed under house arrest had he taught it as a hypothesis instead of a fact. Also, his sarcastic mannerisms did not set well with the pope nor other members of the Roman curia, many of which supported his ideas.

No, the pope does not have a train, nor a helicopter nor an airplane. When he needs to travel he must rent one from the proper authorities or request one from the Italian armed forces.

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Pope John Paul died on April 2, 2005, and Pope Benedict was elected on April 19, 2005.

The pope in Rome is the leader of the entire Catholic Church.

If the pope has abdicated or resigned, a new pope is elected to fill the vacancy.

Nicholas Breakspear, born in England, became Pope Adrian IV, the only pope from that country.

11 American cardinals took part in the March 2013 conclave.

No, as of the 16th of February 2017, there are two. Pope Francis I and Pope Benedict XVI.

The pope is not allowed to listen to confessions. However, they are allowed to go to confession, if they choose to.

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!

The Pope eats normal food, just like anyone else. However, on Sunday, he does drink wine and eat the vanilla wafers during church service.

(CAMILLO BORGHESE). Born at Rome, 17 Sept., 1550; elected 16 May, 1605; died 28 Jan., 1621.

The best way to respond to this is to explain that there is the fact of evolution and the theory of evolution. Evolution is defined as genetic change within a population. This is an easily observable fact both in nature and the laboratory. The theory of evolution is an explanation for the diversity of life on earth based on the observable facts that evolution does indeed occur. It is exactly the same situation with gravity. Gravity is a fact, an easily observed physical phenomenon. But there is also a Theory of Gravitation, an explanation for the phenomenon itself and how it works. That there is a theory for both evolution and gravity does not mean the facts of evolution and gravity are any less true.

In recent years most popes have been embalmed upon death. Some of them were not embalmed immediately but several days after their passing. Pope John Paul II's body was already beginning to decompose before he was embalmed and this was noted by some of those at the funeral who happened to be close to the body. The body of Pope Pius XII was not embalmed or, not properly embalmed, and he, too, was rapidly decomposing as he lay in state. The stench was so great that those soldiers guarding his body were relieved every 15 minutes. Pope John XXIII was so thoroughly preserved that nearly 40 years later when his body was exhumed to move it to a new tomb, it had not decayed at all and looked as fresh as on the day of his death.

A pope goes through the same canonization process as any candidate for sainthood. He gets no special consideration. Information about the man is gathered by the postulator of the cause. He organizes it, investigates any miracles, and presents the case to the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints. They then make a recommendation to the current pope to either canonize or not canonize the candidate.

There have been 266 popes, too many names to list here. For a complete list of these popes as well as their real names, click on this link.

The Secular Franciscan Order (Latin: Ordo Franciscanus Saecularis, hence the abbreviation OFS used by members) is a community of Catholic men and women in the world who seek to pattern their lives after Christ in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi. Secular Franciscans are tertiaries, or members of the Third Order of St. Francis founded by St. Francis of Assisi 800 years ago. Some recent popes have been members of the Secular Franciscan Order including Pius X, Benedict XV, Pius XI, Pius XII, John XXIII. Membership is open to any Catholic, male or female, clergy of laity, who has not professed vows with any other religious order. In other words, Pope Francis could not be a member as he is already a professed Jesuit.

Pope Urban II was appalled at the number of married priests, believing that clerical marriage was a greater sin than extra-marital sex. In 1095, he ordered married priests who ignored celibacy to be imprisoned and their wives and children sold into slavery, and had the proceeds go to the church. He also collected an annual tax called the ‘callagium’ allowing clergy to have mistresses, provided they paid an annual fee to the papacy.

The Vatican City state is his current home and he was born in Germany and lived there for most of his life before taking on duties in the curia.