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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 sins require confession from the Pope?
I do not know about Sins as such, (there were some which required the offices of a Bishop to pardon, at one time as he is the Chief Executive officer of a diocese- certain sacraments- Ordination and Confirmation, require (Episcopal) consecration, as it were. in the canon laws regarding Marriage, there were certain types of mixed-religion weddings that did require special permission and dispensation as it was called, from Rome- for example a marriage in a Catholic Church between a Jewish Man and a Catholic Bride would be such a case, owing to (Disparity of Cult) which is a more serious impediment than say a Catholic and a Lutheran- which my parents were and there the Lutheran had to make some adjustments, attend classes (orientation, not conversion) and so on. I believe this Papal angle would have had to have been invoked int he case of the Marriage between the late Anna Moffo- the opera star and RCA Executive David Sarnoff, Jr. as he was Jewish. The whole aim and objective of such restrictions was to keep the faith pure, and discourage interfaith marrriages. No such ban existed on race-mixing as far as I know, however.
Who has to kiss the pope's papal ring?
Anyone who meets with the pope.
They do not have to kiss the ring, but kissing the ring is showing respect to the holy person of the Roman Catholic Church.
Why was the issue of lay investiture considered so important by both German emperors and popes?
The issue of lay investiture was considered so important by both German emperors and popes because Henry IV believed that he had the right to appoint bishops of the German church but Pope Gregory VII angrily opposed lay investiture and responded to the emperor's attempt to name bishops by excommunicating Henry IV.
What is the Child definition of the pope?
A kid friendly definition would be - The head of the Catholic Church.
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Catholic AnswerPretty much wherever he is. His main cathedral is St. John Lateran in Rome. St. Peter's Basilica is used for big services, especially ones that would affect the whole world. The Holy Father also travels a lot, and worships wherever he may be.How did Pope John XII reward Otto I for overthrowing the Roman lords?
Pope John XII rewarded Otto I By Crowning Him Emperor of The Romans.
May a new pope choose the the name Peter?
A new Pope may choose whatever name he pleases. I don't think this is usually done out of respect for the first Pope.
What dispute between Byzantines and the pope lead to?
Eventually, it led to the Schism of the East in the 11th century. This from the website "The Byzantine period"
In the eighth century a controversy broke out between the Byzantine emperor Leo III and the pope concerning the use of icons or images in church worship, the emperor taking the position that the icons were an aid only to superstition while the pope claimed that they heightened religious feeling. When Leo and his successors forbade the use of images and ordered them to be broken, the pope was powerless to do more than protest; but the Iconoclastic Controversy embittered relations between Rome and Constantinople for a century, and undoubtedly contributed to the desire of the popes to be protected by the Franks rather than by the Byzantine emperors, who were in their own view little better than heretics. The controversy was at last settled in favor of the papal position in the ninth century. But only twenty-four years later a further schism developed between the two Churches, and a Church council dominated by the Byzantines anathematized the pope and rejected papal supremacy (867). Though this quarrel too was patched up, Greek national feeling became involved, and the pretensions of Rome became ever more abhorrent to the Byzantines. Finally in 1054 the split became permanent, ostensibly on a question of doctrine-though the competing interests of pope and patriarch in southern Italy, which had just been conquered by the Normans, were perhaps more important at the time. The Orthodox and Roman branches of the Church have diverged on doctrine ever since.
How many popes have there been after Vatican City became an independent state?
The Lateran Treaty of 1929 made the Vatican an independent city/state. Since that time the following popes have served:
Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XII
Pope John XXIII
Pope Paul VI
Pope John Paul I
Pope John Paul II
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Francis
Who was the last non-European pope before Francis?
The last time someone from outside Europe led the Roman Catholic Church was the year 741, when Pope Gregory III, born in Syria, ended his 10-year reign.
How did Peter affect popes after him?
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A widely accepted tradition is that the apostle Peter travelled to Rome and led the Christian community there, becoming the first bishop of Rome and therefore first pope. Peter appointed Linus as his successor as bishop of Rome, and there was then a continuous line of bishops right down to the present day. However, this is no longer the way most scholars, including Catholic scholars, see it.
Francis A. Sullivan SJ (From Apostles to Bishops) says that it is the consensus of scholars that the church of Rome was led by a college of presbyters, rather than a single bishop, for at least several decades of the second century. Perhaps Pius I (c. 140-157) or Anicetus (c. 157-168) was the first bishop of Rome, but neither bishop could really have known whether Peter had ever visited Rome a century earlier. It is likely that Pope Anicetus decided where both Peter and Paul were buried in Rome.
What is the consecration of the pope?
The consecration is held a few days after a new pope is elected and it is the official inauguration, or crowning, of the pope. Since Pope Paul VI popes have eliminated the crowning.
What is the name of a high-ranking clergy man who is responsible in electing the Pope?
All cardinals under the age of 80 are responsible for electing the pope.
What is the name of the cross the pope wears?
In the Roman Catholic Church a pectoral cross is one of the pontificals used by the pope, cardinals, archbishops and bishops.
What happened after pope Leo X declared Luther a heretic?
What is the name of the stick that the Pope uses to walk with?
The papal staff is called a ferula. It is a staff which is topped by a cross.
Bishops carry a staff with a curved top which is called a crozier.
What personal characteristics should a successful pope have?
A pope needs, above everything else, to have real humility and piety before God, whose Vicar he is. He must also possess a real love for the people of God, and especially love and patience with the priests and bishops of the Church.
