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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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Where are all the cardinals in the Vatican from?
The Cardinals of the Catholic Church come from every continent, from various nations, and represent nearly every race.
What is the winter residence of pope?
Normally, the pope lives in the Papal Apartments of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. However, Pope Francis has chosen to live in a small apartment in the Casa Santa Marta, a hostel constructed to house visiting dignitaries as well as the cardinals during a papal conclave.
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What are the powers of the pope?
The Pope has the power to appoint bishops, to pass papal decrees and to guide the teachings of the Catholic faith. Though the Pope is said to have supreme power, he still refers to God.
Who was the Pope after St Linus and what was his nationality?
We can not be sure there really was a Pope Linus or indeed any bishop of Rome during the entire first century and well into the second century. . Francis Aloysius Sullivan ('From Apostles to Bishops: The Development of the Episcopacy in the Early Church') says that the consensus of scholars is that on the available evidence, 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.
Most, but not all, early traditions say that Linus was the second bishop of Rome, after Peter. When we think about these early traditions we can think of them as so ancient that they must have been close in time to the very first Christians and therefore in a good position to know the facts, but this is not the case. The earliest source for Linus as the second pope is from Irenaeus, around 180 CE. The most common choice for the successor to Linus is Pope Anicletus, but a Pope Cletus is sometimes mentioned. It is generally assumed that Anicletus and Cletus were actually the same person.
Some sources describe Pope Cletis as a Roman, and other describe Pope Anicletis as a Greek, creating further confusion if they are one and the same person. This just demonstrates that we know almost nothing about Anicletus, even if he was a real person.
How many troops does the pope have?
The Pope does not command any armies, but he does have considerable influence with Roman Catholics around the world, so he is not without power.
This was the famous joke of Joseph Stalin on being informed that the Allied cause was supported by the Pope. "How may battalions does the Pope have?"
Body of cardinals that serve the pope are called?
The select few that work within the Vatican are called the Roman Curia. The entire body of cardinals is known as the College of Cardinals.
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When was the last canonization of saints by the pope?
On November 23, 2013, Pope Francis canonized 6 new saints in the Vatican.
ThePetrus Romanus is a book written in 1139 AD by the Catholic Saint Malachy. It's a description of visions he experienced during a trip to Rome. The book is supposed to describe all the future Pope's of the Catholic Church.
Petrus Romanus is supposed to be the Name of the last Pope ... Pope Peter of Rome .... Petrus also means Rock ... People use the prophecy by Saint Malachy to attempt to determine if the current Pope is Petrus Romanus ....
In what region did bishops not recognize the pope's authority?
Any Catholic Bishop should recognize the Pope's authority anywhere he happens to be. For instance, when Henry VIII took England out of the Catholic Church, he ended up having to get rid of every Bishop and appoint new ones (I believe that there was one man that he kept). If you are asking about a specific situation, ask another question and specify the country and the year that you are curious about.
What were Pope Leo III's failures?
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Perhaps Leo III's greatest failure was in his opposition to changing the Nicene Creed to suit contemporary theological inclinations. Leo forbade the addition of Filioque ("and the Son") to the Nicene Creed, when asked to confirm the decision of a Council of Aachen held in 809. He also ordered that the Nicene Creed, without the Filioque clause, be displayed on silver tablets placed in Saint Peter's Basilica, adding: "Haec Leo posui amore et cautela orthodoxae fidei" (I, Leo, put these here for love and protection of orthodox faith). In spite of this, the Filioque clause eventually became part of Catholic doctrine, although it played a major part in the Great Schism of 1054.
Why did Angelo Roncalli choose the name John XXIII when he became pope?
There had been another Pope John XXIII many years back. Many considered him to have been an antipope so by taking that name Roncalli put the question to rest forever. He may have had other reasons for choosing the name also, but this was the most telling. Anyone knowing something of the papal history would have caught the link immediately.
Did Pope Paul VI say The smoke of the devil has entered the Sactuary.?
Yes. Paul VI said: "The smoke of Satan has entered the Church. It is around the altar." See: Malachi Martin, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Church, (New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1981), p.278
Why do you think Pope Urban 2 called the first Crusade a honorable war?
Pope Urban II made a very public and urgent plea in 1095 to all of Christendom after receiving a letter from the Byzantine Emperor Alexis describing the increasing danger from the Seljuk Turks, Tartars from Asia, who had already conquered the caliphate of Baghdad in 1055 and now were seeking to expand their empire into the Holy Land. It was an honorable war as it was trying to save the few surviving Christians, those who had not already been killed by the Muslims, from slavery and forced conversion and apostasy.
All of the history you have heard about the Crusades is so much hogwash:
from Seven Lies About Catholic History, by Diane Moczar
Unprovoked Muslim aggression in the seventh century brought large parts of the southern Byzantine Empire, including Syria, the Holy Land, and Egypt under Arab rule. Christians who survived the conquests found themselves subject to a special poll tax and discriminated against as an inferior class known as dhimmi. Often their churches were destroyed and other harsh conditions imposed. For centuries their complaints had been reaching Rome, but Europe was having its own Dark Age of massive invasion, and nothing could be done to relieve the plight of eastern Christians.
By the eleventh century, under the rule of a new Muslim dynasty, conditions worsened. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher, site of the Crucifixion was destroyed, along with a large number of other churches, and Christian pilgrims were massacred. In 1067 a group of seven thousand peaceful German pilgrims lost two-thirds of their number to Muslim assaults. By this time the popes, including St. Gregory VII, were actively trying to rally support for relief of eastern Christians, though without success. It was not until the very end of the century, in 1095, that Pope Urban's address at Clermont in France met with a response-though not quite the one he had hoped for. But the response was what we now call the First Crusade.
"The general consensus of opinion among medievalists . . . is that the Crusades were military expeditions organized by the peoples of Western Christendom, notably the Normans and the French, under the leadership of the Roman Popes, for the recover of the Holy Places from their Muslim masters." This seems to sum up most neatly what the Crusades really were and how their participants actually viewed them. The Crusades were not colonialist or commercial ventures, they were not intended to force Christianity on Jews and Muslims, and they were not the projects of individual warlords. Their primary goal, in addition to the defense of the Eastern Empire, was the recovery of the Holy Land for Christendom, and they acknowledged the leadership of the Popes. As French historian Louis Brehier wrote, 'the popes alone understood the menace of Islam's progress for christian civilization.'"
How do the popes decide on electing a new pope?
Popes do not vote. It is the cardinals who elect a pope. Popes are usually dead at the time of an election or retired. In either case they would not be eligible to vote. The cardinals simply vote. After each ballot is cast, the top contenders are then subject to additional ballots until one of them emerges with 2/3 of the vote. If that cardinal accepts the position of pope, he is then declared the new pope.
How many pope do we have today?
There is only one pope at a time. In 2014 that person is Pope Francis. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is retired and continues to live in the Vatican but is not involved in governing the Chuch.
Why did the pope excommunicate the crusaders during the Fourth Crusade?
Because they disobeyed his orders to not attack fellow Christians in Constantinople. The fourth Crusade was supposed to be an attack on Jerusalem to liberate it from Muslim occupation. Once the Crusaders turned towards Constantinople, it no longer was a just military operation.
