Questions concerning the office and the role of the pope.
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Is the Pope allowed to publish books after resignation?
I've heard that after popes die (at least after Bl. John Paul II died) all their unpublished works and letters are burnt and I heard on the radio this morning that Pope Benedict XVI is pretty much ...
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How can a Pope be chosen from outside the conclave?
It is well known that the cardinals can choose any baptised male Catholic to be the new Pope, though they typically choose one of their own, and that the election is held under strict conditions of ...
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Who calls the conclave?
There must be someone to oficially call the cardinals to a conclave. Who is it?
It can't be the old pope - resignation is hardly the normal situation, so the old pope is supposed to be dead. I guess ...
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Why did the conclave elect Pope Stephen I, when he died prior to taking office?
According to Wikipedia, Pope Stephen I was elected to the papacy in March of 752 A.D., but died a few days later, prior to being installed. As I understand it, Catholic teaching indicates that God's ...
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What substitutes for prayers for the Pope's intentions during sede vacante?
One of the requirments one must meet to obtain an indulgence is to pray for the [edit]intentions of the[/edit] pope. When there's no pope, what's the substitute? I guess it's the conclave and the next ...
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What's a Papist exactly?
Is a papist always a Catholic who is wholly supportive of the Pope?
Must one be some sort of cleric or theologian to be considered by detractors as a papist or were every day catholic peasants and ...
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What is a brief history on the idea that the Papacy is the Anti-Christ?
I am quite familiar with the Reformers opposition to the Papacy and many said the Papacy is the Anti-Christ. What confuses me is this quote from that same page:
In calling the pope the ...
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Why would popes choose the name Pelagius in light of the Pelagian Heresey?
I was checking out the list of pope names by frequency on Wikipedia in search of minutia to defend my assertion that Pope Francis was the first new Pope name a long time and noticed that there were ...
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What role did the Donation of Constantine have on the development of the doctrine of Papal supremacy?
In the late Middle Ages, two documents arose which, together, are called the The Donation of Constantine. They made a large number of statements which would have had the effect of making the Pope the ...
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Why did the popes begin issuing encyclicals?
It appears as if heavy duty instructions to the world at large began with Pope Leo XIII in the late 19th century.
How did it come about that he issued so many encyclicals? Did he set a precedent ...
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Why did Pope Clement V leave Rome and relocate to Avignon, France?
What were some reasons why Pope Clement V left Rome and relocated to Avignon, France?
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Where did the hierarchical designations of priest, cardinal, bishop, and pope come from in the Catholic church?
Protestantism typically recognizes offices that include pastors, elders, and deacons. Another common belief is the priesthood of all believers, and thus there is no such designation for a particular ...
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Did Pope Benedict XVI grant permission for hetrosexual couples to use artifical birth control methods?
In a book of interviews by Peter Seewald "Light of the World" the Pope is quoted as saying something to the effect that homosexual prostitutes would be better off if they used condoms than if they ...
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The Popes Prophecy of St. Malachy - the city of seven hills
Reading through this prophecy, I couldn't understand what a phrase in this last part means:
Peter the Roman, who will nourish the sheep in many tribulations; when
they are finished, the city of ...
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Is there any connection between the country of origin of Popes and nearby large gatherings of Catholics or Councils?
Not that a run of 2 means anything (or Rio is in Argentina like I mistakenly assumed It is just down the road) and given there were hundreds of years of Italian popes to skew this statistic, but it ...
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What is the biblical argument against Papal Succession? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are the biblical arguments against the papacy and papal succession?
The Roman Catholic Church teaches the doctrine of Papal Succession, that is, that starting from ...
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Does the Prophecy of St. Malachy allow for any Popes between the Glory of the Olive and Petrus Romanus? [closed]
The Prophecy of St. Malachy was apparently supposed to have predicted the line of popes for that past few centuries. Recently, some have suggested that we were reaching the final pope in the prophecy ...
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What's the pope's justification today? [closed]
I heard in college that the first popes basically used this to claim power over the christian world:
The Donatio Constantini, which proved to be a falsification in the early Renaissance. It was ...
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Why can't the Pope have children? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the basis for clerical celibacy?
Why it is said to be a bad thing since Christians say that God had a Son?
Why do humans deny that to themselves and accept it ...
