The Pope is considered the "Vicar of Christ", and therefore carries a heavy authority within the Catholic Church. This person is considered the spiritual leader of the roman Catholic Church. The current (265th) Pope is Pope benedict XVI. Not only is the Pope the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, but the head of state of the Vatican City as well. The papacy has had excessive power throughout history, especially within western Europe where the papacy elected emperors and had political superiority. The following image is the Emblem of the Papacy.
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Pope Benedict XVI's coat of arms of incorporates papal elements and elements of the coat of arms he bore as Archbishop of Munich and Freising
I never knew the pope had so much power not only withen the church but also in the state.
That's what i don't like about catholisism. Truth comes from both the pope and the bible. So then does truth change when a pope changes his stance on an issues? how can truth change?
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