Pope
The pope (from Latin: papa; from Greek: πάππας (pappas), a child's word for father) is the Bishop of Rome and the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle. The current office-holder is Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected in a papal conclave on 19 April 2005.
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“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“And the Pope has cast his arms abroad for agony and loss,
And called the kings of Christendom for swords about the Cross,”
—Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)
“Good God! how often are we to die before we go quite off this stage? In every friend we lose a part of ourselves, and the best part.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)