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POPE. The chief of the catholic religion is so called. He is a temporal
prince. He is elected by certain officers called cardinals, and remains in
power during life. In the 9th Collation of the Authentics it is declared the
bishop of Rome hath the first place of sitting in all assemblies, and the
bishop of Constantinople the second. Ridley's View, part 1, chap. 3, sect.
10.
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Bill Keller, in a column published in the May 4, 2002 NEW YORK TIMES, Is the Pope Catholic? She has even written several books, one of which is titled: Is the Pope Catholic? On October 21, the Star ran a column by Joanna Manning, author of the forthcoming book Is the Pope Catholic? |
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