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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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supreme pontiff of the universal church, primate of Italy, archbishop and metropolitan of the province of Rome, sovereign of the Vatican But the institution of the papacy, that unique spiritual establishment with its claim to a supreme authority articulated in such titles as Vicar of Jesus Christ, successor to Peter, prince of the apostles, supreme pontiff, patriarch of the West, primate of Italy, metropolitan of the province of Rome, bishop of Rome, and sovereign of the Vatican. Peter, Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff, Patriarch of the West, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, and Sovereign of the State of Vatican City. |
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