the pope is the leader of the global catholic church... …and also the bishop of rome
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The Pope is the leader of the global Catholic Church...
…and also the Bishop of Rome
The Pope has a special
connection to Saint Peter...
This is where the Pope lives...
St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City
The entire country = 0.2 square miles
Population = less than 1,000 people
This is his house...
Called the Apostolic Palace
Vatican City is it’s own separate country
within Italy
The Pope is the leader of
his own country.
CURRENT: Pope Benedict XVI (the 16th)
2005 - ????
FORMER: Pope John Paul II
1978 to 2005
Pope
Pope Benedict XVI “going casual” in Germany in 2005
When a Pope dies, a few things happen:
•The Camerlengo gently strikes the Pope’s head three times with a silver hammer.
•Then the Camerlengo calls out his Christian (not Papal) name three times.
•Once the Pope is declared dead, the Camerlengo takes his ring and papal seal and destroys them.
•The Pope is buried within four to six days of his death.
•There is a nine day period of mourning.
•The voting for a new Pope begins fifteen days after his death.
New Popes are elected by the College of Cardinals
Current Dean of the College of Cardinals: Angelo Cardinal
Sodano
In order to vote for the new Pope...
You must be a Cardinal and under 80 years old
THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS
MAX = 120MOST RECENT = 117
Fifteen days after the Pope dies…
The Dean of the College of Cardinals summons all of the Cardinals in the world to Vatican City
Including...
…and 10 other Cardinals from the United States
His Eminence Cardinal Roger Mahoney, Los Angeles, CA
The Cardinals meet in a “Conclave”
...inside of the Sistine Chapel
Conclave = “with a key”
Very few people other than the cardinals are
allowed inside the chapel (doctors,
service staff, etc.)
Eavesdropping on the conclave = EXCOMMUNICATION
Swept for bugs, cameras and microphones AND PRESS REPORTERS (disguising themselves!!!)
The Cardinals can vote for any other Cardinal...
...or any Catholic Bishop...
...or any Catholic priest or deacon...
...or any Catholic LAYMAN!
The only “requirement” to be Pope is that you have to be an unmarried, Catholic male who has reached the
age of reason (7 years old)
The last non-Cardinal to be elected Pope was Pope Urban VI in 1378 (he
was an archbishop)
The Cardinals gather in prayer and cast anonymous ballots
The votes are burned immediately after they’re counted.
Black Smoke = STILL VOTING
White Smoke = WE HAVE A NEW POPE!
(Bells also ring)
When the Cardinal receives 2/3 + one votes...
“Do you accept the nomination?”
“By what name are you to be addressed?”
Pope John II was the first to change his name (from Mercury)
Once they agree...HABEMUS PAPEM!
HABEMUS PAPEM = “We have a Pope” in Latin
Longest reigning Pope was Pius IX—31 years
Youngest ever Pope was John XII—18 years
Shortest reigning Pope was Urban VII—13 days
His Holiness Pope Benedict XVIApostolic Palace
00120 Vatican City State, EUROPE
The 265th POPE!