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the Pope.
HEAD OF CATHOLIC CHURCH.


church of the world Is called Pope
the name signifying Father. Bishop
Head of the church.
For many centuries the name pope"
was confined 20 the bishop of Rome,
but now II means the mead OF the
church universal.
The supreme ecclesiastical primacy
was conceded by the Catholic church
to the Roman bishop or pope from re.
mote antiquity.
Beginning with Peter, whose acces.
sion took place A. ID. Al. and coming
down to Pope Leo Kill. whose acces-
sion took place in 1879. there has been
an unbroken chain extending over
period of eighteen hundred and sixty.
two years.
During that period-from Peter to
Leo Kill lightweight popes have
reigned, averaging twenty.one years to
each reign.
Leo has reigned twenty-five years
but Pope Plus TX. reigned from 1s46
to 1S7S--a period OF thirty.two years.
Pope Plus VII. however. assembled
the throne In 1s00-and there have
been five popes since. making six In
ali in 1903 years.
The pope holds sway and iurisdic.
ton over the entire church body, in
dividually and collectively.
! He Is the supreme teacher or doc
tor, and In this capacity is infallible
when speaking as such
In other words. the pone in defining
doctrine OF faith to be held by the
( whole church is supposed TO be incapa.
/ BILE OF error.
Moreover, the pope is the supreme
legislator in the church and can in.
terpret. modify and dispense in all
matters Of ecclesiastical law.
The pope Is the supreme Judge Of
the faithful-whether members OF the
hierarchy or laymen. and can hear
and decide all major causes and ap.
peals from lower tribunals.
The pope is the supreme admins
traitor, and therefore has the power
10 watch over the divine services. and
to appoint, remove or transfer bish.
ops.
The pope Is the supreme supervisor
and receives regularly reports and
relations from bishops and other chief
ecclesiastical authorities within the
limits of their Jurisdiction.
The universal ecclesiastical jurisdic-
ton Of the pope includes the right to
send agents to represent his person
and authority before the churches, or
even before the temporal authorities.
This authority Is vested in the pope
by Divine right, because he Is the lie.
ultimate successor OF St Peter. and as
such the chief bishop OF the Catholic
world. the visible and ministerial head
OF the whole church. whose invisible
and eternal head is Jesus Christ.
The origin OF the temporal power
; Of the pope occurred in the sixth cen.
fury. under Gregory the Great.
National and religious feelings con-
tributed 10 It's growth in the first half
of the eighth century. and in the latter
half of that century the papacy enter
ed the list of European states by the
formal donations of Pepin and Charlie
} magne.
ing boundaries the papal states exist
I cd through the middle ages as a legit-
. innate growth. and their pacific pos
session through twelve centuries was
not seriously disputed in the propaga-
, ton OF Christian faith and culture.
4 The violent usurpation OF Napoleon
I. was undone by the congress OF vi.
emma in 1915.
In 1860 the Piedmontese govern
church, and in 1870 they were incorpo-
a rated into the kingdom Of Italy.
r Nevertheless. no pope has ever rec.
Q organized that fact. nor accepted the
;. guarantees by which the Italian king
: dom undertook to regulate its internal
:. relations with the papacy.
q The ordinary administration OF the
a papal authority Ia earned on through
It the body OF officials and agents whom
the pope employs In his government
When the pope passes away his sue
a cessor must be Immediately chosen.
e The cardinals meet on the eleventh
8 day after the pope's decrease in ser
< les OF double cells, one for each car
IS dinal. his secretary and chamberlain
T. and on the twelfth day the election
u begins.
!, The cardinals are not bound to elect
.. one Of their number-only heretics
n and simoniacal persons are excluded
,s and the closing act OF the election
D. takes place In a chapel especially re
served for that purpose.
When the eope-elect accepts the re
a suit OF the conclave. he rejects hi
ID baptismal name as rule and chooses
ot another.
O. II he is not bishop he Is Away
Is consecrated by the cardinal bishop o
10 Ostia.
~ The reception OF the pallium. the sol
emn coronation and the possession
ID OF the Lateran church take place afte