Pope

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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    “Why has not Man a microscopic eye?
    For this plain reason, Man is not a Fly.”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “At ev’ry word a reputation dies.”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “There goes a saying, and ‘twas shrewdly said,
    Old fish at table, but young flesh in bed.”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)