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Didn't so many people in history proclaim themself as the pope that even the Catholic church no longer is able to give an exact number?
by sidewndr46 2y ago
Didn't so many people in history proclaim themself as the pope that even the Catholic church no longer is able to give an exact number?
- skybrian 2y agoIt seems the word for "papa" in Latin or Greek was originally an affectionate way of referring to a bishop. Several major cities in the Roman empire had bishops that used "pope" as a title. There were bitter disputes between them. Rome was pretty persistent about trying to pull rank. Example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_of_Alexandria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_of_Alexandria