Some have wielded such might that they rivalled the most dominant medieval kings. Popes have issued laws, ruled on disputes much to the ire of Henry VIII and held the threat of excommunication over men like a Damoclean sword. The incumbent Holy Father is the th pope, a role that has come to stand as both religious leader and champion of interfaith dialogue. Find out more with our infographic guide to popes and the papacy click to enlarge , or read on below….
On election, the average age of a pope is 67 years old. The average papal tenure is seven years, with the longest held by St Peter AD , who was pope for 34 years. The shortest incumbent was Urban VII, who was pope for 12 days — from September — before succumbing to malaria.
Popes are elected by the college of cardinals at a meeting called the conclave. Sealed in a suite of rooms, the cardinals are not allowed to connect with the outside world except through the burning of their ballot papers twice a day — white smoke means a new pope, black that the debate rages on. Voting is not always swift: following the death of Clement IV in , it took three years to elect his successor.
Urban II issued the call to arms that led to the First Crusade. From AD until , the pope was the sovereign of a swathe of territory which, at its greatest extent in the 18th century, accounted for much of central Italy. That should have closed the matter, albeit imperfectly. In a statement, the San Francisco-based Ignatius said it had worked from the text provided by French publisher Fayard, which listed two authors contributing a chapter apiece and a jointly written introduction and conclusion.
Ignatius, Fayard and all other publishers clearly have more to gain selling a book authored by a former pope than one written by a Vatican cardinal. But the controversy made clear once again that the unprecedented reality of a retired and reigning pope still has some wrinkles to be ironed out. He noted that retired bishops at least have official Vatican guidelines to live by. He will want to avoid every attitude and relationship that could even hint at some kind of parallel authority to that of the diocesan bishop, with damaging consequences for the pastoral life of and unity of the diocesan community.
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