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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope Innocent III
Segni and nephew of Clement III, born 1160 or 1161 at Anagni, and died 16 June, 1216, at Perugia.
elected is worthy of the imperial dignity belongs to the pope, whose office it is to anoint, consecrate, and crown him; otherwise it might happen that the pope would be obliged to anoint, consecrate, and Crown a king who was excommunicated, a heretic, or a pagan.
The same legate was instructed by the pope to threaten Philip Augustus with interdict over the whole of France if within a month he would not be reconciled with his lawful wife, Ingeburga of Denmark, whom he had rejected and in whose stead he had taken Agnes, daughter of the Duke of Meran.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/08013a.htm   (4174 words)

  
  Pope John III
The general hearkened to the voice of the pope, and returned with him to Rome (571).
John retired to the catacomb of Prætextatus, where he remained for many months.
John died 13 July, 574, and was buried in St. Peter's.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/j/john_iii,pope.html   (420 words)

  
  Pope John III
John III was pope from 561 to 574.
Although John reigned nearly thirteen years very little is known of his pontificate.
It fell during the stormy times of the Lombard invasion, and practically all the records of his reign have been destroyed.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/po/Pope_John_III.html   (78 words)

  
 Pope Paul III Summary
Under Pope Clement VII (1523–34) he became Cardinal Bishop of Portus (Ostia) and dean of the College of Cardinals, and on the death of Clement VII in 1534, was elected as Pope Paul III.
Paul III was in earnest in the matter of improving the ecclesiastical situation, and on June 2, 1536, he issued a papal bull convoking a general council to sit at Mantua in 1537.
Paul III proved unable to suppress the Protestant Reformation, although it was during his pontificate that the foundation was laid for the Counter-Reformation.
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 Pope Pelagius I
His father, John, seems to have been vicar of one of the two civil "dioceses", or districts, into which Italy was then divided.
Pelagius accompanied Pope Agapitus I to Constantinople, and was appointed by him nuncio of the Roman Church to that city.
When Pope Vigilius went to Constantinople on the orders of Emperor Justinian, Pelagius stayed in Rome as the pope's representative.
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 Pope John XV (XVI)
According to some chroniclers the ascendancy of Crescentius became so irksome to the pope, to whom he even forbade access except in return for bribes, that John fled to Tuscany and sought aid from the Empress Theophano, but allowed himself to be induced by the promises of Crescentius to return to Rome.
The pope's mediation was sought by England in the quarrel between King Æthelred and Richard of Normandy.
John conferred many privileges on churches and convents, and was a patron and protector of the monks of Cluny.
www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/j/john_xv,pope.html   (732 words)

  
 Pope John III   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
John III, Roman Catholic Ppoe from 561 to 574, successor to Pope Pelagius I, was descended from a noble Roman family.
He is said to have been successful in preventing an invasion of Italy by the recall of the deposed exarch Narses, but the Lombards still continued their incursions, and, especially during the pontificate of his successor, Benedict I, inflicted great miseries on the province.
John died on the 7th or 13th of July, 574.
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 Pope John Paul I Summary
John Paul I intended to prepare an encyclical in order to confirm the lines of the Second Vatican Council ("an extraordinary long-range historical event and of growth for the Church", he said) and to enforce the Church's discipline in the life of priests and the faithful.
Pope John Paul was accused of being unable to handle the endless supply of documentation that was sent to him by Jean-Marie Cardinal Villot, the Cardinal Secretary of State.
Pope John Paul I was not in office long enough to make any major practical changes within the Vatican or the Roman Catholic Church (except for his abandonment of the Papal Coronation).
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 Cultural Catholic - Pope John III (561-574)
Pope John III was particularly concerned for the people's welfare.
Upon the death of General Narses in 572, Pope John III returned from the catacombs to the Lateran Palace.
Because of his respite in the catacombs, Pope John III was instrumental in the preservation of the catacombs.
www.culturalcatholic.com /PopeJohnIII.htm   (242 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Pope,
Life Pope was born in London of Roman Catholic parents and moved to Binfield in 1700.
Popes of the Roman Catholic Church Popes of the Roman Catholic Church In the following list, the date of election, rather than of consecration, is given.
He is pope by reason of being bishop of Rome and thus, according to Roman Catholic belief, successor in the see of Rome (the Holy See) to its first bishop, St. Peter.
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 CNN.com - Smoke over the Vatican: Picking the pope - Oct. 21, 2003
CNN's Jim Bittermann says the views of some cardinals recently named by Pope John Paul II are not necessarily those of the pope himself.
But in 1059 Pope Nicholas II decreed that henceforth all papal electors must be cardinals, and in 1179 Pope Alexander III ruled that all cardinals would have an equal vote in the election.
In 1274, Pope Gregory X decided that the cardinals must meet within 10 days of a pope's death, and that they should be kept in strict seclusion until a pope was chosen.
cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/10/21/pope.succession   (751 words)

  
 CTV.ca | CTV News, Shows and Sports - Canadian Television
John Paul II was not challenged or threatened in any way by communist authorities on his visit.
John Paul's journey represented just a few days of his life, but it was the pilgrimage of a lifetime.
Pope John Paul’s legacy is complex, contradictory and global in its reach as he urged his followers to return to the root of their religion.
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 Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II was born in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland, a small city just outside Cracow.
Pope John Paul II, like many Popes before him, was generally considered by Catholics to be the sovereign "Vicar of Christ," Christ's representative here on the earth.
Pope John Paul II was no doubt a wonderful, visionary man. Before him, there were saintly Popes and wicked Popes alike.
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 History of the Mass(hist19.htm)
Pope Symmachus' papacy, which lasted until November 19, 514, is remembered for his ransoming all the slaves so that they could receive their desired freedom.
John III was a great crusader, rallying the Romans and the rest of his countrymen to fend off the Lombard invasions instigated by Narsete.
Pope John III died on July 13, 574 and was followed by Pope Benedict I after almost a year's vacancy because of the on-going battles against the Lombards in Italy.
www.dailycatholic.org /hist/hist19.htm   (2088 words)

  
 Pope John Paul II :: spokesmanreview.com
Pope John Paul II leans on his pastoral staff during his visit to the San Mattia parish church in the outskirts of Rome in March 1999.
John Paul's passing set in motion centuries of tradition that mark the death of the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, whom he led into the faith's third millennium.
As John Paul's death neared, members of the College of Cardinals were already headed toward the Vatican to prepare for the secret duty of locking themselves in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope.
www.spokesmanreview.com /pope   (1597 words)

  
 Pope John Paul II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
He collaborated closely with Pope John Paul II and knew his mind, but he is his own man and will bring his own gifts to the papacy, to the Church and to the world.
Pope Benedict XVI’s manner when he greeted the crowds assembled in St. Peter’s Square and his first words to the waiting world do not align with the image of him as inquisitor.
He continued as Archbishop of Munich until 1981 when Pope John Paul II named him as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, a position he has held until his election as pope.
www.ceo.woll.catholic.edu.au /Pope/pope.html   (1128 words)

  
 ST. HADRIAN III   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
He had solidified his position by marrying the niece of Pope Benedict III; but later on, wishing to marry the daughter of Gregory, a high official, he killed his wife almost in public.
Emperor Charles the Fat invited Pope Hadrian to a diet at Worms at which the question of the imperial succession would be discussed.
Except for the exiled Pope St. Martin I, Hadrian III is the first pope since Gregory the Great not to be buried in St. Peter's.
www.cfpeople.org /Books/Pope/POPEp110.htm   (410 words)

  
 Pope Joan - Mysteries of History - U.S. News Online
The female pope reportedly was born in Germany of English missionary parents and grew up unusually bright in an era when learned women were considered unnatural and dangerous.
The chief weakness of the Pope Joan story is the absence of any contemporary evidence of a female pope during the dates suggested for her reign.
The wooden throne, with a potty-style hole in the seat, is said to have been used until the 16th century in the ceremony of papal consecration.
www.usnews.com /usnews/doubleissue/mysteries/pope.htm   (1185 words)

  
 Interesting Facts
The names in Italics without numbers belong to the Popes that have never been acknowledged and are considered to be Anti-popes.
Pope Luciani was the first Pope in history to name himself with a double name.
"This morning, September 29, 1978, the Pope's private secretary, as he usually did, went to look for him in his private chapel, since the Pope was not there the secretary went to his room and found him dead in bed, with the lights still on, as if he was reading".
www.popechart.com /Popelist.htm   (182 words)

  
 Pope Joan (Morgana's Observatory)
Pope Joan is one of the most fascinating, extraordinary characters in Western history -- and one of the least well known.
Hus was condemned for preaching the heretical doctrine that the Pope is fallible.
Each newly elected Pope after Joan sat on the sella stercoraria (literally, "dung seat"), pierced in the middle like a toilet, where his genitals were examined to give proof of his manhood.
www.dreamscape.com /morgana/popejoan.htm   (1051 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pope John III
Influenced by the king's letters, John decided that they must be restored to their sees.
The general hearkened to the voice of the pope, and returned with him to Rome (571).
John retired to the catacomb of Prætextatus, where he remained for many months.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/08422a.htm   (385 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Index for J
John IV, Pope - A native of Dalmatia, and the son of the scholasticus (advocate) Venantius
John Rigby, Saint - Rigby, an unmarried layman, appeared in court on behalf of his employer's daughter and admitted that he was himself a Catholic.
John Sarkander, Blessed - This priest was tortured for refusing to break the seal of confession, and died in prison in 1620
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 The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Creations of Cardinals of the VI Century
On November 22, 499, the same day of the election of Pope St. Symmachus, by minority of the clergy who were friendly to the Byzantines and were supported by a party in the Senate, elected the Roman archpriest Lawrence as Antipope.
Gregorio, O.S.B., de la gens Anicia, Roman, grandson of Pope Felix IV (III), created Cardinal deacon ca 577, his regional deaconry is not known.
The church was consecrated again by Pope Pelagius I in 555.
www.fiu.edu /~mirandas/consistories-vi.htm   (1743 words)

  
 England - King John, Pope Innocent III, Stephen Langton
John was the worst king ever to have sat on the English throne.
King John is shown accompanied by his dogs, taking pleasure in hunting deer in the forest.
John had a passion for the hunt,which he pursued even at times of political crisis.
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 Pope Sergius III
The reign of Pope Sergius III began the period known as "The Rule of the Harlots" (904-963).
Marozia, while still a child, bore him several illegitimate children, one of which would become Pope John XI (931-935), whom she gave birth to at the age of 15.
Following the death of Sergius III, Theodora had her lover, Pope John X (914-928), return to Rome to be appointed the next Pope.
www.archelaos.com /popes/details.aspx?id=135   (222 words)

  
 CBC News Indepth: POPE JOHN PAUL II
Pope John Paul II led the world's Roman Catholics since he was the surprise choice of the College of Cardinals on Oct. 16, 1978.
He was the 264th pope, and ranks among the three who have served longest, with St. Peter (32-67) and Blessed Pius IX (1846-78).
He was a conservative pope in terms of doctrine, rejecting the ordination of women, forbidding priests from marrying, backing an international campaign against same-sex unions and opposing birth control and abortion.
www.cbc.ca /news/obit/pope/will.html   (1989 words)

  
 New Pope Won't Be A Clone, NRO: Looking At Pope John Paul II’s Successor - CBS News
Now, as we stand on the eve of another monumental event, the funeral of Pope John Paul II and the election of his successor, the temptation is to hope for someone just like him to be elected to fill his slot.
John Paul would himself resist any attempt to elect a clone for a second reason: his great emphasis, from his days as a student, and later as a philosopher, on the individuality of the "acting person," as he put it.
Though we have often been told that John Paul appointed almost all of the cardinals who will elect his successor, which is certainly true, we are also told that he therefore exerts considerable influence over their choice, which is far less true.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/04/07/opinion/printable686270.shtml   (871 words)

  
 John at Caribbean Topfunwebsites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
* Emperor John I or Yohannes I of Ethiopia of Ethiopia
In North America, a ''john'' is a reference to a toilet, perhaps after the name of Sir John Harington who invented it.
A ''Dear John'' letter is a correspondence in which a woman informs her fiancé or boyfriend of her intention to sever their romantic relationship, typically in situations where the man is stationed, as with the military, in a distant location for a period of time.
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 Pope George Ringo I - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
After Pope John Paul 2.0 had expired, and Pope John Paul III had crashed.
The Cardinals had voted in Pope George Ringo I as the new Pope.
The Evil Atheist Conspiracy had a hand in selecting the new Pope, by replacing 70% of the Cardinals with Liberal Terminator robots.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Pope_George_Ringo_I   (143 words)

  
 Pope Joan: a Novel by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Sure enough, there was an entry on Joan--the woman who lived disguised as a man and rose to become Pope of the Church in the ninth century.
In 1276, after ordering a thorough search of the papal records, Pope John XX changed his title to John XXI in official recognition of Joan's reign as Pope John VIII.
Pope Joan is the story of one of those dreamers.
www.popejoan.com /faqs.htm   (1001 words)

  
 EIPS - What Pope John Paul II Really Believes About Himself and England
John Paul II as the Head of the Roman Catholic Church believes and upholds the whole system of Roman dogmas; the decrees and teachings of the so-called infallible popes who went before him.
John’s Concession of the Kingdom to the Pope
POPE JOHN PAUL II BELIEVES THAT HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II IS A USURPER ON THE THRONE AS THE DESCENDANT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH 1 WHOM ONE OF HIS PREDECESSORS EXCOMMUNICATED AND DAMNED.
www.ianpaisley.org /article.asp?ArtKey=johnpaul   (425 words)

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