The pope is considered by Roman Catholics to be the earthly head of the church. (Jesus, of course, is the ultimate head.) Pope Francis, the current pope, is number 266. All but a handful of popes have been holy men but there have been a handful who were anything but. Let’s see what you know about the men who held this office.
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Peter the Apostle was the first pope. Who was the second?
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Linus
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Anacletus I
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Clement I
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Evaristus
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Of the following four popes, which one is considered to be beata (the last step before being canonized as a saint)?
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Pius XII
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John XXIII
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Paul VI
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John Paul II
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Which is not a title used of the pope?
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Bishop of Rome
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Servant of the Servants of God
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Vicar of Christ
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Vicar of the Son of God
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Men who claim to be pope but are not are known as antipopes.
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True
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False
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The pope is considered to be infallible (unable to make an error) on any topic.
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True
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False
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Pope Benedict IX, one of the not-so-holy popes, became pope when he was 12 years old.
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True
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False
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Pope Stephen VII put Pope Formosus, his dead predecessor, on trial for heresy.
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True
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False
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When asked how many people worked at the Vatican, this pope answered “About half.”
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Pius XII
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John XXIII
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Paul VI
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John Paul II
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This pope allegedly had a vision of a 100 year period of unprecedented evil to come.
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Pius IX
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Pius X
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Leo XIII
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Benedict XV
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Urban VII holds the record for the pope with the shortest reign. How long was he pope?
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8 days
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13 days
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17 days
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21 days
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4 right I don’t know much about Popes
8/10 – I’m quite happy with that!
That’s very good
got 4 out of 10 right
3 for 10 – could be better.
4 correct thought i dont know any answer but its interesting things to know.
Three out of 10.
Really interesting! I don’t follow pope but some interesting stuff to know about.
Thanks, Andrew
5/10 Good quiz.
Thanks, Carol
5 of 10
So far people seem to be getting 5 or 6.
6/10, I pass…I think…
There’s a lot of obscure stuff here so you did quite well.