Pope
Let an agent explain the office of pope, its election, powers and history, relay office holders and Vatican facts from official and reference sources, present Catholic teaching about the papacy and other views with attribution, and distinguish the Roman pope from other churches use of the title.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the office of pope, its election, powers and history, relay office holders and Vatican facts from official and reference sources, present Catholic teaching about the papacy and other views with attribution, and distinguish the Roman pope from other churches use of the title.
The bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church, regarded by Catholics as the successor of Saint Peter, who also serves as sovereign of Vatican City State, is elected for life by the College of Cardinals in a conclave, and may resign, as Benedict XVI did in 2013 becoming pope emeritus; the papacy dates from the early Church, has shaped European and world history, and the title is also used by heads of the Coptic and some other churches.
What it is for: Heading the Catholic Church and Vatican City.
It can be explain the office and its election; relay powers and history; relay office holders with sources; present teaching and views with attribution.
Distinguishing features
Successor of Peter in Catholic teaching
Conclave election
Head of state of Vatican City
Historical and global influence
What it looks like
A cleric in white cassock and zucchetto, with papal insignia, resident in Vatican City.
Physical character
popes recognised: about 266 count - by official Vatican lists, with numbering conventions
Vatican City area: 0.44 km2
How it is recognised
Bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church
Elected for life by conclave
The Coptic pope and other patriarchs are distinct offices
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms, of Rome
is a kind of - in registry terms, of Vatican City
heads - the institution
is elected by - in conclave
In practice
Families and kinds
popes by period, such as nineteenth-century popes
popes emeritus after resignation
antipopes in disputed elections
historical popes by era and reputation, as recorded by historians
popes of other churches such as the Coptic Orthodox Church
Identifiers
regnal name and number per pope
Standards and regulation
Code of Canon Law on the Roman Pontiff
Apostolic constitutions on papal election
Lateran Treaty on Vatican City
Fundamental Law of Vatican City State
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting Catholic doctrine or its critics as settled fact
Stale office holder information
Confusing the pope with other church heads
Unsourced claims about living popes
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.pope
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Office What the pope is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition and roles.
Definition
Definition.
- What is the pope, and what roles does the office combine, as the Church and reference sources describe? definition
- Is the question about the Roman pope or the head of another church? boundary
Election
Election and resignation.
Election
Election.
- How are popes elected in conclave, and how does resignation and the pope emeritus status work? provenance
- Which entry fits papal conclave? action
Teaching Teaching and views.
Attribution.
Doctrine
Catholic teaching.
Doctrine
Doctrine.
- What does Catholic teaching say about papal primacy and infallibility, in its own terms? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed? boundary
Views
Other views.
Views
Views.
- How do Orthodox, Protestant and secular perspectives view the papacy, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Holders Popes and history.
Sources.
Current
Current pope.
Current
Current.
- Who is the current pope, from official sources? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
History
History of the papacy.
History
History.
- How did the papacy develop from the early Church through the medieval period to the modern era, as historians describe? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
State Vatican and diplomacy.
Context.
Vatican
Vatican City.
Vatican
Vatican.
- How does the pope govern Vatican City and the Holy See? provenance
- Which entry fits Vatican City? action
Diplomacy
Diplomacy and travel.
Diplomacy
Diplomacy.
- How does the Holy See conduct diplomacy, and how do papal journeys work? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should papacy and Vatican City be the primary linked entries?
- How should Vatican sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases for periods and categories of popes; should they be split off?