To: Pyro7480
Is it proper to use the word "reign" with respect to the Pope? Just a question from a Catholic n00bie.
5 posted on
05/26/2005 2:10:32 PM PDT by
bourbon
(quasi morientes et ecce vivimus!)
To: bourbon
I would think it is a proper term to use. The Pope is the ruler of Vatican City, which is sovereign country, and he rules as a monarch. Also, he is the leader of the Catholic Church, an institution that is clearly hierarchical.
9 posted on
05/26/2005 2:39:04 PM PDT by
Pyro7480
("All my own perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded upon Our Lady." - Tolkien)
To: bourbon
Sure, reign, papacy.
GOOD to see you here, b.
16 posted on
05/26/2005 5:21:01 PM PDT by
onyx
(Pope John Paul II - May 18, 1920 - April 2, 2005 = SANTO SUBITO!)
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