To: Morgana
2. He’s the first pope from South America. The only remaining continents that have never had a pope come from their lands are Australia, Antarctica, and North America. There was an Asian pope?
2 posted on
03/13/2013 2:53:39 PM PDT by
Tanniker Smith
(Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
To: Tanniker Smith
Why do I keep hearing there’s never been a pope from Africa?
4 posted on
03/13/2013 2:56:08 PM PDT by
skeeter
To: Tanniker Smith
Probably from Antioch or Alexandria in the early days of the Church.
7 posted on
03/13/2013 2:56:24 PM PDT by
Opinionated Blowhard
("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
To: Tanniker Smith
There was an Asian pope? As another FR poster pointed out, Peter was the first Pope. He was from Judea (modern Israel). Technically the M.E. is part of the Asian continent
8 posted on
03/13/2013 2:57:33 PM PDT by
YankeeReb
To: Tanniker Smith
There was an Asian pope? Much of Russia and its ancient provinces are in Asia.
9 posted on
03/13/2013 2:58:02 PM PDT by
fwdude
( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
To: Tanniker Smith; Opinionated Blowhard
Well for starters, the first pope was from Asia.
To: Tanniker Smith
Pope St Gregory III was the last Asian pope, from Syria. (I guess that counts as part of Asia, I’m always a little confused about the Middle East.)
11 posted on
03/13/2013 2:59:01 PM PDT by
mhx
To: Tanniker Smith
Quite a few early Popes were from Syria and a couple from Jerusalem, if I recall.
To: Tanniker Smith
At least one from Syria — that counts as Asia.
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