With Fun Pope Trivia

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1 With Fun Pope Trivia Most trivia taken from the book: The Incredible Book of Vatican Facts and Papal Curiosities, by Nino Lo Bello. Additional information from The Catholic Encyclopedia and Wikipedia

2 How many popes have there been? a. 265 b. 402 c. 143 d. 316

3 a. 265 There have been 265 popes from St. Peter (32-67) through Pope Benedict XVI ( )

4 Who was the youngest pope Ever elected? a.pope Pius II b.pope John XII c.justin Bieber

5 b. Pope John XII was the youngest pope elected at age 18 in 955.

6 Who was the oldest pope ever to serve? a.pope Leo XIII b.pope Benedict XVI c.ronald Reagan

7 a. Pope Leo XIII is the oldest pope to have served passing away at age 93 in 1903 (Pope Benedict XVI is the sixth oldest pope as of now)

8 Who is the longest reigning pope? a.henry VIII b.john Paul II c.pius IX

9 c. Pope Pius IX reigned for over 31 years, from

10 Which pope had the shortest reign? a.pope Stephen II b.pope Quickis Exitus III c.pope John Paul I

11 a. Pope Stephen II died four days after being elected Pope on March 25, 752, before his consecration. The succeeding pope took the name Stephen II as well. The ordinal III appears in parentheses after his name to distinguish the two: Stephen II (III) John Paul I has one of the shortest papacies in history with just 33 days as pope.

12 Which popes are named in Dante s Inferno? a.all of them b.only the non Italians c.pope Anastasius II, Pope Nicholas III, Pope Boniface VIII and Pope Clement V

13 c.pope Anastasius II (sixth circle of Hell heresy); Popes Nicholas III, Boniface VIII, and Clement V (eighth circle of Hell simony)

14 Pick the one activity that John Paul II did not engage in: 1.Skiing 2.Swimming 3.Hiking 4.Bowling

15 4.Bowling Pope John Paul II never utilized the bowling alley that Pope John XXIII put in for Vatican use.

16 What is an antipope? a. Someone who doesn t look good in red or white b. An impostor to the papal throne c. A remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison oh wait, that s an antidote!

17 b. An impostor to the papal throne. Since about the third century, the Church has been harassed by pretenders to the papal throne, although the term antipope was not used until the twelfth century.

18 How many popes have been canonized as saints? a. 210 b. Zero c. 78 d. 26

19 c. 78 There are 10 named as blessed 78 canonized as saints Not that kind, silly!

20 What is the Pope s salary? a.$30,000 a year b.nothing c. $17,000 a year plus major medical/dental d.$50,000 a year plus all the free gas he wants for the popemobile

21 b.nothing When a ranking cardinal wins an election to the Seat of Saint Peter, he earns, In effect, a promotion but with a reduction in pay to zero. Incredible but true: The Holy Father Receives not a penny in pay

22 Which of the following statements is not true: a.one pope wrote a cookbook b.one pope was murdered c.part of the papal palace fell on a pope and killed him d.one pope was an ex-con

23 Trick Question! They are all true! a. Pope Pius V ( ) wrote The Cooking Secrets of Pius V b. At least one pope John XII was murdered on December 4, 963 c. While Pope John XXI was asleep, part of a new wing that was being added to the papal palace at Viterbo, Italy, fell on him. d. The man who was later to become Pope Callistus ( ) worked in the salt mines of Sardinia as a convict for a year after being found guilty of starting a fight in church on the sabbath.

24 Who can be elected as pope? Any male who is fully initiated into the Roman Catholic Church

25 Literally "from the chair", a theological term which signifies authoritative teaching and is more particularly applied to the definitions given by the Roman pontiff. Originally the name of the seat occupied by a professor or a bishop, cathedra was used later on to denote the magisterium, or teaching authority.

26 EVOLUTION OF THE OFFICE OF THE POPE Peter Simon, son of Jonah, fisher Apostle Leadership role before and after Jesus death martyred in Rome, c. 66 A.D. (Nero s persecution?) Painting by Jose Ribera, 17 th c.

27 EVOLUTION OF THE OFFICE OF THE POPE Development of the One Bishop, One Local Church Model: NT witness to various leadership models Challenge of passing on authoritative teaching with death of early, especially apostolic witnesses Development of one bishop, one local Church model with authority traced back to the early apostles early in Antioch of Syria later in Rome

28 Why did the Bishop of Rome become connected to the papacy? EVOLUTION OF THE OFFICE OF THE POPE Church where both Peter and Paul martyred and buried Rome as Center of Roman Empire Arbiter of doctrinal disputes Painting by Guido Reni, c. 1600

29 EVOLUTION OF THE OFFICE OF THE POPE Key developments in the evolution of the office of the pope: 5 th 8 th c. Dark Ages : Maintainer of the ancient traditions and claims of authority (Pope Gregory the Great) Carolingian Renaissance Reliance on the Pope for legitimacy (9 th c.) 1053 Great Schism between Easter and Western halves of the church Image of Pope Leo III Crowning Charlemagne in 800 AD

30 EVOLUTION OF THE OFFICE OF THE POPE Key developments in the evolution of the office of the pope: Pope Gregory VII ( ) and the Investiture Controversy: More Church authority to the pope, less to the princes The Council of Constance (1414) and the ending of the Western Schism The Protestant Reformation, Council of Trent and Missal and Catechism of Pope Pius V (1570) Image of Pope Gregory VII Pius V, painting by El Greco

31 EVOLUTION OF THE OFFICE OF THE POPE Key developments in the evolution of the office of the pope: The loss of temporal power but strengthening of teaching/jurisdictional authority (Vatican I, 1870 Pope Pius IX, infallibility) Vatican II and the Strengthening of Collegiality ( ) Pope Benedict XVI s resignation in 2013 Photo of Pope Pius IX c Pope John XXIII c.1961 Pope Benedict XVI, c. 2006

32 Pope John XXIII Born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli November 25, 1881

33 Pope John XXIII Was the third of thirteen children born to a family of sharecroppers Entered seminary at age of 12 Interrupted his studies for service in Italian Army, but returned to the seminary, completed his work for a doctorate in theology, and was ordained in 1904 Served in WWI in 1915 as a chaplain Archbishop of Areopolis and apostolic visitator to Bulgaria (1925) Apostolic delegate in Turkey and Greece (1934) Became cardinal patriarch of Venice in 1953 Became Pope in 1958 Less than three months after his election he announced that he would hold a diocesan synod for Rome, convoke an ecumenical council for the universal Church, and revise the Code of Canon Law The synod, the first in the history of Rome, was held in 1960; Vatican Council II was convoked in 1962; and the Pontifical Commission for the Revision of the Code was appointed in 1963.

34 From Pope John XXIII s Speech at the Opening of Vatican Council II For We have every confidence that the Church, in the light of this Council, will gain in spiritual riches. New sources of energy will be opened to her, enabling her to face the future without fear. By introducing timely changes and a prudent system of mutual cooperation, We intend that the Church shall really succeed in bringing men, families and nations to the appreciation of supernatural values. Thus the celebration of this Council becomes a compelling motive for whole-hearted thanksgiving to God, the giver of every good gift, and for exultantly proclaiming the glory of Christ the Lord, the triumphant and immortal King of ages and peoples

35 Pope John Paul II Born Karol Jozef Wojtyla May 18, 1920

36 Pope John Paul II Born in Wadowice, Poland Growing up he was a great student and very athletic Ordained a priest in 1946 He spoke eight languages He became pope in 1978, he was the first non Italian pope since 1522 He has travelled more than any other pope in history He added the Luminous Mysteries to the Rosary He was Time magazine s Man of the Year in 1994 He was shot by an assassin in 1981, he met with his assassin in 1983, but the conversation was confidential During his pontificate, John Paul II canonized 482 saints. All other twentieth century popes combined canonized a total of 98 saints On 19 December 2009, John Paul II was proclaimed venerable by his successor Pope Benedict XVI and was beatified on 1 May 2011

37 From Pope John Paul II s encyclical Ut unum sint (On Ecumenism) The mission of the Bishop of Rome within the College of all the Pastors consists precisely in "keeping watch" (episkopein), like a sentinel, so that, through the efforts of the Pastors, the true voice of Christ the Shepherd may be heard in all the particular Churches.

38 Pope Benedict XVI Born Joseph Alois Ratzinger April 16, 1927

39 Pope Benedict XVI His father was a policeman He was drafted into the German artillery corps He was ordained a priest in 1951 At the Second Vatican Council, he served as a peritus, or chief theological consultant. He was viewed as a reformer He was named prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, with a duty to safeguard church doctrine on faith and morals in 1981 Elected as pope in 2005 Calls for a new world financial order guided by ethics and the search for the common good in 2009 He introduced a pathway for disaffected Anglicans to enter the Catholic fold. He had to deal with the sex abuse scandals erupting in Catholic parishes across Europe in the fall of 2010 He joined Twitter and tweeted from the Vatican in 2012 He announced his retirement on February 11, No other pope has retired since 1415 He is 85 years old

40 From Pope Benedict s Encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth) All people feel the interior impulse to love authentically: love and truth never abandon them completely, because these are the vocation planted by God in the heart and mind of every human person.

41 Cardinal Angelo Scola, 71, Italy Odds: 5/1 Cardinal Marc Ouellet, 68, Canada Odds: 7/2 Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, 64, Ghana Odds: 3/1 Cardinal Timothy Dolan, 63, USA Odds: 33/1 Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga, 70, Honduras Odds: 14/1 Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, 69, Argentina Odds: 8/1 Other?