2006-10-03 06:20:35 · 4 answers · asked by agapito 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Do you mean why do they call the pope "holy father"? Because the Vatical is evil.
2006-10-03 06:22:52 · answer #1 · answered by Writer of Truth 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
"His Italian name gives us a clue as to the origin of pope. Il Papa means "the Father", or, more accurately, "the Daddy", and that's what pope means, etymologically speaking. You see, the Greeks used papas as a title of respect for bishops as early as the 3rd century. However, by the time of Leo the Great in the 5th century the word was being applied to the Bishop of Rome who, by 1073, was known exclusively as Papa.
The word first turns up in Old English in the writings of Bede of about the year 900 as papa . By the mid 12th century it was pape, and, by the opening of the 13th century, we find pope. "
2006-10-03 13:27:55 · answer #2 · answered by johnslat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pope, from the greek word papas, latin; papa is the bishop of Rome and successor of Saint Peter. The office of Pope is called Papacy.The Pope is also the head of State of the Vatican City.
2006-10-03 13:27:54 · answer #3 · answered by gil a 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who cares about the pope. His organization is evil.
2006-10-03 13:28:16 · answer #4 · answered by APBT lover 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋