"Representative of Christ" What is the Pope?
The Pope is the Supreme Leader of the Roman Catholic Church with 1.3 billion believers and is positioned as the “Representative of Christ”.
The first Pope is considered the Apostle St. Peter of Jesus Christ, now in the 266th generation. So how are they selected?
The Pope is chosen by more than 100 cardinals in the so-called “Conclave” election at the Sistine Chapel in Vatican.
Normally, “Conclave” is performed and the successor is chosen with the death of the Pope. was.
His main work is religious events such as Mass and Catholic missionary activities. We will exercise all the legislative, judicial and administrative powers of the Vatican City.
The Pope has a strong influence on international public opinion by paying attention to the victims of conflicts and disasters that occur in the world, and actively proclaiming terrorism.
John Paul II is said to have contributed to the end of the East-West Cold War, and is said to have been a spiritual support for the democratization movement in Eastern Europe in the 1980s.