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There have been no popes followed directly by their sons. However, St. Hormisdas (514-23) was the father of St. Silverius (536-7). Several popes are known to have had sons before they became clerics. Other Popes have belonged to the same family, without being related to one another as father and son.
We can never know all of the popes whose fathers were also popes, because of the practice by senior clergy of referring to their illegitimate sons as nephews, in order to maintain the fiction of celibacy. In some cases, it is clear that a so-called 'nephew' was really an illegitimate son; in other cases, it is equally clear that the younger man was certainly a nephew and therefore not a son; while sometimes there is no certainty whether or not the 'nephew' was an illegitimate son of a particular pope.
Pope Innocent III (1198-1216) was the 'nephew' of Pope Clement III, and his own nephew was destined to become Pope Gregory IX, whose nephew in turn became Pope Alexander IV. Given the moral tone of the Vatican during much of the Middle Ages, it is quite possible that the four popes just mentioned all formed a dynastic line from father to son.
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What are popes also called?
Bishop of Rome is another title for the pope, as is Holy Father. -- and -- Pontiff is another word for Pope
Have any popes been related?
Yes, there have been several popes that were related - one father and son and several popes had nephews who were elected as pope.
How many popes exist for Protestant and Catholic societies?
There is only one pope at a time and he is Catholic. There are no Protestant popes although, technically, the pope is the spiritual leader of them also.
What does the popes clothes look like?
The Holy Father wears a white cassock with a white cincture, and a white shoulder cape. Some popes have been known to wear red shoes, which dates back centuries, Pope Benedict XVI wore them, Pope Francis does not. Popes also wear a white zucchetto. See photo attached below.
What do the popes do to elect a new pope?
Popes do not elect popes. Popes are elected by the cardinal electors.
Are there other popes?
There is only one pope at a time and there have been 266 popes over the years in the Catholic Church. However, there are also a few Orthodox sects that call their leader a pope.
How many popes named Francis?
The majority of lists of popes show Pope Francis as pope number 266.
How many popes before Pope John Paul II?
Pope John Paul II was the 264th pope so there were 263 popes before him.
How many Hispanic popes have there been in the Vatican?
Before the election of Pope Francis I there were only two popes from Spain,Pope Alexander VI and Pope Callixtus III. Pope Francis is the first pope from Latin America
Are there other popes besides Pope Benedict?
yes there were many popes before Benedict but there can only be one pope at a time. before Pope Benedict the pope was Pope John Paul II.
What is the pope's name going to be when the world ends?
If you mean who will be the final pope, we have absolutely no idea. Pope Francis could be the last or there could be hundreds of popes after him. Only God the Father knows and he's not talking.
From where did the popes come?
. Popes are elevated from the College of Cardinals. .
