JOHN PAUL THE GREAT: 1920-2005: 2000 YEARS: A PAPAL ODYSSEY.(News)

From: The Mirror (London, England) | Date: April 4, 2005 | Copyright information

THE man elected successor to John Paul II will become the 265th pope.

The grandeur and influence of today's pontiff is a far cry from the lives of the early leaders of the Christian church who were victimised for standing against pagan Roman rule.

Since St Peter became the first "Bishop of Rome", his successors have been murdered, martyred and deposed. They have reigned from as little as 13 days to over 30 years. Popes have come from England, Albania, France, Holland and Africa but the vast majority have been Italian.

If Cardinal Francis Arinze is elected pope he ...

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