Symbols of Pope's Office

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What are some symbols of the Pope's office???

-- Heather Tolentino (unusuallyweird28@sailormoon.com), March 05, 2004

Answers

They are basically the same as any other Bishop. He still has a ring, the mitter, the staff, the skull cap (but white. He also has the chair of Peter, not really Peter's chair, but the symbol of the lineage to Peter. The Pope also has a coat of arms. He used to have a crown but the past two Popes have retired that (thank heaven).

-- Scott (papasquat10@hotmail.com), March 06, 2004.

The symbol that is distictly the Pope's are 2 keys representing the keys to the kingdom of God.

In Christ
Bill

-- Bill Nelson (bnelson45@hotmail.com), March 06, 2004.


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