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→Hero worship: new subsection "Does the Pope claim to be God on Earth?" included informative links within the subsection, not as ref notes
===People who have been considered deities===
===People who have been considered deities===
[[Wikipedia]] has a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_been_considered_deities list of people who have been considered deities.]
[[Wikipedia]] has a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_been_considered_deities list of people who have been considered deities.] To the surprise of many, this list does not include the [[Pope]]s.
===Does the [[Pope]] claim to be God on Earth?===
In 2 Corinthians 5:20 [[Saint Paul]] claims that he and the apostles entrusted by God with "the ministry of reconciliation" are [[ambassador]]s standing in the place of Jesus Christ. See [http://biblehub.com/2_corinthians/5-20.htm multiple versions of 2 Corinthians 5:20].
According to the [[apostolic tradition]] of [[apostolic succession]], and according to the official doctrine of [[Papal primacy]], the Bishop of Rome, the Patriarch of the West, occupies the office of the Apostle Peter as chief ambassador of God, like Saint Paul, "in the place of Christ". This has been denounced as an outrageous [[blasphemy]] in direct opposition to the clear teaching of the Bible.
Catholic apologists argue that the widespread belief that Popes claim to be God on Earth is based on a [[strategy]] of [[misrepresentation]] and [[quoting out of context]], as part of an ongoing campaign of [[polemic]]al arguments against the [[Catholic Church]]. A famous list of "''proof texts''" current since the late 19th and early 20 centuries has been reproduced in full and in part in print and online. The sources of the quotations have been carefully researched and debunked as either misquotes, distortions, or entirely fictitious fabrications from sources that never existed. Catholic apologists claim that those who do not know the facts but believe the list to be true and promote it as being truthful are not necessarily [[Lie|liars]] but are involved in spreading a [[falsehood]] based on [[specious reasoning]], [[cherry-picking]] and [[confirmation bias]], and possibly [[invincible ignorance]].
*[http://www.geoffhorton.com/PapalClaims.html Have Popes Really Claimed to be God? by Geoff Horton (geoffhorton.com)]
*[http://sacrificium-laudis.blogspot.com/2008/09/our-lord-god-popenot-part-1.html "Our Lord God the Pope"...not: Part 1, posted by Patrick (sacrificium-laudis.blogspot.com)]
*[http://blog.theotokos.co.za/pdf/The%20Truth%20about%20the%20title%20Lord%20God%20the%20Pope.pdf The Truth about the title "Lord God the Pope", article copyright 2003 Sean's Faith Website (blog.theotokos.com.za) pdf]
*[https://threeminuteapologitics.blogspot.com/2013/05/havent-some-popes-claimed-to-be-god-on.htm. Haven't some popes claimed to be God on earth? (threeminuteapologetics.blogspot.com)]
===The Saints of the Lord as admirable Heroes of the Faith===
===The Saints of the Lord as admirable Heroes of the Faith===