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The Pope (from Latin "papa", father) is the [[head]] of the [[Catholic]] church. Today the pope is [[Pope Benedict XVI]]. He strongly opposes abortion, torture, and pre-emptive war.

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Their opponents say that even the worst Popes failed to wreck the traditions of the Church.

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~~==The Protestant view==~~

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Some Christian groups have identified the Bishop of Rome and the papal system as the [[Antichrist]]. This is especially true of [[Martin Luther]] and his [[Protestant]] followers. Such beliefs were later reiterated in the Westminster Confession of Faith:

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:''25.6. There is no other head of the Church but the Lord Jesus Christ: nor can the Pope of Rome in any sense be head thereof; but is that Antichrist, that man of sin and son of perdition, that exalteth himself in the church against Christ, and all that is called God; whom the Lord shall destroy with the brightness of his coming.''

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Others see further proof of the satanic nature of [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]] in the large number of Roman Catholic clergy caught indulging in lewd [[homosexual]] and [[paedophile]] acts with small boys.

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A recent example of such beliefs is when the Protestant Reverend Dr. [[Ian Paisley]] accused [[Pope John Paul II]] of being the Antichrist when he visited the [[European Parliament]] in 1988. Dr. Ian Paisley did so by shouting "''Antichrist, I denounce you and your false teaching!''" he also held up a poster reading "''Pope John Paul II Antichrist''". He was forcibly ejected from the chamber by non-believers.

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~~==External Links==~~

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*[http://www.jesus-is-lord.com Jesus is Lord]

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*[http://www.nopedo.org/en/home.html Nopedo]

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[[Category:Religion]]

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