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To: independentmind
The Pope has authority, not power.

The Pope has no authority over anyone other than members of the RCC.

74 posted on 02/07/2005 12:00:03 PM PST by Modernman (What is moral is what you feel good after. - Ernest Hemingway)
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To: Modernman
The Pope has no authority over anyone other than members of the RCC.

I'm not interested in getting in a lengthy discussion, but even the Pope would not make the claim that he has power over all Christians--a claim that is demonstrably false. There is a difference between power and authority, although I realize that non-Catholics often have a problem understanding that.

79 posted on 02/07/2005 12:17:32 PM PST by independentmind
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