So returning the icon had become something of the centerpiece in this 84-year-old Slavic pope's strong desire to become the first Roman Catholic pope to visit Russia.
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:Part of the confusion may arise from the fact that the Roman Catholic pope has appropriated some of the titles and other marks of nobility previously used by the ancient Roman emperors.
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He would reject any comparisons to a Roman Catholic pope because arguments over the centralized authority of the pope were a cause of the centuries-old split between the Eastern and Western church.
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1964-Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Benedictos of Jerusalem meet in Holy Land on Mount of Olives _ first meeting in five centuries between a Roman Catholic pope and Eastern Orthodox Church patriarch.
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The meeting with Patriarch Alexei II, which had been rumored for some time, was believed to be the first meeting between a Roman Catholic pope and the head of the Russian Orthodox church.
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In 2013 Patriarch Bartholomew I attended the installation ceremony of the new Roman Catholic Pope, Pope Francis, which was the first time any Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople had ever attended such an installation.
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His paternal relatives include such clerics as Dudley Charles Cary-Elwes ( 1868 1932 ), the Roman Catholic Pope John Paul II ", in which Elwes played the young priest Karol WojtyBa.
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In 1959, Iakovos became the first Greek Orthodox emissary in more than 400 years to meet with a Roman Catholic pope, John XXIII . He is credited with working for Christian unity throughout his career.
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With Henry's urging, Parliament passed two acts in 1534 : One declared that the Roman Catholic pope had no authority in England; the other established the Church of England with the monarch as its head.
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Although Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew does not hold the same position as a Roman Catholic pope, he is considered " first among equals " among the patriarchs that lead Orthodox churches around the world.
