Pope
From Turtledove
The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church and head of state of Vatican City.
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[edit] The Papacy in "Under St. Peter's"
Each and every pope since St. Peter was fed upon by Jesus, who was transformed into a vampire shortly after he was crucified.
[edit] The Papacy in "Islands in the Sea"
With the fall of Constantinople, the pope in Rome was scrambling to hold back the rising tide of Islam, with limited success.
[edit] The Papacy in "Before the Beginning"
When the time-viewer revealed that the Jews were indeed God's chosen people, the pope led the Vatican in converting to Judaism.
[edit] The Papacy in In High Places
In an alternate where the Great Black Deaths wiped out 80% of the population of Europe, the papacy was forever changed. As the plague ran for decades, the reigning pope was horrified by the arrival of a religious leader named Henri, who preached patience and modesty, with the promise of a better world. When he was proclaimed the Second Son of God, the sitting Pope, then headquartered in Avignon colluded with the King of France in ordering Henri's torture and execution on the wheel. The next day, both the Pope and the King went to church to give thanks for Henri's death. In a freak accident, the church collapsed, killing both men. Shortly thereafter, the Great Black Deaths ran its course, validating Henri in the eyes of his followers. The death of the pope was seen as a miracle, and the Second Revelation and the Final Testament quickly overran Christianity as it had been practiced.
[edit] Popes by story
This list includes all of the named popes appearing in Harry Turtledove's work.
