Blog #5: 2nd Semester: Religion

Since this blog has to do with religion, I've decided to blog about the Pope and the Catholic religion since I am Catholic. Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter. During the first centuries of the Christin Church, the Roman Capital became known as the center for the Roman Catholic's. The office of the pope is called the Papacy. In the Vatican City, the Pope is the Head of State. Popes in the earlier year of the start of the Pope, they helped spread Christianity until Pope Stephen II was forced to speak out to the Franks, which Started a close interaction with the rulers of the West. In earlier deaths of Popes, they would tap their head three times with a silver spoon calling their name each time. Now, the Cardinal Chamberlain then retrieves the Ring of the Fisherman and cuts it in two in the presence of the Cardinals. The deceased pope's seals are defaced, to keep them from ever being used again, and his personal apartment is sealed. The body then lies in state for a number of days before being interred in the crypt of a leading church or cathedral. A nine-day period of mourning follows the interment of the late Pope.