Council Pope

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In contemporary Catholicism, a councilor is particularly a pope who has convened or presided over a council . This is especially true for the initiator of Vatican II , Pope John XXIII. and, less frequently mentioned, for his successor Paul VI. Between 1963 and 1965, Pope Paul published all the documents of the most recent council and put them into effect.

In a broader sense, Pope Martin V is also named as the Council Pope , since he, an exception in church history , was elected by the Council of Constance (by a special committee from the cardinals and the council nations). The conciliar movement , however, has ultimately not implemented this pope into action.

literature

  • Horst Herrmann : John Paul II. True man and true Pope. Aufbau-Verlag, Berlin 2005, p. 91 f.