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I couldn't resist after seeing the "Which Pope Are You" thread, plus I love lists period. So just for fun here's my Top 10 Popes of All Time.
1.PETER I
2.GREGORY I
3.URBAN II
4.PIUS X
5.LEO I
6.PIUS V
7.PIUS IX
8.GREGORY X
9.LEO XIII
10.BENEDICT XV
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I throw Hildebrand into the mix. Innocent III and Boniface were rather exceptinal as well.
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Was Peter the Apostle the first pope of Rome or did he just consecrate the first pope of Rome?
What are Western/Eastern perspectives on this?
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The Catholic perspective is that St. Peter was indeed the first Pope of Rome.
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It is unchangeable Catholic doctrine that Peter is the first and, in a real sense, the only and perpetual chief shepherd in the Apostolic hierarchy. Here is how the primacy of the Roman Pontiff was accepted at the Council of Ephesus in 431 (Ecumenical III): "No one doubts, but rather it has been known to all generations, that the holy and most blessed PETER, chief and head of the Apostles, the pillar of the faith, the foundation stone of the Catholic Church, received the keys of the kingdom from our Lord Jesus Christ the Savior and Redeemer of men, and that the power of binding and loosing sins was given to him, who up to this moment and always lives in his successors, and judges." (From the speech of Philip the Roman legate in Action III)
This understanding was in truth accepted in the East, and explains why the Fathers at Chalcedon responded to the Tome of Leo, "PETER has spoken by Leo."
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Sucks! You mean I didnt even make the top 10 list?
Why Pius IX and not X?
Stephanos I
How about my favorite. Stephen the first of Rome?
Last edited by Stephanos I; 04/18/07 06:03 PM.
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Fr Stephanos
I did have Pius X at number 4. Which Pope Stephen should I have included.
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Lawrence, did you mean the "Which Church Father Are You" quiz? If you actually meant the "Which Pope Are You" quiz, I think I missed it. Anyway, since I'm a female I can't be a pope. I'm an Apostolette!
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Phew glad to see I made the list.
Stephen the 1st of course.
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Leo I
Innocent III
Paul III
Pius V
Innocent XI
Benedict XIV
Leo XIII
Pius XII
John XXIII
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1. St. Peter
2. Urban II
My top two.
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What a Romo-centric crowd - not a single Alexandrian listed! 
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Well, Agatho and Zacharias were pretty good.
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What a Romo-centric crowd - not a single Alexandrian listed! And nobody has nominated Pope Michael I or Pope Pius XIII, truly some of the greastest popes of the 20th century. 
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