Talk:Bishop of Rome
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[edit] Primacy among the patriarchs? I don't think so
"The view that the Bishop of Rome has primacy of honor, first in apostolic succession, has unofficial currency in the Anglican communion and in a few other Protestant churches." Supposing that the statement is not Roman hogwash, then it needs some sourcing. Would someone improve this? --Wetman 19:03, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Merger
As it stands this article does not contain any information not already found in the article "pope". Also "Pope" and "Bishop of Rome" mean the basically the same thing, with the few differences really able to be covered in one article, I would think. So, for this to be an independent article I would just ask what purpose it serves that cannot (or is not) already encompassed by the article on the Pope. Lostcaesar 11:15, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
Seems to me that the best bet here is just to have Bishop of Rome redirect to Pope, and add a section to Pope which covers his historical position a the Bishop of Rome. Kkubasik 08:59, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
The 'Pope' is more of a Catholic POV that assumes his primacy while 'Bishop of Rome' is a more Eastern Orthodox and technical POV that assumes his local authority.
The 'Bishop of Rome' and the 'Pope' have sometimes not always been the same thing. Such as when the Pope was in French Avignon (?) not Rome. And when there were two or more Popes.
But one article is easier then two.
Neutralaccounting 08:05, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
- When the pope was living in Avignon, he was still claiming to be the Bishop of Rome. He just lived in Avignon. When there was more than one person claiming to be Pope, the claimants were both saying that they were rightful Bishop of Rome. Thus, in the cases you mentioned, Pope and Bishop of Rome still are the same thing. Pmadrid 14:24, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Fair and Balanced
I do not think that the Bishop of Rome and Pope articles should be separated, seeing as how the offices are one and the same. Indeed, the pope is elected so by being elected the bishop of Rome. These two articles should neither be separated because of Protestant, or general non-Catholic, views. Most Protestants, to the extent of my knowledge, refer to the current holder of the papacy as Pope Benedict XVI, as do all media sources. I am not showing preferential treatment here - I am an atheist for crying out loud. Wikipedia should be known for accurracy and not its users' personal opinions, no offence intended. Tajm 19:22, 2 March 2007
