Friday, February 15, 2013

The other popes

Given all the attention "the" pope is getting, it's fun to remember the overshadowed popes and bishops of the Orthodox tradition.  To it's adherents the Orthodox church is the one true church, the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.

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Theodore II - Greek Orthodox Church
Tawadros II - Coptic Orthodox Church
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Zakka I Iwas - Syriac Orthodox Church
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Kirill I - Russian Orthodox Church
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Karekin II - Armenian Apostolic Church
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Paulos - Ethiopian Orthodox Church (died 2012)