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When was the word pope first used?

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When was the word pope first used?

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No one is 100% sure when the word pope was first used. It is derived from the Latin word for Papa or maybe the Greek word pápas. The term was often applied to bishops and other members of the clergy until it gradually came to mean the head of the church only.

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