6 Surprising Unknown Facts about the Pope
Pope is the Holy Father of Christianity. Running the Church is his job. Did you know that the youngest pope to be elected in Vatican history is Pope John XII and is believed to have been 18 years old when he ascended to the papacy in 955.
Here are 6 similar surprising unknown facts about the Pope.
1. Pope is the head of his own country. He is head of the sovereign city state, Vatican City which has a population of around 900.
2. The Pope is one of the most powerful people in the world. He even leaves behind world leaders such as President Barack Obama.
3. The Pope is multilingual. Latin is the language of the Catholic Church, and the pope must be fluent in order to conduct official business. He is required to know Italian as well.
4. The Pope he has his own hospital. Under the Vatican`s health plan, there is no co pay for doctor`s visits and the only additional charge is $.75 for prescriptions, lab tests, x-rays and ultrasounds.
5. Church ascertains a pope had really died by tapping him on the forehead with a silver hammer and calling out his baptismal name three times.
6. The Pope has no material possessions. Everything and anything the pope needs or wants is provided for him.