World Religions Pontiff succession

Atheist, Baptist, Lutheran, Catholic, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Apostolic, Buddhism, Hinduism, Methodist, Orthodox, Adventists, Jehovah Witness, Pentecostal, Roman Catholic, Ancient Greek Pantheon,

Atheist, Jewish, Islamic, Buddhism, Hinduism, CHRISTIAN GROUPS Baptist, Lutheran, (Roman) Catholic, Apostolic, Adventists, Orthodox, Jehovah Witness, Methodists, Pentecostal, Non-denominational,

How many people in the world?

How many people in the world? A little over 7 billion

What Percent are Americans?

Wow that’s a lot, but lets look at china.

What Percent are Chinese?

Try to understand that the world is bigger than the USA.

What are the worlds biggest religions? Please understand that the rest of the world groups all Christians into one group. That means that Baptists, Methodists, Catholics, Lutherans, Mormons, etc. etc. are all considered Christian

If you look a little further at Christianity

As you can see Catholicism (Catholics) make up over half of all Christians. The Catholic Church is the biggest church in the world. Its leader (on earth) is the Pope. He is usually an old dude. Traditional Catholic beliefs are that the Pope communicates with God and can adjust the beliefs of the masses of people who follow the Catholic religion

Who is the Pope? The word “Pope” is a word that means “Father” The position has been around for over a thousand years. Catholics believe that the first pope was St. Peter. Yes.. Peter from the Bible.

Roman Catholic Church The Pope and the Catholic Religion became extremely important in Europe and therefore the rest of the world after the Roman/Greek Empire abandoned all of the Roman Gods like Zeus/Jupiter and became a Catholic Country. Instantly everyone in Rome’s vast empire technically became a Catholic, (although some would disagree)

Martin Luther Until Martin Luther began the Protestant reformation, the Catholic Church had held a near monopoly on the Christian faith. (for nearly 1300 years)

How does a new Pope get chosen Under present Catholic law, the pope is elected by the cardinal electors, (those cardinals who are under the age of 80.)