First Pope ?

[Coldfish]

Excuse my lack of knowledge in history....but when the first pope existed ? Was it in 1054 after the great schism or earlyer ?...in BI it will be a pope ? thanks

[IliaDN]

As far as I know in 343 A.D.

[Coldfish]

cool! thanks m8.....if the pope will be a feature in BI....it will be great!!!...more like in M:TW

[Al Khalifah]

Oh no, a return of the Papacy...

The first Pope to be called Pope rather than "vicar of Christ" or "vicar of Peter" was Pope Gelasius I in 495.
The first leader of the Church to have power over the Emperor was arguably Ambrose who refused to allow Theodosius I to return to the city of Rome without making a public repentance for the massacre in Thessalonica.

[Mahrabals apprentice]

I don't know who the first pope was, or when it was.
But i do know that the pope spoke to Attila the Hun when he was advancing on Rome, so there may be a pope in BI

[Malrubius]

Simon Peter is traditionally considered the first Pope by the Roman Catholic Church, as he was given authority by Jesus ("upon this rock I will build my church") and was the leader of the early church.