Sentence examples for some popes from inspiring English sources

The tiaras of Renaissance popes were especially ornate and precious, but those worn by some popes contained no precious stones.

However, this helped bring about a situation where some popes became fearful of being seen to contradict their predecessors and some Church leaders became reluctant to admit that Church teachings (doctrines) undergo development and change over time.

Although it is true that some popes and patristic authors have instigated and abetted war, such examples come from recent times, not from the early Christian leaders, who uniformly condemned war.

Concerning the constitution of the Church a strong claim for unfettered papal power was made by some Popes and their supporters, but this was strongly resisted by writers who argued that a heretic or sinful Pope, including one who violated the rights of the laity and of unbelievers, could be deposed.

Some Pope Francis fans stand out in a crowd.

Still, some pope watchers blame several leaks on an anti-Francis cabal inside the Vatican walls.

But religion, much less some Pope-led Catholic Reconquista, cannot be the answer.

Thus, to some, Pope Benedict XVI is the Antichrist; to some, an anti-semite; and to some, he is both.

Some screaming Popes of the early fifties are striated with vertical bands suggested by Albert Speer's cathedral of searchlights for a Nazi rally.

Or will some new pope simply step in, make some vague gestures toward reform, and keep the dogma and insularity right on going, same as ever, a bit like Wall Street?

For some Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI's reign has been very effective in promoting greater transparency.