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flightkid
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We know Peter was a convert from judaism as our first pope. Ever been a pope who was a convert to Catholicism from Orthodox church or protestant Church? If so who and when?
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capablanca911
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Good question. Agatho was the last Eastern pope I think.
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LilyM
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Eastern doesn’t mean Orthodox.
I’m sure plenty of the early Popes were converts - perhaps from Judaism, perhaps from various pagan religions.
All the Reformation and post-Reformation Popes were Italian up until Blessed JP2, so chances are slim to zip that any of them were not born and bred Catholics.
I’m sure plenty of the early Popes were converts - perhaps from Judaism, perhaps from various pagan religions.
All the Reformation and post-Reformation Popes were Italian up until Blessed JP2, so chances are slim to zip that any of them were not born and bred Catholics.
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Ad_Orientem
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Not to be nitpicky, but I don’t think we can call the Apostles “converts”; they did not join a new religion but continued to practice the one revealed religion. Judaism only became a separate religion for those who rejected the Messiah.
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Razanir
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Technically we’re the separate religion. Judaism was a well-established religion, then we became a sect, then we developed into our own religion.
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Ad_Orientem
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I see what you mean. Theology vs. sociology. Both have their place.
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capablanca911
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I didn’t meant to imply he was.
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flightkid
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Yes thanks, I should have clarified…I do understand the Eastern rite of the Church under the pope…but I meant eastern orthodox converts and protestant converts…but yes u answered my question to the protestant question. Thanks.
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Tomdstone
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I think that there have been several Greek Popes. But at the time the Orthodox church and the Roman Church were in communion.
I am certain that early on, there were plenty of converts to Christianity that became Pope. This changed when the Roman Empire became a Christian empire. 
The word Judaism, was given by the Roman Empire to describe the religion of the inhabitants of the Roman province of Judea. The Church is a continuation of the revelation of the Faith of St Abraham. St Moses, St David and the other holy prophets shared our Faith but, didn’t have the full revelation of it yet. They taught the new covenant and Messiah. The Jewish Apostles accepted the Jewish Messiah along with many other Jewish people. The Pharisees started a new sect based on the rejection of the Messiah and obeying their oral law, the Talmud. The new covenant Church was established on Pentecost but, the our Faith has been around since Adam. The old covenant Saints are part of the Church.
Please forgive this off topic note.
The word Judaism, was given by the Roman Empire to describe the religion of the inhabitants of the Roman province of Judea. The Church is a continuation of the revelation of the Faith of St Abraham. St Moses, St David and the other holy prophets shared our Faith but, didn’t have the full revelation of it yet. They taught the new covenant and Messiah. The Jewish Apostles accepted the Jewish Messiah along with many other Jewish people. The Pharisees started a new sect based on the rejection of the Messiah and obeying their oral law, the Talmud. The new covenant Church was established on Pentecost but, the our Faith has been around since Adam. The old covenant Saints are part of the Church.
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Caitliceach
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Leaving aside the Jewish question - has there ever been a pagan convert (I’m thinking particularly Roman pagans) Pope?
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Genesis315
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In the 1400s, Pius II been a member of a schism, participated in the election of an antipope (Amadeus of Savoy, aka “Felix V”), and professed the heresy of concilliarism. He later joined the “papalist” side, was elected Pope, and during his papacy, definitively condemned concilliarism.
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