Foreign Popes

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1. Benedict XVI is the second non-Italian pope in the row. What nationality was the last pope of foreign origin before John Paul II? Dutch English German Greek

2. Karol Wojtyla, who would later become Pope John Paul II, was born in which Polish town? Krakow Wadowice Katowice Warszawa

3. How many Slavic popes were there in the history of the Catholic Church (till the year 2005)? 2 1 3 5

4. Alexander VI, a 15th-century pope, was a member of which notorious family? Answer: (6 letters)

5. Joseph Ratzinger is the seventh pope of German origin in the history of the papacy. But who was the first? Leo IX Sylvester II Adrian VI Gregory V

6. Were there any African popes? Yes No

7. Which German pope was later canonized? Clement II Gregory V Leo IX Stephen IX

8. Popes from which country dominated the Church during the so-called Avignon period? Greece Germany France Italy

9. Who was the first and only English pope? Paul III Adrian VI Adrian IV Stephen II

10. Which French pope was such a well learnt scholar that he was believed to be a sorcerer, in league with the devil? Sylvester II Jean XXII Clement V Urban V