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A Source Book of Mediæval History

Note 378 — Chapter XVI · THE CONFLICT OVER INVESTITURE

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"This is the first distinct assertion of the exclusive right of the bishop of Rome to the title of pope, once applied to all bishops." Robinson, Readings in European History, Vol. I., p. 274. The word pope is derived from papa (father). It is still used as the common title of all priests in the Greek Church.

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