People and Religion

[krwlngPPRKUT]

It is believed that the pope is elected in a direct line from what?

[woofgang]

okay, this is just silly... see history and myths, can't believe that the search engine is this bad, come on AB ed, sort this out

[Quizmonster]

Saint Peter. ('From whom' rather than 'from what', Krw.)

[hal]

Well, St Peter was described a rock by JC, so perhaps it could be a what, Qiuzmonster!

[Quizmonster]

Peter actually means 'rock', Hal! It's from the Latin word 'petra'. He was the 'figurative' rock upon which the Church was 'built', as it were. It's a bit old-fashioned nowadays, but in the past a 'good guy' was often described as a 'brick' on the same sort of basis. That still didn't make a person a thing, I'm afraid.

[hal]

It was a joke, quizmonster, albeit a weak one!