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{{for2|the character in [[Edward the Penitent]]|Pope (Marge on the Lam)}}
{{Character
|name = Pope
|image = [[File:Pope.png|200px]]
|caption = Artwork of the Pope from ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''
|gender = {{Male}}
|hair = White
|age = 
|status = Deceased
|job = Bishop of [[Rome]]<br>Leader of the Catholic Church
|relatives = 
|appearance = "[[Itchy & Scratchy & Marge]]" (picture)<br>"[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]"
|mentioned =
|voiced by = [[Dan Castellaneta]]
}}

The '''Pope''' is the Bishop of [[Rome]], the leader of Catholic Church and ruler of [[Vatican City]].

== History ==
The Pope was at the unveiling of [[The Homer]].<ref>"[[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]"</ref>

[[Chief Wiggum]] said that [[Homer]] thought he was the Pope of Chilitown.<ref>"[[El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer]]"</ref>

An aide told the Pope that an angel had foretold the apocalypse in [[USA]]. The Pope, reading ''[[La Stampa]]'', told him to keep an eye on it.<ref>"[[Lisa the Skeptic]]"</ref>

[[Moe]] wanted his customers to take a pickled egg to see who would stay sober and be the designated driver, just like how they picked the Pope.<ref>"[[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]"</ref>

[[Kent Brockman]] reported about a phony Pope that could be recognized by his high-top sneakers and incredibly foul mouth.<ref>"[[The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace]]"</ref>

At the [[Mayo Clinic]], the doctor told the Pope that he just needed to lay off the chili and he would be fine. [[Fidel Castro]] heard that and started laughing. The Pope told him to stop and reminded him that he had been in the car with him.<ref>"[[The Mansion Family]]"</ref>

After [[Homer]] got another trophy from [[Duncan]] for winning a race, he said that he had more trophies than {{Ch|Wayne Gretzky}} and the Pope combined.<ref>"[[Saddlesore Galactica]]"</ref>

{{Ch|Pat O'Brien}} reported in ''[[Access Springfield]]'' that [[Burt Reynolds]] had apologized to the Pope and promised to replace the windshield.<ref>"[[Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder]]"</ref>

When [[Marge]] cheated at a baking contest, she said that even the Pope couldn't forgive this pizza, and he was letting a lot slide these days.<ref>"[[All's Fair in Oven War]]"</ref>

[[Rev. Lovejoy]] said that [[the Parson]] was like the Pope of "this thing".<ref>"[[Wedding for Disaster]]"</ref>

{{Ch|Lady Gaga}} wanted to wear the dress she wore when she met the Pope while going to [[Springfield]].<ref>"[[Lisa Goes Gaga]]"</ref>

[[Mr. Burns]] developed a plan to become Pope and unlock the Vatican's riches using the [[First Church of Springfield]], not realizing that it was a Protestant church and not Catholic.<ref>''[[In Burn$ We Tru$t]]''</ref>

[[Pope Francis]], making a cameo as Twitter avatar in @Potifex.<ref>"[[YOLO]]"</ref>

Pope Francis arrived in Springfield as Springfielders were dancing and singing about how awful Springfield was, but turned around and, along with his bodyguards, fell into the river after the bridge broke. Right afterward, he was seen drenched, hitchhiking on the road where the [[Simpson family]] was driving with both bodyguards.<ref>"[[Haw-Haw Land]]"</ref>

[[Kent Brockman]] announced that the pope had died.<ref>"[[The Winter of Our Monetized Content]]"</ref>

[[Homer]]'s bedtime story to [[Maggie]] was about a family vacation with [[Flanders family|the Flanderses]] to the [[Grand Canyon]] two years earlier. At the bottom of the canyon, the Flanderses went into Iglesia del Gran Cañón, but upon exiting [[Ned Flanders|Ned]] said, "A little Popish for my taste, but I did come here for adventure."<ref>"[[Fland Canyon]]"</ref>

== Non-canon ==
{{Noncanon}}
During a parade, the [[Simpson family]] were acclaimed by the audience but not the next car, which featured [[Santa Claus]], the Pope, and an astronaut.<ref>"[[Behind the Laughter]]"</ref>

[[Bart]] gave the pope a wedgie when he stopped time.<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror XIV]]"</ref>

=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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== Trivia ==
*The Pope was managed by the [[slick manager]] of [[United Parasites]].<ref>"[[Yokel Hero]]"</ref>

== Appearances ==
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*{{ep|Itchy & Scratchy & Marge|(picture)}}
*{{ep|Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?}}
*{{ep|Colonel Homer|(name in movie title)}}
*{{ep|El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer|(mentioned)}}
*{{ep|Lisa the Skeptic}}
*{{ep|The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson|(mentioned)}}
*{{ep|The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace|(mentioned)}}
*{{ep|The Mansion Family}}
*{{ep|Saddlesore Galactica|(mentioned)}}
*{{ep|Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder|(mentioned)}}
*{{ep|Behind the Laughter}}
*{{ep|Saddlesore Galactica|(mentioned)}}
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XIV}}
*{{ep|All's Fair in Oven War|(mentioned)}}
*{{ep|Wedding for Disaster|(mentioned)}}
*{{ep|Lisa Goes Gaga|(mentioned)}}
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XIV}}
*{{ep|YOLO}}
*{{ep|Haw-Haw Land}}
*{{ep|Whistler's Father|(picture)}}
*{{ep|The Winter of Our Monetized Content|(death)}}
*{{ep|Yokel Hero|(picture)}}
*{{game|The Simpsons: Tapped Out}}
*{{bon|In Burn$ We Tru$t|(mentioned)}}
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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