Stamp: Pope John Paul II (Benin 2003)
Pope John Paul II (Benin 2003)
28 November (Benin ) within release Travels of Pope John Paul II goes into circulation Stamp Pope John Paul II face value 750 Central African CFA franc
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Stamp submitted by agent representing Benin's Postal administration to the UPU, but then later declared invalid for postage by Benin postal authorities, and not released in Benin.Stamp Pope John Paul II it reflects the thematic directions:
The pope (Latin: papa, from Ancient Greek: πάππας, romanized: páppas, lit. 'father') is the bishop of Rome and the visible head[a] of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. From the eighth century until 1870, the pope was the sovereign or head of state of the Papal States, and since 1929 of the much smaller Vatican City state.From a Catholic viewpoint, the primacy of the bishop of Rome is largely derived from his role as the apostolic successor to Saint Peter, to whom primacy was conferred by Jesus, who gave Peter the Keys of Heaven and the powers of "binding and loosing", naming him as the "rock" upon which the Church would be built. The reigning pope is Francis, who was elected on 13 March 2013.
