Which church still practices the tradition Callixtus III initiated?
Most Catholic Churches
Protestant Churches
Orthodox Churches
None of the above
Answer
Callixtus III, a pope in the late 1300s, began the tradition of consecrating a new pope with the traditional rite of a Pontifical Mass of Coronation. This tradition is still practiced in most Catholic Churches today, and is seen as a way to bless the new pope and officially install him in his new role.
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