Does The Pope Of The Catholic Church Ever Give Sermons?

Jesus says in the Gospels, Peter, you are the rock on which I will build my Church. Jesus changed his name from Simon to Peter, in Greek ‘Petros’ meaning rock. In the Bible, when God changes the name of someone, it symbolizes that that person is a very important person in God’s covenant with man. Abram’s name was changed to Abraham, his with Sari was changed to Sarah, and Jacob’s name was changed to Israel.
Catholics were the first Christians, this is why Peter is considered the first pope. The Eastern Orthodox splintered from the Catholic Church in 1054, and the first Protestants broke away from the Catholic Church in 1517.
When the Pope does mass, he will give what is called a Homily during the course of the mass, which is the equivalent to a sermon in a Protestant church.

“Does the Pope of the Catholic Church ever give sermons?”
Yes, it does happen
“And why is St. Peter considered the first pope of the Catholic Church?”
Matt 16:18 “And I also say to you that you are Peter, [i] and on this rock [j] I will build My church, (N) and the forces [k] of Hades will not overpower it”
Ephesians 4:4 “There is one body and one Spirit, (A) just as you were called to one hope (B) [a] at your calling; ”
Ephesians 1:22-23 “And He put everything under His feet (A) (B) and appointed Him as head (C) over everything for the church,which is His body, (A) the fullness (B) of the One who fills all things (C) in every way”
Acts 20:28 “Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, (W) among whom the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers, (X) to shepherd the church of God, [h] which He purchased with His own blood”

>>And why is St. Peter considered the first pope of the Catholic Church?<<
“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” (Matthew 16:18-19)
“Feed my lambs…tend my sheep…feed my sheep.” (John 21:15-17)

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Yes. The pope celebrates Mass daily like every other clergyman who serves in a house of worship. Part of that entails giving sermons.
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Because Saint Peter was the first pope.

When the Pope says mass in foreign countries, etc., he will also give the sermon. Normally, when he is simply saying mass at St. Peter’s, someone else will give the sermon.
Peter is considered the first head of the Catholic Church per Jesus’ statement to Simon “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church”. As the Pope is the head of the Catholic Church, Peter is thereby given the title of First Pope in honor of the leadership Jesus bestowed on him.

Well, I didn’t think that anyone answered your question about Peter very well. Instead of telling you why they consider Peter to be the first pope, they told you why they consider Peter to be the first leader of the Christian Church.
“Pope” is a Latin form of address used for bishops of the Roman Empire in early Christianity. Many bishops in the Roman Empire were referred to by this name. It really means only “papa”.
Eventually, the bishop of Rome took this title as a title of his office. Thus, the bishop of Rome became known as “the” pope.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope#The_ti…
Note, however, that this title was applied to the bishop of Alexandria even earlier. There was no contest here – it is just a tradition common to the two positions. The bishop of Alexandria began to be called “the pope” before the bishop of Rome.
Anyway – the point is that the *title* “pope” became associated with the bishop of Rome. In the early (6th century) Christian Church, the bishop of Rome was “the pope”.
Now, Peter is recorded – with what little history we have – to be the first bishop of Rome. SINCE the bishop of Rome is identified by the title “the pope”, it is only natural that Peter and all of the other bishops of Rome that have ever been are *also* called “the pope”.
To put it another way: Peter held the very same office – bishop of Rome – that all the popes of Rome have held since they were first called “the pope”.
It’s sort of like calling Offa the first king of England even though there was no place called “England” at that time – in fact, the English language did not exist at that time. The word “England” was first used in 897, over 100 years after the first king of England!
Jim, http://www.bible-reviews.com/selector_rc…

Yes. Here is a website with some of his sermons: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedi…
John 21:15-17 states:
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
He then said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.”
He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that he had said to him a third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” (Jesus) said to him, “Feed my sheep.
Matthew 16:17-19 states:
Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
The Catholic Church believes the Lord made Simon alone, whom he named Peter, the “rock” of his Church. He gave him the keys of his Church and instituted him shepherd of the whole flock.
The Pope is the senior pastor of 1.1 billion Catholic Christians, the direct successor of Simon Peter.
The Pope’s main roles include teaching, sanctifying, and governing.
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 880-882: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1s…
With love in Christ.

Yes the pope is a priest and so performs the duties of of a priest including giving homilies. Now as far as why peter is called the first pope it is because he was. Peter was singled out by Jesus as the leader of his flock and he gave this job to Saint Linus and so it went on 1. St. Peter (32-67)
2. St. Linus (67-76)
3. St. Anacletus (Cletus) (76-88)
4. St. Clement I (88-97)
5. St. Evaristus (97-105)
6. St. Alexander I (105-115)
7. St. Sixtus I (115-125) Also called Xystus I
8. St. Telesphorus (125-136)
9. St. Hyginus (136-140)
10. St. Pius I (140-155)
11. St. Anicetus (155-166)
12. St. Soter (166-175)
13. St. Eleutherius (175-189)
14. St. Victor I (189-199)
15. St. Zephyrinus (199-217)
16. St. Callistus I (217-22)
17. St. Urban I (222-30)
18. St. Pontain (230-35)
19. St. Anterus (235-36)
20. St. Fabian (236-50)
21. St. Cornelius (251-53)
22. St. Lucius I (253-54)
23. St. Stephen I (254-257)
24. St. Sixtus II (257-258)
25. St. Dionysius (260-268)
26. St. Felix I (269-274)
27. St. Eutychian (275-283)
28. St. Caius (283-296) Also called Gaius
29. St. Marcellinus (296-304)
30. St. Marcellus I (308-309)
31. St. Eusebius (309 or 310)
32. St. Miltiades (311-14)
33. St. Sylvester I (314-35)
34. St. Marcus (336)
35. St. Julius I (337-52)
36. Liberius (352-66)
37. St. Damasus I (366-83)
38. St. Siricius (384-99)
39. St. Anastasius I (399-401)
40. St. Innocent I (401-17)
41. St. Zosimus (417-18)
42. St. Boniface I (418-22)
43. St. Celestine I (422-32)
44. St. Sixtus III (432-40)
45. St. Leo I (the Great) (440-61)
46. St. Hilarius (461-68)
47. St. Simplicius (468-83)
48. St. Felix III (II) (483-92)
49. St. Gelasius I (492-96)
50. Anastasius II (496-98)
51. St. Symmachus (498-514)
52. St. Hormisdas (514-23)
53. St. John I (523-26)
54. St. Felix IV (III) (526-30)
55. Boniface II (530-32)
56. John II (533-35)
57. St. Agapetus I (535-36) Also called Agapitus I
58. St. Silverius (536-37)
59. Vigilius (537-55)
60. Pelagius I (556-61)
61. John III (561-74)
62. Benedict I (575-79)
63. Pelagius II (579-90)
64. St. Gregory I (the Great) (590-604)
65. Sabinian (604-606)
66. Boniface III (607)
67. St. Boniface IV (608-15)
68. St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I) (615-18)
69. Boniface V (619-25)
70. Honorius I (625-38)
71. Severinus (640)
72. John IV (640-42)
73. Theodore I (642-49)
74. St. Martin I (649-55)
75. St. Eugene I (655-57)
76. St. Vitalian (657-72)
77. Adeodatus (II) (672-76)
78. Donus (676-78)
79. St. Agatho (678-81)
80. St. Leo II (682-83)
81. St. Benedict II (684-85)
82. John V (685-86)
83. Conon (686-87)
84. St. Sergius I (687-701)
85. John VI (701-05)
86. John VII (705-07)
87. Sisinnius (708)
88. Constantine (708-15)
89. St. Gregory II (715-31)
90. St. Gregory III (731-41)
91. St. Zachary (741-52)
92. Stephen II (752) Because he died before being consecrated, many authoritative lists omit him
93. Stephen III (752-57)
94. St. Paul I (757-67)
95. Stephen IV (767-72)
96. Adrian I (772-95)
97. St. Leo III (795-816)
98. Stephen V (816-17)
99. St. Paschal I (817-24)
100. Eugene II (824-27)
101. Valentine (827)
102. Gregory IV (827-44)
103. Sergius II (844-47)
104. St. Leo IV (847-55)
105. Benedict III (855-58)
106. St. Nicholas I (the Great) (858-67)
107. Adrian II (867-72)
108. John VIII (872-82)
109. Marinus I (882-84)
110. St. Adrian III (884-85)
111. Stephen VI (885-91)
112. Formosus (891-96)
113. Boniface VI (896)
114. Stephen VII (896-97)
115. Romanus (897)
116. Theodore II (897)
117. John IX (898-900)
118. Benedict IV (900-03)
119. Leo V (903)
120. Sergius III (904-11)
121. Anastasius III (911-13)
122. Lando (913-14)
123. John X (914-28)
124. Leo VI (928)
125. Stephen VIII (929-31)
126. John XI (931-35)
127. Leo VII (936-39)
128. Stephen IX (939-42)
129. Marinus II (942-46)
130. Agapetus II (946-55)
131. John XII (955-63)
132. Leo VIII (963-64)
133. Benedict V (964)
134. John XIII (965-72)
135. Benedict VI (973-74)
136. Benedict VII (974-83)
137. John XIV (983-84)
138. John XV (985-96)
139. Gregory V (996-99)
140. Sylvester II (999-1003)
141. John XVII (1003)
142. John XVIII (1003-09)
143. Sergius IV (1009-12)
144. Benedict VIII (1012-24)
145. John XIX (1024-32)
146. Benedict IX (1032-45)
147. Sylvester III (1045) Considered by some to be an antipope
148. Benedict IX (1045)
149. Gregory VI (1045-46)
150. Clement II (1046-47)
151. Benedict IX (1047-48)
152. Damasus II (1048)
153. St. Leo IX (1049-54)
154. Victor II (1055-57)
155. Stephen X (1057-58)
156. Nicholas II (1058-61)
157. Alexander II (1061-73)
158. St. Gregory VII (1073-85)
159. Blessed Victor III (1086-87)
160. Blessed Urban II

Peter wasn’t a “pope”. Peter was an apostle.
There is no “pope” in the Bible. Every “pope” is a false prophet of Satan.
Catholicism is not Christian. Catholicism teaches a false gospel of works that leads to eternal torment in hell (Galatians 1:6-9).