Discordian Pope

The word Pope in the Discordian religion is a title reserved for every man, woman, and child on earth. There is an offical =POPE= card in the Principia Discordia that may be reproduced and distributed freely; Popehood, however, is not granted through possession of this card - it is merely to inform people of their status as a genuine and authorized Pope. A note under the card states that "A =POPE= is someone who is not under the authority of the authorities."

A note on the back of some cards states:

"The rights of a =POPE= include but are not necessarily limited to:

1. To invoke infallibility at any time, including retroactively.
2. To completely rework the Erisian church.
3. To baptise, bury, and marry (with the permission of the deceased in the latter two cases).
4. To ex-communicate, de-ex-communicate, re-ex-communicate, and de-re-ex-communicate (no backsies!) both his-/her-/it-/them-/your-/our-/His-/Her-/It-/Them-/Your-/Our-self/selves and others (if any).
5. To perform all rites and functions deemed inappropriate for a Pope of Discordia."

Compare Pope.

A female version, with the word Mome substituted for Pope, has also been promulgated.