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:
- To invoke infallibility at any time, including retroactively.
- To completely rework the Erisian church.
- To baptise, bury, and marry (with the permission of the deceased in the latter two cases).
- 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).
- 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.
