Religious leaders can be described as an example of the optimal representation of virtuousness. But what does it mean and it take to be a religious leader? This paper will be an investigation/analysis of what it means/takes to be made into a religious leader, and how those attributes are directly connected to forms of observation and governance. It will be done by assessing the role of the Pope as the head of the Catholic Church.
Within Catholicism, observation often correlates to God. Thus, this over arching idea, that God is always watching what one does creates a certain type of person, and holds them accountable to type of standard that is not required by others. In the same way that an all-powerful watchful eye creates religious followers, …show more content…
Thus, we can see the emergence of a figure like the Pope. As Hacking accounts for the emergence of Multiple Personality Disorder, as being created/discovered (Hacking, 162), we can apply this same idea to the ‘making up’ of the Pope, as he must fit into the category that is being made (Hacking, 161). Therefore, the Pope has to be a Catholic celibate man, who is unmarried, and has gone through the steps of being a Priest, Bishop and Cardinal. Muhammed accounts for how Black bodies in the United States have come to signify criminal activity (Muhammed, 13); in a related way the Pope becomes a sole representation of a higher/holy power. This representation then leads to forms of control, as the Pope himself has to fit into the guidelines and requirements of his papacy (Hacking, 165). By fitting into these requirements, the Pope has essentially been successfully categorized into being a leader and the top representative of the Catholic Church. Thus, as the Pope is a specific categorization within Catholicism that does not hold the same attributes as other Catholic religious figures, those who aspire to become the Pope, have to essentially rearrange their lives in order to fit into this space (Solomon, 71). Therefore, by becoming this new person they effectively make themselves up to fit into the papal sphere as they aspire to be a certain category of person (Solomon,
Within Catholicism, observation often correlates to God. Thus, this over arching idea, that God is always watching what one does creates a certain type of person, and holds them accountable to type of standard that is not required by others. In the same way that an all-powerful watchful eye creates religious followers, …show more content…
Thus, we can see the emergence of a figure like the Pope. As Hacking accounts for the emergence of Multiple Personality Disorder, as being created/discovered (Hacking, 162), we can apply this same idea to the ‘making up’ of the Pope, as he must fit into the category that is being made (Hacking, 161). Therefore, the Pope has to be a Catholic celibate man, who is unmarried, and has gone through the steps of being a Priest, Bishop and Cardinal. Muhammed accounts for how Black bodies in the United States have come to signify criminal activity (Muhammed, 13); in a related way the Pope becomes a sole representation of a higher/holy power. This representation then leads to forms of control, as the Pope himself has to fit into the guidelines and requirements of his papacy (Hacking, 165). By fitting into these requirements, the Pope has essentially been successfully categorized into being a leader and the top representative of the Catholic Church. Thus, as the Pope is a specific categorization within Catholicism that does not hold the same attributes as other Catholic religious figures, those who aspire to become the Pope, have to essentially rearrange their lives in order to fit into this space (Solomon, 71). Therefore, by becoming this new person they effectively make themselves up to fit into the papal sphere as they aspire to be a certain category of person (Solomon,