Diana
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Diana said:
I think it is such a shame to get blocked just by a word. I learned Tarot with the Marseilles decks, so this card is, and always will be in my mind "the Pope". I do not personally connect it in any way to a church or any particular religious beliefs. When Tarot was invented, the best way to get the message across to people of this "connecting link between outer experience and inner illumination" (to quote Major Tom) was to put a Pope on the card. It's the message that is important, not the picture nor the name.
It is also a lesson in tolerance. And God only knows how badly tolerance is needed in the world today.