Reese, Matthew

マタイ＝リース

The Pope and the head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Toaru Majutsu no Index series.
His real name is Matthew Reese (マタイ＝リース). He was a friend and a former disciple of Fiamma of the Right before becoming Pope.
Unlike many popes in the real world, he feels disconnected from the people outside the chapel and wonders why that is. Despite this, he remains bound by the rules of the Roman Catholic Church and its beliefs. When the magic world learns of Touma's existence and his powers, Fiamma convinces the Pope that Touma is a Heretic and his powers are a threat to the world. The Pope declares him a Heretic that must be eliminated.
He is an elderly man with a white beard. He wears typical papal regalia and bears a crosier featuring the figure of a crucified Christ on the front and the figure of the hanged Judas Iscariot on the rear.