"God has conferred upon men liberty of their own will, in order that by purity and sinlessness of life they may become like unto God."
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Pope Sixtus I
Pope Sixtus I (42β125) was the Bishop of Rome from c. 115 to his death c. 124, succeeding Pope Alexander I. In the oldest documents, Xystus is the spelling used for the first three popes of that name.
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