Relates the boyhood and adult achievements of the Pope who called the Second Vatican Council and transformed the Church and the image of the papacy.
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The papacy is the oldest continuously functioning institution in the world. To put that fact into perspective, consider that when George Washington was elected our nation's first president, the 250th pope was already reigning. More than one billion Roman Catholics throughout the…
The papacy is the oldest continuously functioning institution in the world. To put that fact into perspective, consider that when George Washington was elected our nation's first president, the 250th pope was already reigning. More than one billion Roman Catholics throughout the…
The papacy is the oldest continuously functioning institution in the world. To put that fact into perspective, consider that when George Washington was elected our nation's first president, the 250th pope was already reigning. More than one billion Roman Catholics throughout the…
Popes and the Papacy: a history
by Noble, Thomas F. X., Teaching Company, Leven, Jon, Campbell, Megan
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Lectures study the reason for the Catholic Church's papacy, how popes are chosen, and what kind of men have filled the office.
"This comprehensive sourcebook focuses on the Vatican from the Renaissance through the 1990s. Developments are studied within the context of European and world history. Crucial pre-Renaissance events are included as are entries on all of the popes, and the twenty-one councils fr…