Crises in the History of the Papacy
A study of twenty famous popes whose careers and whose influence were important in the development of the church and in the history of the world
Crises in the History of the Papacy, published in 1916 by Joseph McCabe, a former Franciscan priest who became a prolific rationalist writer, is a study of twenty popes whose careers marked turning points in the history of the Church and of Europe. Beginning with Callistus and Damasus, McCabe follows the growth of papal power through Leo the Great, Gregory the Great, Nicholas I, Hildebrand and Innocent III, the Avignon court, the Great Schism and the Renaissance popes Alexander VI and Julius II, toward the modern papacy. He writes as a critic, emphasizing politics, ambition and scandal, and drawing on Catholic and other historians. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the opening pages are free.
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