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Saints & Sinners: The History of the Popes

Saints & Sinners: The History of the Popes

Saints & Sinners: The History of the Popes

2005 1 Seasons 6 Episodes ⭐ 0.0

The history of the Papacy parallels the history of Western civilization itself, from the founding of the Church nearly 2,000 years ago by Peter through the end of the second Millennium and the reign of Pope John Paul II. In that time, the Church has become one of the most enduring and influential of all human institutions, outliving great empires and shaping the political and moral destinies of nations and continents. The papacy started in 30 A.D. when Jesus Christ declared that Simon Bar-Jona would be called Peter (rock). It was on that "rock" the Catholic Church was built and a legacy of 263 popes would follow St. Peter. For the first four centuries, being named the Bishop of Rome often meant exile, imprisonment, torture, or martyrdom. As Christianity gained adherents among the rich and powerful the papal seat became one of global influence.

The history of the Papacy parallels the history of Western civilization itself, from the founding of the Church nearly 2,000 years ago by Peter through the end of the second Millennium and the reign of Pope John Paul II. In that time, the Church has become one of the most enduring and influential of all human institutions, outliving great empires and shaping the political and moral destinies of nations and continents. The papacy started in 30 A.D. when Jesus Christ declared that Simon Bar-Jona would be called Peter (rock). It was on that "rock" the Catholic Church was built and a legacy of 263 popes would follow St. Peter. For the first four centuries, being named the Bishop of Rome often meant exile, imprisonment, torture, or martyrdom. As Christianity gained adherents among the rich and powerful the papal seat became one of global influence.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Upon this Rock (c.AD 33 - 461)

Why did the Christian Church collapse in Jerusalem and how did Rome become its new centre? This program attempts to answ

EP 2

Between Two Empires (461 - 1000)

This episode focuses on the developing role of the papacy as a religious and political force, as well as the conversion

EP 3

Set Over Nations (1000 - 1447)

New forces of reform swept through the church in the West in the tenth century, cleansing, renewing and freeing Christia

EP 4

Protest and Division (1447 - 1774)

Corruption reared its ugly head again during the Renaissance. Under such notorious figures as Pope Alexander Borgia, the

EP 5

The Pope and the People (1774 - 1903)

The French revolution inaugurated a new series of challenges for the Popes, forcing them to accept a new, secular, liber

EP 6

The Oracles of God (1903 - 1997)

At the dawn of the twentieth century, the fortunes of the papacy reached an all-time low as the spiritual power of the p

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