Name: Ten Popes Who Shook the World
Price: 11.96 GBP
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Author: Eamon Duffy
ISBN: 9780300176889

Catholic popes have been powerful spiritual leaders for nearly two millennia, but their influence is not confined exclusively to Church matters. Many popes have played a central role in the history of Europe and the wider world, not only shouldering the spiritual burdens of their office but also contending with the political crises of their times. In an acclaimed series of BBC radio broadcasts, Eamon Duffy enthralled listeners with vivid stories of the ten popes he judges 'the most influential in history'. With this book, readers may now also enjoy Duffy's portraits of ten exceptional men who shook the world. The book begins with St. Peter, the Rock upon whom the Catholic Church was built, and follows with Leo the Great (fifth century), Gregory the Great (sixth century), Gregory VII (eleventh century), Innocent III (thirteenth century), Paul III (sixteenth century), and Pius IX (nineteenth century). Among twentieth-century popes, Duffy examines the lives and contributions of Pius XII, who was elected on the eve of the Second World War, the kindly John XXIII, who captured the world's imagination, and John Paul II, the first non-Italian pope in 450 years.Each of these ten, Duffy shows, was an extraordinary individual who helped shape the world we know today.

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In this book Eamon Duffy has a close look at the institution of the Papacy, the world’s oldest dynasty. Out of the 263 Popes there have been he chooses to write about ten, beginning with the first, St Peter, and ending with the popular, charismatic John-Paul II (Karol Wojtyla), the predecessor to the present incumbent. In between he examines eight others who in one way or another had an impact on human affairs. Duffy is not always reverential towards them. He is often critical, as he is with Pius XII, pope during the 2nd World War, who avoided confrontation with Hitler by not condemning the deportation of Roman Jews. He criticises others, particularly during the Renaissance, for their dissolute lives. However, they have all attempted to steer clear of political turmoil and have always spoken out against the secular values of the time. This is an honest book, full of fresh insights, and can be read not only by Catholics, but, being totally objective, can be read by all who are interested in religious history.

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