Our pope this week was the first to hold the most popular papal name in Catholic Church history. A divisive figure in his early days, he repented of his old ways and went on to become so renowned that the emperor himself prostrated himself at this pope’s feet.
It just so happens that Episode #53 is on Pope #53. We swear we didn't realize this until after the episode was recorded.
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Links:
Answering Two Papal Objections (Interview on the Classical Theism podcast)
The Pope Who Canceled the Jesuits (Pope Clement XIV)
A Review of Netflix's "The Two Popes" (w/ Taylor Schroll of Forte Catholic)
The Pope Who Made Christmas Official (St. Julius I)
The (Bad) Pope Caught in Bed With Another Man's Wife (Pope John XII)
The Lesser-Known Defender of Rome (St. Gelasius I)
The Last Martyred Pope (St. Martin I)
The (Bad) Pope of the Protestant Reformation (Pope Leo X)
The Pope of the Counter-Reformation (Paul III)
The Pope and His Enemy, Who Were Martyred Together (Sts. Pontian & Hippolytus)
The Pope Who Condemned His Predecessor...Sort Of (St. Leo II)
The Pope Who Gave Us the Feast of Corpus Christi (Urban IV)
The Pope Who Saved Western Civilization (St. Pius V)
The Brothers Pope (Sisinnius & Constantine)
Another Very Bad Pope (Alexander VI)
The Popecast's Guide to Pope Benedict XVI's Letter on the Sex Abuse Scandal
EXTRA: Audio of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's Letter on Church Sex Abuse Scandal
The Abuse Scandal, Human Nature, & the Altar of the Heart (Interview w/ Dr. Chad Pecknold)
The Pope Who Didn't Do Anything Funny (Pope St. Hilarius)
Interview w/ Trent Horn (Apologist, Speaker, & Author)
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