Good Pope, Bad Pope

Mike Aquilina writes that bad popes prove that Jesus has been looking after his Church . . .

Good Pope, Bad Pope
Mike Aquilina
Servant Books, 2013
140 pages, $14.99 paperback

Why would Mike Aquilina pick some of history’s worst popes for his book? Every pope is by definition a remarkable man. But he chose these men because they reveal how the papacy developed. They show how Christ kept his promise to his bride, the Church, not only in her health, but also in her sickness.

The great popes advanced our understanding of Christian doctrine, but even more remarkable, the worst popes could do nothing to damage Church teaching. That’s why, even in its darkest moments, the story of the papacy is a story of triumph.

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