The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Popes and the Papacy

by Yusuf Toropov and Brandon Toropov

Book Overview

Offers an introduction to the role of the pope in the Catholic Church, discusses the Vatican's influence on world history, and profiles selected popes. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028642902
• ISBN13: 9780028642901
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A good start

I like this series and I was happy with this book. I am just sorry that a few things were left out like why was mandatory celibacy was introduced. (So that the Church could better control the clergy)But like I said its a good introduction to a very old and complex subject.

I Learned A Great Deal

Found this book quite insightful. Kept my interest throughout. I learned many facts about both the Pope and the Papacy that I never knew. I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants to explore the origins of Catholicism.