Project Gutenberg 2020-04-08 Public domain in the USA. 244 McCabe, Joseph 1867 1955 McCabe, Antony Antony, Father Macabe, Joseph 16005965 Crises in the History of the Papacy A study of twenty famous popes whose careers and whose influence were important in the development of the church and in the history of the world St. Callistus and the early struggle -- St. Damasus and the triumph -- Leo the Great, the last pope of imperial Rome -- Gregory the Great, the first mediæval pope -- Hadrian I. and the temporal power -- Nicholas I. and the false decretals -- John X. and the iron century -- Hildebrand -- Innocent III.: the papal zenith -- John XXII.: the court at Avignon -- John XXIII. and the Great Schism -- Alexander VI.: the Borgia-pope -- Julius II.: the fighting pope -- Leo X. and the dance of death -- Paul III. and the Counter-Reformation -- Sixtus V. and the new church -- Benedict XIV.: the scholar-pope -- Pius VII. and the revolution -- Pius IX. -- Leo XIII. Produced by deaurider, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Crises in the History of the Papacy" by Joseph McCabe is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book comprehensively examines the remarkable history of the Papacy, focusing on twenty pivotal Popes whose lives and influences significantly shaped both the Church and the broader spectrum of world history. It delves into the evolution of the institution, navigating through crises and transformations that have defined its role over centuries. At the start of the text, McCabe outlines the extraordinary and tumultuous history of the Papacy, noting its resilience through various social and political upheavals in Europe over fifteen centuries. The opening portion details how the early Christian community in Rome, consisting largely of impoverished believers living in obscurity, faced immense challenges, yet gradually rose to prominence. The text introduces the dynamics of early church leadership, particularly the struggles between influential figures like St. Callistus and the scholar Hippolytus, as they navigated theological disputes and the complexities of church governance. The setting encapsulates a time when Christianity was burgeoning but far from mainstream acceptance, laying the groundwork for the Church’s eventual ascendancy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Papacy -- History Catholic Church -- History BX Text Category: History - European Category: History - Religious 1099432 2025-06-24T12:20:38.500665 text/html 1067612 2024-10-17T17:24:41 text/html 414907 2025-06-24T12:20:54.719667 application/epub+zip 431797 2025-06-24T12:20:41.880683 application/epub+zip 431797 2025-06-24T12:20:40.006698 application/epub+zip 733417 2025-06-24T12:21:02.940632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 649778 2025-06-24T12:20:52.712674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630298 2022-09-27T22:25:16.019776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 865904 2023-09-26T10:46:44.258987 text/plain 845867 2024-10-17T17:24:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16803 2025-06-24T12:21:03.080577 application/rdf+xml 11720 2025-06-24T12:20:40.198693 image/jpeg 2393 2025-06-24T12:20:40.104655 image/jpeg 384195 2025-06-24T12:20:38.573731 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia