Project Gutenberg 2020-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 223 Bower, Archibald 1686 1766 Bowers, Archibald The History of the Popes: From the Foundation of the See of Rome, to the Present Time, 3rd Ed. Vol. 1 Produced by KD Weeks, Charlene Taylor, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.) "The History of the Popes: From the Foundation of the See of Rome" by Archibald Bower is a historical account written in the late 18th century. This work examines the papacy from its origins with St. Peter up to the time of its authorship, aiming to detail the evolution and influence of the Roman Catholic Church and its leadership throughout history. The book appears to focus heavily on the papal authority, scrutinizing its legitimacy and historical claims. At the start of the book, Archibald Bower introduces his examination of the papacy, confessing that his original intention was to support the Pope’s supremacy based on historical records. However, upon researching the early writings of church leaders, he was compelled to reconsider his stance, ultimately denouncing the papal claims as a significant usurpation of authority rather than a divine mandate. The opening chapters lay the groundwork for a critical appraisal of papal history, emphasizing the need for historical truth, and contrasting the asserted papal power with the realities of early Christian traditions and practices. Bower intends to refute the myths surrounding the papacy, focusing on its gradual rise to power and the various ways in which it wielded influence over both the church and European political structures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Papacy -- History Catholic Church -- History Popes -- Biography BX Text Category: History - European Category: History - Religious 1767850 2025-06-25T06:54:37.807078 text/html 1684881 2024-10-18T06:37:28 text/html 869868 2025-06-25T06:55:12.589898 application/epub+zip 905631 2025-06-25T06:54:45.196049 application/epub+zip 637851 2025-06-25T06:54:41.383059 application/epub+zip 1363928 2025-06-25T06:55:28.809329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1043365 2025-06-25T06:55:07.874958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 987082 2022-09-28T14:50:48.752765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1284720 2025-06-25T06:54:31.720082 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1264574 2024-10-18T06:37:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17239 2025-06-25T06:55:29.133310 application/rdf+xml 14924 2025-06-25T06:54:41.796090 image/jpeg 2860 2025-06-25T06:54:41.595033 image/jpeg 855465 2025-06-25T06:54:37.928059 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