Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
For centuries the Pope represented the center of not only the Catholic, but also the political and social world. But what are the origins of Papacy and what was their road to power? How did a Christian bishop of Rome rise to such heights of influence becoming the leader of the Catholic church?
There was a time when there were no Catholics and Orthodox believers, only Christians. That’s where we start in this video, following the rise of the Roman Bishop, his growing influence on neighboring kingdoms and eventually the rise of the Papal States. Watch the video to dive into the entertaining, twisted and dark at times history of papacy, which is full of intrigues, murders and many other unholy crimes.
For centuries the Pope represented the center of not only the Catholic, but also the political and social world. But what are the origins of Papacy and what was their road to power? How did a Christian bishop of Rome rise to such heights of influence becoming the leader of the Catholic church?
There was a time when there were no Catholics and Orthodox believers, only Christians. That’s where we start in this video, following the rise of the Roman Bishop, his growing influence on neighboring kingdoms and eventually the rise of the Papal States. Watch the video to dive into the entertaining, twisted and dark at times history of papacy, which is full of intrigues, murders and many other unholy crimes.
