Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History

• 1. The Rise of the Pope

  60m

  Go back 2,000 years to see how the papacy and Catholicism spread throughout Europe.

• 2. The Resignation of Benedict XVI

  60m

  The challenge of balancing spiritual and worldly interests changes as papal authority grows.

• 3. The Price of Progress

  60m

  As the pope's temporal power and political influence grows, so does corruption in the church.

• 4. A Church Divided

  60m

  The power of the papacy is questioned, splintering what was once a universal church.

• 5. The Wartime Popes

  60m

  Wartime popes navigate their place as a spiritual leader in an increasingly political world.

• 6. Courage, Change, & the Modern Papacy

  60m

  Pope John Paul II turns an ancient institution into the modern papacy we know today.

Cast

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Alexandru Aldea

Martin Luther

Liam Neeson

Self - Narrator

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Mark Galbraith

Cardinal