With upcoming conclave, now is an appropriate time to call upon the holy Popes of the past to help guide the process of electing a new Supreme Pontiff.
From Pope Saint Miltiades to Pope Blessed Victor III, let us ask the men who worthily held this office to help prepare the next Pope for this monumental task.
Pssttt–we also include the Official Prayer for the Election of a New Pope in the Litany!
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Now, you may be receiving questions from family and friends about WHAT Catholics believe about the Papacy.
Created by renowned Catholic apologist Patrick Madrid, this book offers a tour-de-force refutation of 30 different biblical and historical arguments raised against the papacy.
Biblical and historical aspects of the papacy covered in Pope Fiction include:
- the persistent “Pope Joan” myth about a ninth-century female pope,
- the popes’ involvement in the Crusades and Spanish Inquisition,
- what the New Testament reveals about Simon Peter’s role in the early Christian Church,
- the attitude of the early Church toward the bishops of Rome,
- the claim that there were once “three popes” reigning at the same time
- the scandal of bad popes,
- the Galileo Affair,
- the papacy’s track record on slavery,
- the facts surrounding Pope Pius XII’s attitude and actions toward the Jews during the Holocaust.
- And much more!
Using Scripture, Church history, and common sense (with a dash of wit added for good measure), Patrick Madrid explains why these commonly believed “pope fictions” simply don’t hold water.
Fr. Ray Ryland, a former Protestant minister and now a Catholic priest, says, “In a very readable style, Pope Fiction catalogs and refutes those fictions charitably and completely. Had it been available when I first began to be drawn to the Church, my journey home would have been years shorter.”
In this timely picture book, discover the history of the papacy and how a new pope is chosen!
See inside the walls of the Sistine Chapel and watch from St. Peter’s Square as the whole Catholic Church waits to hear the words “Habemus papem—we have a pope!”
Through engaging pictures, this book explains:
- how the Papacy was established by Jesus Christ during His time on earth,
- how the cardinals elect a new Pope (and the role of the Holy Spirit in that process!),
- a beautiful prayer for the Pope,
- a glossary of Catholic vocabulary related to the Papacy,
- and more!
