Saints & Sinners: The History of the Popes

Saints and Sinners: The History of the Popes



History Documentary hosted by John Morgan, published by S4C in 2005 - English narration







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The history of the Papacy parallels the history of Western civilization itself, from the founding of the Church nearly 2,000 years ago by Peter through the end of the second Millennium and the reign of Pope John Paul II. In that time, the Church has become one of the most enduring and influential of all human institutions, outliving great empires and shaping the political and moral destinies of nations and continents.

The papacy started in 30 A.D. when Jesus Christ declared that Simon Bar-Jona would be called Peter (rock). It was on that "rock" the Catholic Church was built and a legacy of 263 popes would follow St. Peter. For the first four centuries, being named the Bishop of Rome often meant exile, imprisonment, torture, or martyrdom. As Christianity gained adherents among the rich and powerful the papal seat became one of global influence.

Saints and Sinners: The History of the Popes, produced with the cooperation of the Vatican, explores this rich and compelling history, revealing the crucial roles and human dimensions of the Popes, the saints and sinners who have led the Roman Catholic Church over the past 2000 years, unlocking the great stories of devotion, sacrifice and betrayal, politics and intrigue, and great artistic and cultural achievement.



Produced by Opus Television for S4C International and Channel 4 Wales Television, UK in Association with RTE Ireland and La 5 France



2)  Between Two Empires (461-1000)

The second chapter covers a period that non-Christians call "the dark ages" (461-1000) but that saw foundational developments in the history of the church. In the year 476 the last Emperor of the West was deposed by the Germanic General Odoacer the Rugian, and Italy became a barbarian kingdom. The change from empire to kingdom, from toga to trousers, however, was to take generations to make its full imaginative impact. The barbarian kings of Italy pursued their own interests, but they ruled, to begin with at least, in the name of the distant Emperor in Constantinople, maintaining and honouring the Roman Senate, and accepting the honorific title 'Patrician of the Romans'. BETWEEN TWO EMPIRES focuses on the developing role of the Papacy as a religious and political force during the conversion of Europe to Christianity. Arguably the greatest Pope ever, Gregory the Great presided over over the spread of Christianity to England and Northern Europe. But this period of prosperity didn't last. The seventh century was consumed with divisions in the Church and a rapid turnover of leaders -- a state that was only worsened by the Popes of the ninth and tenth centuries, who led the Papal institution into true moral decadence. That decline to thugs, bandits and womanisers was typified by the outrageous Pope John XII -who was "elected" at the ripe age of eighteen.



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Video Codec: H.264 CABAC [email protected]

Video Bitrate: 1 732 Kbps

Video Resolution: 960x540

Display Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Frames Per Second: 25.000 fps

Audio Codec: E-AC3

Audio Bitrate: 224 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz

Audio Streams: 2

Audio Languages: english

RunTime Per Part: 50 min

Number Of Parts: 6

Part Size: 633 MB - 897 MB

Source: WEB DL

Capper: DocFreak08



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