Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History

  • Premiered: Mar 2018
  • Episodes: 6
  • Followers: 1
  • Ended
  • CNN
  • Sunday
  • Documentary History Mini-series

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Season 1
1x1
The Rise of the Pope
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 11, 2018
The origins of the papacy and how Catholicism spread throughout Europe.
1x2
The Resignation of Benedict XVI
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Air date
Mar 18, 2018
Examining the resignations of popes throughout history and the nature of the pope's power.
1x3
The Price of Progress
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 25, 2018
The increase of corruption as popes acquired temporal power and political influence.
1x4
A Church Divided
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 01, 2018
The events that led to the splintering of what was once a universal church.
1x5
The Wartime Popes
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Air date
Apr 08, 2018
Examining the pope who bore witness to the Nazi party's rise and the actions of the Catholic Church during one of the most tumultuous times in modern history.
1x6 Show finale
Courage, Change, & the Modern Papacy
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 15, 2018
Examining Pope John Paul II, the first celebrity pope, and how his reign represents the birth of the papacy as people know it today.

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