Lives of the Popes - reissue: The Pontiffs from St. Peter to Benedict XVI

This pocket edition of Richard McBrien's acclaimed Lives of the Popes is a practical quick reference tool for scholars, students, and anyone needing just a few concise facts about all the popes, from St. Peter to Benedict XVI. This pocket edition of Richard McBrien's acclaimed __Lives of the Popes__ is a practical quick reference tool for scholars, students, and anyone needing just a few concise facts about all the popes, from St. Peter to Benedict XVI. THE PAPACY IS THE OFFICE OF, AND THE JURISDICTION EXERCISED by, the Bishop of Rome, known more popularly as the pope.