The Popes from Peter to Valentine

Timeline of Papal History from St. Peter to Valentine

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Sources:
The Book of Pontiffs (Liber Pontificalis)

[JerseyDevil]

This is a fantastic video. More people need to see this. Well done man

[christopherlampman]

Even if I’m a Protestant I am heavily leaning on my Catholic brothers for theology, thought, and scripture. Literally keeps me up at night.

[anaolivares]

I was going to read the book but u made it so much easier thank you!

[ggle-]

Thanks for the work . May ☮️ be with you

[bmccollneb]

I enjoyed this presentation; it was very informative. I'm interested in the early Christian church, especially before the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD. There were a lot of moving pieces.

[johnsonhunglo]

Who was the first 'documented' Pope/Bishop of Rome?

[smedinasm]

I will forever be Catholic for with God anything is possible 🙏

[Whale]

I don't appreciate a cut out of Dwayne Johnson place over Saint Peter's face.

[freewheeler]

My comprehensive research has revealed that most of the early popes were Pope Something the First.

[TonyqTNT]

I thought the term Holy wasn't included in the Emperor's official title until the 1100s?

[pauldudley]

I had done my own research of the popes a number of years ago and one thing that I found very interesting was that there were four patriarchs spread out in the Roman empire to oversee each region. Patriarchs of Jerusalem, Antioch, Constantinople and Rome. All things being political the importance of the patriarchs of Jerusalem and Antioch went by the wayside and it was sometimes a competition between the two remaining patriarchs of Constantinople and Rome. Also after Constantine legalized Christianity all popes needed to be approved by the emperor. Eventually the popes themselves became more powerful than any emperor or King especially after gaining the papal States. It wasn't until the unification of Italy in the 1870s that the land the pope over saw was reduced to what it is today Vatican City and popes became more pastoral rather than a monarch. It took another hundred years before the papal tiara was done away with.

[Ruby-hphn]

What’s the name of the musical pieces you used in this video?

[anthonypalo]

educational...that dwayne johnson face funny tho..:)

[mythbuster]

Peter ordained MANY bishops, including Linus the bishop of Rome, the question which this video fails to answer is when and how the bishop of Rome came to be regarded as the head of the church, i.e. the Pope.

[TheMrFarkle]

So much for the guidance of the Holy Ghost.

[me-dsil]

The term pope was originally applied to all the bishops in the West and also used to describe the patriarch of Alexandria, who still retains the title. In 1073, however, Pope Gregory VII restricted its use to the bishop of Rome, confirming a practice that had existed since the 9th century.
Therefore it is disingenuous to lead people to believe that Peter was the first and only Pope. But when the RCC owns you, you have to play the part well

[Mohauzxa]

Wait. If Christianity was outlawed before Constantine's rule. How did those other popes get the "pope" title? I'm confused.

[fionamcintosh]

Who's IDEA was it to 'select' a pope? And was Peter supposedly ALIVE when he was a pope?
What is the PURPOSE of a pope 🤔😕😐

[aerodave]

The main problem with this video is that most of these early leaders were not Popes. They were Bishops of the early Christian church which was not the actual Catholic church yet. The Catholic church did not exist in history until Constantine created it in the 300's by combining the pagans and the early Christians. Sylvester 1 was most likely the first pope although it could be argued that Vilgilis was the first Pope in 538 when the authority of the Papacy was officially recognized by Italy.

[HuntingTheEnd]

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