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Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes; Third Edition Paperback – August 9, 2006
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"Duffy offers a comprehensive overview of the 2,000-year history of the papacy. . . . This digestible survey provides a compelling introduction to one of the most durable and significant institutions to influence the course of Western civilization."Booklist
"As [Duffy] works his way through the papal roll of honour and dishonour, he is always careful to re-create the political, social and economic background to different reigns. He eschews opaque ecclesiastical jargon and, where a theological or doctrinal dispute has to be explained, he does so in a way that even those unversed in biblical concepts or Christian history will immediately grasp. . . . [An] outstanding work of popular scholarship."Peter Stanford, The Daily Telegraph
- Print length496 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherYale University Press
- Publication dateAugust 9, 2006
- Dimensions5 x 1.5 x 7.75 inches
- ISBN-100300115970
- ISBN-13978-0300115970
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- Publisher : Yale University Press; 3rd edition (August 9, 2006)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 496 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0300115970
- ISBN-13 : 978-0300115970
- Item Weight : 15.4 ounces
- Dimensions : 5 x 1.5 x 7.75 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,724,662 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Got a chuckle out of the reference to St. Napoleon. Worth reading.
The author's view here is fairly steely-eyed, and I wonder if he hasn't set the bar a bit high. At the end I am left wondering just what in the author's mind would constitute a 'good' pope. Paul VI, executor of Vatican II, appears to come close, affirming Duffy's 'liberal' credentials. To be fair, the author resists any urge to pile on Alexander VI and the renaissance popes, but then, the first 3/4 of the book concerns the papacy, not the popes. I found the section on John Paul II to be overly negative / contrarian / skeptical (take your pick). Neutral on the renaissance popes, Duffy is openly rooting for modernism here. It's always amusing when commentators seem surprised that the pope really is catholic.
For all this, the book is eminently readable, and some sections kept me up late into the night. It left me wanting more, just not all in a good way.
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