The modern pope is the spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics and the head of an independent nation. But to understand how one man and one institution rises to such heights, we must go back 2,000 years to the remarkable origins of the Catholic Church.
The modern pope is the spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics and the head of an independent nation. But to understand how one man and one institution rises to such heights, we must go back 2,000 years to the remarkable origins of the Catholic Church.
