Where To Stream A History of Christianity Season 1 Episode 2
Catholicism The Unpredictable Rise of Rome
- Aired November 12, 2009
- 60 Min
- Rated 9.5
- Number 1 Of 5 Rated Episodes
Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch's grandfather was a devout pillar of the local Anglican church and felt that any dabbling in Catholicism was liable to pollute the English way of life. But now his grandfather isn't around to stop him exploring the extraordinary and unpredictable rise of the Roman Catholic Church. Over one billion Christians look to Rome, more than half of all Christians on the planet. But how did a small Jewish sect from the backwoods of 1st century Palestine, which preached...