Catholic History

A Captivating Guide to the History of the Catholic Church, Starting with the Teachings of Jesus Christ Through the Roman Empire and Middle Ages to the Present

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Jay Herbert

Did you know that the Catholic Church is the oldest institution to exist in the Western world?

The Catholic Church has a history that spans over 2,000 years, and it began with none other than Jesus Christ himself. At least, that is what modern popes believe. But at first, there was just one church, and there was no division between Catholics, Protestants, Eastern Orthodox, and other branches of Christianity. Christians all over the known world were united, and together, they made their spirituality bloom. Their religion took over the lives of villagers, nobles, kings, queens, and even newly arrived pagan armies that came to conquer Europe.

In Catholic History, you will find out:

• How Christ built the church on the rock that is Saint Peter
• Learn about Christianity during the age of Apostles
• How the first monasteries came to life
• Why Christians were persecuted through the ages
• How one emperor embraced the faith and legalized it
• The great schism that divided the Christians
• How the pope founded the Holy Roman Empire
• How emperors asserted their authority over the church
• Why Martin Luther revolted against the church
• Who started the reform of the church
• Who were the Jesuits, Jansenists, and Gallicans
• How the church survived the Age of Reason
• How the French Revolution influenced the papacy
• How liberal Catholics rose to power
• Why Pope Pius IX issued his famous Syllabus of Errors
• How the Catholic Church developed outside of Europe and traveled to the Americas
• What the role of the church is in the modern world and how the popes changed the conservative views of the medieval church into democratic and liberal ones

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Great historical accounting, illiterate voice actor.

Dozens of mispronunciations of names and general things by this reader throughout the book made it difficult to get through. The writer should have proofed his performance. The content however is good and very informative and I enjoyed learning about the church.

Good Book/Poor Narration

Amazing that an individual can intone and pronounce so many words incorrectly. Disconcerting! The book itself was educational. The narrator poor.

Wonderful History of Catholic Church

I loved hearing the history. It is amazingly account of churches information about Jesus Christ!

starting with the beginning

pretty interesting summary of the beginnings of Christianity, dealing with its biggest split in the 1500s, and ending with the current courses that began in the 20th century.

I have read a bit more in depth Christian history, that dealt with various leaders through the 16th century. But was nice to have some more information from that time, through today. obviously it couldn't be as detailed, due to space/time limitations. but it was still good. Sadly, my least favorite narrator was reading this, so I had to take a huge break from listening, in order to lessen my annoyance. the information at least made it more bearable

excellent book

It was very interesting learning about the history of the catholic church. the chapters on the great schism and marin luther are excellent. this is a great book for people who love to learn about history