The Papal Encyclicals - In Their Historical Context; The Teachings of the Popes #219963

Introduction: The Significance of Papal Pronouncements, Gustave Weigel, S. J. 1. What Is an Encyclical? 2 St. Peter and the Early Church 3 St. Leo to St. Gregory 4. The Church and the Holy Roman Empire 5. The Beginning of National States 6 The Church and the Reformation 7 Benedict XIV (1740-1758) 8 Clement XIII (1758-1769) 9. Clement XIV (1769-1774) 10. Pius VI (1775-1799) 11. Pius VII (1800-1823) 12. Leo XII (1823-1829)