** "The Power of the Popes" by P. C. F. Daunou is a historical work that studies the growth of the Pope's power, mixing their religious role with their control over land and politics. The book looks at how the popes gained power over time, and how they sometimes misused their spiritual authority to get political power. Starting with the earliest days of Christianity, when the popes were mainly religious leaders, the book questions if the popes should have ever had any political power at all, noting Jesus didn't teach this. It explores how false documents and events were sometimes used to make people believe the popes should be in charge of more than just the church. **
The Power of the Popes An Historical Essay on Their Temporal Dominion, and the Abuse of Their Spiritual Authority
By P. C. F. (Pierre Claude François) Daunou
** Uncover the controversial ascent of religious leaders as they grapple for earthly control, bending sacred doctrines for political might.
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About the AuthorPierre Claude François Daunou was a French statesman of the French Revolution and Empire. An author and historian, he served as the nation's archivist under both the Empire and the Restoration, contributed a volume to the Histoire littéraire de la France, and published more than twenty volumes of lectures he delivered when he held the chair of history and ethics at the Collège de France.
Pierre Claude François Daunou was a French statesman of the French Revolution and Empire. An author and historian, he served as the nation's archivist under both the Empire and the Restoration, contributed a volume to the Histoire littéraire de la France, and published more than twenty volumes of lectures he delivered when he held the chair of history and ethics at the Collège de France.
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