A History of Christianity S01 • E02Catholicism - The Unpredictable Rise of Rome
Over one billion Christians look to Rome; that's more than half of all Christians on the planet. But how did a small Jewish sect from the backwoods of first century Palestine, which preached humility and poverty, become a wealthy and powerful worldwide religion? We discover how confession was invented by monks on a remote island and how the Crusades gave birth to the university system.