Description

This is the result of four years of painstaking research and its central tenet is that in the Popes of the twentieth century the Catholic Church has been singularly blessed. That century began with such hope then generated such unique, widespread terror. Yet the papacy emerged from it significantly esteemed and arguably stronger than at any time in its long history, with its moral authority acknowledged. Of the nine twentieth century Popes three have been declared saints. Even more seem by God's grace to be on the way to sainthood. What a record this is. Papal Legacy tells us much about the sanctity and skills of these remarkable men in a detailed but readable way tracing their lives and works from boyhood to the Holy See.