Popes and the Church of Rome in Late Antiquity

In the past few decades there has been an explosion of interest in the period of late antiquity. Rather than being viewed within a paradigm of the fall of the Roman Empire, these centuries have come...

Tondini provides a thought-provoking analysis of the role of the pope in the Catholic Church and the impact of this institution on the wider Christian world. He argues that the supremacy of the pope...

At various times over the past millennium bishops of Rome have claimed a universal primacy of jurisdiction over all Christians and a superiority over civil authority. Reactions to these claims have...