Give me the scoop on Hilarius. St. Hilarius, a native of Sardinia, was elected shortly after the death of St. Leo, having first served as a deacon under the great pope. His papacy was wrapped up in handling big-time political disorganization in Gaul and Spain, writing encyclicals on various church disciplines, handling disputes in a …
If we ignore the scoffers and the mockers (2 Peter 3:3) for a moment -; they are a sign we are in the end times – I shall explain…. Firstly, an indulgence does not forgive sins, past or future! It reduces or annuls the “temporal punishment” due to sins already confessed and absolved in the …
Give me the scoop on Leo the Great. Pope St. Leo, one of the best-known popes from the first millennium – perhaps all of papal history – was a native of Tuscany, and initially served as a deacon under Pope St. Celestine I. He’s one of just three popes to be called “The Great” (four …
Give me the scoop on Sixtus III. St. Sixtus III was elected pope on July 31, 432, after being prominent among his fellow clergymen in Rome for many years. Sixtus apparently corresponded regularly with St. Augustine, with the latter writing to Sixtus multiple times – first worried that Sixtus sided with the Pelagian heresy, then …
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Give me the scoop on Celestine I. Prior to being elected on September 10, 422, St. Celestine I lived in Milan and worked for St. Ambrose. He’s also mentioned by Innocent I (Pope #40) in the year 416 as “Celestine the Deacon”. St. Augustine was very fond of Celestine, having written him a letter after …
Give me the scoop on Boniface I. Elected on December 28, 418, St. Boniface I reigned as pope for nearly four years. He’s described in The Catholic Encyclopedia as being “a priest highly esteemed for his charity, learning, and good character.” All records point to Boniface getting on in years by the time of his …
Give me the scoop on Zosimus. St. Zosimus was born in Calabria (the toe of Italy’s boot), but little else is known about his life prior to him being pope. Known for having somewhat of a quarrelsome temper, Zosimus dealt with his fair share of controversy as a result. This fiery trait caused particular trouble …