Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History
Season 1
2018 • 6 Episodes
Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History, from Glass Entertainment Group and Rearrange TV, is a six-part CNN Original Series that goes inside the Vatican to reveal the true power held by popes throughout the ages. The docuseries explores how 12 apostles became 1.2 billion Catholics today, linking recent news events surrounding the Vatican with their unexpected origins.
Episodes
1. The Rise of the Pope
March 11, 2018
Go back 2,000 years to see how the papacy and Catholicism spread throughout Europe.
2. The Resignation of Benedict XVI
March 18, 2018
The challenge of balancing spiritual and worldly interests changes as papal authority grows.
3. The Price of Progress
March 25, 2018
As the pope's temporal power and political influence grows, so does corruption in the church.
4. A Church Divided
April 1, 2018
The power of the papacy is questioned, splintering what was once a universal church.
5. The Wartime Popes
April 8, 2018
Wartime popes navigate their place as a spiritual leader in an increasingly political world.
6. Courage, Change, & the Modern Papacy
April 15, 2018
Pope John Paul II turns an ancient institution into the modern papacy we know today.