Download or read book Pocket Dictionary of Popes written by Michael J. Walsh and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-05-10 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who was the pope who refused Henry VIII a divorce? Who was the pope who declared Anglican orders null and void? Who was the pope who tried to bring about world peace on the eve of the First World War? Who was the only English pope? Is Benedict XVI the first German pope? All of these questions and more are answered in this compact book packed with useful information. Alphabetically arranged with a chronological index of papal names, this concise guide to all the popes through the ages provides a thorough history of the leaders of the Catholic Church. In addition, the author has written an introduction in which he describes how the book is conceived and organized.