His papacy was confronted by the need for internal reform of the church, the expansion of Protestantism, and the Ottoman advance in Europe spreading the faith of Islam.
The Church of England celebrates the festivals of popes such as Clement, Leo the Great, and Gregory the Great. It does not, that I’ve heard, venerate Pope St Pius V, Bishop of Rome 1566-72.
His papacy was confronted by the need for internal reform of the church, the expansion of Protestantism, and the Ottoman advance in Europe spreading the faith of Islam.