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Catholicism is the law of the land. >> there is a foment of devotion, deep, deep piety in europe. everyone went to church out of conviction. >> narrator: almost the entire population of europe devoutly follows romes catholic doctrine, and the pope is at the head of it all. >> in the 16th century, there h had been a series of worldly popes that loved power. >> all earthly institutions are flawed, and the renaissance popes got caught up with power. >> it is not surprising that people who loved pow...

Century, secular society wouldnt listen to papal authority, and the pope became insulated. >> the pope seemed far away and didnt seem to be involved in your every day life. but carol it would -- wojtyla, the young face who would become john pauli i changes the face of the catholic church forever. >> his mother died when he was 8 years old. his brother died shortly after that. he was raised by his father in a very pious household. his man father was a man of deep prayer and deep piety. wojtyla re...

Catholicism is the law of the land. >> there is a foment of devotion, deep, deep piety in europe. everyone went to church out of conviction. >> almost the entire population of europe devoutly follows romes catholic doctrine. >> in the 16th century, there had been a series of very worldly popes who loved power. >> all earthly institutions are flawed. and the renaissance popes got caught up with power. >> its not surprising that people who loved power took it. >> but as papal power swells, so does...

Catholicism is the law of the land. the is a ferment of devotion, deep, deep piety in europe. everyone went to church out of conviction. >> almost the entire population of europe devoutly follows romes catholic doctrine. and the pope is at the head of it all. in the 16th century there had been a series of very worldly popes who loved power. >> all earthly institutions are flawed. and the renaissance popes got caught up with power. >> it is not surprising that people who loved power took it. but ...