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Carola, southwest india. around 7 million christians here trace their faith directly to the apostle famous for his doubt. they believe their ancestors were baptized by one of jesus' 12 disciples. thomas. >> stop doubting and believe. >> my lord, my god. >> thomas vanishes from the new testament after the resurrection. but his story is taken up by a third century epic narrative, the acts of thomas. >> now it seems that the acts of thomas provides at least some accurate historic information. >> but it's not the only account

City of kochi. could this community of exiles have been where thomas started his mission to bring the teachings of jesus to india? >> we know there were, in fact, jewish communities in that part of india, part of the trade networks early on for the first century. >> one of the important strands of thomas' work is the fact that he did come to minister to the jewish community. >> this is my body. >> this is my body. >> because as a jew himself, he felt he's bringing this new way of relating with god. >> i think thomas would make the perfect apostle, because he represents someone that had to go t...

Over the church, the french king lays the ground work for what will be the papacy's most notorious resignation by undermining its very foundation. >> peter is buried on the vatican hill and st. peter's basilica is built over his tomb. popes are seen as inheriting that charisma and that role, standing in for the apostle. his tomb is the foundation charter for the papacy. >> but king phillip demand that pope clement leave the legacy of st. peter in rome and move the papacy to operate under his thumb in france. >> the pope eventually will end upsetting up yardequarters at

Rainfall. this is the storm to watch, blanketing heavy amounts of snow in the rockies as it slides into the desert southwest. so those hoping for a white christmas not going to get it to the south. maybe a little too naughty this year. >> tom sater, thanks very much. and thanks to you for joining us. for those celebrating, we wish you a very happy christmas and happy 2019, as well. our coverage on cnn continues right now. one of the most powerful men on earth holds a position that has existed for nearly 2,000 years. as the world changes and faith evolves, his authority remains. what began wi...

Others teach different variations of that message. but regardless of interpretation, in the first century, any follower of christ is seen as a threat to the roman empire, and hunted for his beliefs. >> when you think about the beginning of the christian movement, it's astonishing that this movement went anywhere. people are being arrested. they're being tortured. they're being killed in public. you see competition between different disciples. different versions of the message of jesus. >> all of christ's followers spread throughout the mediterranean, preaching his message. but the apostles are...