How long was the longest conclave? Was St. Peter actually buried in the Vatican? Has the papacy always been in Rome?
In this interview, we discuss the following:
►secret excavations in the Vatican
►an ancient Roman cemetery under St. Peter's Basilica
►How did Rome remain the center of Christianity? The answer is not that simple!
►In early Christianity, was the See of Rome superior to other Patriarchies?
►How did the Great Schism happen?
►What was Charlemagne's role in the split between the Western Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church?
►How did language barrier contribute to the divide between East and West?
►What was the Reformed Papacy?
►What was the Byzantine Papacy?
►What was the Avignon Papacy?
►Why did kings and emperors kidnap popes?
►What was the Donation of Constantine - the forgery with huge geopolitical ramifications?
🚩About My 171st Guest Scholar:
Dr. Roger Collins is a professor at the University of Edinburgh. He has published extensively, including the following books:
- Keepers of the Keys of Heaven: A History of the Papacy, which we discuss in this interview
- Chased By Bulldogs: A Historian's Tale, which will publish in May 2025,
- Charlemagne
- Caliphs and Kings: Spain, 796-1031
- Early Medieval Europe, 300-1000
- The Arab Conquest of Spain, 710-797
🚩Adel Aali
host & producer
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