How the Catholic Church Maintained Civilization in the Lowest Points of the Middle Ages

Published: Dec. 7, 2023, 11 a.m.

b'For 2,000 years, Catholicism \\u2013 the largest branch of Christianity and \\u2013 has shaped global history on a scale unequal by any other institution. It created the university, modern health care, reinvigorated philosophy in the West, and funded scientific enterprises.

Today\\u2019s guest is H.W. Crocker, author of Triumph: The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church \\u2013 A 2,000 Year History. We discuss Roman legions, crusades, epic battles, and toppled empires, the Catholic church midwifing Europe through the lowest points of the medieval period, the Renaissance popes, the Reformation, and the present and future of the Catholic church.
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