The Bad Popes
{{Short description|1969 book by E. R. Chamberlin}}
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| author = E. R. Chamberlin
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| language = English
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| genre = History
| publisher = Dial Press
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| pages = 310
| isbn = 0-880-29116-8
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The Bad Popes is a 1969 book by E. R. Chamberlin documenting the lives of eight of the most controversial popes (papal years in parentheses):
- Pope Stephen VI (896–897), who exhumed and tried his dead predecessor Pope Formosus.{{cite book |last1=Chamberlin |first1=Russell |title=The Bad Popes |date=October 2003 |publisher=Sutton Publishing |isbn=0750933372}}{{rp|19}}
- Pope John XII (955–964), who murdered several people.
- Pope Benedict IX (1032–1044, 1045, 1047–1048), who was accused of selling the Papacy.
- Pope Boniface VIII (1294–1303), who regularly interfered in the politics of neighboring kingdoms.
- Pope Urban VI (1378–1389), who tortured Cardinals who had conspired against him.{{rp|153}}
- Pope Alexander VI (1492–1503), who, besides being openly promiscuous, was found guilty of nepotism.{{rp|204}}
- Pope Leo X (1513–1521), who once spent 1/7 of the Papal reserves on a single ceremony, leading Martin Luther to publish the 95 Theses and spark the Protestant Reformation.{{rp|218}}
- Pope Clement VII (1523–1534), whose power-politicking led to the Sack of Rome.
Reviews
- [https://www.newspapers.com/image/642505643/?match=1&terms=%22bad%20popes%22%20chamberlin 'Bad Popes' and Era Examined by Writer] by Sam Milligan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram August 24, 1969
- [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1115220409/?match=1&terms=%22bad%20popes%22%20chamberlin Consumed by Greed, the Princes Wage War and Shear the Sheep] by W. G. Rogers, The Grand Rapids Press August 31, 1969 (syndicated)
- [https://www.newspapers.com/image/377080727/?match=1&terms=%22bad%20popes%22%20chamberlin People get the popes they deserve] by James Cargill Thompson, Chicago Tribune August 31, 1969
- [https://www.newspapers.com/image/621240351/?match=1&terms=%22bad%20popes%22%20chamberlin Popes Of Another Day] by Bud Cox, The Charlotte News September 1, 1969
- [https://www.newspapers.com/image/107836659/?match=1&terms=%22bad%20popes%22%20chamberlin Seven Popes Linked by Church Crises] by Norman Johnson, The Courier-Journal September 7, 1969
- [https://www.newspapers.com/image/386267549/?match=1&terms=%22bad%20popes%22%20chamberlin Balanced, Detached View of the Seven 'Bad' Popes] by Robert Kirsch, The Los Angeles Times September 19, 1969
- [https://www.newspapers.com/image/435170253/?match=1&terms=%22bad%20popes%22%20chamberlin Incredible years of 3 rival popes] by William D. Hoyt, The Boston Globe September 23, 1969
- [https://www.newspapers.com/image/470883793/?match=1&terms=%22bad%20popes%22%20chamberlin Papal fallibility with a vengeance] by Bernie Goedhart, Edmonton Journal October 17, 1969
- [https://www.newspapers.com/image/516047234/?match=1&terms=%22bad%20popes%22%20chamberlin (Books)] by John A. O'Brien, The South Bend Tribune November 2, 1969
- [https://www.newspapers.com/image/139323905/?match=1&terms=%22bad%20popes%22%20chamberlin (Books)] by William J. Tucker, Jr, St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 4, 1969
- [https://www.ncregister.com/blog/how-bad-were-the-bad-popes How Bad Were “the Bad Popes?”] by Kevin Di Camillo, National Catholic Register November 26, 2019
- [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a/e-r-chamberlin-3/the-bad-popes/ Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction {{!}} Kirkus Reviews – The bad popes]
- [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1969/07/the-bad-popes/660881/ The Bad Popes]
References
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