Does anyone know a lot about the History of the Catholic Church?

[John Junk 2.0]

It's my religion, and I'm doing a project about friars and papal politics in the Age of Exploration.  I'm milking Wikipedia for all it's worth, but I'm pretty much a Catholidummy.  A lot of you seem much smarter than me.  I know this is a long shot.  Send me a PM if you can drop me some science. 


Worth a shot anyway. 

[Fido]

Contact John Allen (a sometime WFMU DJ/host) if you haven't already.  He is a papal historian/biographer.

[John Junk 2.0]

Sweet!  Thanks.

[yesno]

[Oogie]

Try Catholic Encyclopedia.

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/

[Jason]

This book is pretty readable and entertaining.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bad_Popes

[John Junk 2.0]

This book is pretty readable and entertaining.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bad_Popes

That's an awesome book title. 

I was honestly thinking of purchasing the "For Dummies" book.  I probably will.  Currently I'm mining free lectures from iTunesU, but they're all from Berkeley and not really the proper information.  Though they're interesting.

I think I probably shan't bother John Allen about this.

Thanks for the catholic encyclopedia link too!

[Susannah]

There's also The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, which is a pretty good reference book if you need further background. 

[Sarah]

Once upon a time, a person in your position would go to a place called the "library."  There, shelved according to a logical system, were lodged all manner of objects called "books."  To find books on the subject about which one sought information, one looked in a "card catalog" or, in more modern times, in a computerized listing, which would direct one to the appropriate shelf or shelves.

And they all lived happily ever after.

The End

 

[TL]

Once upon a time, a person in your position would go to a place called the "library."  There, shelved according to a logical system, were lodged all manner of objects called "books."  To find books on the subject about which one sought information, one looked in a "card catalog" or, in more modern times, in a computerized listing, which would direct one to the appropriate shelf or shelves.

And they all lived happily ever after.

The End

 

 

[yesno]

[Sarah]

I graduated to advanced snark quite a while ago, yesno, but thanks anyway!

Edit:  Wait!  I didn't realize you had created an entire front cover.  Now I want to know where my royalties are.

[John Junk 2.0]

Once upon a time, a person in your position would go to a place called the "library."  There, shelved according to a logical system, were lodged all manner of objects called "books."  To find books on the subject about which one sought information, one looked in a "card catalog" or, in more modern times, in a computerized listing, which would direct one to the appropriate shelf or shelves.

And they all lived happily ever after.

The End

 

Well look at you Ms. Fancypants!
Have you been training at the feet of Emma?

I'd rather not visit my library --it's filled with hoboes and tweens playing World of Warcraft.*



* I don't know what the hell they're doing but it's annoying.

[Denim Gremlin]

I saw this great movie on the catholic church called Dogma.

you might want to check that out.

[John Junk 2.0]

Everything I know about my religion I learned from this man.