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Popes: Sixtus V #225, VRP Catholic History. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Urban VII #226, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Gregory XIV #227, VRP Catholic Media. Strong against heretics and defender of the Catholic state, this successor to St. Peter exercised his papal authority by excommunicating Henry IV of France. This on the grounds that a Protestant is eligible to succeed the throne of Catholic France. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Innocent IX #228, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Clement VIII #229, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Leo XI #230, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Paul V #231, VRP Catholic Media. During his pontificate, St. Peter's Basilica saw it's completion and the Vatican Library was greatly endowed. His nepotism is tied to the rise of the Borghese family. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Gregory XV #232, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Urban VIII #233, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Innocent X #234, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Alexander VII #235, VRP Catholic Media. His election insured by a group of independent Cardinals known as The Flying Squadron (Squadrone Volante), this 17th century pope adopted sanitary measures to combat plague in Rome. He prevailed upon the powers in Venice to allow the return of the once banished Jesuits. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

An accomplished dramatist and lover of letters, this pontiff acted in a conciliatory manner with the Jansenists. This period of lowered tensions between these heretics and Rome is known as the Clementine-Peace. Popes: Clement IX #236, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Clement X #237, VRP Catholic Media. Though he contested his election on account of age, he inevitably accepted his role as Vicar of Christ and was known to work incessantly for the Church. He was the first pope to send a subsidy to the newly elected king of Poland, John Sobieski, in order to fight back against invading Turks. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Blessed Innocent XI #238, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. While Louise XIV actually encouraged the Mohammedan infidels, Blessed Pope Innocent III worked hard to support King Sobieski and his allies in beating back the Turks. The Battle of Vienna was won by the Holy League, turning the tide on the Turks advancement into the heart of Europe. The pope still had to contend with Gallicanism and the hostility of Protestant states. Learn more about this pope beatified in 1956. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Once a member of the Squadrone Volante, this pope struggled to reign in the ambitions of Louis XIV. Popes: Alexander VIII #239, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

The last 17th century pope finally abolished the purchase of offices. He also deplored the persecution of the Irish and asserted papal rights in the face of royal absolutism. Popes: Innocent XII #240, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Clement XI #241, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Innocent XIII #242, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Benedict XIII #243, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Clement XII #244, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Benedict XIV #245, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Clement XIII #246, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Clement XIV #247, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Pius VI #248, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media

Popes: Pius VII #249, VRP Catholic Media. Series on the supreme pontiff, from St. Peter to John Paul II. Taken from, Popes through the Ages, Third Edition, (1980, Joseph S. Brusher, S.J.). https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9XGS56Z7NWTDY https://gab.com/Vexilla_Regis_Prodeunt_Media