Pope: Paul III #218 (Index of Forbidden Books)

Popes: Paul III #218, VRP Catholic History.
Pope Paul IV, born Giovanni Pietro Carafa, served as pope from 1555 to 1559 and was a zealous defender of the Catholic faith against Protestant heresies. He worked to purify the Church by strengthening the Inquisition and enforcing strict adherence to Catholic doctrine, including placing the works of Protestant reformers on the Index of Forbidden Books. His papacy was marked by a firm commitment to maintaining the traditional teachings and authority of the Church, resisting any form of compromise with heresy.
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.).
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