Pope: Clement VII #217 (The Sack of Rome 1527)

Popes: Clement VII #217, VRP Catholic History.
Pope Clement VII, born Giulio de' Medici in 1478, ascended to the papacy in 1523, amidst a tumultuous era of political and religious strife. His reign was marked by pivotal events such as the Sack of Rome in 1527, which deeply scarred the city and Church, and his failure to prevent King Henry VIII’s schism from the Catholic Church, leading to the English Reformation. Despite these challenges, Clement VII’s papacy remains significant for his role in the Renaissance, including commissioning artwork and promoting the intellectual renewal of the era, yet his legacy is often clouded by his inability to navigate the stormy political and religious landscape of his time.

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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