In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I'm joined by papal expert and church historian Dr. Matthew Bunson from @EWTNcatholictv talk about everything related to the Pope.

We discuss Pope Leo XIV but also the history of the papacy, the biblical roots of the idea of the pope, how popes are elected and how that's changed over time, why the development of papacy authority is actually not what you think, and what we can make of the early papacy of the first American Pope.

This plus a ton more on an amazing episode of The Cordial Catholic!

For more from Dr. Bunson check out his book Leo XIV: Portrait of the First American Pope:
https://www.ewtnreligiouscatalogue.com/a-portrait-of-the-new-pope/p/BKEPUB84372

Also, be sure to visit The Catholic International University to see what courses Dr. Bunson is teaching and to learn more about their programs at https://catholiciu.edu.

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