Pocket Dictionary of Popes Author:Michael J. Walsh Who were the previous Popes called Benedict? Who was the Pope who refused Henry VIII a divorce? Who was the Pope who tried to bring about world peace on the eve of the First World War? Who was the only English Pope? All of these questions are answered in this compact book, which is packed with useful information. — The Popes are listed alphetical... more »ly according to the Papal names (Pius, John Paul, Alexander), indexed by their family names (Borgia,Woytilja, Ratzinger) with a chronology so the Popes can be followed in historical order. Michael Walsh has written a short scholarly introduction in which he describes the role of the Papacy throughout history.« less