About this episode

The episode explores the paradox of Pope Pius IX, who was initially seen as a progressive leader but later condemned modern ideas as dangerous.

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! A pope gets crowned as the hero of progress and then publishes a document telling bishops to treat modern ideas like a “fatal pestilence.” That swing sounds impossible until you walk the road with Pope Pius IX from 1846 to 1864, with riots in the streets, assassination in Rome, and the slow, methodical dismantling of the Papal States hanging over ev...

People in this episode

Host: Avoiding Babylon Crew

Topics covered

• Pope Pius IX
• Catholic Church
• modern ideas
• historical events
• religious documents

Keywords

• Pope Pius IX
• Quanta Cura
• Syllabus of Errors
• Catholicism
• religious history
• Papal States
• modernity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Papal States

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