'The collection gives a perspective that a simple chronology of the papacy could not have yielded … the book's strong contribution is that it presents the papacy's complex interrelationships of persons, policies, practices, and presuppositions, as well as their development and the questions they raise. One will profit much from knowing about such questions through the interpretive lens of prince, patron, and pastor with which the contributors examine the popes since 1500.' John W. Padberg, S.J., Institute of Jesuit Sources, St Louis
Introduction James Corkery and Thomas Worcester; 1. Julius II: prince, patron, pastor Frederic J. Baumgartner; 2. Clement VII: prince at war Kenneth Gouwens; 3. The pope as saint: Pius V in the eyes of Sixtus V and Clement XI Pamela M. Jones; 4. Pasquinades and propaganda: the reception of Urban VIII Sheila Barker; 5. Jansenism vs. papal absolutism Gemma Simmonds; 6. Pius VII: moderation in an age of revolution and reaction Thomas Worcester; 7. Pius IX, pastor and prince Ciarán O'Carroll; 8. The social question in the papacy of Leo XIII Thomas Massaro; 9. The perils of perception: British Catholics and papal neutrality, 1914–23 Charles R. Gallagher; 10. Electronic pastors: radio, cinema and television, from Pius XI to John XXIII John F. Pollard; 11. Mixed reception: Paul VI and John Paul II on sex and war Linda Hogan; 12. John Paul II: universal pastor in a global age James Corkery; Conclusion James Corkery and Thomas Worcester; Select bibliography; Index.