POPE JOHN XVII: THE 140TH POPE

by | Jul 20, 2021 | Uncategorized

The years 1002 and 1003 were very difficult for the papacy. In the previous year, the Roman nobles, under the leadership of the son of the slain Crescentius II, John Crescentius, had begun a revolt. It was a serious enough threat to the papacy that the young emperor,...