000			02040nam a2200277Ia 4500
001			322928
005			20160527191542.0
008			130829s2003 mdu b 000 0 eng
010			_a 2003010012
020			_a158051135X (cloth : alk. paper)
020			_a9781580511353 (cloth : alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)52216135
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dYDX _dOCLCQ _dBAKER _dBTCTA _dYDXCP _dOCLCG _dAU@ _dITC _dBTN _dAR
042			_apcc
049			_aARCI
050	0	0	_aBX1805 _b.W34 2003
082	0	0	_a262.135 _bW223c _222
100	1		_aWalsh, Michael J. _9289262 _2Local
245	1	4	_aThe conclave _ba sometimes secret and occasionally bloody history of papal elections _cMichael Walsh.
260			_aLanham, MD _bSheed & Ward _c2003.
300			_aix, 180 p. _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [179]-180).
505	0	0	_tIn times of persecution -- _tThe end of empire -- _tDescent into chaos -- _tAttempting reform -- _tThe invention of the conclave -- _tPrincely pontiffs -- _tThe great powers take a hand -- _tModern times -- _tAfterword : how to spot a pope -- _tAppendix : chronological list of the popes.
520	1		_a"In 1271, with the papal throne vacant for over two years, local officials locked the cardinals of the Catholic Church in a room, forcing them to select a new pope. From this inauspicious beginning arose the practice of the conclave, the highly secretive combination of rituals and politics designed to select a new leader for the world's Catholic population." "In The Conclave, Catholic historian Michael Walsh takes readers through the history of conclaves past, highlighting the vendettas, feuds, and political intrigues that have colored the selection of a new pontiff. An entertaining history of the secret deliberations, colorful stones, and even bloody events that surround the making and unmaking of popes, The Conclave is a great story, a great history and an important work for anyone interested in the papacy."--BOOK JACKET.
650		0	_aPopes _xElection _xHistory. _9152564 _2Local
999			_c240548 _d240548