The pope’s embrace of literature and history is a sharp contrast to some of his predecessors, a medievalist explains.

The Catholic Counter-Reformation, which took shape at the Council of Trent from 1545-1563, reinforced dogmatism in its effort to rebuke reformers. The council decided that the Vulgate, a Latin ...

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