Jesus tells the fisherman Peter, who later became the first Pope, to "Follow me, and I will make you fish for people."
Pope Pontian is sent to Sardinia, "the island of death," during a crackdown on Christianity by the Roman Empire.
Pope John VIII is the first of many Popes to be assassinated.
The Cadaver Synod -- a Pope's corpse is dug up and put on trial.
"Pornocracy" -- two women control the papacy.
The First Crusade -- the crusades eventually split the Church apart.
Pope Innocent IV decrees torture an acceptable way of extracting confessions from purported heretics during the Inquisition.
Legend of the so-called "Popess"
Antipope Benedict XIII refuses to surrender the papacy.
The Sistine Chapel is built in Vatican City.
A cardinal who has already fathered several children ascends to the papacy, where he continues his lascivious lifestyle.
Index of Forbidden Books is established at the Vatican.
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Galileo faces the Inquisition.
The Pope is deemed infallible.
Pope Pius XII is criticized for taking a weak stance against Nazi atrocities.
The Second Vatican Council issues a declaration condemning anti-Semitism and clearing Jews of any role in the death of Christ.
Pope Paul VI reaffirms the Church's condemnation of contraception.
Pope John Paul II -- first Slav pope, most traveled Pope, first Pope to travel via Popemobile.
