Parkyns continues his fascinating unfolding of Church history as we wends his way through the growing supremacy of the papacy, the mushrooming of monasteries, clashes with Islam in the Crusades and against Jews and finally Bible adhering believers in Europe. Parkyns demonstrates how the pope fulfilled prophesy of the pope taking the place of God in the church, changing times and laws, subduing kingdoms, and persecuting the remnant of true believers.
