The Scandal of Secularism

On April 29, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI placed his own pallium, the sign of his episcopal authority, on the tomb of Pope Celestine V, the only man ever to abdicate the throne of Peter and the last pope of that name. On that occasion, Pope Benedict announced the “Year of Pope Celestine.” Why? Learn about these two unique Popes in two different ages, both in battle for the life of the Church in the face of the onslaught of humanistic secularism.