Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History

I enjoyed this documentary very much. I learned a lot of the Catholic Church and the Vatican. I had the privilege to visit Rome and the Vatican.

One of the worst documentaries I've ever watched. I couldn't even finish episode one. So many historical inaccuracies, over generalizations and poor explanations. Did they even check the credentials of the "experts"? I think this should be taken down from all platforms and all copies burned or deleted. Do not waste your time watching this garbage. If I was the creator of this trash I would be so embarrassed and never produce a documentary again. My goodness, every historian should be insulted by this junk. Catholics and orthodox Christian's should be insulted by this garbage. Do not watch it. Block it from your pages.

Learn history!!! A lot of wrong facts in the first few minutes. It seems the director / writer / producer wants to tell their story, whether it's true or not. This is not a documentation, but a mockumentary. Or they were just sloppy.

I wish they had mentioned that basically none of the storys presented in this series is in any way proven. For example the quote that "on this rock i will build my church..." was probably never said by the historical jesus (whose existence is a whole other story). The man believed that the end is near, so he had no reason to build a church that would last for millennia. In 3 out of 4 gospels this sentence is not included. After 10 minutes I was out of this show. This is missing all of the actually interesting historical questions. They should have talked to some scholars who are not as affiliated with church as those featured or at least the better informed ones within church. What this series presents as the beginning of christianity is just a world of make-believe.

Maybe, not the theme itself, but the manner to use it defines this portrait of the leader of Catholic Church. Commentaries, comparations, subtle explored details, characters and their facts, the way who the present is influenced, in profound sense, by the events of past. At the first sigh, nothing new, but the desire to propose a large image, for large public is not a bad thing. Sure, knowledge and understanding are purpose. And the result is more than decent.