Download or read book When a Pope Asks Forgiveness written by Luigi Accattoli and published by Saint Pauls/Alba House. This book was released on 1998 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years the Pope, in the name of the Church, has apologized for a number of things that have called for Christian repentance. The papal statements in this collection cover such topics as Galileo, Inquisition, antisemitism, the religious wars, and racial and sexual discrimination.