The First Non-Sainted Pope
By Thomas V. Mirus ( bio - articles - email ) | Jun 08, 2026 | In Lives of the Popes (Podcast)
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Liberius (352-366) is not only the first pope in history not to be considered a saint in the Catholic Church, but is also often used by anti-Catholic critics to argue against papal infallibility—since he allegedly signed documents in favor of Arianism under duress from the emperor.
Article: https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/first-non-sainted-pope/
Thomas V. Mirus is President of Trinity Communications and Editor-in-Chief for CatholicCulture.org, hosts both the Catholic Culture Podcast and Lives of the Popes, and co-hosts Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast. See full bio.
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