The speech that the Pope gave to Congress was very powerful. He reached out to many valuable arguments. I believe that Pope Francis touched a lot of strong key points. He makes people think about these elements that are forceful throughout our whole nation. He always delivers a great message to everyone of the Roman Catholic faith. There are many key points that are very effective within Pope Francis’s speech. His effectiveness within speech tells us that the Congress members of this nation‚ all
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Saint Francis of Assisi was born in the year 1181 in Assisi‚ Umbria‚ Italy. His birth name was Giovanni Bernardone. His parents were Pietro and Pica. Saint Francis’s father was in France when he was born. When he returned to Assisi and met his son he called him Francesco. From then on‚ he was called Francesco‚ not Giovanni. His father was a successful cloth merchant. This business allowed Saint Francis to have a privileged life. He wore the finest clothes and became well educated. He was one of
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In the speech given by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont‚ he focuses on several topics. He reminds the clergymen of their duties to glorify God and lead their flock. He complains about the fighting the Frankish Christians are doing among themselves. He admonishes his audience to remember and live up to the level of faith their ancestors showed. He‚ also‚ made several points about the challenges in the East and why the Franks should become involved. • The fight for Christianity in the
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Pope Urban II Rough draft Pope Urban II was born Otho de Lagery‚ sometime in 1042‚ as the second son to his family of Noble parents. He was from the Champagne region of France. This automatically meant that he was to be a part of the church. He was the head of the Catholic Church from 1088-1099. He had developed ecclesiastical reforms as a continuation of the reforms begun by Pope Gregory VII. Before he was Pope‚ he was a monk. Urban II eventually traveled to Rome where he would become the cardinal
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and after the reading. The reading consisted of an article title Sir Francis Drake a Hero or a Villain? Students had previously been learning about the Explorers who came to California in our social studies class‚ therefore students were able to fill out the KWL chart with some knowledge about Sir Francis Drake since we had covered him a little bit. I also asked students to think about what they would like to learn about Sir Francis Drake so students could become engaged with the reading by keeping
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Francis of Assisi is a comprehensive biography of one of the most holy and influential saints in medieval times written by Andre Vauchez. The book gives us insight into the life of Francesco di Bernadone‚ known to the Catholic Church as St. Francis of Assisi and the founder of the Order of Friars Minor‚ and his charismatic effects on the church and medieval society. Vauchez paints an embellishing picture of the charismatic St. Francis being a revolutionary idealist born in 1181 or 1182 that challenged
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In his book‚ Francis of Assisi‚ William R. Cook seeks to provide a better understanding of St. Francis of Assisi as an individual rather than in conjunction with the order he founded. Cook divides the book into six sections‚ each section concentrating on an important aspect or experience in Francis= life and spirituality. The six sections focus on his conversion; his relationship to the created world; the creation of the Christmas crib at Greccio; the role of learning; the relationship between
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1. Pope St. Gregory The Great I. Brief Biography St. Gregory‚ born at Rome about the year 540‚ was the son of Gordianus‚ a wealthy senator‚ who later renounced the world and became one of the seven deacons of Rome. He is also known as St. Gregory the Dialogist in Eastern Orthodoxy because of his Dialogues. The Pope‚ recognizing his talent‚ was named as one of the seven deacons of Rome and then sent him on a diplomatic mission as papal legate to the imperial city of Constantinople where he
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Starting on Tuesday‚ Pope Francis began a visit to the US; in which he passed through the cities of Washington‚ D.C.‚ New York City and Philadelphia. On Wednesday‚ President Obama welcomed the Pope to the White House‚ and then leads a prayer at St Matthew’s Cathedral. This is important because it marks a good doctrine between them‚ and by getting together‚ changes can be made; the Pope and the US president have same points of view on issues like defending the poor and climate change‚ and although
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Francis Bacon was an English philosopher‚ lawyer‚ and scientist from the early 1600’s. Francis Bacon ’s major contribution to philosophy was his application of induction‚ the approach used by modern science. Otherwise‚ known as the scientific method. There are 2 steps evident in Bacon’s inductive method which includes: 1. Observe data and 2. Make generalizations from observations. Bacon believed the bible allowed him to explore nature‚ in which he used his method. Bacon states “Science‚
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