church but to our faith as catholics. Pope Benedict XVI’s papacy testifies to a churchman of scholarship and pastoral sensitivity. He has a reputation as a theological conservative‚ taking uncompromising positions on homosexuality‚ women priests and contraceptions. He espouses Christian compassion- speaking out for human rights‚ protection of the environment and the fight against poverty and injustice. The central theme of his papacy has been his defense of fundamental Christian values in the
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Trace the rise in importance of the figure of the Bishop of Rome (what we now call the ‘Pope’) from the first century to the papacy of Leo the Great in the mid fifth century. What factors underpinned Rome’s importance in the Church? In this essay I intend to show how the church in Rome grew in importance and how the Holy Roman See came to hold a position of pre-eminence in the early Christian Church and which still pertains today in the Catholic Church. I will first look at the evidence that
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well as religious nerves. Popular Religious Movements and Criticism of the Church The Protestant Reformation could not have occurred without the monumental challenges to the medieval church during its “exile” in Avignon‚ the Great Schism‚ the Conciliar period‚ and the Renaissance Papacy. Urban laypeople were increasingly knowledgeable about the world around them and about the rulers who controlled their lives. The Modern Devotion A constructive lay religious movement in northern Europe was
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HUM2232 Chapter 15 Study Questions Wallman/2013 The Roman Renaissance 1. Describe Rome in 1402. How did Rome begin to change once the papacy returned to Rome? Why did the papacy rebuild the city? What affect did the papal palaces have on pilgrims according to Paolo Cortesi? When Brunelleschi arrive in Rome in 1402‚ shortly after the competition for the Baptistery door in Florence‚ the city must have seemed a pitiful place. Its population had shrunk from around 1 million in 100 CE to under
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counterparts in the 14th Century. In the midst of turmoil between the French Catholics and Italian Catholics‚ the Church was scarcely in a position to offer comfort. Since 1309‚ the Pope had resided at Avignon in southern France due to these secular issues‚ rather than Rome. Consequently‚ Avignon was governed by one simple rule: absolutely everything in the Church was for sale‚ ecclesiastical offices‚ pardons for sins‚ and even the most sacred holy relics. Eventually in 1377‚ Pope Gregory XI returned
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Study Guide Ch. 12-14 AP European History Mr. Piersma Santa Ynez Valley Union High School Chapter 12—The Crisis of the Later Middle Ages AP European History Style Questions Analyze the Black Death’s impact on Europe’s late medieval economy‚ society‚ and culture. Evaluate the relative importance of economic and political causes of the Hundred Years’ War. Compare and contrast the consequences of the Hundred Years’ War on England and France. Analyze the impact of late medieval political
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Joseph Heller’s Catch 22‚ which depicts the ending stages of World War II‚ presents war in its most crude‚ uncensored form. The novel dissipates all thoughts of war as ideal and heroic‚ instead‚ the novel shows the true violence of war. Through his illustration of the war‚ Heller satirizes war and its establishments resulting in an underlying theme of death. Almost all of Yossarian’s friends end up dying in the chaotic war. For example‚ Yossarian’s comrade‚ Snowden‚ dies‚ but his death is only revealed
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Plus‚ since relations between Western Europe and Byzantium had been strained for quite some time because of the "Great Schism" of 1054‚ the Pope saw this as an excellent opportunity to help reunite them and perhaps bring them under the control of the Papacy. This expedition‚ however‚ was not to be seen as a crusade; but as an act of charity and mercy
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In 1953 he was apponted the Patriarch of Venice and sunsequently‚ became a Cardinal (Pope 2). He became a pope shortly after following the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958. Throughout his papacy‚ he was known as "Good Pope John" for his inviting warmth‚ good humor‚ and unrelenting kindness (Pope 2). One of his first acts as pope was to visit prisons saying‚ "You couldn’t come to me‚ so I come to you (Pope 3). This initial act was demonstrative
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owed him absolute and unquestioned obedience. Disobedience was regarded as heresy‚ and obedience to God became obedience to the papacy. Gregory VII had a good understanding of political realities and was always willing to take them into account‚ provided they fit in with his own reform efforts. The most successful example of the use of feudal arrangements by the papacy was the alliance with
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