med Martin Luther not agreeing with Pope Leo’s new technique in the Protestant church. Pope Leo was creating a new technique called “indulgences” that would raise funds for the basilica. “Indulgences” would act as a type of forgiveness for sinners in which they would have to pay for. Martin Luther did not agree with the papacy’s way and began to lead a life on self deprivation‚ prayer and study. While Martin was in a monastery he wrote directly to Pope Leo to stop the abuse of the churches followers
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The early modern period of history was a time of extensive formation of nation/states and while there are many contributing factors towards this‚ the factor that played the biggest role was the politics of the time. Politics in early modern Europe could take many forms‚ similar to politics today‚ it could take the form of debates or even wars. Ranging from the politics that occurred during the Protestant Reformation to the events that occurred during and after the discovery of the new world‚ politics
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on politics in Italy. His influence on the shaping of Italian politics is important as he brought the left back into the political fray. In terms of the Pope himself‚ it appeared as though he was more of a man of the peoples and was able to converse and work with Italians better than his predecessor. Seen as one of the centuries most loved Popes‚ it therefore important that his views were widely accepted and saw the expansion of the Italian political system. The papacy of John XXIII‚ according to
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Catholicism stands with the Pope as central and appointed by God. Luther’s arguments referred to a direct relationship with God and using the local languages to speak to the people in sermons. Luther’s arguments remove the absolute power from the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church in general. The revenue from the taxes paid to the Church would be reduced with Luther’s ideas‚ in part because of the removal of buying souls out of purgatory. If purgatory exists‚ then the Pope should empty it out of goodness
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Charlemagne‚ also known as Charles the Great or Charles I‚ was king of the Franks. In 800 A.D.‚ Charles the Great was consecrated emperor and Augustus by Pope Leo III (750-816). Pope Leo III‚ along with all other high priests‚ saw it fit to crown Charles as emperor as not only a sign of respect gained through his supplied protection from Roman rebels but also because he already held places of power in Rome and in cities of Italy‚ Gaul‚ and Germany. Also considering the fact the imperial throne remained
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Ingraining Christianity; Charlemagne’s Legacy “From this account and from his work a remarkably vivid picture can be formed of a dignified‚ majestic figure‚ striving to make the transition from warlord to ruler of a great Christian empire‚ and having remarkable success” (Roberts). Soon after his death‚ Charlemagne’s empire collapsed. However‚ he left in place a structure that allowed Christianity to flourish in Europe. Charlemagne’s empire cemented Christianity as the dominant religion in Europe
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01.05 The Byzantines: Objectives Who Were the Byzantines? The Roman Empire had stretched so large by the fourth century CE that it had several provincial capitals. The two most important political centers were Rome in the West and Constantinople in the East‚ which had formerly been called Byzantium. The emperor‚ Constantine the Great‚ rebuilt Byzantium to resemble “Old Rome‚” and so this political center became known as the “New Rome.” Although those who lived in Constantinople referred to themselves
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and state. Prompted by taxation of the clergy and the consequent retaliation to and disdain towards papal decrees by both France and Spain‚ Pope Boniface VIII issued the bull‚ Unam Sanctam‚ in 1302. Unam Sanctam asserted spiritual authority over kings and knights‚ stating that the “temporal sword” is to be used “by the hands of kings and soldiers‚ but at
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Power of Church From the beginning of times‚ humanity was organized in small groups ruled by some authority. Small groups grew into the tribes‚ tribes into villages‚ villages into the countries. In the sixteenth century Europe Catholic Church and pope was the ultimate authority‚ world view‚ science and most importantly politics was based on Catholic church. Towards the eighteenth century even though religion was still huge part of European society‚ scientific revolution along with the enlightenment
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At this time there were two men that play a role in this process. Leo was the first “so-called” of the popes. “He was the Bishop of Rome (they weren’t called popes at the time)‚ and his reign was from 440 to 461‚ right to the end of the Roman Empire” (Babcock 2011 p.142). Leo was responsible for the Attila not destroying Rome‚ and this was the beginning of the name pope. Leo also merged his power over the church. He was the first to take ownership of what is called “Petrine authority”
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