Rise Of The Papacy

With the fall of the Roman Empire, and leadership within changed. Because of this, the position of the papacy would change dramatically in the area of authority and response to threat. The papacy came to be the one living relic of times gone by, yet its job title in time would be revamped. The power that the papacy achieved was not quick. Also, rather than being a simple and extendable increase in power, the power that was achieved came about through a roller coaster of situations. The papacy was, and continued to be the one institution that represented a sense of stability within the region when all seemed to have been fragmented, broken and thrown to the wind. The positive impact of papal leaders amidst empirical change led to increased
They helped to implement structure. They helped to provide law. They helped to provide instruction. They ministered to the people. In 476 a major situation arose as Romulus Augustus, having only ruled for one year gave up his throne. There would not be another Western Emperor until Charlemagne. That would be three –hundred and twenty four years later. Thus the authority for this area was transferred to the
The dark sky: a turbulent time for what had been the Roman Empire. The stars: the men of God who continued to stand for the truth of God’s word. Some stars were shown to be brighter than others, but through the good and the bad, the bright and the dimly lit, the Holy Spirit continued to work, and the Lord’s word was preserved and spread. During this time the papacy, due to situational changes, became an office, not only of faith, but political action. The many positive actions in regards to these two areas within the papacy gave the people confidence in their abilities. It gave them confidence that the papacy would be able to dictate what was right through areas of faith, and also to direct areas that had been foreign to them previously, that of the political realm. It was because the confidence of the people that the papacy was able to come to power. The positive impact of papal leaders amidst empirical change led to increased power within the