Blessed Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII held office for only five years‚ but he remains one of the most popularly beloved popes in the history of the Roman Catholic Church‚ not only by Catholics but also by non-Catholics. He had spent twenty-five years as a papal diplomat for Bulgaria‚ Turkey and France‚ and six years as archbishop of Venice‚ not being elected pope until he was 77. Pope John XXIII is perhaps best known for bringing together the second council that promoted the unity of all christian
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had already made its way to Russia and was becoming a threat to Germany and Italy as they were ruled by dictators. Even in the United States 25 percent of citizens who should be in the workforce had no jobs. Poverty was now on a global scale. Pope Pius XI wrote an encyclical on income inequality and the the need of shared power between all classes. Even after the Great Depression and World War II‚ there was still a large amount of poverty as many citizens lacked a proper education and consequently
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any fertility treatment where spare embryos are created. Embryos‚ Catholics believe‚ are not disposable commodities. Catholics believe that Artificial Insemination and IVF are acceptable if there are no spare embryos created and no donor used. Pope Pius XII described a donor being used as ’mechanical adultery’. Donating sperm to create a child‚ yet having no responsibility for that child isolates the sacred act of creating life from the marriage union and this is a violation of the marriage union
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The Coronation that Shook the World The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David is imposing in its dimensions. It stands at twenty feet by thirty feet and is displayed in the main gallery of the Louvre museum in Paris. David began this work of art after being orally commissioned by Napoleon in September of 1804. The painting came to its completion November of 1807. The sole fact that the painting took three years to complete demonstrates something about the magnitude and scale of the painting
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embassy eight years later. Source 2 is a contemporary description of Henry VI written by Pope Pius II in his memoirs. Neither source gives a very flattering account of Henry VI. Source 1 describes him as a rather immature young man who did not take seriously the role of King‚ ‘the king seems to have done little more than stand about in a variety of opulent costumes‚ grinning broadly’. Source 2‚ Pope Pius II describes Henry as a weak and ineffective king who is dominated by his wife‚ ‘a dolt and a
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Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Level HISTORY 9389/01 For Examination from 2015 Paper 1 SPECIMEN MARK SCHEME 1 hour MAXIMUM MARK: 40 This document consists of 5 printed pages and 1 blank page. © UCLES 2012 [Turn over 2 Generic levels of response Part (a) Level 4: Makes a developed comparison [12–15] Makes a developed comparison between the two sources‚ recognising points of similarity and difference. Uses knowledge to evaluate the sources
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Women during the middle Ages The middle ages were a big part of the world’s history. Every aspect of life was influenced. One important influence was on women. Medieval society was ruled by men and women had their “place’ depending on their social class (“Medieval Women”). Peasant women had the hard life; they were expected to cook and clean and help their husbands all at the same time (“Daily Life for Peasant Women in the Middle Ages”). Peasant women would typically begin their days at 3 am
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illness of 28 years the Holy Eucharist was her strength. She died in 1253. She is the patroness of‚ eye disease‚ goldsmiths‚ laundry‚ embroiderers‚ gilders‚ good weather‚ needle workers‚ Santa Clara Pueblo‚ telephones‚ telegraphs‚ and television. Pope Pius XII selected her as the patron saint of television in 1958‚ on the basis that when she was too ill to be present at Mass‚ she had reportedly been able to see and hear it on the wall of her room. Her remains were entombed at the chapel of San Giorgio
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visions of God‚ telling her that soon she would be welcomed to heaven and to keep strong in her faith here on earth. In the year 1250‚ Alice died‚ finally receiving the peace she had been awaiting for more than half of her life. In the year 1907 Pope Pius X canonized Alice as a saint. Her feast day is celebrated on June 15th. Alice is the Patron Saint of Those Suffering of Paralysis and Blindness. I am considering choosing St. Alice as my patron saint because she was brave‚ courageous‚ and graceful
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Prejudice - Inferior race‚ limited intelligence 4. Cultural changes - Ilustrados 5. Secularization Controversy - Council of Trent – secular priests appointed to parishes. But due to lack of sec. priests‚ Pope Pius V issued Exponi Nobis (1567) w/c allowed the
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