During the 19th-century many ideologies were taking hold across the world which were changing the political and social atmosphere for all people and institutions. As a result‚ the Catholic Church was faced with the challenge of how to deal with this new‚ modern world. In this century‚ the old regime of absolutism and conservatism‚ favored by most Catholics‚ saw its definitive end with the emergence of a society that looked to nationalism as well as liberalism to govern itself. The Catholic Church
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many battles over territory which consequently allowed him to maintain his empire‚ he failed to unify country’s interests and did not ultimately eliminate Francis‚ Suleiman or Martin Luther‚ nor was he able to form an intrinsic relationship with the papacy. However‚ his failure does not stem from this as much as it does from failing to acknowledge the limits of one’s power. With domains spanning nearly four million square kilometres‚ predetermined rivalries and the inability to communicate and evoke
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Pope Urban II The Crusades were one of the most astonishing movements during the last thousand years. The Crusades spanned hundreds of years in total and took tens of thousands of Europeans miles from their homes to a far off foreign land. During the Crusades much blood was shed‚ many lives were lost‚ and a lasting legacy was left by the Crusaders‚ the effects of which can still be felt today. The man who is credited with starting the Crusades was Pope Urban II. The Crusades were not a
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Paleolithic Age: The period of Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans. Predates the Neolithic period. Neolithic Age: The period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution(s). Follows by Paleolithic period. Foragers: People who support themselves by hunting wild animals & gathering wild edible plants & insects. Agricultural Revolution: The change from food gathering to food production that occurred between ca. 8000 & 2000 B.C.E (also known as Neolithic Revolution)
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Formative Years Before the Papacy Gregory the Great was born as Gregory‚ sometime between 540 and 545‚ to parents of good station. He grew up in Rome‚ and was educated as best as was possible. At the time‚ the (College of Rome?) had fallen from prominence into ruin after losing all of its grants and incomes from the Emperor Justinian and the educational culture of Rome was diminishing quickly as the city was torn between wars and invasions. Still‚ Gregory was educated to the educational standards
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in the papacy (Sider‚ “Religion”). Sixtus himself “appointed six of his nephews as cardinals and found positions in the Curia for other members of his family” (Sider n.pag.). After Sixtus‚ nepotism became a regular thing for popes and was one of the corrupted features of the Catholic church (Sider n.pag.). Alexander VI bribed his way into the papacy in 1492 so he could provide for his children born out of wedlock (Sider n.pag.). He even gave relatives of his mistresses positions in the papacy (such
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POPULAR CATHOLICISM Christopher Columbus was the catalyst that would forever change the lives of the indigenous population of Central and South America. Catholicism would become the standard for religion as it would take the lead to provide the one true God. Catholicism had the true representative of God on earth in the form of the Pope. The Catholic church for the first time would tolerate the co-mingling of other religions as long as they followed along with Catholic tradition. When the explorers
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Religious beliefs are a fundamental and central aspect of a religious tradition‚ tying conjointly with life experience‚ by shaping an adherent’s life by dignifying and providing meaning and purpose to human existence. Specifically‚ the life experience of Karol Wojtyla‚ who later became Pope John Paul II‚ significantly enriched and affirmed his belief in the Catholic Christian tradition. Born in 1920‚ Wojtyla endured great challenges throughout his life. By the age of 21‚ he had experienced the tragic
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much more evident than the rest. Pope Innocent VIII had one of the most corrupt papacies on record (atheism.about.com/library/ glossary/western/bldef_innocentviii.htm). Also‚ during the time of his papacy‚ the accusations of witchcraft were growing quickly throughout Europe‚ but mainly in Germany. Personally I think that his issuing of Summis Desiderantes was an attempt to better his "approval ratings". Innocent’s papacy was littered with scandals
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Martin Luther Martin Luther was a German theologian and religious reformer‚ who started the Protestant Reformation‚ and whose vast influence during his time period made him one of the crucial figures in modern European history. Luther was born in Eisleben on November 10‚ 1483 and was descended from the peasantry‚ a fact that he often stressed. Hans Luther‚ his father‚ was a copper miner. Luther received a sound primary and secondary education at Mansfeld‚ Magdeburg‚ and Eisenach. In 1501
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