leadership. It also played a key role in reviving and preserving learning. At the head of the Roman Catholic Church was the pope‚ whom followers believed to be the spiritual representative of Jesus on earth. Below the pope came cardinals‚ archbishops‚ bishops‚ and local priests. For peasants and town dwellers‚ everyday life was closely tied to local priests and the village
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show their piety in other ways besides sacraments and Mass. The rosary of the Virgin Mary is one way. In recent years‚ the church has made strict obligations to fast and abstain from meat on certain days voluntary. In the U.S.‚ the persistence of Bishops to send children to school managed by the church has been discarded. The Roman Catholic Church has held strong spots on certain controversial concerns with issues in recent years. With the Rerum
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The Reformation: Catholicism As Madonna Ciccone once said‚ “Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for punishment.” Roman Catholicism arguably had the most decisive spiritual role in the history of Western Civilization. Its origins can be traced as far back as Jesus Christ and the Apostles. Today‚ the Catholic Church amasses over 11.1 billion members and has developed a sophisticated theology and hierarchy led by the papacy. By examining the Reformation
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Until the year 1957‚ when Chromatius’ sermons were discovered‚ there was little information available on the importance of his time as the bishop of Aquileia (pg. 274). From his sermons‚ one receives insight to how Chromatius felt about the different heresies of the past and how they related to the true church. Chromatius’ used heresies committed against the Catholic Church in the past to keep the Catholic Church’s dominance in Aquileia. However‚ there is evidence to suggest that there were not many
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Thematic Analysis In Victor Hugo’s emotional excerpt‚ “Jean Valjean and the Bishop” from Les Miserables‚ he demonstrates the important effect that love and compassion can have on even the most hardened people. Set in nineteenth century France‚ the story is given a grim industrial tone that helps support the theme. Through the use of symbolism‚ strong character traits and well placed situational irony at the end of the story Hugo conveys the universal truth about life that love and compassion can
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The Church in Medieval Europe In the twentieth century we often find it difficult to understand the role played by the Church in the tenth and eleventh centuries. The catholic church was the largest unifying structure in medieval Europe. It influenced many people’s lives no matter who they were and where they came from. Europe was 95% Christian during the middle or dark ages from the richest of kings to the poorest of serfs. All levels of society‚ belief in a god or gods was not a matter of choice
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estate‚ the pope was the leader of spiritual power. The pope declared papal supremacy‚ which meant he held power over all rulers. That included kings and other high-ranking rulers. Under the pope‚ the archbishop supervised the church activities. The bishops and archbishops were the nobles. The Pope also had his own territories. The church developed Canon law‚ which over looked many aspects of the medieval life such as marriages and wills. One of the main reasons the church held so much power was because
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Intro to Christianity 27‚ May 2009 THE CATACOMBS The Catacombs have always been of interest to me. I remember my first introduction to the Catacombs which was a story produced by National Geographic and aired on television some years ago. This story sparked my initial interest and intrigued me. I questioned the religious aspect of this practice and I wondered what type of people would do this. My initial thinking was that perhaps this was a cult. Fast forward…Summer 2006; Italy…
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mastered this technique‚ was Elizabeth Bishop. Born in 1911‚ Bishop grew to be a well-known poet. Her works gained national attention‚ and her writing style brought her fame. 	Elizabeth Bishop was born in Worcester‚ Massachusetts in 1911. She began her young life in New England‚ and later moved to Nova Scotia in Canada after her father died and her mother was committed. After basic education‚ Bishop attended Vassar College in the state of New York. Bishop met Mary McCarthy‚ and they worked
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A History Christianity Edited By: Robert A. Guisepi A History of the Catholic Church from Its Beginning to the End of the Sixteenth Century As both its critics and its champions would probably agree‚ Roman Catholicism has been the decisive spiritual force in the history of Western civilization. There are more Roman Catholics in the world than there are believers of any other religious tradition--not merely more Roman Catholics than all other Christians combined‚ but more Roman Catholics
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