How can a Church full of sinners be holy? Catholicism has always been the religion with the highest incidence of followers in the world. The most traditional and one of the oldest beliefs is now so common that one often listens to people saying they are ‘non-practicing Catholics’‚ that is‚ one who is baptized in the Catholic Church but is not actively part of it. Non-Catholics are then sub-classified into two groups: those who do not belong to the Christian Society and those who call themselves
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of Clermont For many years the point has been argued by historians as to whom to give credit for initiating The First Crusade. Some individuals might say that Peter the Hermit is responsible. However‚ historians agree that Pope Urban II ’s speech at the Council of Clermont initiated the First Crusade and influenced the people and events in the battles. In August of the year 1095 Pope Urban arrived in France to help reform the church there. He soon called for a general church council in November
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Onward Christian Soldiers While reading a version of the speech given by Urban II at Clermont in 1095‚ I wondered why a pope would want to start a war. So I did some research found a few reliable sources on the internet about the same speech and including my textbook. My objective in this paper is to find out why would any Christian be willing to go to war for a piece of property and or did the pope have an ulterior motive? As it turns out‚ that piece of property I was wondering about is actually
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During the 11th century C.E.‚ there were three major societies that were centered around the Mediterranean. The first society was the Catholic Kingdoms which was located in Western Europe (Crusades Map). The Catholic Kingdoms followed Christianity and the pope was established as the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Popes also claimed papal supremacy which gave them authority over other secular rulers (Ellis 193). These secular rulers practiced feudalism which was a system where lords
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“Christian Crusades” Submitted by: Chaya R. Blackmon February 5‚ 2007 Humanities 202-04 Instructor: Prof. Scales The Crusades were military expeditions planned and carried out by western European Christians. The crusades started around 1095. The purpose of these crusades was to overtake and gain control of the Holy Land from the Muslims. The Holy Land was Jerusalem and the Christians believed that gaining control of it was their fate. The pope would gather
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change into to current state of the Christian Church‚ Islamic religion‚ and the Holy Land itself. Impacted by the Crusades‚ the Christian Catholic Church witnessed the temporary power of the papacy and wealth of the Church‚ while allowing unbiblical doctrines to seep into practices of the Church. As the need and interest for the Crusades grew‚ likewise‚ the head of command for the Crusade‚ the papacy also grew in power. Looked up to by the peasants and volunteers for the holy war cause‚ as Bollinger
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Abstract Learning Team A will use several research methods including text‚ internet and other methods to explore the humanities and the effects and developments that the humanities of the Early‚ High and Late Middle ages had on society. We have made some very interesting findings and come up with some intriguing conclusions. The findings are most definitely in condensed form for the simplicity of our assignment‚ although if given an unbridled word count‚ surely we would demonstrate volumes of text
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The Crusades The Crusades were a series of holy wars launched by the Christian states of Europe against the Saracens. Back then ‘Saracen’ was a word used to describe a Moslem. In 1095 The Crusades began when Pope Claremont preached the First Crusade at the Council of Claremont. The reason for the Crusades was a war between the Moslems and the Christians. They fought for the city of Jerusalem‚ as the city held a Holy significance to Christian religion. They also fought for revenge for an earlier
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Bokenkotter‚ Thomas S. "Chapter 1 Jesus." A Concise History of the Catholic Church. New York: Doubleday‚ 2004. 7-15. Print. Fiero‚ Gloria K. Humanistic Tradition/ MEDIEVAL EUROPE AND THE WORLD BEYOND. 5th ed. Vol. 2. New York: Mcgraw-Hill‚ 2006. Print. The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross. A&E Networks‚ 2005. Youtube.com. Web. <http://youtu.be/zqK-RuntywY>. Kung‚ Hans. "11." The Catholic Church: a Short History. New York: Modern Library‚ 2001. 94-101. Print.
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red cross on the front to signify to people who they were. If a villager had saw incoming people with red crosses‚ they knew that they were about to dieThe First Crusade had lasted four years‚ from 1095 ad to 1099 ad. The Crusaders had taken back their land‚ Jerusalem‚ but little did they know‚ that was not the end of it. The First Crusade had left a mark on many other societies‚ as well as their
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