reformation was caused by a variety of corruptions within the catholic church‚ and dissatisfactions outside the church related to the church’s habits‚ some of these included: economic corruption‚ the sale of indulgences‚ the power and authority of the pope‚ and the all around dissatisfaction with the practice of external worship. One of the many corruptions of the Roman Catholic church that triggered the Protestant Reformation was economic corruption. The Roman catholic church was swathed in opulence
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Even though the pope is sitting on a what viewers usually think is a sedia gestatoria‚ it does not appear that way. Bacon painted the sedia gestatoria slightly overlapping the pope which made the pope appear kind of hemmed in. The effect is greatly enhanced because it is thick lines of yellow. We associate yellow as light‚ which lead viewers to believe he is in an electric chair. And then on top of all that you’ve got these vertical stripes‚ almost very thinly painted‚ which seem to hold captive
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Dante’s Inferno is a symbol of Dante’s relationship with the Church during his life‚ and though it was written after the Black Plague‚ it has many examples of the issues humanity had during the plague. Pope Boniface VIII was Dante Alighieri’s worst enemy. First‚ the Pope betrayed Dante’s beloved White Guelphs party. The party was originally the Guelphs who split into two parties‚ The White Guelphs and the Black Guelphs‚ after defeating the Ghibellines in the Guelph-Ghibelline conflict. The split
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Western Schism between rival popes in Rome and Avignon. Conciliarism was a setback for the papacy because they were left with reduced power. There were two strategies to try to unite the church. One strategy was to have both popes resign which would clear the way for an election of a new pope. The other strategy was to get either one to resign. The church was somewhat reunited after the Council of Constance and the new election of Pope Martin V after the other popes had
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Later‚ debate rose because of the tensions these theses brought to Rome‚ which question the authority of the pope (Stimming 17). Eck asserted that‚ “For three hundred years‚ he said‚ indulgences had been regarded as efficacious‚ and the councils of Vienna‚ Paris‚ and Constanz had declared them so” (Dau 178-179). In other words‚ Eck pointed out that the selling
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Major Work Data Sheet: Candide Title: Candide Author: Voltaire Date of Publication: 1759 Genre: Satire‚ ‘Conte Philosophique’ (Philosophical Fiction) Biographical information about the author: Francois-Marie Arouet‚ better known as Voltaire‚ was born in 1694 in Paris‚ France. Though his father wanted him to become a lawyer‚ Voltaire long held a great passion for writing‚ and rather than going to law school‚ spent his time extensively composing poetry‚ essays‚ and historical studies. His widespread
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his “church” to do His work. There have been many key people and events that have shaped the church through its two thousand year‚ roller-coaster history. Secular rulers and religious leaders‚ popes and laity have all played a significant role in this event filled history. In particular‚ Saint Peter‚ Pope Innocent III‚ and the Second Vatican Council were very influential in shaping the Catholic Church into what it is today. Saint Peter was arguably the most important Saint‚ as he was the head
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Henry VIII Defender of the Faith “The Defender of the Faith” is a title of which has been bestowed upon all English Monarch since the reign of Henry VIII. Decreed by Pope Leo X on the 17th of October 1521 the title represented Henry VIII’s piety and loyalty to the Roman Catholic Church. However Henry VIII’s agenda changed‚ the pope became a hindrance to his plan thus he no longer sought the Catholic faith for guidance. From the pious‚ motivated‚ youthful King that Henry VIII was‚ to the tyrant
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history is Dante Alighieri. A prominent politician in 13th century Florence‚ Alighieri was exiled by Pope Boniface VII and the Black Guelph political party (Toynbee 98). Naturally‚ when Alighieri was exiled from his home country‚ he carried more than a few grudges and perceived slights against him. Luckily for history‚ Alighieri was not the kind of man to simply send a rude letter in the mail to Pope Boniface. He was the kind of man to write a 14‚000 line epic poem would be so groundbreaking‚ controversial
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Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines from January 15 to 19‚ 2015‚ is the first state and pastoral visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines. Though I’m not a catholic I was deeply affected that he chose the Philippines to be one of the countries he would visit. After going to Sri Lanka he went off to our country riding the plane to Villamor Air Base. A lot of Filipino citizens and media are waiting for the Pope’s arrival at the airport. The streets are filled and surrounded by the people and policemen
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