Pope Gregory was born as Hildebrand in 1025‚ to an upper class family in southern Tuscany. He adopted the name Gregory in memory of Gregory I after his election as pope in 1073. He became convinced that the pope was the living successor of St. Peter. Because of this connection‚ the pope‚ and he alone‚ would always remain a true Christian‚ never deviating from the faith and always aware of the will of God. Therefore‚ all Christians owed him absolute and unquestioned obedience. Disobedience was regarded
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Commenting on “DOREEN POPE” by Mary Loudon UNESCO instituted World Teacher’s Day on October 5. However‚ why wait for Teachers’ Day to come around? We don’t need a special occasion to express our affection towards a teacher. So did Mary Loudon by writing “Doreen Pope”‚ a hymn to an inspirational teacher. In this descriptive essay she pays tribute to the greatness of her teacher Doreen Pope. Someone once said‚ "Teachers don’t impact for a year‚ but for a lifetime." A teacher can make a lasting
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Pope Sixtus II was pope from 257 A.D. form 258 A.D. and was born in Greece and died in rome on 258 A.D. He was one of the early Roman Church’s most venerated martyrs. Shortly after Sixtus election Shortly after Sixtus’ election‚ the Roman emperor Valerian promulgated his first decree against the Christians‚ and a violent persecution ensued. For protection‚ Sixtus was gathered on August 6‚ 258 his congregation for services in the subterranean cemetery of Praetextatus on the Appian Way. There‚ he
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POPE JOHN XXIII * Found meaning in life by helping others * Significant contribution to development of Christianity. * Contributed Socially‚ Politically and liturgically. * Ecumenism – major influence for Catholic Church. * Advocate of Christian unity‚ social justice‚ human rights‚ and promotion world peace. * “People’s Pope” – friendly‚ sense of humour‚ gracious and humble. * Family – poor. * Believed that kindness can be offered without money. * Often visited
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Noah Cralle Mr. Oliver Church History (5) May 14‚ 2013 Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust Pope Pius XII was the pope during World War II and during the Nazi Holocaust where Adolf Hitler’s Nazis murdered millions of Jewish people. Pope Pius XII helped the Jews by employing a diplomacy to aid the Jewish victims from the terror of the Holocaust. By doing this‚ he helped save the lives for another million Jewish people. Unfortunately‚ Pope Pius XII’s efforts to save lives were frowned upon by the Allied
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History 30-March-2012 Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II was also known as Karol Jo`zef Wojtyla. He was born on May 18‚ 1920 in Poland. His papacy lasted 9‚664 days‚ which was from October 22‚ 1978 to April 2‚ 2005. Pope John Paul II was known as the most traveled pope‚ the longest lived pope‚ most influential pope in the history of the Catholic Church‚ and most importantly the most influential leader of the twentieth century. Suffering from Parkinson’s disease‚ the young pope had to endure symptoms
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No Pope has ever called out any politician‚ but Pope Francis changed history once again. The Pope directed‚ “He is not a Christian if he said those things”‚ towards Donald Trump. The Pope disagrees with Trump’s intention to build another wall between the U.S.-Mexico border. Pope Francis also does not understand why Trump is trying to build walls instead of building bridges‚ in other words‚ helping to make the Nation prosper with structures where they are needed. Trump does not care about the Pope
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Beppe Severgnini‚ a devote Italian and opinionated writer‚ uses a brief story or short anecdote to provide a sense of Pope Francis’ personality‚ and referencing the title‚ this exemplifies just one of the reasons “Why Italians Love Francis.” “He met a bishop waiting for his driver. “Can’t you walk?” the pope smiled” (paragraph 1). Francis’ sense of personality is very free spirited compared to other bishops or priests‚ this anecdote shows that he has a much different outlook on life than others.
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have a good idea of who Pope Benedict XVI was. All I knew was that he was a very intellectual and gentle man from Germany who people loved to listen to. There have been many controversies surrounding Pope Benedict‚ but people continue to listen to his insightful religious lectures. Now after reading this brief insight by Sister Mary‚ I have developed a newfound appreciation for this man because of the hardships he experienced early in his life. To overcome these adversities‚ Pope Benedict relied on his
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America I’m Zaquane Cooper. Today we will be interviewing Catholic leader Pope Francis. We are going to be discussing his focus on poverty‚ which he presented during his speech to congress. Pope Francis calling on them to have compassion for most Vulnerable among and we are going to find out why he is called “Slum Pope” and” a Pope for the poor. So everyone let give it up for Catholic leader Pope Francis. QUESTION 1 Pope Francis‚ welcome. I know this is one question everyone has been meaning to
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