Pope Urban VI

In chapter XV, Machiavelli describes being merciful (or pious) and being cruel as opposite attributes that a prince can possess. Ferdinand however, is described as both. In chapter XXI Machiavelli writes, “…always making use of religion, [Ferdinand] turned to an act of pious cruelty…,” (XXI. 88). He also writes, “…he perpetrated an act of cruelty dressed up at piety, stripping Marrano Jews of their wealth and expelling them from his kingdom, a move that could hardly have been more distressing,” (XXI. 88). Numerous other examples in The Prince have acted similarly to that of Ferdinand in using piety or cruelty to achieve their own ends. Such examples come mainly from chapter VI in Moses, Cyrus, Romulus, and Theseus (VI. 27). Each of these examples used God as their means in achieving their own agenda. On the other side, other princes have been known to be cruel, but not pious, such as Agathocles of Syracuse who was “without religion,” (VIII. 35). Ferdinand however, is the only one to use piety with violence and his own arms. Thus, Machiavelli establishes Ferdinand’s role in The Prince as one who is somewhat new, and perhaps somewhat of an example in being one of the only examples in being faithful by faithlessness who achieves greatness not for the church, but by using the church. Machiavelli attempts to illustrate here that Ferdinand is one of the only examples in his work, and possibly history, to turn to an act of pious cruelty, an…

Council in 1965 by Pope Paul VI. It talks about Christianity and compares it to other religions in a positive way. First it talks about Hinduism and Buddhism. It says in these religions people think about the “divine mystery” and show them through myths. They seek relief from pain by meditation, self-discipline or turn to God. Buddhism teaches that if you are committed and confident, you can live a free life filled with light. The reading then goes on to say that the catholic church preaches the…

munity. The Daughters of Charity community was founded by St. Louise de Marillac and St. Vincent de Paul in 1633 Paris, France. Daughters have focused their services more toward the poor and abandoned. Their ministry began with health care in New Orleans in 1834 at Charity Hospital. The Daughters of Charity established Hotel Dieu Hospital in 1859 which is a three-story building that is located only three blocks away from their sister hospital. Hotel Dieu was only a private hospital that was…

While the game is presented through protagonist Desmond Miles, the bulk of the game is played as Desmond experiences the memories of his ancestors through an advanced device called the Animus. This provides a means of a diegetic interface, showing Desmond's ancestor's health, equipment, goals, and other features as part of the Animus interface. The Animus is based on the player controlling the assassin to maintain the synchronization between Desmond and his ancestor's memories. Performing…

For now let 's focus on the definition. First let 's be clear, we are all called to evangelize; it 's our job. My course book put it beautifully when they quoted Pope Paul VI, "the Church exists to evangelize." We are the Church. We are called to proclaim Jesus Christ to those we encounter. Whether our personal calling is to be a grand public speaker and we evangelize that way. Or we may be a cashier and our simple conversations with those we serve is our way to evangelize. When we accept the…

called “Constitutions” which more and more gave him power, especially the “Constitution of 1802” which gave him office for life. While also giving him the power to elect his successor which ultimately would eventually be someone from his bloodline. Napoleon was not a man for the better of the Revolution he was a man for himself and for his belief for a weak nation like France was with the ending of the massive Revolution that they had ongoing. One of the main instances from the book that really…

As most humans wonder, what is the true meaning of religion, and what religion is right? There are handfuls of religions that you could believe in, but what makes yours righter than someone else’s? That is why I will be explaining serval author’s arguments over what they believe of religion and all its meanings. Many of this authors do argue similar ideas as they also do disagree on many things. The four passages I will be summering for you are “The Great Question Ch.1”, and “Religion Ch.3” by…

Women had a better chance of playing a greater role in society if they came from a family in the upper class or were married into a wealthy family(Women in the Renaissance, n.d.). A prime example of a woman who broke through this barrier was Lucrezia Borgia (Women in the Renaissance, n.d.). She was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI. Alexander VI used her to gain political power and she became famous through this concept (Women in the Renaissance, n.d.). One of the most intelligent women to come…

private. They also gave rise to the rite for infants to participate in the sacramental celebration of baptism. Baptism is known as the entry into the holy realm of Christ. All sin are removed and asked to turn away from any sin and accept the faith of Christ. They emphasized on the role of parents and of the godparents “will be the first of teachers of their children in their way of faith; may they be also the best of teachers”. Concerns arose, are the parents that are presenting their…

all either massive cowards or power-hungry generals, and even the many holy wars that ravished the peasants livelihood, simply making it another day was a challenge for the people. When times get tough, what do the lowly masses do? They turn to a higher power, and the denizens of the medieval period were no exception, as this was the last time when christianity was at it's most powerful since the death of Christ. This may seem at first like a very good thing, but in fact it was this great…