Throughout history man has killed man and can be held accountable for millions of lost lives, In some eyes we are our own worst enemies. This idea of supreme power is not wrong, however, through scientific development it has become clear there is a stronger enemy. Mans worst enemy is invisible to the naked eye, bacteria. With the invention of the microscope we can now examine these magnificent, yet cruel microscopic species. There have been several documented times throughout history where sudden deaths would occur that would kill millions of people at a time. During these time periods, there was an absence of essential scientific knowledge to determine the causes, or even help cure them, which caused chaos throughout the world. The leaders
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These two religions coped with the pestilence in very different ways but sought answer to the same question: why did God bring forth this cruel disease? Christians believed that the plague was created through Gods just wrath as a punishment to mortals for their sins. Contrary to christians beliefs, Muslims believed that the plague was a blessing that guaranteed a place in heaven for those who suffered through it and was an unfathomable expression of Gods will.5 These two almost completely different beliefs is able to show how members of these religions were able to cope with the devastation that was brought by the …show more content…
Some christians believed that it was sent by god as punishment for sinners while others believe that it was caused by the poisoning of well by Jews.9 The latter of the two beliefs caused christians to rise up and brutally butcher, slaughter and burn thousands of Jews.10 These unfortunate series of events caused a multitude of innocent jews to die strictly due to the lack of knowledge of the origins of the plague. As the death toll began to reach in the thousands per day, it was difficult for every christian to receive their last sacrament. One way Pope Clement tried to resolve this issue was by increasing the number of confessors with the ability to absolve the sins of the dying.11 Unfortunately this wasn 't enough and many died without even a single witness around and instead of their bodies being individually buried, which was their custom previous to the black death, they were dumped by the hundred in mass graves.12 The black death had such an impact on the Christians that it was able to change traditions and rituals that were once cherished into something that even the strongest of believers weren 't able to receive. Christians believe that in order to have eternal life, you would have to die a good death and be resolved of all your sins. It was said that those who were not ready for their death would spend eternity in hell. To prepare for their death, many
These two religions coped with the pestilence in very different ways but sought answer to the same question: why did God bring forth this cruel disease? Christians believed that the plague was created through Gods just wrath as a punishment to mortals for their sins. Contrary to christians beliefs, Muslims believed that the plague was a blessing that guaranteed a place in heaven for those who suffered through it and was an unfathomable expression of Gods will.5 These two almost completely different beliefs is able to show how members of these religions were able to cope with the devastation that was brought by the …show more content…
Some christians believed that it was sent by god as punishment for sinners while others believe that it was caused by the poisoning of well by Jews.9 The latter of the two beliefs caused christians to rise up and brutally butcher, slaughter and burn thousands of Jews.10 These unfortunate series of events caused a multitude of innocent jews to die strictly due to the lack of knowledge of the origins of the plague. As the death toll began to reach in the thousands per day, it was difficult for every christian to receive their last sacrament. One way Pope Clement tried to resolve this issue was by increasing the number of confessors with the ability to absolve the sins of the dying.11 Unfortunately this wasn 't enough and many died without even a single witness around and instead of their bodies being individually buried, which was their custom previous to the black death, they were dumped by the hundred in mass graves.12 The black death had such an impact on the Christians that it was able to change traditions and rituals that were once cherished into something that even the strongest of believers weren 't able to receive. Christians believe that in order to have eternal life, you would have to die a good death and be resolved of all your sins. It was said that those who were not ready for their death would spend eternity in hell. To prepare for their death, many