The Catholic Church had every intentions of maintenance their place of influence with the European nobility. New theories of the nature of the universe, new maps, and new development in nautical technology were shattering old philosophies, myths, and misconceptions. Better compass and larger ships meant that ships could now sail from China to Africa in one day. Slavery was the norm in Portugal and Europe had already developed a sweet tooth by the ending of the fifteenth-century.
The Roman Catholic Church was a powerful unit and relied on the ignorance of the people to rule and dictate. By being unfamiliar or ignorant of the ruthless ambition of the Catholic Church the so-called heathen became easy prey to the aggressive warfare that brutalized …show more content…
Better compass and larger ships meant that ships could sail from China to Africa in one day. Slavery was the norm in Portugal and Europe had already developed a sweet tooth by the ending of the fifteenth-century.
Papal Bulls
“List Of Papal Bulls”
The List Of Papal Bulls is an incomplete catalog of the Papal Bulls, which were issued by the Roman Catholic Church. The 1452 Papal Bull the “Dum Diversas” Issued by Pope Nicholas V. The first papal bull “to seek out and discover” was issued in 1452 and is known as the Dum Diversas. The document gave the king of Portugal Afonso V, the authority to subjugate Muslims, pagans, and other unbelievers.
We grant you [Kings of Spain and Portugal] by these present documents, with our Apostolic Authority, full and free permission to invade, search out, capture, and subjugate the Saracens and pagans and any other unbelievers and enemies of Christ wherever they may be, as well as their kingdoms, duchies, counties, principalities, and other property [...] and to reduce their persons into perpetual …show more content…
In the book, The Death Of The Negro Vol.1 & 2 & 3 African American Professor Delridge L. Hunter, explains how a clear and well-defined degree of unequal actions encourages a form of subordinate status. This inferior status was nothing more than an attempt to reinforce foreign domination. The papal documents, which were issued “to seek out, discover and subjugate in the name of God and the Catholic faith.” Africa was not a land without religion and culture. African civilization is actually older than European
The Roman Catholic Church was a powerful unit and relied on the ignorance of the people to rule and dictate. By being unfamiliar or ignorant of the ruthless ambition of the Catholic Church the so-called heathen became easy prey to the aggressive warfare that brutalized …show more content…
Better compass and larger ships meant that ships could sail from China to Africa in one day. Slavery was the norm in Portugal and Europe had already developed a sweet tooth by the ending of the fifteenth-century.
Papal Bulls
“List Of Papal Bulls”
The List Of Papal Bulls is an incomplete catalog of the Papal Bulls, which were issued by the Roman Catholic Church. The 1452 Papal Bull the “Dum Diversas” Issued by Pope Nicholas V. The first papal bull “to seek out and discover” was issued in 1452 and is known as the Dum Diversas. The document gave the king of Portugal Afonso V, the authority to subjugate Muslims, pagans, and other unbelievers.
We grant you [Kings of Spain and Portugal] by these present documents, with our Apostolic Authority, full and free permission to invade, search out, capture, and subjugate the Saracens and pagans and any other unbelievers and enemies of Christ wherever they may be, as well as their kingdoms, duchies, counties, principalities, and other property [...] and to reduce their persons into perpetual …show more content…
In the book, The Death Of The Negro Vol.1 & 2 & 3 African American Professor Delridge L. Hunter, explains how a clear and well-defined degree of unequal actions encourages a form of subordinate status. This inferior status was nothing more than an attempt to reinforce foreign domination. The papal documents, which were issued “to seek out, discover and subjugate in the name of God and the Catholic faith.” Africa was not a land without religion and culture. African civilization is actually older than European