The papacy is the office held by the pope as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. This office spans since the time of Peter to the present modern world. In the days of the early church, bishops in Rome did not enjoy any temporal power. This was the case till the time of Constantine. Following the fall of Rome, the papacy was shaped by temporal leaders that ruled the neighboring Italian Peninsula. With time, the papacy solidified its territorial areas to a part of Peninsula. The bishop of Rome rose to great power in the 6th Century and this stewarded its way up to the 9th century.
How and why the papacy in Rome became the center of power as it did.
Some people have the perception that power of papacy had its basis on biblical passages while …show more content…
He denoted the church as the apostolic see and himself as the pontifex maximus. This led to the modern day title of the pope, pontiff. These made Christians to gain an elevated perception of the authority of the church in the heads of most Christians. The council that was held in Rome led to the pope being titled “Vicar of Christ” (Ullman, 1972). This further elevated the authority of the church on the minds of Christians by painting a picture of Christ as the surrogate of Christ on the Universe. Caesaropapism was the source of these proclamations. Constantine put the church in an unprecedented position when he seized his authority over the church affairs and doctrines. He shifted the capital of the empire to Constantinople, making the pope the most authoritative figure that prevailed in Rome. This led to confusion between who was the head of the state and the church. Moreover, it caused there to be a raised position on the political power of the …show more content…
The barbarians invaded the whole of the Western Europe. Areas like Byzantine, Gaul and Italy Empire were beset by raids and vandalism by the barbarians. As this occurred, the church remained independent. The power of the Roman Empire was divided whilst the power of the church remained united and stable. Due to absence of a strong leadership, Pope Leo II of Rome was the only protection against Huns (Ullman, 1972).
While the barbarians invaded Rome and the Western region, the church got converted. They had a motto that was, “to convert the monarch and the people would eventually follow the lead (Wood, 2005).” Due to the missions held by the church, most of the barbarians had already been converted into Christianity. The church could not form alliances with Eastern Empire. Therefore, they formed it with the barbarians (Pollard, 2005). This proved that the efforts were not fruitless but fruitful. Clovis was crowned the king of Franks in AD 481 and settled in Gaul. According to Wood, 2005, the marriage between Clovis and pious and Catholic Clotilda was conspired and pushed by the bishops (Hulme, 1915). This was with the aim of changing over the royal husband to a Christian. It would be almost four hundred years prior to the conversion of all the barbarians of Western Europe get converted into Christianity but it had hope of being
How and why the papacy in Rome became the center of power as it did.
Some people have the perception that power of papacy had its basis on biblical passages while …show more content…
He denoted the church as the apostolic see and himself as the pontifex maximus. This led to the modern day title of the pope, pontiff. These made Christians to gain an elevated perception of the authority of the church in the heads of most Christians. The council that was held in Rome led to the pope being titled “Vicar of Christ” (Ullman, 1972). This further elevated the authority of the church on the minds of Christians by painting a picture of Christ as the surrogate of Christ on the Universe. Caesaropapism was the source of these proclamations. Constantine put the church in an unprecedented position when he seized his authority over the church affairs and doctrines. He shifted the capital of the empire to Constantinople, making the pope the most authoritative figure that prevailed in Rome. This led to confusion between who was the head of the state and the church. Moreover, it caused there to be a raised position on the political power of the …show more content…
The barbarians invaded the whole of the Western Europe. Areas like Byzantine, Gaul and Italy Empire were beset by raids and vandalism by the barbarians. As this occurred, the church remained independent. The power of the Roman Empire was divided whilst the power of the church remained united and stable. Due to absence of a strong leadership, Pope Leo II of Rome was the only protection against Huns (Ullman, 1972).
While the barbarians invaded Rome and the Western region, the church got converted. They had a motto that was, “to convert the monarch and the people would eventually follow the lead (Wood, 2005).” Due to the missions held by the church, most of the barbarians had already been converted into Christianity. The church could not form alliances with Eastern Empire. Therefore, they formed it with the barbarians (Pollard, 2005). This proved that the efforts were not fruitless but fruitful. Clovis was crowned the king of Franks in AD 481 and settled in Gaul. According to Wood, 2005, the marriage between Clovis and pious and Catholic Clotilda was conspired and pushed by the bishops (Hulme, 1915). This was with the aim of changing over the royal husband to a Christian. It would be almost four hundred years prior to the conversion of all the barbarians of Western Europe get converted into Christianity but it had hope of being