Bishop

instituted early in the history of the Church. The Papacy was established much later. The leader of the church in Rome was a Bishop as was customary in the early church. In its origin the office of the Pope was not unlike any other office in church leadership, the term was not used exclusively at the church in Rome nor did it convey any special authority not available to the bishop of any other church in the empire. The term “Pope” is derived from the Greek word pappa a term of admiration for…

where unwanted people are unceremoniously dumped. (“Fludd”)” Mantel begins Fludd with such an unhappy depressing scenery that contrasts with the cheerier town that is seen in the end. Although it is the 1950’s, the town is stuck in bygone days. The Bishop of the diocese sees this and supposedly sends Fludd as the curate to help fix all the ailments of this “backwards” town. As soon as…

wealth. However, after his conversion Saint Francis refused to take on the family business. He had such a strong faith, that he did not worry about what people said about him. This was seen, when the bishop of Assisi went to talk to him, and Francis undressed himself in front of everyone. The bishop was speechless, and soon realized that…

judgement of God is reflected in most of the letters written by Fulbert, with various references to “God” and “divine law”. His letter reinforces this in 1018, where Fulbert wrote to Bishop Adalbero of Laon complaining that it was necessary to take vigorous measures against the murderers of Evrardus by warning the bishop that if they were not punished then “what remains except for the supreme Judge himself in his furious wrath to destroy both judges and criminals with unprecedented cruelty and…

middle ages a monarch or a sovereign of a place invested in bishops and abbots with a ceremonial ring and staff. “This ceremonial was extremely important both social and economically in the hierarchy because the appoint would also be a feudal lord.” This indicates the power that king gives the bishop or abbot that was chosen not only as a spiritual leader, but a feudal lord as well. Which means for the citizens of that land that the bishop or abbot has authority over other people just alike a…

VOICES OF SAINTS). The hand is almost always portrayed in an arm reliquary because of its sacredness within the Catholic religion. Christ’s hands are depicted in a blessing gesture or in an open palm fashion, but besides the holy hands of Christ, the bishop wore jeweled gloves during liturgical ceremonies to designate the otherworldliness of their hands” (HAHN VOICES 26). Consequentially, since the hand is so important, arm relics are the most frequently made reliquaries, even if an arm or…

1.The documentary differs from the textbook in the sense that is provides more information about the personal aspect of his life and the flaws that James II made during his reign as the king of England. Also, it gives us an in-depth understanding of what actually lead to the downfall of James II and caused the ‘Glorious revolution’. Dutch conquest of England in year 1688 had profound implications not just England but the entire world. William of Orange who conquered England in 1688 brought in a…

against communism was quite an effective tool for Bishop Sheen to use in his process. This wasn’t more of a tool to help with the show’s ratings, it was something to help understand communism and its evils in the…

The prevailing theme within the videos and audio clip this week was creativity, autonomy and the rules that we either self impose or have imposed on us. While the I fully believe in the philosophy, I believe there is a fine line between lack of rules and regulation and chaos. From my limited exposure my consulting client, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Milwaukee (ELCA), is suffering from some of the chaos of not enough oversight and systematic guidelines. Edward Schein, an organizational…

Points of the Fourth Lateran Council During the time of declining organization and importance of the Roman Catholic Church Pope Innocent, the Third called a meeting of the fourth Lateran Council in 1215. There were a huge number of Bishops, Abbots and envoys from several European Kingdoms. The issues addressed at the council were along the lines of making the church more godly and spiritual, and addressing the problem of heresy. Pope Innocent considered heresy a serious problem and he…