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Pope John XXIII was born to the name “Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli” circa the year 1882. After being ordained in 1904 and being drafted by the Italian military to be a chaplain, Angelo served the church in multiple other ways. Angelo became the bishop of Bulgaria, as well as the papal ambassador of Turkey and Greece. Working his way up, Angelo became pope in 1958 and took the name Pope John XXIII. People expected Pope John XXIII to do much, as he was 76 at the time, nor did they expect him to stay…

In the 1300s, the Roman Catholic Church reached their zenith as Roman Catholicism was the most popular religion in Western Europe at the time. While it was at its peak, the papacy maintained most of the power amongst the citizens. Even though the Papacy held a large amount of influence during this time, they were set in their own ways and were unwilling to reform their systems. Protestantism was a revolt against the Medieval position of the Roman Catholic clergy. This led to the corruption of…

of the Blessed Virgin Mary,1950, our readings covered a span of more than four hundred years of Church history. During this era, of which we now identify as the period of Counter-Reform of the Catholic Church, one character stood out for me quite brilliantly, Pope Paul III. Pope Paul III, in the midst of an era of rebuking authority, growing nationalism, and tremendous divide within the Christian Church, managed to redirect a tidal wave of dissent.…

Author Chris Chapman states the reformation of ethics within the five centuries. Each century is given their own sections with immense details. The first section is the sixteenth century which si the Secularizing of Life, Liberty, and the Perpetration of Atrocity. This century is based on the the ruling-class, which most were Christians. Christianity, then, was seen as the “right” type of religion, and was seen as the only one that was morally dominant. Christians would kills for God’s will; one…

Saint Dominic grew up in a well-off family in Castile, Spain as his father was the the lord of the manor in his village. His uncle was an archbishop and also an important figure in his life. He knew from an early age that he wanted be involved in the church. As a young man, Dominic studied theology and the arts in Palencia. In 1196, he joined the chapter in Osma. A few years later, he joined the Bishop of Osma to preach to the heretics in France. He continued to work in France until he founded…

Francis got the answer he was looking for from God also. God told him to rebuild the Christian Church and to get rid of all of his old habits and life of luxury and to live a life of extreme poverty. He did just this and had 12 followers with him. (St. Francis of Assisi Biography) This is an example of how he was a leader- which in return he educated…

In Chapter 1 the Jesuits, they are set apart from other orders for many reasons. The first big one is that they grew the fastest they traveled places such as northern Italy as well as central, India, Southeast asia, Brazil, Japan, and many more places. As the book says that “The Society of Jesus was only one of several new religious orders founded at the same time, but it grew and achieved status that far exceeded the others” (O'Malley 114). Thus proving that the Jesuits were really growing.…

eye. If someone told me ten years ago that I would not be going to Holy Cross Church for Mass every Sunday, I would have scoffed at them and thought they were insane. However, little did I know, that their prediction would become my reality. As a little girl, Holy Cross seemed like a castle fit for a princess. On the outside, two beautiful stone statues stood depicting Mary and Pope John Paul II on either side of the church. In the spring, we would crown Mary with an intricate and flourishing…

The church during the High Middle Ages went through a few reforms. These reforms were to help the church gain more power and stop those who were abusing their powers. Reforms like the Monastic reform succeeded in giving authority back to the papacy when they lost it. The church moved fast and quick during reforms and that is what helped them succeed. I think if the church would of done things more slowly and with less force they wouldn’t have succeeded in some of their reforms. These reforms…

Jared Joyce 807 10/25/14 Luther Movie Luther was the most important person in the Reformation of the Roman Catholic Church. He was responsible for many important works and writings in the Church, Such as the Small Catechism, The 95 Thesis, and translations of the Holy Bible in many different languages. Luther was well known for his work mainly because he based his work on three main topics, Love for God, Sacraments, and Love for each other. Another important thing he taught was not to fear…