Pope Celestine V

Fiefs were given to vassals, or sworn supporters of the king or lord who were committed to giving military service. 10. The Pope was the leader of the papacy, which was the dominant government of the Roman Catholic Church. 11. The Holy Roman Empire was composed of mostly Germanic states that was lead by an emperor. 12. The investiture controversy was a disagreement amid the popes and the Holy Roman Emperors over who detained control over bishops in imperial lands. 13. Monasticism is a religious…

repealed by Queen Mary I, the daughter of King Henry vii. She was a devout catholic and reinstated Catholicism as England’s official state religion. Mary was very unforgiving of those who chose protestant faith and burned many at the stake, this would help build hostility between the prostatpnts and Catholics for generations to come, and affecting how Victorian politics would be shaped. In 1559 a new act of supremacy was passed by queen Elizabeth I, she also passed the act of uniformity which…

speed communication progress, some of the Church’s leader dishonorable action surfed causing displeasing publicity and a decline in the membership. This prompt the organization to change its strategic plans. Pope John Paul II started to reinforce some serious reorganization. “During his papacy, Pope John Paul made 104 foreign trips,” (The Associated Press) which was far more than all the prior pope’s trips combined. This traveling was designed to bring Church closer to all nations, and show its…

Using 2-3 points, explain why the Church in Medieval times was so powerful The Church in Medieval times was so powerful because they were a big influence on everyone during that time. Firstly, everyone was made to believe that they would go to hell if they disobeyed Church rules. Secondly, all the taxes (tithe) were paid to the Church. Finally, the Church was the only source of education. First of all, the Church would scare the people, making them believe that they would go to hell if they did…

friends, or loved ones without a license from the master. Being a knight meant having to serve devotional exercises. They also had to fast, pray, and have constant attendance at mass, vespers, and other church services. Templar knights fought for the pope and the king. They took vows to the church and the country. One vow they took is “To put on the armour of obedience and associate themselves with piety and humility for the defense of the Holy Catholic Church.” Some of the vows to be sworn into…

The Middle Ages view on the world was that humans were evil and must be controlled therefore the hierarchical system was formed, obedience was the most important virtue of life, progress was not possible because of humanity’s fall from grace and the Pope and church oversees all. The Middle Ages lasted from 500 A.D to 1500 A.D and consisted of war, famine, plague, death, rebellion and social and political change. The Reformation of the Church led by Martin Luther impacted society’s belief about…

pro-papal, supportive of the pope, or a pro-imperial, supportive of military force, attitude ("The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica"). Disagreements between various members of the Guelph Party forced the party to split into two smaller factions: the Whites, “the moderate but 'disaffected faction'”, and the Blacks, “the 'pure papal extreme faction'”. In other words, the Whites were more on the fence of who they were loyal for and the Blacks were strictly supporters of the Pope ("Guelphs and…

During the 15th and 16th centuries, human society underwent a full-blown transformation on all aspects of itself, and even on the ones who constituted it. In the centuries past, religion was the center point of society, thinking, art, and conflict; this was very present during the Middle Ages, in which Catholicism was the center of human activity. During these dark times, people would rely on Catholicism for anything, all bad things were punishments of god, and the good things were gifts. This…

buy their deceased loved ones way out too. The treasury of merit was a general account that housed the good works of Jesus and other higher beings. These good works could be shifted around to help people’s souls into heaven if they donated money; the Pope had control over this. With the money collected from selling indulgences, the new St. Peter’s Basilica was built. Despite the several negatives of the church having immense wealth, it did use it positively by giving large sums to…

Christianity and the Reformation The 16th century was the age of the Reformation, it lead to the birth of several new religions and the reform of what was the old Catholic Church. Two of the most well known religious leaders of the time period were Henry VIII from France and Martin Luther from Germany. They became very similar in many ways, while still different in others. While Henry and Luther both used their political advantage and declined the church in their own ways, their motives were…