Pope Joan

Throughout history, many women have broken free of the ever-existent patriarchy to be remembered for centuries, a few such as Queen Victoria, Amelia Earhart, and Marie Curie. While others are legends in folklore, such as Joan of Ark and Mulan. Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross, is the story of the life of Joan a young girl who craves knowledge and has a strong desire to learn. As she grew up she constantly had to validate her intelligence to men in authoritative positions, in order to obtain an education. Once she was able to go to school, she exceled above all the other boys in the class, but nevertheless she was continually bullied for being a girl. When Norse men invaded her town, leaving her friends kidnapped and her brother dead, she then ran away and took on her brother’s identity [John…

article about a legendary female pope, or popesse, appealed to me as a Catholic who has learned a lot about Church history in nine years of Catholic schooling. A pope had a lot of influence in the Middle Ages as the head of the highly powerful Church, and the idea of an accidental female pope interested me due to the low status of women at the time. I also enjoy reading stories about mysterious legends and myths. Noble wrote this article intending to explain where her story came from, why she…

2015 POPE JOAN ANALYSIS The movie started with a pope telling a story about the myth of Pope Joan, in 814BCE, this claim is a curiosity claim that poses a trial to the patriarchal nature of the Catholic Church, whereas women are prohibited from becoming priests and therefore cannot grasp each real locale of manipulation inside the institution. One of the arguments that present priests use opposing changing this discriminatory strategy is established on rehearse, as it is a fact that no woman has…

manipulation religious dogma that women can justify their want for freedom and achieve liberation as Joan briefly did. Shaw feels no desire to criticize the Catholic faith; rather he criticizes the corrupt institution of the Catholic Church. Joan presents a version of the Catholic Church free from sexism and political affiliation. Joan is what the Catholic Church could be, and this is well expressed by Searle in his essay, “…the Church must either abandon its moral absolutism in favor of an…

truces could last for years at a time. Another important theme of war was the “combination of intense respect and honor and savage brutality.” The nobels, when captured, were treated with respect because of how wealthy and how much monetary value they have. They would hold a noble for ransom and make a big profit out of it, while damaging the other side. In 1415 the Battle of Agincourt took place. The French were defeated badly by the English and Henry V was prepared to take the crown until…

Europe had a major economic downfall because money was lost while fighting the war and the Plague was chaotic in general. Desperate times had led to desperate measures. With deceased officials and clergymen, the ones who survived began fighting for the power of the hierarchy in order to gain wealth and power. This tumult had led to Lutheran’s Protestant Reformation. A few of the causes that guided to this event included the corruption within the church and the three cases of heretics claimed…

the 14th and especially 15th centuries witness the rise of kings and emperors ' power over local lords. Indeed, “the Hunred Years ' War, the Wars of the Roses, and other, more local wars of the fifteenth century brought to the fore a kind of super-prince: mighty king (as in England, Scotland and France), dukes (as in Burgundy), and signori (in Italy).”3 Basically, these mighty leaders managed to get control over knights, and “were supported by mercenary troops and up-to-date weaponnry, putting…

The Hundred Years’ War between England and France spanned from 1337 to 1453, and was fought over the kingship of France. The fighting drew out for 116 years, which slowly drained England and France of money and resources. Although the English appeared to be winning the war, the peasant girl Joan of Arc turned the tables and revitalized the French spirit, allowing France to emerge from the Hundred Years’ War victorious. During this time many lives were lost, and innocent peasants were slain for…

The church wasn’t just supported by knights, it was greatly supported by Kings and Nobles (Hinds 14). The church had its own taxes so they would tax everyone to help support the church and would of course accept gifts (Alchin). Christianity had a huge effect on its people, religion was very important in the middle ages. Churches helped many people, the church is what gave some people education on reading and writing. All of Western Europe was infact united by Christianity (Hinds 14), most likely…

nuns affiliated with the Church taught reading and writing and ran hospitals for the needy. Pope Gregory I used Benedictine monks as diplomats/missionaries. He sent them to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons. The Byzantine Empire had a very strong military. He used his military and his best commander Belisarius to reconquer Northern Africa circa 533 CE. Most of Belisarius’ success was because of his superior tactics in battle. The Byzantines used the kantos, an overhand thrusting spear, before…