Pope John I

Dante Alighieri and John Milton are revered as two of the most popular and accomplished poets of their time periods and ours. Both are known, not exclusively, for their work dealing with the idea and the depiction of the divine world and the journey to salvation. The Divine Comedy by Dante and Paradise lost by Milton both depict worlds that articulate a goal of eternal salvation for men and the devotion to God. The similarities and differences between these two famous works come from the…

Question one: Describe some of the things in the Catholic Church that people like Martin Luther and John Calvin said needed reforming ? Before the Reformation most Christians in Europe where Roman Catholic, there were other types of Christians in Eastern Europe,Asia and Africa but Roman catholicism was the dominant form of Christianity and had been since the 4th century. During the European Middle ages the Catholic Church really dominated european civilization.The Church during the middle ages…

and gun powder. Guns are good because they help Countries take over territories. Hernando Cortez used guns on his travelled and with the help of horses, diseases and guns he was able to conquer the incas. It was a positive for Cortez and his guys but I cannot say the same for the Inca Indians. On the other hand, trading guns and gun powered was a terrible idea because it helped in capturing and brining slaves over to the New World; in addition, imagine how many rich and thriving civilizations…

evolves around everything and faith and reason are connected in many ways. In the encyclical Fides et Ratio (meaning Faith and Reason) written by Pope John Paul II we understand in a deeper level how faith and reason are interlocked. In Pope John Paul II first…

History is ripe with tales of traitors and treason, especially when one group is unhappy with another. Take, for example, John Brown’s three day raid on Harper’s Ferry in Virginia. Angry with the lack of progress in the abolition movement, Brown planned to take the military’s stockpiled arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia and use it to free slaves across the south (“John Brown’s”). Or maybe think about the more realistic 20 July Plot during World War II. Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and some…

until the Late Middle Ages. At the expense of the feudal lords, slowly, regional monarchies gained enough power to create centralized governments in relatively smaller areas, as compared to the entirety of Western Europe. Additionally, Roman Catholic popes found themselves…

to witness the second breakthrough which is Pope Francis speaking to US Congress. With previous leaders in the Vatican being very reserved and soft spoken, having someone such as Pope Francis is a massive change of pace for Catholic followers. Popes Francis continues to fight for social issues such as immigration, the poor, or the environment and his fight does not end with America. Tuesday, September 22nd Pope Francis made history by being the first Pope to ever speak in front of US Congress.…

Catholic church had twisted the original meaning of scriptures to encourage the buying of indulgences, which were paid passes out of purgatory, the costly visiting of relics, most of which were fake, and the submission to the ultimate authority of the pope, who was one of the most powerful men in the world. To add to this injustice, the church purposely refrained from translating the Bible into a commonly spoken language. Instead, they kept it in Latin so that only monks and priests could…

themselves from political authority. A Pope runs a Catholic church. Catholics don’t believe in divorsion. They think it is never ok to get divorced. (Doc. 4) In 861 Pope John VIII believed that anyone or any church that had converted to Christianity must be restored as soon as possible. (Doc. 3) After the Schism the King of Sicily sent a letter to the German Holy Roman Emperor. He said that he went to war which caused him to lose some of his men so he turned to the Pope for protection. (Doc. 9)…

around Europe and Central America. When a warrant for Marcinkus’ arrest was issued, the Vatican won immunity for him and allowed Marcinkus to return home as a practicing modest parish priest. Marcinkus was quoted regarding his part in the scandal, “All I can say, it was a heck a lot of money.” clearly showing his lack of remorse for wrongdoing. He was later arrested for an unrelated issue however while being escorted from court each morning co- defendants would bow and blow a kiss as he…