Pope Paul III

The papacy has stretched over the course of 1982 years from the first pope Peter the Apostle to the current pope Francis I. There have been popes who have wielded great amounts of power like Innocent III and those who did not wield much power like the modern day popes. There were those who were immoral like Alexander VI and those who were kind hearted with a servant attitude like John Paul II. Throughout the reigns of the 256 popes from Peter to Francis, they were seen as spiritual leaders. For…

During the Reformation many groups had their own achievements they wanted to be accomplished. The Council of Trent and The Roman Inquisition were two of the most important groups. They both had goals they wanted to be reached and went through trials and tribulations to have these goals achieved. To begin with The Council of Trent, held between 1545 and 1563 in Trento northern Italy. The Council of Trent was an ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. It was promoted by the Protestant…

The Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition, established in fifteen-forty-two by Pope Paul III (the pontifical incumbent who was also responsible for the authorization of the Jesuit Order), was the primary institution to maintain and implement Papal bulls, in addition to their function of administering legalistic ramifications upon deviants of Catholic orthodoxy within the Papal States, and ostensibly exhibiting proper procedure to Catholic states in the process of…

unforgettable feelings. This is certainly the heart of the Vatican! Popes are “born” there, as Sistine Chapel is the place of the Conclave, where the meeting of Cardinals elects a new Pope. People can spend hours enjoying all this beauty created by the great masters. The paintings are impressive, lifelike characters, and they leave the impression of three-dimensional figures. The Sistine Chapel in the Vatican was built between 1477 and 1480 by Pope Sixtus IV and it was intended for the…

Through this council, the Church enforced celibacy, provided education and training seminaries for priests and stopped the sale of indulgences. Celibacy was enforced by the Church in an attempt to restore integrity because many clerics, including Pope Alexander VI, had children (The editors of encyclopædia britannica). This benefited the Church because Catholics noticed the Church fixing their issues and returning to traditional values again. Also, the Council of Trent had the church’s clergy…

The Council of Trent finally began, in the northern Italian city of Trent. The Council held a number of meetings, with the three main sessions occurring in 1545–7, 1551–2, and 1562–3 by Pope Paul III. It was the most important movement of the Catholic Counter-Reformation, the Catholic Church’s first significant reply to the growing Protestant Reformation. The primary purpose of the Council was to condemn and refute the beliefs of the Protestants, such as Martin Luther, and also to make the set…

located in Trent Italy, there was 25 sessions of the council divided into 3 periods. The Council of Trent was called by Pope Paul III who really did become fully aware of the abuse the Catholic Church was causing at this particular time, it came to his attention that the Catholic Church was causing more harm than good and that the church really needed a Catholic Reform. With Pope Paul new religious orders such as Jesuits were introduced to the Church in the spirit of the reformation.The purpose…

vision for the whole of society that would alleviate poverty for establishment of a better social order and by a fairer system for the distribution of land, clothing and food needs. They practiced this vision by continuing societies like St Vincent De Paul and Caritas, that were dedicated to tackling the poor and giving all a helping hand, in weary times. Other…

Around the 1500s, the Reformation began, causing a massive uproar throughout all of Europe, and as a result many Catholics converted to Protestantism. One group of the Counter-Reformers who tried to go against this movement were the Jesuits. The Jesuits were mostly active in Europe; however, they also sent missionaries all over the world to places such as India, Brazil, and Ethiopia, to gain attention through their new practice. Counter-Reformation included the Council of Trent, the Spanish…

Pope John Paul II claims that Eucharist symbolizes Christ 's connection with people and allows people to witness Christ’s real presence in Church during Eucharist to bless his followers. According to Pope John Paul II, ““This truth does not simply express a daily experience of faith, but recapitulates the heart of the mystery of the Church.” The essence of Pope John Paul II’s argument is that one can only perform Eucharist in a church on a set day as Pope John Paul II points out that…