Pope

Pope Gregory I, was the first monk to become pope of the catholic church between 590 and 604 AD. He was also the first pope who had the name of Gregory and the fourth doctor in the Latin Church. One of the many achievement he has made was to break the terror made by the Lombards who invaded Italy in 568. Even though Pope Gregory I accomplished many great things during his time, he was also “likely to be the first pope to send a mission to take the gospel to ends of the world” (Hollas). Pope…

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…

recently, but it does not always seem to “stick” in the minds of the viewers. Both Pope Francis and Naomi Klein discuss the topic in great detail, but take different approaches in convincing their readers. Klein seems to evokes a great deal of negativity in her book, to the point where it questions the reader’s own actions and almost makes them feel that they are partially to blame for the current state of Earth. Pope Francis on the other hand takes a more kind approach where he still discusses…

interpretation and the unfolding of history flowed from a grave misunderstanding of the Trinity’s unity. His misunderstanding was based on the inappropriate use of the philosophical principle of univocity. This difficulty is but one of the many reasons that Pope Innocent III called the Forth Lateran Council. Innocent III was the exemplar of papal monarchy, a mover and shaker of medieval culture that took full advantage of the power invested to him in his office as Bishop of Rome. After eighteen…

Pope Gregory VII Often considered one of the most influential and controversial popes of the Middle Ages, Gregory VII became pope after a long career in the papal court. Historians have claimed that the papacy of Gregory VII is so important and must be emphasized, they have coined the term “Gregorian Reform”. Gregory VII played an important role in Europe during his time, and was a major contributor both before and after his election to the reform. When discussing the biography of Pope Gregory…

Pope Urban II’s Speech at Council of Clermont With the purpose of spreading the territory of the Catholic Faith (Christianity) and the control of the Holy Sea in the East, Pope Saint Gregory VII had by now urged the devoted Christians to take up weapons toward the Muslims, the Pope himself pledging to guide them to Asia. In his letters, St. Gregory VII conversed on exactly how the grief of the Crusaders in the East had affected him to the place that he anticipated fatality. He believed that he…

As the 226th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis has established his views and ideologies of the church since before he became the Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998. Known for his humility, dialogue, openness, and inclusivity, Pope Francis has been under the radar to be a Pope that will take the church in a new direction that best suits the way the world is today. Pope Francis’ vision of the church parallels the meaning of the church’s catholicity and the movement towards World…

Alexander Pope and Anti-Feminism One of several English authors we read during the semester was Alexander Pope. He was born in London in 1688 and was very ill as a child. He practiced Roman Catholicism. Pope wrote during the English Augustin Era. He is best known for his heroic couplets which are bountiful in The Rape of the Lock. Alexander Pope’s works such as The Rape of the Lock are often debated on whether or not Pope was supportive of or against feminism. Although feminism would have…

Pope Essay Jesus left Peter the position of being the first Pope. The role of a Pope is to guide the church and all of its members. He is the Bishop of Rome, the successor of Peter, and a global religious leader uniting Catholics worldwide. Our modern day Pope is Pope Francis. On March 13, 2013 Francis became our 226th Pope. In this paper I will be talking about Pope Francis’ early life, his journey to become Pope, and his ministry as Pope. Pope Francis was born on December 17th, 1936 in…

Paul Todd Mr. Hudson Honors Church History 20 September 2014 Pope Francis Biography A short biography of the pope is that he was born on the 17th of December 1936 by the name Jorge Mario Bergoglio in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The pope is of Italian heritage and was first generation South American. His father Mario was an accountant and his mother Regina was a housewife. After high school the holy father pursued a career as a chemical technician at the University of Buenos…