Blessed Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII held office for only five years‚ but he remains one of the most popularly beloved popes in the history of the Roman Catholic Church‚ not only by Catholics but also by non-Catholics. He had spent twenty-five years as a papal diplomat for Bulgaria‚ Turkey and France‚ and six years as archbishop of Venice‚ not being elected pope until he was 77. Pope John XXIII is perhaps best known for bringing together the second council that promoted the unity of all christian
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A Man Who Became Pope Karol‚ or Pope Jonh Paul II as we know him‚ was one of the most couragous men because of all the hardships he faced in his lifetime.In the movie we only saw a small portion of them because the movie stopped right as he became pope. I am sure he faced many many more while serving his term as Pope. Being from Poland‚ and being a Catholic made him a prime target for discrimination back when the Natzis were trying to eliminate many different groups of people because of their
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ALEXANDER POPE BY EPISTLE TO ARBUTHNAL The Epistle to Dr Arbuthnal is a satire in poetic form written by Alexander Pope and addressed to his friend John Arbuthnal a physicians. It was first published in 1774 and composed by 1734. He was famous for his satirical verse. He was one of the Great influences of contemporary English literature; he was interest in Christian and Biblical culture. He was regarded as the most eminent poet of the eighteenth century during the Augustinian era. A noble whose
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In the years following 1485 Pope Innocent VIII had had built and handsomely decorated a villa on the high ground at the back of the old Vatican palace. An enclosed space‚ bounded by villa and palace to north and south and by the two walls to east and west‚ was to be divided into a series of courts on different levels‚ designed originally for the display of sculpture. The great sculptures placed in elaborately painted and decorated niches at the four corners of the court and in the center of each
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Pope Urban was seeing an opening for power in 1095. Pope urban decided to assist the head of the Byzantine Empire by murdering the Turks. While the Turks are Muslim‚ and the Pope is Christian‚ the Pope desires the power to stay elsewhere and not in the hands of people who disbelieves in Christianity. It is the first response to Pope Urban II’s call of arms last year in 1095‚ when he challenged the Lords of Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Turks. A French monk by the name of Peter the Hermit
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No Pope has ever called out any politician‚ but Pope Francis changed history once again. The Pope directed‚ “He is not a Christian if he said those things”‚ towards Donald Trump. The Pope disagrees with Trump’s intention to build another wall between the U.S.-Mexico border. Pope Francis also does not understand why Trump is trying to build walls instead of building bridges‚ in other words‚ helping to make the Nation prosper with structures where they are needed. Trump does not care about the Pope
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have a good idea of who Pope Benedict XVI was. All I knew was that he was a very intellectual and gentle man from Germany who people loved to listen to. There have been many controversies surrounding Pope Benedict‚ but people continue to listen to his insightful religious lectures. Now after reading this brief insight by Sister Mary‚ I have developed a newfound appreciation for this man because of the hardships he experienced early in his life. To overcome these adversities‚ Pope Benedict relied on his
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How compatible are Leo women and Aries men mentally‚ emotionally and sexually? The combination of these two signs is hot. The lioness is queen of her castle and the male ram is the safest of all the signs of the zodiac. Sometimes the masculine ego Aries is in the way of the Leo female and the sparks will fly. But the shared passion of the Leo Aries cannot be denied. Leo Woman Aries Man Relationship - Pros Leo woman is courageous and always party life‚ which draws the attention of Aries man instantly
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Pope Sixtus II was pope from 257 A.D. form 258 A.D. and was born in Greece and died in rome on 258 A.D. He was one of the early Roman Church’s most venerated martyrs. Shortly after Sixtus election Shortly after Sixtus’ election‚ the Roman emperor Valerian promulgated his first decree against the Christians‚ and a violent persecution ensued. For protection‚ Sixtus was gathered on August 6‚ 258 his congregation for services in the subterranean cemetery of Praetextatus on the Appian Way. There‚ he
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of one the branches of the largest religion in the world‚ Christianity‚ which has approximately 2.8 billion followers (“Global Christianity”). Pope Francis currently represents approximately 1.2 billion Roman Catholics (Draper). Pope Francis has been Pope for three years and has addressed issues and promoted beliefs to the world. Through his actions‚ Pope Francis has influenced the identity of the Catholic Church to the rest of the world. Every one of the Pope’s actions and words can reflect a different
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