If "imitation is the sincerest flattery‚" then more than 250 years after his passing Alexander Pope deserves a spot in the ranks as one of the most flattered writers of all time. His works have been dissected of every phrase of possible significance and spilled onto page-a-day calendars and books of wit across the world. The beauty of his catchy maxims is that they are not only memorable‚ but attempt to convey his philosophy with perfect poetic ingenuity. Unfortunately‚ his well-achieved goals
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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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happening during this time frame?) There were issues between church and secular kings power. It is based on actual events/conditions of medieval Europe. A time when the Universal Church and its divine position was drawing to a close. A quarrel between Pope Boniface VIII and King Phillip the Fair of France was happening. One of secular and the other of spiritual and sacred power. Secular power‚ by the 14th century‚ had regrouped and posed a threat to the “medieval dream” of a unified or Universal Church
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What goal do you think Pope Innocent VIII was trying to achieve when sanctioning the writing of the Malleus Maleficarum through his papal bull‚ Summis Desiderantes‚ in 1484? Pope Innocent VIII could have had obviously had many goals in issuing Summis Desiderantes; however‚ in my opinion‚ one goal is much more evident than the rest. Pope Innocent VIII had one of the most corrupt papacies on record (atheism.about.com/library/ glossary/western/bldef_innocentviii.htm). Also‚ during the time of his
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Pope Benedict XVI: A Life and Papacy Revealed On April 19‚ 2005 Joseph Alois Ratzinger was elected as successor to the beloved Pope John Paul II. He was formally enthroned during the papal inauguration Mass on April 24‚ 2005 and chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI (Wiki P. Ben XVI bio). Elected at the age of 78 Pope Benedict XVI was the oldest to be elected Pope since Clement XII in 1730 (Wiki P. Ben XVI bio). Pope Benedict is only the eight German Pope to be elected into office the last being
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Saint Pope Pius X (born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto) was born on June 2‚ 1835 in Riese‚ Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia‚ Austrian Empire. (now Italy‚ Province of Treviso) He was born in a family of ten‚ three brothers and six sisters. At a young age‚ Giuseppe studied Latin with his village priest. In 1850 he received the tonsure from the Bishop of Treviso‚ and was given a scholarship from the Diocese of Treviso to attend the Seminary of Padua‚ where he finished his classical‚ philosophical‚ and theological
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Laudato Si encyclical by Pope Francis is to help humanity recognize and realize the damage humanity is causing to the environment and the living people. It also talks about the religious‚ spiritual‚ and moral causes that ruin the relationship of man with nature. In addition‚ Francis also comprised The Canticle of the Creatures‚ which is also known as The Canticle of Brother Sun. It includes three sections; the first section includes the praise of God for all his creations. The Second section includes
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In the long-awaited 184-page environmental treatise‚ titled Laudato Si’‚ or Praise Be to You‚ published by Vatican Press in June 2015‚ Pope Francis described how apathy and the reckless pursuit of profits‚ excessive faith in technology and political shortsightedness‚ along with the relentless exploitation and destruction of the environment‚ are to blame. Encyclicals are letters to the clergy and laity of the church that are considered authoritative. The document was sent to the world’s 5‚000 Catholic
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Pope John XXIII: A Partner in Solidarity for a Changing World Pope John was born Angelo Roncalli on November 25‚ 1881 in Bergamo Italy. He was the fourth child‚ born to a family of fourteen. His family worked as poor sharecroppers‚ and was often financially strained. Roncolli decided to become a preiest as a young man‚ and was ordained in 1904 at the age of twenty-three. Ten years later‚ during World War I‚ he was drafted into the army‚ and served in the medical corps‚ and as a chaplian.
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Noah Cralle Mr. Oliver Church History (5) May 14‚ 2013 Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust Pope Pius XII was the pope during World War II and during the Nazi Holocaust where Adolf Hitler’s Nazis murdered millions of Jewish people. Pope Pius XII helped the Jews by employing a diplomacy to aid the Jewish victims from the terror of the Holocaust. By doing this‚ he helped save the lives for another million Jewish people. Unfortunately‚ Pope Pius XII’s efforts to save lives were frowned upon by the Allied
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