The Crusades were a series of religiously sanctioned military campaigns waged by much of Western Christian Europe‚ particularly the Franks of France and the Holy Roman Empire. The specific crusades to restore Christian control of the Holy Land were fought over a period of nearly 200 years‚ between 1095 and 1291. There are several reasons for the Crusades‚ but the importance and relevance of some are debated by scholars even to this day. (NEW PARAGRAPH) In the Middle Ages‚ Christians considered
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Holy Land and Jerusalem is in the middle of three continents as shown in the map below. The Turks not only attacked Christian areas in the Byzantine Empire‚ but they also attacked Christian pilgrims. Unable to defend his land by himself‚ Byzantine Emperor Alexius I Comnenus has asked Pope Urban II for help. Post Number 2: As a result to Pope Urban’s decision to help the Byzantine Empire by taking back the Holy Land‚ people became more enthused about Christianity. Pope Urban II urged European
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The aspects and the motives of the crusades have caused heated debates where historians are determining the major motives of the Crusades. The Crusades were primarily caused by religious devotion‚ political gain and economic benefit. The question was that‚ which of the two factors had served as more of a catalyst. The Crusades were constructed on the basis of devoting to the religion of Christianity and leaders protecting their people and the future of their empire and leadership. Despite there being
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should be proper to expand the relevant theory of “the pope of the family’ in this present time. It would‚ therefore‚ suppose the problem as follows: What is the theology in the teachings of Pope John Paul II on the family? When resolving the issue‚ these following sub-problems will be asked; 1. What were the factors that prompted Pope John Paul II to give due attention to the family in his teachings? 2. What were the influences that helped shape Pope John Paul II’s teachings on the family?
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John Paul II showed me what real leadership looks like. He modeled for me how to pursue our God-given potential. Not coincidentally‚ this also makes us and those around us better employees‚ more capable of and more willing to work hard at building a stronger company. That s something that makes both good human sense and good business sense. - Andreas Widmer Former Swiss Guard‚ CEO and business leader Andreas Widmer gives a behind-the-scenes look into Pope John Paul II‚ the most authentically human
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their words in a way that makes them seem as though they aren’t decades apart. Each acknowledges that the world as it is‚ the good and the bad alike‚ needs to change. King accepted his award for all of the nonviolent movements he has caused for the equality of blacks‚ yet he acknowledges that not all nonviolent movements end in nonviolence. Fighting for what is right can often lead to “wounded justice‚ lying prostrate on the blood-flowing streets” (line 48). King even realizes that “one day mankind
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The Republic of Scotland: naive dream or justified claim? The ‘Land of Wiskys’s’ independence movement is delighted to see the headlines of today’s newspapers. Though there have been arguments and even riots about independence since the unification of the English and Scottish Crown back in 1603‚ the recent development of David Cameron’s approval of a referendum planned for 2014 finally provides the opportunity for the Scottish to achieve separation from the UK. The issue is currently divided into
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In this exhortatation by Pope John Paul II‚ I found important reminders addressed to every family and to those who are planning to make a family. The pope reminds them to be responsible in their obligation as spouses‚ to participate the Church’s call to educate their children‚ to help our brothers and sisters who are living in poverty‚ and to have foresight. Every married couple has a responsibility to give support to their children. They should give them their rights and treat them as human beings
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Early Life Pope John Paul II was born as Karol Józef Wojtyła on May 18‚ 1920. He was born in a Polish town called Wadowice‚ Poland‚ which is about 35 miles Southwest of Krakow. Wadowice is a town that was 80% Catholic and 20% Jewish. His father‚ also Karol Wojtyla‚ was a retired Army officer and tailor‚ while his mother‚ Emilia Kaczorowska Wojtyla‚ was a schoolteacher from Lithuania. Karol had an older brother who was the pride of the family as a Physician and an infant sister that died before
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~~~FIRST CRUSADE - After the Normans had settled in France and conquered England‚ both France and England‚ and also the Holy Roman Empire‚ were stronger than they had been since the time of Charlemagne. Their kings and queensbegan to think‚ as he had‚ of reconquering the whole Mediterranean and recreating the Roman Empire. In particular‚ they wanted to take Jerusalem‚ the city ofJesus Christ‚ away from the Islamic Fatimids who were ruling it. In 1095 AD Pope Urban made a great speech at Clermont
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