Stapacy: P. Papacy

The Great Papal Schism is also known as the Western Schism that lasted from 1378 – 1417, during which the papacy (the position itself) was in great divide between three popes in the Roman Catholic Church. This political upheaval within the Roman Catholic Church caused distrust of the western civilization towards the church. It began after the Avignon Papacy or the more commonly referred to, “Babylonian captivity of the papacy” which was when the papal court was moved to France and French cardinals who later became popes from 1309-1378 resided in Avignon, France (a total of seven French popes by the papal names Clement V all the way to Gregory XI, who moved the court back to Rome) while being heavily influenced by the French kings; this also resulted to the decline of the papal power and authority (Miller, Study.com).

The papacy assumed so much power in the 1200 because it had gained loyalty from a great amount of people for practical purposes.With a lot of people showing loyalty and trust towards the Papacy, it was able to expands its power over Europe. Since the papacy was the most influential and advanced government during its time it had “legislative power, law courts, bureaucracy, formal procedures, written records and considerable incomes from fees,

The rise of papacy in the Western Catholic Church is debatably the most corrupt and darkest time in Christianity. The collapse of the greatest and longest running empire in human history created an immense void in society which the church attempted to fill. The bishops of the roman churches who had previously been politicians were now in a position to usurp even more power. The power of the pope continued to rise even to the point of deposing and appointing the kings of Europe. The ramifications of the papacy on history are many.

Second, the church was a major political force. Therefore kings and queens wanted/needed papal approval like when they were somewhat weak, as in times of conflict. This allowed the Church to exercise political power as it could help to determine which claimants to a throne would be deemed acceptable.

During the Pope’s visit to the United States he made several important and stressed speeches of immigration in relation to the United States. He commended us for its continued track record of being one of the best in the world when it comes to the acceptance of immigrants however he did outline other points. One of them is that no immigrant should be ashamed of their heritage. It encourages people to live their lives in a better place while also staying close to home. In relation to this, he also pointed out the need for housing for many people, specifically for shelter. To make the matter more personal and resonating with more Americans, he told his story about his coming to America story and how he could relate to the issue well. He gave very humbling speeches and tried to address the issues with a less aggressive attitude to allow for conversation rather than building defences and he has certainly done just that.

The Roman Catholic Church was an extremely powerful organization during the middle ages and for the most part controlled all aspects of people’s lives. However, this organization does not last forever and over time begins to crack and crumble until a series of schisms split the church into multiple opposing sides. The Church’s message and authority was eventually undermined by corruption and the lay people demanding reform.

The order of the church was Pope, Cardinals, bishops, and then finally abbots. The leader of the church was the Pope. He was there to help and guide anyone who needed guidance. The Pope was also there to help the king of desperate needs. During the Middle Ages, people from all walks of land would travel just to speak to the Pope and see him. When the Pope would speak to the fanatics he would talk to them about the sins that they committed and how they would be forgiven for what they did. Catholic churches soon became the collective of religious institution which weakened the Pope’s

Some Church policies may have cause confusion to European society. In the struggle between Pope Gregory and King Henry VI, Pope Gregory believed that “the pope’s authority extended over all the Christian world, including its rulers.” (page 237).

In 1503, Julius II became Pope, and accused the Borgias of having usurped the Papacy “with the aid of the Devil himself”.

The driving force behind medieval civilization’s transition from one of stability to one of change was the collapse of the papacy’s integrity. A faithful and honourable pope and curia is easy to follow. However, religious leadership that refuses to remain true to its own rules does not inspire confidence in those that abide by them. In and around the fifteenth century, one would have difficulty finding a pope who did not indulge in all of the seven sins. Pope Alexander VI, one of the worst, had a son through incest, and this was anything but a secret throughout Rome and Italy. Two men, one of intellect and one of charisma, looked upon this in disgust. Their reactions, followed by the translations of the Bible, lifted the whole of Europe from

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, there was a period in history where there existed no real centralized political authority in Western Europe; however, the church remained as strong as ever. Taking advantage of the inherent power vacuum, the Catholic Church became the highest authority in Western Europe. Due to the lack of other formal institutions, the church became the center of education, thus the clergy comprised some of the best educated and administrated minds in the chaos following the collapse of the empire. The Church also capitalized on the political entropy to enact the principle of papal primacy. This doctrine elevated the Roman Pope to become the absolute leader of the Catholic Church, giving them unprecedented religious

The Papacy, which is the power the Pope has, and the hierarchy he is the head of, has a long history filled with corruption, greed, but also good. The Pope is the head of the Catholic Church, controller of the faith, and yet throughout history, Popes have not been all that faithful, but terribly corrupt and sinful. So if it was so sinful, then why is the Papacy still so prominent in today’s society? In the world today, over 1.2 million people are Roman Catholics and supposedly because of their faith all of them respect and follow the Pope at the head of the church. Even today the Pope still holds authority, and the Papacy has morphed into a beacon of goodwill that simply shows the goodness of mankind. So why still do people disparage him as “demonic” or “the antichrist”? To know this let us truly start at the beginning.

I like many others, have become intrigued by our newest pope. I found a few articles online that I have found very interesting. This is the first time that I have actually cared or even read about the pope. As I was reading these articles there were little bits that I had to look up because I had no idea what they were or what they meant. Unfortunately, I resorted to reading the wiki website. I could understand what they were talking about on that website, verses other “official” sites that made no sense to me. This weekend I went to the library with my kids and even picked up a book about the Vatican and the history of all the popes. I’m excited to read it and find out about the different

The eastern half of the empire believed that the center of the church should be located in Constantinople with the emperor, but the western half believed that Rome should be the center of church life. Rome believed that the church center should be located there because, according to the bishops of Rome, Peter is claimed to have been the first bishop of Rome. Therefore, since Peter, who was given the keys to the church by Jesus, was the first bishop of Rome, the Roman Bishop was over the other bishops and was the head of the church at large. Under this “truth,” various bishops have risen to power with eventually taking on the title of “Pope.”

The Papacy is the office of the Pope. The word pope comes from the Latin form of the word “Papa” which means father. The office of the Pope or rather the papacy is responsible for a wide variety of things. Specifically the Papacy’s main responsibility is the spiritual well being of the members of the Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Church rose to power in the 6th century and lasted throughout the 9th century. There were several different circumstantial and also coincidental factors that contributed to the high regard of the church by the 6th century. The beginning was the church’s unsolicited popularity. This could be linked to its relationship with the early apostles. The Roman Church was the first in the empire