Pope Paul VI: Leading The Council And The Church

This, the Speech of Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont as recounted by the Fulcher of Chartres, had captured the call for the first crusade. The goal of bringing peace in Christendom is clearly aimed by setting a warpath towards Jerusalem to unite Christians once again to the holy land. The power in reassuring the future crusaders of absolution of all sins and promised entry into heaven is unmatched during the start of the Crusades.

He said ‘I was afraid to receive this nomination. But I did it in the spirit of obedience to Our Lord and in the total confidence in His mother, the most holy Madonna’. The Pope saw himself as the ‘Servant of the Servants of God’ and did away with much of the pomp and ceremony the office had previously held.

     Changes occurred in various categories throughout the whole council. One of the more dramatic changes that occurred in the church, is the vernacular used during mass. Until Vatican II, the mass had been traditionally spoken in Latin, but afterwards was allowed to be spoken in the

As time constantly presses forward and the earth continues to revolve, the world will never stop progressing and adapting to better suit the needs of mankind. The evolution of religion has greatly enhanced the quality of life for humanity by providing individuals with a strong belief system that is now the foundation of many peoples’ core values. One universal religion that has undergone extensive amounts of reform is Christianity. In particular, the Catholic church is well-known for the development of their famous ecumenical council meetings that help determine the future of the church. Numerous Councils have been conducted throughout the course of history, but none more significant than the most recent, the Second Vatican Council or Vatican II. The Catholic church was operating as if it was still the medieval period and desperately needed to be modernized. As a result, every Roman Catholic Church official was gathered to meet and devise a plan for how to introduce the church to the modern world. Consequently, the following will reveal the Second Vatican Council and the ramifications of the agenda, history and theology evolution, significant texts, and new developments.

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.

In recent times, the Curia had grown very confident in their authority over the rest of the Church’s bishops since the decree of papal infallibility made at the 1st Vatican Council. They expected the rest of the church’s leaders to arrive in Rome and essentially “rubber stamp” their decisions. However, despite the Curia’s attempts to keep it hidden there was a great deal of discontent in the church. That was illustrated by the thousands of submittals that were sent to the church for possible inclusion in the council.

The Second Vatican Council lasted from 1962-1965 and it was the 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church. This council was called together by Pope John XXII and it was continued under the lead of Pope Paul VI. The Council was important for renewal in the understanding of the Church. The Second Vatican Council needed to figure out how to bring its inner life and its relationship to other Christian traditions, other religions and most importantly, the world. The council also wanted to discuss principles from the Council of Trent and Vatican I that were supposed to happen, but never took place. These principles were taken back from old traditions, practices, and teachings that had often been neglected and forgotten. The second

Christianity came to a crossroads during the fourth century. Previously, there had been gaps in Church teaching, and so some people began to fill those gaps. One of those people was Arius. Arius was born in 256 A.D. in Libya, but moved to Alexandria, Egypt and became a presbyter there. He began to teach about Jesus as a creature created by God the Father, and so therefore not God. This was seen by many early Christians as a possibility, as there had not previously been any official teaching set, and many of them started to follow Arius. Though the Church experienced some struggle with this heresy, in the end it was made stronger because it was forced to set theological beliefs. The Christian Church was advanced in the fourth century through struggles with the Arian heresy, a drastic change in the Roman Empire, and the combination of the Empire and Church to combat heresy.

Pope John Paul the Second It was recently this year that the Catholic world had lost its leader,

The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) is much indebted to Saint Pope John Paul II for its growth and acceptance in the Church through the unfailing support it received throughout his Pontificate. At a special audience on 7 May 1981 to the participants of the Fourth International Leaders’ Conference in Rome, Saint John Paul II said that he made his own the words of St Paul, “I give thanks to God every time I think of you” (Phil 1:3).

The Pope, leader of the Catholic Church, is adored by most of the world. In September of 2015, Pope Francis came to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families, and I got to see him.

In 1969, Pope Paul IV created ‘The New Mass’, called ‘The Mass of Paul IV’. Paul IV revised the current Tridentine Mass that was in place and changed a number of significant factors and it ended up replacing the Tridentine Mass as the main Roman Catholic mass. This included simplifying some of the factors of the Missal, and removing some parts through the course of time became the same as other areas or were not very useful. There was significantly more usage and quotes from the Bible in the new Mass and modified parts of the service.

Among the institutions established throughout the span of human history intended to govern the lives of men, perhaps none have been more lasting or have exerted more influence on the course of history than that of the papacy. As the recognized successor to St. Peter, who was ordained by Jesus Christ as the bishop of Rome and the leader of the universal church, the pope represents the spiritual authority of Christendom and stands as a symbol of union within the Catholic Church. The continual succession, from as early as 32 AD until present day, has seen a total of 265 popes (The List of Popes) hold the title of "Vicar of Christ," and this unbroken chain of leadership stands as a testament to the enduring significance of the papacy throughout the development of western civilization. Long based in the Roman enclave now known as Vatican City, the papacy has been both a transformative political power on the world stage, and a religious body transformed by the inexorable pull of progress.

Pope Francis has condemned the corrupt people who donate “dirty money” to the Catholic Church, saying their tainted donations are not wanted.

Yes, to an extent, I do believe that the Vatican could have done more especially in terms of “Pope Pius XII’s” direct involvement . From reading the scholarly work by Conway (1989) and Zuccotti (2005), it is seen that there has been a lot of criticism as to the Pope’s effort to save Jewish people who were being murdered by the “Nazi’s” prior to and during the holocaust . By looking at Zuccotti’s work, it can be understood that whilst the Church and the Vatican’s members did provide shelter to the Jews that were being attacked, it is seen that there was no instruction from the Pope himself at that time to help the Jews and thus these members were in essence behaving in a way that they believed would be approved by the Pope, as part of the